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March 9, 1981 of $9000.00 to be spent in Country Lakes Park on a parking lot, drink- ing fountain and landscaping and to spend this money for tot lot equipment for Sunrise Park and City Hall Park . Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried unanimously. LAWCON GRANT. Mr. Schumacher felt there is very lettle possibility of Federal funds but there will be some State Funds. He felt that the application submitted in 1980 would have been approved on the State level and he felt that it would be worth while to update this application and resubmit this year. The application would be in the amount of $100,000.00 and if it is approved the City would need to match with $50,000.00. Mr. McLean moved to authorize Mr. Schumacher to submit this application. Seconded by Mrs. Elsenpeter. Motion carried unanimously. SEWER PETITION - 77th STREET NORTH Mrs. Elsenpeter moved to accept the petition and table for verification of signatures and front footage. Seconded by Mr. MCLean. Motion carried unanimously. USE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS. Mr. Schumacher reported on the amount that will be available to the City. The figure of approximately $47,000.00 to be used for low and moderate income families, will be allocated to this City. This is the result of actions of a committee appointed to review all applications received from the five Cities of Circle Pines, Lexington, Spring Lake Park, Lino Lakes and Centerville. No one application was approved - the money is to be allocated per an existing formula. Mrs. Elsenpeter moved to use this money to assist the qualifying residents who live along Lake Drive to pay for the proposed sewer for that area. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Mr. McLean questioned the allocation of this money to a project that has not been approved - if this project is not accepted, does the City then lose these funds? Mr. Schumacher said, Yes. Mr. McLean suggested having an alternative proposeal. There was discussion of the possibility of using this money for the development of a park - the criteria that must be met in order to qualify for this use - and the monies that already have been allocated for the updating of the parks. Mrs. Elsenpeter felt that, even though the Lake Drive proposal has not been approved, this petition is based on a solid base in that the majority of the frontage is owned by the petitioners. Mrs. Elsenpeter said the amount remaining from the Lake Drive porposal could be used for housing rehabilitation. Mr. Schumacher pointed out that if the Lake Drive sewer project fails, then the City will lose the funds.