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Metro Livable Communities Act-Award of Pilot Grants • At the last meeting of the 35W Corridor Group (Roseville, Mounds View, New Brighton, Arden Hills and Shoreview) I found out that the Met Council approved funds for five pilot projects out of the Demonstration Account. Guess where those communities are? St. Louis Park, Minnetonka, St. Paul, Minneapolis and NW Co-op which involves Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Crystal and Robbinsdale. Apparently, these projects all involved a transportation element and have sucked up 1/2 of the total appropriated amount of the funding account for 1996. In an effort to steer some of the funds to the Northern Suburbs the 35W Corridor Group will strategize on applying for a joint project along 35W. Keep you posted! Bel-Rae Update • I will have an appraisal and legal opinion by the March work session for your review. In addition, I have called a dozen Cities regarding feasibility studies and am working on bids for a Phase I environmental study. • I have received several calls from residents regarding the project, therefore decided to put an update on the procedure in Mounds View Matters. This will include a summary of the information in the resolution that was passed by the EDA. A senior called concerned with the long term operating costs. A previous employee of the Bel-Rae and resident was concerned with the ventilation for children. She said the air conditioning did not work very well and the smell may cause health problems for children. A parent who's daughter has a reception scheduled in August wanted to know if there was a possibility that they would not be able to have the reception and if they could still have the same liquor sales arrangement that currently exists. Staff addressed each call appropriately. I will be on vacation in sunny California from 2/23 thru 3/4 but will be at the 3/4 work session. Cathy Congratulations Michele and Jack! We all wish you the very best! RECYCLING Wednesday, February 14 I attended a Recycling Coordinators meetings. Ramsey County is in the process of passing an Administrative Penalty Order which gives Ramsey County and localities substantial increase in penalizing non-complying haulers and Hazardous Waste facilities and landfills. APOs allow a faster turn-around time to get the company into compliance. SCORE contracts for 1997 will cover a two year period instead of a period of one year. The 2nd year contingent upon funding.