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Mounds View City Council June 11, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 7 Council Member Gunn agreed stating this would add greater efficiencies to the City and its Staff. 1 2 Council Member Stigney indicated the cost was approximately $4,000 with a discount of $1,000. 3 He asked if this expense was a one-time expense or yearly expense. Assistant City Administrator 4 Crane commented this was a one-time expense for the module and there would be an additional 5 yearly expense of $800 for the Permit Works program. 6 7 Mayor Flaherty directed Staff to bring this item back to the Council for approval on the June 25th 8 Consent Agenda. 9 10 2. Administrator’s Report 11 12 City Administrator Ericson explained he attended a YMCA Advisory meeting this morning. An 13 update was provided by the YMCA. It appears all summer parks programs were meeting and 14 exceeding last year’s numbers. He commented the event center facility was getting a lot of use, 15 which the City was pleased to see. 16 17 City Administrator Ericson questioned if the Council would be in favor of enhancing the home 18 improvement loans. He explained that after speaking with the Public Works Department, Staff 19 was suggesting a home loan be created to assist with blacktopping driveways. This new loan 20 would encourage homeowners to improve those surfaces while reducing the sediment making its 21 way into the storm sewer system. 22 23 Council Member Stigney agreed with this recommendation. He questioned if the Federal 24 Government had any additional funds or grants for this type of assistance. City Administrator 25 Ericson was not aware of any grant dollars. 26 27 Mayor Flaherty and the entire Council was in support of modifying the home improvement loans 28 program to include a loan that would provide assistance for blacktopping driveways. 29 30 MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Gunn. To Direct Staff to Modify the Home Improvement Loan 31 Program to include a loan that would provide Assistance for Improving Driveway Surfaces. 32 33 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 34 35 Council Member Stigney commented that procedurally, the Council should not be making 36 motions or taking action on items that were not on the agenda. 37 38 City Administrator Ericson explained the City was awarded a grant to assist with the demolition 39 of a home that would then be turned over to Habitat for Humanity. It was noted the City did 40 have additional funds available for scattered site acquisition. Additional acquisitions would 41 assist with blighted neighborhoods and securing property values. He requested feedback on how 42 the Council wanted to proceed on the issue. 43 44