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August 25, 1975
MSP (Johnson- Baumgartner) that the engineer be directed to prepare
plans with grading elevations and if necessary to cut the swale wherever
needed by city hall out to Highway 10 and if necessary filling in the back
of the building and also cutting in a swale to drain East and West to
Highway 10.,
Mayor Johnson instructed that work should be scheduled as quickly as
possible after receipt of the plans.
Administrator Ashen said the dewatering equipment is in the way of the
work
Engineer Bearden agreed that it may be a problem to place the fill with
the equipment in the way.
Mr. Walijarvi said B -E would go in as soon as possible to get the repair
work completed.
The regular Council meeting was recessed and Mayor Johnson called to
order the public hearing at 9 :23 p.m., on community development needs
and Housing & Community Development Act grant application.
Administrator Achen explained that the grant from HUD would be to make
a study of community needs as far as housing is concerned, enforcement
of building codes for the repair of some of our housing and whatever
else may be needed in terms of housing assistance.
Administrator Achen said the purpose of the hearing is to determine
community needs with input from citizens. The 1974 session of Congress
passed the Housing Development Community Act. Mounds View applied for
$25,000 discretionary funds and now needs to make final application.
This community wide program is to consider community development and last
for five years. The amount. -of funds increase considerably each year once
the city is given a grant. The City of Mounds View's preapplication was
submitted to implement the Public Health and Housing Code No. 93 of the
City Ordinance to have the City survey the community and inspect dwellings
and upgrade the housing standards with rental units being the major
concern. An exterior survey of all housing would be taken. Public
information program regarding housing conditions would be available to try to
assist citizens who desire to improve their homes.
Mayor Johnson asked for comments from citizen.
Mr. Ole Bacon, 2625 Highway 10, asked if the city would be required to
match funds or if this would be an outright grant.
Mayor Johnson said the first go around it is an outright grant.
Mr. Bacon asked if the grant would pay for any of the repairs.
Mayor Johnson said it would pay the city to have someone go and determine
areas we have potential problems and what can be done to rectify and
correct the deterioration of the apartment buildings.
5 Ayes