HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000043_pg016PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A special meeting of the Mounds View City Council was called to
order by Acting Mayor Don Hodges at 7:10 p.m. on January 17,
1977, at the Mounds View City Hall, 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View,
MN 55112.
PRESENT: Councilmember Hodges ALSO PRESENT: Clerk - Admin. Achen
Councilmember Baumgartner
Councilmember Rowley
Councilmember Ziebarth
Mayor Pickar
Administrator Achen stated that there is $1.4 million available
in this round of CDBG funding. The maximum grant application is
$500,000 and the minimum $25,000. Application deadline is
February 18, 1977. Last year five applications were funded
out of the $l.1 million available. The purpose of this hearing
is to receive citizen input regarding community development
and housing needs. Another hearing will be held January 24th.
After the two hearings have been held, the Council should
establish priority community development and housing needs for
the City and determine which need to seek CDBG funds for.
Mayor Pickar arrived.
Council discussed last year's application and the needs established
therein. Councilmember Baumgartner questioned the status of
Need 2 of the 1976 CDBG application since the comprehensive
storm drainage plan had been completed. He felt that Council was
not yet in a position to begin the full improvement
project.
Councilmember Hodges suggested that an application could be sub-
mitted for acquisition of land that has been identified in the
storm drainage plan as future detention basins.
Mayor Pickar stated that such acquisition might be premature
without a public hearing on the overall storm drainage improvement
project. Councilmember Ziebarth stated that he feels the Council
should not unnecessarily prolong implementation of the storm
drainage plan especially when it is almost certain that some
type of drainage improvements are going to be eventually made.
Mayor Pickar stated that he would like to see additional citizen
input and comments on the storm drainage plan before implementation.
This project would require assessment of properties within the
city and he would like to know how the citizens feel. He stated
that the drainage project should be postponed if necessary,
in order to give the Council time to receive such citizen input.