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January 24, 1977 Page 5 <br />MSP (Ziebarth - Rowley) to amend the motion to say June 1, 1977. 5 ayes <br />Vote on the main motion as amended: 5 ayes <br />Mayor Pickar closed the public hearing at 8:20 p.m. <br />At 8:21 p.m., Mayor Pickar opened the public hearing on the Community <br />Development and Housing needs. <br />Mayor Pickar stated that this was the second required public hearing <br />on the grant application for the community development and housing <br />needs. <br />AdministratorAchen stated that the Staff has prepared rough estimates <br />of the cost for a storm drainage plan. The project cost per one -half <br />acre residential lot was based on the assumption that multiple and <br />commercial property will be assessed at twice the rate and heavy <br />commercial property at three times the rate. The HUD grant is to pro- <br />vide benefit to low and moderate income families. The east side of <br />Mounds View has a higher percentage of these families and would score <br />the best in obtaining these funds. He then reviewed the proposed areas <br />of the drainage improvement. The City has received a commitment for <br />LAUCONJ money for the acquisition of additional land to Silver View <br />Park, which is in the same area as the storm water drainage basin. <br />The second priority was on park improvements. The staff has reviewed <br />last years project which most of the work hasn't been done yet, and <br />recommends that those improvements be focused on and include enough <br />money to construct the shelter buildings. The preliminary application <br />must be submitted by February 18. After submission of the applications, <br />HUD ranks them and picks the ones to submit final applications. The <br />City could then decide if they want to proceed. <br />Mayor Pickar stated that the priorities would be to acquire land for <br />a storm sewer program and secondly for park improvements. He explained <br />that Mounds View is eligible to apply for thi s grant based on what <br />it has, not on what it will do in the future. <br />Mayor Pickar closed the public hearing at 8:35 p.m. <br />At 8:36 p.m. Mayor Pickar opened the public hearing on the vacation of <br />utility and highway easements. <br />AdministratorAchen explained that the Council acquired street easements <br />for a proposed street which has now been dropped. Since the street <br />is no longer being planned, the Council also decided to drop the street <br />easements. He then reviewed the proposed resolution. <br />MSP (Hodges - Rowley) for the adoption of Resolution 803. 5 ayes <br />Mayor Pickar closed the public hearinn at 0:40 p.m. <br />