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-3- Councilman Marks reported the Augustana group who intend to apply for 202 funding for- the senior housing in Phase 2 of the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project had asked during their meeting with City of- ficials the .previous day whether the funds proposed to be allocated for the rehabilitation of low income/single family residences could be used instead as a down payment but had been told these funds could only be used towards the acquisition of land for the project. - : Mr. Bjorklund read the two motions from the minutes of the Planning Commission' s March 15th meeting which supported the staff recommenda- tions for allocating Year IX funds and reallocating Years VI , VII , and VIII funds in such a manner that they could be retained by the City. No further public input forthcoming, the hearing was -closed at 8 : 45 P.M. Motion by. Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to follow the -Planning Commission recommendations to allocate the City ' s Year IX Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant funds for the following activities : Rehabilitation of Single Family Homes $40 ,000 Public'Services-Senior Citizens Programs 4 ,656 Administration 1 ,904 $46 , 560 The Council finds , as did the Commission, that these activities are • _ cons is tentwith--past uses-of these--funds-and would appear.-to---mee-t- all the criteria set for such activities by the Housing and Urban Develop- ment Agency and Hennepin County , and further agreeing that- there had been adequate notice and public input related to the selection of the activities to be funded. Motion carried unanimously . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded- by.- Councilman Enrooth to follow the recommendations of the Planning Commission and staff for reallocating the City ' s Years VI, VII , and VIII Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant funds as follows : Year VI Kenzie Terrace Study $16 ,679 Year VII Site Acqusition/Assisted Housing 40 ,000 Year VII Administration 1 ,000 Year VII Removal of Architectural Barriers 7 ,000 Year VII Rehabilitation of Single Family Homes 18 , 385 Year VII Public Services-Senior Programs 2 ,091. Year VIII Assistance to Low and Moderate Income 15 ,000 Housing; Street Improvements Year VIII - .Right-of-Way Acquisition-Sidewalks 21 , 128 Year VIII Rehabilitation of Single Family Homes 30, 773 Year VIII----Public Services-Latch Key Program 2 ,460 Year VIII Public Services-Senior Program 2 , 640 • Year VIII . Administration 1 ,540 f-