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-8- <br /> 1 Staff .report: Mr . Child' s March 12th memorandum explaining that• <br /> 2 he was now recommending $22 , 49.1 be. allocated to <br /> 3- the signal project because of a miscalculation of <br /> 4 : the senior program for which the correct alloca- <br /> 5 tion should be- $3 , 969 . <br /> 6 <br /> 7 -the City had also applied for $30 , 000 in Dis- <br /> 8 cretionary Funds to make up the final cost so <br /> 9 the signal could be installed in 1987 ; <br /> 10 <br /> 11 -the Manager stated further that he was not <br /> 12 terribly hopeful that the latter would be granted <br /> 13 ' and, therefore, the City might have to wait until <br /> 14 next year ' s CDBG allocation to pay for the signal <br /> 15 which could cost from $70 , 000 to $80 , 000 ; <br /> 16 <br /> 17 -said Hennepin County had issued a resolution say- <br /> 18 ing the City could install the signal on its own <br /> 19 but the County would not participate in its costs <br /> 20 because the traffic count did not warrant that <br /> 21 payment; <br /> 22 <br /> 23 -also said he was working on getting state aid on <br /> 24 the signal anticipating that the. CDBG funds might <br /> 25 dry up next year; <br /> 26 <br /> 27 -perceived the City had to make good on its <br /> 28 promises to the buyers of the- Kenzie -,Terrace pro._ <br /> 29 ject units to provide this signal. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Senior Citizen Funds Discussed <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Commissioner Hansen said he would like to see a breakdown of how the <br /> 34 allocation for this activity is spent. He informed the other <br /> 35 Commissioners that the money actually goes to pay the activity <br /> 36 coordinator ' s salary and not towards any specific program. He said <br /> 37 "St. Anthony doesn' t have any poverty stricken seniors" . <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Mr. Childs stated the City hasn' t been able to use . up its housing <br /> 40 rehabilitation allocations from past years and he also said it is <br /> 41 very difficult to get kids in St. Anthony to work in the senior <br /> 42 chore programs. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 HERO Small Business Incubator/Accellerator Activity Not Included in <br /> 45 City' s Allocation <br /> 46 <br /> 47 In his March 12th memorandum on the CDBG allocation, Mr. Childs had <br /> 48 advised against the City participating in this project because- its <br /> 49 benefits for St. Anthony would be minimal because of the distances <br /> 50 lower income residents would have to travel to work in the program. <br /> 51 He said' he would .anticipate there might be a similar - program stated- <br /> 52' in the Roseville area which might be more feasible for City* <br /> 53 participation. <br /> 54 <br /> 55 <br />