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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 24, 1998 Page 8 1 Mornson reported the volunteer dinner will be on the March work session agenda. A list of 2 volunteers will be provided for Council review. 3 4 Mayor Ranallo asked if City Manager could also provide a list of those who attended the event 5 last year. 6 7 Mornson noted the March work session will be held on March 4, 1998 due to the precinct 8 caucuses. A Joint Meeting will be held with the Planning Commission from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. 9 WSB will provide a proposal of how the parks and the area of the proposed removal of five 10 homes will look after development of the flood protection. The Parks and Storm Water Task 11 Forces and the Planning Commission have been invited to attend the work session. 12 13 Mornson reported that the Parks Task Force has meetings scheduled for March 16, April 20 and 14 April 27, 1998 and plan to make a presentation to the Council at their April 28, 1998 meeting. 15 One potential issue is the recommendation of a Park Commission, which may include some of 16 the members of the Parks Task Force. The Parks Task Force may not be able to accomplish all 17 the items, which they originally set out to accomplish. 18 19 Mornson reported the Storm Water Task Force has recessed until May 6, 1998. This was done to 20 allow the City time to determine what funding will be available. 21 22 Mornson reported February 18, 1998 was the deadline for the five homeowners to respond to the 23 City and a response has been received from them all. All five are interested in selling their 24 homes but none are interested in the sale price offered by the City. They are asking that the City 25 hire an appraiser and some are asking for two appraisals. Mornson noted the City has received 26 $150,000 from the Minnesota Funding Agency and FEMA has approved $700,000. Both of the 27 agencies feel that an appraisal is a good idea and will pay for one appraisal. FEMA will not pay 28 for the appraisal until after approval of the funds and the City may not be able to be reimbursed 29 through grant money. 30 31 Faust noted that most people typically do want two appraisals. He stated he was not opposed to 32 two appraisals but felt the City should wait until they receive the grant money so that they could 33 recoup the costs. 34 35 Cavanaugh recommended that the appraisals be done now. This is a fundamental part of the 36 process, which will have to be completed whether or not the City obtains any funding. This is a 37 core piece of information that the City needs to keep the process moving. 38 39 Thuesen questioned if one appraisal should be performed now and one after funding becomes 40 available. 41