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B.A.Mittelsteadt,P.E. <br /> 350 Westwood Lake Office Bret A.Weiss,P.E. <br /> 8441 Wayzata Boulevard Peter R.Willenbring,P.E. <br /> Minneapolis, MN 55426 Donald W.Sterna,P.E. <br /> Ronald B.Bray,P.E. <br /> 612-541-4800 <br /> 'Associates,Inc.. FAX 541-1700 <br /> December 10, 1997 <br /> Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> City of St. Anthony <br /> 3301 Silver Lake Road <br /> St. Anthony MN 55418-1699 <br /> Re: Update on Application for Section 404 Hazard Mitigation Funds <br /> WSB Project No. 1065.11 <br /> Dear Mayor and Council: <br /> This letter is intended to provide you with an update on the status of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program <br /> Funding (FEMA monies). As you may recall, approximately $1.3 million is available to the Cities of <br /> St. Anthony, St. Paul, and Minneapolis for home buyouts resulting from the President's Disaster <br /> Declaration for the area in July, 1997. <br /> The St.Anthony application requests$600,000 of the$1,300,000 available for the Twin Cities area. The <br /> application has been preliminarily completed and we are awaiting the return of a few pieces of <br /> information from homeowners whose homes are proposed to be purchased through this process. <br /> A meeting date has also been set with the State of Minnesota Division of Emergency Management, <br /> which is responsible for administering the funds of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, for <br /> Wednesday, December 17, 1997, at 8:00 AM. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the City's <br /> application and the evaluation criteria for ranking the applications. The final application is due to the <br /> Division of Emergency Management by December 28, 1997. <br /> Attached,please find a"Resolution Authorizing Execution of Sub-Grant Agreements",which is required <br /> to be included with the application packet. Briefly, the resolution authorizes Mike Morrison, City <br /> Manager,to execute and sign all sub-grant agreements associated with Hazard Mitigation Grants. <br /> It is anticipated that Friday, December 26, 1997,the application forms will be submitted. If you have <br /> any questions or comments,please do not hesitate to contact either of us at 541-4800. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> WSB & Associates,Inc. <br /> Todd E. Hubmer,P.E. eter i enbring— ;P.E. <br /> Project Engineer Vice President <br /> lv/nm <br /> F.'1{YPW1N 11063.111121 Whmc <br /> Infrastnicture Engineers Planners <br /> EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />