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-2- priority listing, but instead, to use MSA funds for the City ' s share of the approximate. $530 ,000 in total costs for bridge and approaches , • with Burlington Northern expected to pay approximately $150 ,000 of those costs. The Public Works Director .said he is certain the City will have until 1984 before MSA funds will have to be used for the County Road D project and he and.Mr. Campbell assured the Council members that there is little likelihood that the state will cut back on MSA funds because of their widespread acceptance throughout the state and the fact that they are appropriated by law from the gas tax proceeds . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to direct staff to prepare the resolutions necessary for proceeding with the St. Anthony Boulevard Bridge replacement project, as proposed by Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. Motion carried unanimously. Doug Jones , the new Chairmanof the Planning Commission , opened his report .on the January 16th Planning Commission meeting by commending the Public Works Department for the tremendous effort they had put forth to remove the snow pile up on City streets . He said as he drives from Minneapolis to St. Anthony he realizes how fortunate the City residents are. The Chairman then reported the public hearing the Commission had conducted on the reallocation of CDBG funds from prior years to single family rehabilitation grants to moderate to low income residents of • St. Anthony, as recommended by Mr. Berg. The Administrative Assistant explained- how too many restrictions by the County on multiple dwell- ing rehabilitation grants had discouraged the owners from seeking those funds which were dedicated in Years IV and V, and said the funds allocated in Year VI for senior housing on Kenzie Terrace will probably not be used because the project failed to obtain HUD financing. These monies must be spent or will be lost, Mr. Berg said, and the County has received requests for single family re- habilitation grants which match these amounts . Motion by Councilman Ranallo . and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adopt the resolution which reallocates CDBG monies for Years IV, V, and VI in the -amount of $50 ,157 to single family rehabilitation grants. for Year VII , finding, as did the Planning Commission, there have been significant requests for the rehabilitation grants and it appears there would be a continued need for this program, as evidenced by the numerous requests from City residents for the funds . RESOLUTION 82-011 A RESOLUTION REALLOCATING CDBG MONIES Motion carried unanimously. Loren Swanson and Al Goetsch of Central Engineering , Inc. as well as Foster Dunwiddie , the architect for the proposed warehouse/shop addition to that firm' s existing plant at 2930 ,Anthony _Lane , were present to answer questions related to the easements vacation, variances , and replatting which will be necessary to construct the addition.