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-7- Councilmember Marks reported- attending the July 18th meeting of the Executive • Board of the Youth Service Bureau and the Miller Schroeder meeting the previous day where Congressmen Sabo and Frenzel had spoken about the inequities in treatment they both perceived in the proposed national budget as it would apply to the "Rust Belt" as compared-to the "Sun Belt" sections of the country. The City official also reported Congressman Frenzel 's perception of the cause of the existing national deficit and the inflationary effects a long time in the future from the deficit spending at this time. The July 8th report on cases handled by the Hance firm in Hennepin County Municipal Court July 3rd was noted and ordered filed. There was no interest on the Council to serve on the new Community Action Agency CCASH)_ which had been reported in the July 12th letter from the Board of Hennepin County Commissioners. Because the County Road D reconstruction project had been delayed for most of the summer, Mr. Childs said Larry Hamer had advised him by memo that day that he would be losing some of his summer help and that Herman Weber would be going back into the hospital and would also be unavailable to work on the water- main construction project which the City has planned. To get the job done, the Public Works Director had therefore requested he be authorized to rent a second backhoe with -an operator-for approximately four days at a cost of $100 an hour. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Ranallo to approve the Public Works Director's request to rent the equipment and personnel necessary to complete .the watermain installation project on County Road D. • Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Childs advised that a special Council meeting would be necessary to approve the mortgage documents for the Kenzington project, The decision was made that the meeting could possibly be held at 5:30 P.M. either the 1st or 2nd of August, if documents are completed in time. He would expect the final papers for the Townhomes of St. Anthony to be ready next week, and, the Manager said, he understood Brighton Development would be starting construction on Phase 1 immediately. The Walker Methodist senior housing project on Kenzie Terrace would be started on schedule, late in August, and, although Mr. Childs had heard nothing further from the developers of Chandler Place, he said he would anticipate receiving a report after the bids are taken in mid-August. To his July 23rd memorandum to the Council members and Mayor, Steve Carlson had attached a proposal for street reconstruction projects for the next five years which would be eligible for MSA funding and which might be lost to the City if at least a plan is not submitted to the state for utilizing the $130,000 available each year for the reconstruction of MSA streets, according to the Administrative Intern. Mr. Carlson's proposal included $75,000 to be paid towards the City's participation in the reconstruction of County Road D in 1985; $310,000 to be applied towards the reconstruction of St. Anthony Boulevard from Stinson Boulevard to Highway 88; and $100,000 to be dedicated towards the reconstruction of Wilson Street N.E. from St. Anthony Boulevard to 31st Avenue N.E. in 1986; and finally, $300,000 to be utilized in 1988 for the reconstruction of St. Anthony Boulevard from the bridge • to the City limits, past Gross. Golf Course.