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-4- on the Walker project building and would have appreciated having a listing of the projects for which CDBG funds had been used in the past. Mr. Childs said the City • had approved less brick for that building last summer based on the fact that Walker had less money for that purpose. He said the City had allocated over $60,000 in CDBG funds towards the soil corrections, landscaping, improvements to the roadway into the project as well as More brick on the building and Walker had allocated $80,000 of their own money to upgrade the building from the type of building H.U.D. was willing to pay for. Mr. Childs indicated applications for tenancy in the senior project are being taken and selection would be made by lottery, April 16th. The Mayor reported sales were picking up for the Kenzington across the street and said he had been requested to award a Tucson, Arizona trip which was part of the sales effort. There were no residents present to provide further input to the discussion and the hearing was closed at 7:48 P.M. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Makowske to approve the following activities for the City's Year XII Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant allocation, as recommended by the City Manager. Activity Public Services CSenior Citizens Program). $ 3,299 Sidewalk Construction 5,000 Street Assessments Clow Income Residentsl. 2,500 Pedestrian Signal , Kenzie Terrace 11,196 • TOTAL PROJECTED ALLOCATION $21,99.5 Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Makowske called attention to the error in the Ramsey County League of Local Governments book which showed- the Mayor's term of office ending in 1989 rather than 1987. The Manager said he would look into it and also the condition of the sidewalks across from the trailer court on Stinson Boulevard, about which the Councilmember had gotten an irate call from a resident on an adjoining street. Councilmember Marks indicated he had detected a much more depressed attitude on the part of the congressmen he visited in Washington than he had on previous trips. He said he attributed the poor spirits to the cuts in benefits being made at this time and the Councilmember said for the same reasons, those legislators were unable to hold out much hope of the City getting further funding. Councilmember Marks said he had attended a 7:00 A.M. "retreat" session that morning of the Executive Board of the Youth Service Bureau where there was a continuation of discussions about the mission and purpose of the organization. No definitive directions to the planning commission on which he serves evolved and another Board meeting was scheduled to be held the following Tuesday morning. An invitation had been issued to thie City officials to attend a seminar on "Teen Sui_clde", which Councilmember Marks said he assumed involved the Bureau. He also told Councilmember Makowske the parochial schools certainly should have been invited as well . • Comments were made related to the very high alcohol blood counts taken from DWI violators whose names were listed in the report from the Edward J, Hance firm related