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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • January 13, 1998 Page I1 I stated he had mentioned that the Council will be passing a resolution to cable televise the 2 Council meetings and the Cable Commission is extremely pleased and willing to help. 3 E. Ci y Manager. 4 Mornson reported the City has been reimbursed $22,000 by FEMA for damages incurred to a 5 police car and lift station in an amount in excess of$30,000 during the July 1997 storm 6 event. Mornson reported that Staff attempted to obtain reimbursement of the balance through 7 Hennepin County CDBG funds but was denied. Some of the monies used to fund these costs 8 were from the Storm Sewer fund and one-half of those monies were reimbursed back to that. 9 fund. 10 Mornson reported the computer upgrade proposals are due this week. They will be discussed I1 at the February Council work session. 12 Mornson reported the contract with Bob Koss of BRW Inc. for work with the Parks Task 13 Force terminates in January. Mornson has asked Mr. Koss to prepare a quote for contract 14 from now until June of 1998. 15 Cavanaugh asked how long the Parks Task Force had been involved in the process and if it 466 was practice to have a Task Force report on an interim basis to the Council. 17 Marks stated that the idea behind a Task Force is that they are charged with certain things and 18 given a certain amount of time to accomplish them. The Parks Task Force was provided with 19 a mission and a set of goals. 20 Faust noted that there are two Councilmembers on each Task Force who serve as liaison to 21 relay information back and forth without undue influence. He noted the Parks Task Force has 22 had two difficulties, one the water situation and the other trying to overcome 30 years of 23 neglect. 24 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None. 25 IX. NEW BUSINESS. 26 A. Resolution 98-018, re: Purchase of Homes Relating to Storm Water Mana eg_ment. 27 Mornson explained that this resolution will basically get the process started. This will have to 28 be a willing seller/willing buyer arrangement and if it is not, it will not be eligible for FEMA 29 Funds, if the City is granted funding. The City will not know if they have been awarded 30 FEMA funding until March or April. Within one week, a letter will be sent to each of the 31 five property owners of the homes located at 2713 St. Anthony Boulevard, 2716 St. Anthony 32 Boulevard, 2700 Pahl Avenue, 2704 Pahl Avenue and 2709 Pahl Avenue. It will state that if 33 they are interested in selling their property to the City a brief written response is needed, which can be typed or handwritten. Their response must include the following: That they are 16 interested in selling the property at that address to the City at this time; That relocation 36 benefits are not applicable to this transaction as it is voluntary in nature; That the property is 37 currently not under any written or unwritten lease or rental agreement; That the City is