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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • January 27, 1998 Page 9 1 Councilmembers, the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities, and all units of local 2 government. Councilmembers Faust and Cavanaugh are responsible for contacting members of 3 the Storm Water Task Force and also encouraging them to contact other residents who are not on 4 the Task Force but may be willing to testify. Councilmembers Faust and Cavanaugh are also 5 responsible for contacting the County Commissioners. 6 Senator Marty has met with the legislators in St. Paul and Minneapolis, and possibly other cities 7 who may have received flood damage. As a result of that meeting, Senator Kelly will be 8 sponsoring a flood legislative bill which is currently being written. Copies will be distributed 9 upon completion of the document. In addition, the Ramsey County Commissioner has a lobbyist 10 and they adopt a legislative package every year which they amended at the Board meeting today 11 to include $4.5 million for the City of St. Anthony. 12 Mayor Ranallo expressed concern that Senator Kelly is from St. Paul. He also cautioned that the 13 monies not be dispersed on a per capita basis. 14 Cavanaugh suggested that City Staff discuss the matter with Warren Spannus of the Dorsey& 15 Whitney Law Firm and ask his opinion in regard to the bonding issue. Ranallo suggested City Staff could talk with Jerry Gilligan of Dorsey & Whitney to see if Mr. 7 Spannus would be able to assist the City. He also noted that Vern Peterson, resident of St. 18 Anthony and previously the Executive Director of AMM, will assist the City if requested. 19 Mornson noted the City of St. Anthony was not pursuing the bonding bill. Rather, they were 20 pursuing the grant program which is available through the surplus. 21 Cavanaugh stated he still believed in the lobbyist approach. It is better to have someone on the 22 property working for the City. 23 3. WSB Meeting to Discuss Grant Programs and Other Flood Related Activities. 24 Mornson reported he and Public Works Director Jay Hartman will be meeting with WSB to 25 discuss the other programs recommended by the Storm Water Task Force. One topic of 26 discussion will be development of the Flood Proofing Grant Program. This will then be 27 presented to the Council in March with the goal of having the program in place by early spring. 28 The sump pump program and a plan to inform residents of the possible appearance of the area 29 where the five homes will be removed will also be discussed. 30 4. Comprehensive Plan Update. 31 Mornson reported City Staff is currently negotiating with the Metropolitan Council in regard to 32 the household transportation and waste water numbers included in the Comprehensive Plan. A public hearing will be help in May followed by formal adoption of the Plan. He asked if the 404 Council would like a representative of BRW to provide a summary of the Plan prior to the public 35 hearing.