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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • January 27, 1998 Page 15 1 Motion carried unanimously. 2 C. Resolution 98-021, re: Authorize Submittal of Metropolitan Council Loan Application. 3 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to approve Resolution 98-013, authorizing submittal of 4 Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Loan Application for an Infiltration/Inflow 5 Reduction Project. 6 Mornson reported the loan application will be for$40,000 to be used for inspection of sump 7 pumps. If the City certifies to the Metropolitan Council that is continues to enforce the program 8 over a five year period the loan is forgiven. 9 Motion carried unanimously. 10 D. Approval of Pay Equity Implementation Report. 11 Morrison reported this report is required by the Department of Employee Relations every three 12 years. The City has a sub-contract with a consultant through AMM who has confirmed that the 13 City is in compliance. 14 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to approve Resolution 98-022, approving Pay Equity 0 Implementation Report. 16 Motion carried unanimously. 17 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 18 A. Ordinance 1998-001, re: Storm Water Facility Rates ( 2nd Reading_). 19 Stan Nelson, 3504 Maplewood Drive, stated there are three things which bother him about this 20 Ordinance. The first is that this is a large "tax" fee and should have a well-defined program in 21 place before it is implemented. The second is that the tax is open ended. This substantial open 22 ended increase tells other agencies such as the State of Minnesota and FEMA, that the residents 23 of the City of St. Anthony can afford to fund the full cost of these improvements on their own. 24 Mr. Nelson recommended approval of a time limit on the ordinance which will automatically 25 reduce the fee to a level which provides money only to service storm water facilities. The third 26 item is that the ordinance is not specific as to what types of flooding proofing projects will be 27 considered with these funds. He suggested that a paragraph be added that states that 28 expenditures for flood proofing individual properties will not be considered reimbursable. 29 Mr.Nelson stated that the City Attorney has advised that offering flood proofing services is 30 unwise as it must be offered to all residents of the City, it must be in the best interest of the City 31 as a whole, and it would require the development of complex rules. Morrison stated that the letter from the City Attorney which states that this is unwise is in response to an individual request for direct assistance for damage from the July 1 storm event or 34 for repair of the damage. The City Attorney further went on to state that providing a grant