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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 26, 1998 • Page 11 1 Mornson reported a right-of-way ordinance has been drafted and Staff has been obtaining 2 information as to how other Cities are addressing this issue. The Planning Commission has been 3 working on a point-of-sale ordinance which will be discussed at the next Work Session. 4 Mornson noted that RCM has been authorized to perform restoration on the water tower. The 5 color coordination will be discussed at the next Work Session. A decision needs to be reached 6 by June 18, 1998, so it can be added as an addendum to the bid. 7 Cavanaugh noted that summer school will be in session during the restoration of the water tower 8 and asked if the school had been notified. 9 Mornson stated that the School Superintendent was aware of the water tower restoration 10 schedule. 11 Mornson noted that RCM had been authorized to develop plans and specifications for sidewalk 12 replacement on St. Anthony Boulevard. It has since been determined that this is not a legal MSA 13 roadway as it is only 38 feet wide. The City did receive a variance from the State of Minnesota 14 for this road in the past and if that variance is not still valid, will apply for another. 0 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS -None. 16 IX. NEW BUSINESS. 17 A. Resolution 98-046, re: Flood Mitigation Project Update by WSB & Associates. Inc. 18 Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, presented a proposed construction schedule for completion of 19 the flood problem areas in the City. He noted the proposed schedule is tentatively based on the 20 following assumptions: 21 1. FEMA funds ($700,000) must be used within one year of their approval for dispersion. 22 2. Hennepin County Block Grant funds ($150,000) must be used within the year 1998. 23 3. State of Minnesota funds ($2 million)must be used within two years. The City will be 24 reimbursed by the State for the construction of Flood Mitigation Measures. 25 4. The City will make available approximately $2 million to implement the proposed 26 construction improvements in the next two years. 27 5. The total funds available over the next two years is approximately $5 million for 28 construction of flood mitigation improvements. 29 6. Park Task Force, Council and affected residents' review or approval is completed in a 30 timely manner. 31 Mr. Hubmer presented the following construction schedule: 32 I. Construct home buyout improvements (problem area 2): Begin final design June 1998, 33 Construction start September 1998, Construction end December 1998. II. Silver Point Park(problem area 3) and Central Park(problem area 12): Begin final design 10 June 1998, Construction start October 1998, Construction end December 1999.