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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • August 25, 1998 Page 15 1 Thuesen stated due to the growing number of meetings regarding this project, residents need a 2 specific forum to ask questions and receive information. 3 Mr. Mornson stated it would be unwise to hold a public hearing until the home buyout 4 program is complete. Currently, only 2 homes have been purchased and the City is at a 5 stalemate on the 3 remaining homes. He will put this issue on the September 8`h meeting 6 agenda. 7 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None. 8 IX. NEW BUSINESS. 9 A. Resolution 98-066, re: Livable Communities program. 10 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to approve Resolution 98-066, electing to continue 11 participation in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under the Metropolitan Livable 12 Communities Act. 13 Motion carried unanimously. B. Resolution 98-067, re: Participation in Federal Emergency Management Agency 5 (FEMA) program 16 Mr. Mornson presented the above resolution, stating the federal government will not approve 17 the allocation of funds totaling $719,667 in federal disaster assistance until the City Council 18 agrees to participate in the FEMA program. He added the government can delay approval of 19 the City's Comprehensive Plan until such agreement is reached. 20 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to approve Resolution 98-067, entering into agreement for 21 participation in the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Hazard Mitigation Grant 22 Program. 23 Motion carried unanimously. 24 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 25 A. Reconsider Adoption of Comprehensive Water Management Plan. 26 Motion by Marks, second by Cavanaugh to remove the adoption of the Comprehensive Water 27 Management Plan from the table. 28 Motion carried unanimously. 29 Todd Hubmer, WSB, reviewed the Comprehensive Water Resource Management Plan and requested comments or modifications to the plan for WSB to address.