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23 <br /> . CITY OF ST. ANTHONY <br /> RESOLUTION 00-020 <br /> A RESOLUTION ADOPTING GUIDELINES FOR A <br /> CITY-WIDE FLOOD RELIEF PROGRAM AND <br /> PROVISION FOR FUNDING <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of St. Anthony approved a Storm Water Capital <br /> Improvement Program, which included the initiation of a Flood Relief Grant <br /> Program at their December 3, 1997 Regular Council Meeting; and <br /> WHEREAS, attached hereto are the proposed guidelines for said program in the City of St. <br /> Anthony. Significant points of the proposed program are as follows: <br /> • $100,000 of storm water utility funds will be dedicated in 2000 for the <br /> program. <br /> • All property (owner-occupied or renter-occupied) subject to recurrent <br /> flooding will be eligible for a grant. <br /> • The City will pay 65% of the cost of an approved project and the <br /> . property owner will pay 35% of the cost. <br /> • All applications will be due by June 1, 2000. The total eligible project <br /> funding, per property owner, is $10,000. Projects are awarded by the <br /> St. Anthony City Council. <br /> • The property owner will apply for a grant. The City Public Works <br /> Department will administer the program, with assistance from the firm <br /> of WSB & Associates, Inc. Applicants will be interviewed to evaluate <br /> the flooding problem. Proposed solutions will be reviewed by the Public <br /> Works Department. <br /> Eligible improvements which could be approved by the City Engineer includes, <br /> but is not limited to, the following: <br /> 1. Filling, grading and sodding around the house or points of water entry. <br /> 2. Adding or modifying window wells. <br /> 3. Eliminating basement windows and substituting with glass blocks. <br /> . 4. Replacing large basement windows with smaller windows. <br />