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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes • January 20, 1998 Page 11 1 Commissioner Gondorchin asked if the inability to meet the projections would affect the City of 2 St. Anthony's ability to get funding for road construction, transportation or utilities. 3 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated it may affect funding for transportation at some point in the future if the 4 Metropolitan Council does not believe that St. Anthony is trying to keep a large number of the 5 people who live in the City employed here. Currently funds are made available based on the 6 Livable Communities Act and as long as the City continues to voluntarily participate in that 7 program and meet the benchmarks there should not be a problem. She stated this would not 8 impact municipal state aid for roads. .9 Ms. Moore=Sykes stated she will be meeting with Ms. Rhees to work out the details. 10 2. Status Reports re: Task Forces. 11 Commissioner Gondorchin apologized that he had been unable to attend the recent Parks Task 12 Force meeting. 13 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported that Peter Willenbring of WSB had attended the Parks Task Force 14 meeting to describe the impact to the parks if the City adopts the WSB's Storm Water 15 recommendations. Mr. Willenbring explained that one of the suggested recommendations is to lower Silver Point Park by ten feet. He noted that the water will recede within 24 to 36 hours even after a heavy 100-year event. The proposed infrastructure under the recession would help 18 the water of a normal storm drain faster from the fields than it currently drains. Mr. Willenbring 19 also explained the possibility for the northeast corner of Central Park of lowering it a bit, 20 installing a berm, and planting semi-aquatic native plants. BRW displayed an example of a 21 possible trail system. 22 Commissioner Kaczor noted that the City pays a large amount of taxes into the Hennepin and 23 Ramsey County Park System and asked if any of that money is returned to the City of St. 24 Anthony for the parks. 25 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated she could research this issue. She noted other cities are currently trying 26 to obtain funding for parks via the Government Legacy Bonding Bill. She reported that she has 27 attended Parks & Recreation Association meetings where granting possibilities were discussed. 28 Commissioner Makowske reported his attendance at the recent Storm Water Task Force meeting. 29 That was the last meeting until May 15, 1998. At that meeting the WSB recommendations were 30 discussed. These recommendations include the purchase of up to five homes, enactment of a 31 flood proofing program (of which the resident pays 35% and the City pays 65%), and an increase 32 in the Storm Water Utility Fee to $13 per quarter. Makowske noted this will be the highest 33 Utility Fee in the metropolitan area. 0