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Page 2 1 Pete Willenbring, WSB, read the proposed .mission statement into the record. Faust 2 suggested that the mission statement should be broad without going through the 3 process of discovery; it should be general and encompassing. Jacobs said the 4 mission statement as it .stands is very focussed. He felt that the way things had 5 been done in the past have not been focussed. Otte wanted to know what was too 6 restrictive about the statement. Faust indicated that to set a deadline of 9/23 was 7 too restrictive. He agreed that the process needs something to drive it but not 8 something that will miss anything. He doesn't want the group to become myopic. 9 Otte stated he wants mission statement to be restrictive as stated. Makowske felt 10 that binding the group is unrealistic. 11 Motion by Otte, second by Jacobs to adopt mission statement as presented. 12 Motion carried unanimously. 13 IV. DEVELOP RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL REGARDING SHORT- 14 TERMSACTIONS THAT ARE NEEDED BY RESIDENTS. 15 Willenbring opened the discussion regarding short-term reccommendations. 16 Lockrem asked if outsiders would be allowed to present information and offer 17 comments; co-chairs Kozarek and Jacobs agreed. Lockrem then asked Staff what 18 other information was available regarding funds for flood vicitms. Moore-Sykes 19 indicated that St. Anthony was in an area declared by the President to be a disaster 20 area and that it Is too early to know how eligibility and funding amounts would be 21 determined. Lockrem asked what was in the sewer fund; Enrooth answered there is 22 about $250,000 in that fund. She also wanted to know what is available in the 23 general fund. Kuharski stated he wanted to see a sub-committee put together to 24 investigate the short-term recommendations/solutions as mentioned in the mission 25 statement. He said that the sub-committee should have 3-4 members volunteers. If 26 none volunteer, then the co-chairs should appoint them. 27 Motion by Kozarek, second by Otte to name Kuharski as chair of the sub- 28 committee to study short-term recommendations. 29 Motion carried unanimously. 30 There was discussion related to the timeframe of the sub-committee to provide 31 recommendations to the task force and the City Council. Lockrem suggested that 32 the sub-committee be given direction. Otte said that the group should take five 33 minutes to brainstorm ideas for the sub-committee to work on. The task force 34 wants the sub-committee to focus on financial and abatement assistance — loans, 35 grants, stormwater sewer fund. Jocobs said he had a problem with loans. Other . 36 issues the sub-committee should look at are flood proofing/technical assistance that 37 is unbiased; buy-out of homes; increase utility rates to fund improvements; 38 moritorium on building and construction — no issuance of building permits until