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limited size and tax base, the City could only bond for $1.5 million of improvements utilizing this revenue source. The City is also dramatically impacted by stone water runoff that drains into the City from other communities, as well as being impacted by systems in other cities that carry water away from St. Anthony. The Storm Water Conveyance systems that the City drains into are now over-utilized by downstream communities, leaving little, if any, room for water to drain out of the City of St. Anthony during heavy rainfall events. Our drainage analysis indicates that development within the Cities of Minneapolis, New Brighton, and Roseville has usurped much of the capacity of the storm sewer system previously allocated to the City of St. Anthony for drainage. Furthermore, the City of St. Anthony is not in a position to work beyond its municipal boundaries and cannot increase the capacity of storm drainage systems through these other communities. For these reasons, the improvements the City of St. Anthony is proposing consist of purchasing existing structures and providing additional ponding within the community. This will reduce our already limited tax base"in the future and, coupling this with high storm water utility fees, will further impact the ability of the City to provide services to its residents. As can be observed from the above information, the City of St. Anthony and its residents are shouldering an enormous burden in responding to the catastrophic flooding problems that occurred following the July 1, 1997 event. Our problem is no less real than the problems experienced by • those in the Red River Valley for which state and federal funding has been made available. The City is asking its residents to shoulder the burden of the highest storm water utility fee charged in the Twin City Metropolitan area. The City is also proposing a solution which will reduce its long-term tax base to allow it to utilize measures constructed within the City limits as it was deemed more cost-effective to construct improvements in this location than construct additional drainage systems outside of the City. In consideration of the above, we request that the cost over and above those the City can reasonably accommodate be funded by the State of Minnesota. The City believes it could fund, over the next 15 years, up to $1.5 million of the necessary $6 million of improvements. The City of St. Anthony is requesting the State of Minnesota contribute the remaining $4.5 million for this effort. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself or Mike Mornson, City Manger at 789-8881. Sincerely, Clarence Ranallo, Mayor City of St. Anthony c: St. Anthony City Council • St. Anthony Flood Task Force Members Mike Mornson, City Administrator nm/Iv B•V71191-I.WPD