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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 28, 2002 Page 6 Morrison stated that all of Councilmember Horst's concerns would be addressed by the 2 task force. 3 Councilmember Faust stated that having two councilmembers on the task force would 4 benefit communications between the task force and the City Council. 5 6 Motion by Councilmember Sparks, second by Councilmember Faust, to approve 7 Resolution 02-049, re: Approval of proposal for construction/manager services for Kraus- 8 Anderson. 9 10 Motion carried unanimously. 11 12 E. Todd Hubmer, WSB, engineering update. 13 Hubmer came forward to update the Council on three items that need action: Flood 14 Hazard Mitigation Grant from the DNR, Silver Lane Feasibility study, 2003 Street 15 Reconstruction feasibility study. 16 17 Hubmer stated that the legislature approved $30 million for the Flood Hazard Mitigation 18 Plan and that St. Anthony is included in the plan. He stated that $15 million can be 19 allocated immediately, and the other$15 million is on hold until July of 2003. Hubmer 20 indicated that the DNR is going to send out a letter to each if the eligible municipalities 21 concerning what they can spend within the next twelve months. 16 Hubmer stated that the City of St. Anthony has to be cautious not to request more money 24 than they need in the next twelve months because, if they do not expend the money in 25 2003, St. Anthony will be placed at the bottom of the priority list in 2003. 26 27 Hubmer stated that he would return in June with an update as to the status of the money 28 for the Flood Hazard and Mitigation Plan. 29 30 Councilmember Horst stated that he thought that they needed the entire $2 million this 31 year in order to complete all of the projects that are currently under contract. Hubmer 32 stated that they needed about $250,000 to complete the rest of the projects this year. 33 34 Hubmer referred to the Silver Lane Feasibility Study to address flooding in and around 35 the intersections of Fordham Drive and Shamrock Drive with Silver Lane and 391h 36 Avenue. Hubmer identified Problem Area Number One: Southeast quadrant of the 37 intersection of Silver Lane and Shamrock Drive; and Problem Area Number Two: North 38 of 39`h Avenue, between Shamrock Drive and Fordham Drive. 39 40 Hubmer added that the purpose of the feasibility study is to identify alternatives which 41 provide 100-year flood protection to homes located within the two problem areas. He 42 stated that this feasibility study identifies five alternatives. 43 44 Hubmer stated that the five alternatives were developed to accommodate the storm water qprunoff, which causes the flooding in the two problem areas near Silver Lane.