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• CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES December 20 , 1977 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hiebel at 7 : 36 P.M. Present for roll call: Bowerman, Hiebel, Klick and Marks Absent: Letourneau, Cowan and Rymarchick Also present: Jim Fornell , City Manager Motion by Mr. Bowerman and seconded by Mr. Marks to approve the minutes for the November 15, 1977 Board meeting as submitted. Motion carried unanimously. Dick Klick agreed to represent the Board at the January 10th Council meeting. f At 7: 37 P.M. Chairman Hiebel opened the Public Hearing on proposals for expenditure of the 1978 Community Development Block Grant funds and the Manager reiterated the purpose of the hearing and discussed other points made regarding the funds in his December 16th memorandum. He then introduced Bob Isaacson of the Hennepin County staff who is a coordinator of the CDBG program. Mr. Isaacson explained that eligible projects for such funds have been limited to a great extent by the federal requirement that such projects serve a geographic area whose population contains at least 510 of low and moderate income persons who would be benefited by such uses . How- ever, one exception to this requirement, he said, can be the 250 of the City' s allocation which may be used for any eligible activity which results in the elimination or prevention of slum or blight conditions in any service area which benefits the low and moderate income families . Mr. Rymarchick arrived at 7 : 41 P.M. Mr. Isaacson said a family has to have had a gross income of under $15, 520 in 1977 to be included in the qualifying 51%, but added there is no breakdown of family size in this regiiirement. He suggested a survey be made to demonstrate the City' s eligibility, but told the Board such a survey will not have to be submitted prior to May lst which is the approximate date the County must make application to HUD for the grant funds. Types of economic development projects which might be •