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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />March 12, 2024 <br />Page 7 <br />1 All repairs and replacements must be made with materials and methods consistent with <br />2 local codes and permit requirements. <br />3 Qualified spending on eligible work must occur between January 1, 2024 and December <br />4 31, 2024. <br />5 <br />6 The program will be administered by eligible cities, which are those have had a measurable flow <br />7 rate within 20 percent of the permitted flow limit, and which St. Anthony is one of those cities. <br />8 Cities can apply for a block of funding and determine eligibility within the city for those funds. If <br />9 a city included an equity component, additional funding per repair can be made available. <br />10 Application for the funding had to be made by Friday, December 15, 2023. Guidance by MCES <br />11 was a reasonable application would be for $25,000 - $50,000 per city. <br />12 <br />13 Mr. Yunker reviewed the St. Anthony Program parameters. The guidelines were included in the <br />14 grant application and St. Anthony was ultimately approved for $40,000 in funding for 2024 <br />15 following these parameters: <br />16 <br />17 City will accept applications for 30 days May 1-31, 2024. <br />18 Owner Occupied properties are eligible. <br />19 Prioritize applications meeting equity criteria verifying income with 2023 Federal Tax <br />20 Return. <br />21 <br />22 To include an equity criteria for the program, staff used the income limits utilized by the <br />23 Metropolitan Council, which are base4d on the Federal Housing of Urban Development (HHUD) <br />24 limits. <br />25 <br />26 The FY2023 Income Limits Summary Charts were provided for Council consideration. Staff <br />27 recommends approval of the grant agreement to participate in the pilot program. <br />28 <br />29 Councilmember Randle left the meeting. <br />30 <br />31 Councilmember Jenson asked if the Income is Gross or Net and Mr. Yunker stated it is taxable <br />32 income. Mayor Webster asked about the communication plan to inform residents about the <br />33 application process. Mr. Yunker stated it would be communicated through the normal <br />34 communication social media channels. <br />35 <br />36 Councilmember Doolan asked if this is for the cost of repairs and not the inspection and Mr. <br />37 Yunker stated that is correct. Councilmember Doolan asked if street repairs would correct any <br />38 pipe leakage and Mr. Yunker stated the City does the pipes in the streets. <br />39 <br />40 Councilmember Stephens asked if the Met Council would be reviewing the videos. Mr. Yunker <br />41 stated there is a chunk of monies for Cities to divide up. Mr. Yunker stated this is Year 1 and <br />42 would grow over time. <br />43 <br />44 Mayor Webster stated with the newsletter coming out April 1st, that would give residents time to <br />45 have the video and decide if they need to proceed. <br />11