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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 23, 2010 Page 3 1 • Dodd -Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2 • Credit Card Holder's Bill of Rights 4 Congressman Ellison stated they are entering into a new political environment and there will be 5 pressure on all of them to try to work together. Serious challenges that will need to be addressed 6 are: 7 • Elevated unemployment rate 8 • Negative balance in trade 9 • Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 2011 10 • Decision on extension of the 2001/2003 tax cuts 11 • Unemployment insurance extension will expire on November 30, 2010 12 • Continuing to evaluate U.S. engagement in Afghanistan. He is taking an interest in 13 trying to strengthen Afghanistan's parliament 14 • They have seen the political progress begin to emerge in Iraq 15 16 Congressman Ellison stated it is an honor to be working with the City of St. Anthony and invited 17 the City Council members to visit his office if they are in Washington D.C. 18 19 Mayor Faust stated that similar to Congressman Ellison's comments about the 5'h Congressional 20 District and how they all work together, the St. Anthony School District does this with open 21 enrollment, with over 40% of students coming from outside the City of St. Anthony. He thanked 22 Congressman Ellison for the new hyperbaric oxygen chamber facility on behalf of Minnesotans. 23 He stated the St. Anthony Police and Fire Departments have had a good relationship with 24 Homeland Security and have been able to garner grants for training and things that have been 25 needed. 26 27 Mayor Faust stated in regards to earmarks, they probably would not have Silver Lake Village if 28 not for the $750,000 earmark for 39°i Avenue that Congressman Sabo was helpful in obtaining. 29 He pointed out that there is now $100 million worth of value there with many more residents and 30 options for places to eat, etc. He noted that the army ammunition plant built in 1990 was an 31 earmark as well which helped in cleaning up water in the area. lie thanked Congressman Ellison 32 for his hard work and for his personal service for the United States overseas. 33 34 B. Update from Historical Society. Barry Tedlund, Chair, presenting. 35 36 Removed from the agenda. 37 38 C. Resolution 10-079; Authorizingthe he Application for Metropolitan Council Municipal 39 Publically Owned Infrastructure Inflow/Infiltration Grant Program. Todd Hubmer, WSB 40 & Associates, presenting. 41 42 Mr. Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, provided information on the Metropolitan Council 43 Environmental Services (MCES) UI Municipal Grant Program. The program allows 44 municipalities that have been identified as having excessive inflow and infiltration to receive 45 assistance with capital improvements that reduce the amount of inflow and infiltration. The 46 MCES has indicated that the sanitary sewer improvements associated with St. Anthony's annual M