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Document: CC RES 98-034 RESOLUTION ADOPTING GUIDELINES FOR A
CIN-WIDE FLOOD RELIEF PROGRAM AND PROVISION FOR FUNDING
• CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
RESOLUTION 98-034
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING GUIDELINES FOR A
CITY-WIDE FLOOD RELIEF PROGRAM AND
PROVISION FOR FUNDING
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of St. Anthony approved a Storm Water Capital
Improvement Program, which included the initiation of a Flood Relief Grant
Program at their December 3, 1997 Regular Council Meeting; and
WHEREAS, attached hereto are the proposed guidelines for said program in the City St.
Anthony. Significant points of the proposed program are as follows:
• $100,000 of storm water utility funds will be dedicated in 1998 for the
program.
• All residential property (owner-occupied or renter-occupied) subject to
recurrent flooding would be eligible for a grant.
• The City would pay 2/3 of the cost of an approved project and the
property owner would pay 1/3 of the cost.
• All applications would be due by June 15, 1998. The total eligible
project funding, per property owner, is $10,000. Projects are awarded
by the St. Anthony City Council. Work completed after July 1, 1997
will be eligible only if a building permit was taken out and the property
owner complies with all other required criteria.
• The property owner would apply for a grant. The City Public Works
Department will administer the program, with assistance from the firm
of WSB & Associates, Inc. Applicants would be interviewed to evaluate
the flooding problem. Proposed solutions would be reviewed by the
Public Works Department.
Eligible improvements which could be approved by the City Engineer would
include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Filling, grading and sodding around the house or points of water entry.
2. Adding or modifying window wells.
• 3. Eliminating basement windows and substituting with glass blocks.
4. Replacing large basement windows with smaller windows.
5. Replacing basement doors with windows.
6. Building poured concrete or concrete block wall dikes.
WHEREAS, no funds will be available for decorating, carpeting or remodeling needed as a
result of flood damage; and
WHEREAS, only flood damaged areas may be improved. The cost and type of improvement
must be reasonable. The reasonableness will be determined by the City; and
WHEREAS, Section IV of the guidelines attached hereto, beginning on Page 2 delineates
program procedures. Several exhibits are also included beginning on Page 5.
Administrative costs would be paid by the annual funding allocation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St. Anthony
hereby approves the proposed Flood Relief Grant Program guidelines and allocates $100,000
of storm water utility funds for the program, based on the following:
A. The proposed Flood Relief Program would be another tool to assist
residential property owners in dealing with unwanted runoff water.
B. Funding is available from the storm water utility fund and was identified
in the Storm Water Capital Improvement Program.
C. The property owner must contribute 1/3 of the cost of the flood relief
project.
Adopted this 2 4 day of nqv , 1998.
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