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<br />A Metropolitan Council Bulletin for Community Leaders j'J "t
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<br />For more Information on items In this publication, call the Communications Department at_297.6464.
<br />Oct. 26. 1984
<br />RECENT COUNCIL ACTIONS !Oct. 15.26)
<br />Water Quality—T`le Metropolitan Council approved a re-
<br />quest from the Me, opol:tar Waste Control Commission
<br />(MWCC) for S5 million to improve the chlorination-de-
<br />chlcr.nation facilities at the big Metre ;e�•:2ge ,reatrrent p!cr!
<br />in St. Paul. The facilities disinfect the effluent with chlorine,
<br />then reduce the chlorine to acceptable levels before discharge
<br />into the Mississippi River. Originally scheduled for 1965,
<br />funding was moved to 1984 to comply with federal permit
<br />regulations.
<br />Solid Waste —The Council approved an application from the
<br />Louisville sanitary landfill near Chaska to expand into a ' 3-
<br />acre site to the south of the landfill. the council approval was
<br />under the condition that the applicant install a new
<br />monitoring well and submit a study to the Council on
<br />corrective steps to Cie taken f water pollution occurs.
<br />The Council released !nr public review and comment the
<br />final Environmental Impact Statement IEiS) on a proposed
<br />expansion to the Flying Cloud Sanitary Landfill, Eden Prairie.
<br />Woodlake Sanitary Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Browning
<br />Ferris, Inc., has oroposed to expand the landfill by 5,644
<br />acre feet. The EIS contains comments from a public meeting
<br />held in May To obtain a copy at cost, pub. no 1284.118. or
<br />to submit comments on the draft, call the Communications
<br />Department at 291 -6464.
<br />Housing —The Council approved the addition of 61 cei
<br />tncCates for rent assistance under the federal Section 8 housing
<br />assistance payments program. This increases the Council's
<br />Metropolitan Housing and Redevelopment Authority's !Metro
<br />HRA1 number of households receiving rent assistance to
<br />3,223. The increve of S305,244 brings the annual federal
<br />subsidy to S8.9 million. The Metro HRA's waiting list is more
<br />than 2,800 households.
<br />Parks —The Council Authorized-
<br />- A denlHpment grant amendment with Anoka County
<br />for a syst.mwide maintenance facility in Bunker Hills
<br />Regional Park, for S36,874.
<br />— An acquisition grant amendment with Hennepin County
<br />Park Reserve District to purchase a land parcel 'or Lake
<br />Rebecca Park Reserve. at S32.000
<br />— An acquisition grant amendment with Hennepin County
<br />Park Reserve District to purchase a residential parcel located
<br />in Eagle Lake Regional Park, at S57,100
<br />— A change - the ooundary at Lake Minnewashts Regionai
<br />Park that makes Hwy 41 the east boundary of the park The
<br />Council authorized Carver County to sell Me !and east of Hwv
<br />41. which it acquired with regional funds during the original
<br />Purchase of the park, and return the funds to the Council.
<br />Local Governments —The Council voted to rind its planning
<br />assistance grant program for local governments Dec. 31 1984
<br />The Council plans to notify 'he 59 ocal governments who are
<br />still eligible for part of $116.934 in grants. Funds :eft un
<br />Claimed At the end of the year will tie transferred to the
<br />Council's planning assistance oan fund
<br />Computer Systems —The Council approved a consultant
<br />contract with Albers and Assoc., Inc., for an amount not io
<br />exceed S70,000 to upgrade the computer systems for the
<br />Council's finance department and its Metropolitan Housing
<br />Redevelopment Authority Section 8 program.
<br />PUBLIC HEARINGS. PUBLIC MEETINGS
<br />Sewers —The Metropolitan Council will hold a public
<br />hearing Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. in the Council Chambers to con
<br />seder proposed amendments to Part 1 of its-Werropoliran
<br />Develcpment Guide chapter on water resources management
<br />The changes would: 1) phase out the Savage sewage treat
<br />ment plant: 2) nc!ude the Middle Belt Line sewer interceptor
<br />project in the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission's
<br />development program, and 3) incorporate nto the guide
<br />several system improvement studies already approved in the
<br />commission's 1985 capital mprovement budget.
<br />If you have any ouestions, call Ray Leek, Planning Assist-
<br />ance, at 291.6567, or Barb Senness. Environmental Planning,
<br />at 291.6419
<br />Housing —The Metropolitan Council will hold a public
<br />hearing Nov 29 at 2 p.m. in the Council Chambers on
<br />-evisions to the housing chapter of the Merropo+Iran
<br />0eve,opmenr Guide. Amendments include revision to the
<br />housing policy plan, housing review guidelines, a oroposed
<br />community index and housing legislative recommendations.
<br />To speak at the hearing, contact Lucy Thompson, Planning
<br />Assistance, at 291 6521 If you have any questions on the
<br />revisions, call Guy Peterson, Housing Department, at
<br />291 6527 For a free copy of the picposed revisions, call tte
<br />Communications Cepartment at 291 6464
<br />NEW APPOINTMENTS
<br />A new Metrrpoi,tan Council member. Leon F Cook.
<br />Minneapolis, has been appemsa"bla Gov Rudy Perpich
<br />to replace Alton J. Gasper from, C-punc:l D,str,ct 5. Cook
<br />is president of the Corporation for Indian Development r
<br />Minneapolis. He has been au:gned to the Counca's Manage
<br />ment Committee and to the Metropol:tar and Community
<br />Development Committee.
<br />The Metropolitan Council appointed John Doyle.
<br />Minneapolis. to the Dist E Regional Transit Board seat He is
<br />the assistant director and officer of social policy programs for
<br />Nor;vest Bank ,n M-nr,eapohs
<br />The Council made the fallowi,ag Appointments to its new
<br />Aggregrate Resources Advisory Committee- Grail Rietow
<br />chair, Metropolitan CCUnC.i representative representing
<br />-nausiry are Gary Sauer, Osseo Peter Dunning, St. Paul one
<br />Harvey Beckon, St Paui, reoresen! ng counties are *illiam
<br />Kontarski, Scott County Steve Loading. Uskots County and
<br />Sally Evert, Nast)'Neon County. representing a:tizens are
<br />Raymond Heinonen, Brooklyn Pork and Charles Brady.
<br />Bloom•ngton eprestr,t rig the M,nnesc*ta Depari.-exit o'
<br />Transa7rtat+or s Richard H Sullivan eptrsenl ng aggregrate
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