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<br />A Metropolitan Council Bulletin for Community Leaders
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<br />Cot Y S T AL DAY Y.'1
<br />Jan. It. 1985
<br />RECENT COUNCIL ACTIONS (Dec 31Jan. III
<br />Health —The Metropolitan Council gave the go-ahead to
<br />tyro navy hospital helicopter services for the Twin Cities Area.
<br />The minus will be monitor by North Memorial Medial
<br />Center and by a consortium made up of AIDI Northwestern
<br />Hospital, St. Paul Ramey Medical Center and Ihe University
<br />of Minouta hospitals and clinics.
<br />The hospital, a¢eed to moral conditions, including con.
<br />traning with lecffd d air carriers and providing tocem sarvin
<br />for sad, othw. The neliormra will primarily take., critically
<br />Ill ollonts from hospitals in outlying areas to wry Twin Cities
<br />Area hospital at Me rouM of in Outlying area physician. The
<br />recommendation cow gas to th, Sun Haath Plenning and
<br />Development Agency.
<br />Hes,dng—Th. Council approved stntagles for helping Ins
<br />Twin Cities Area provide affordable housing for all its cl+leens.
<br />The stangiw are contained in the revised housing chapter of
<br />the Council', Merropditan Deempmem Guide, in plan for
<br />guided development of the region.
<br />Th. chapter fodn, on al l housing IS+Yes:
<br />— The ragion's need for special horsing. etch Is for MPle
<br />with dinhilitles and hOusahold. headed by xmmen:
<br />— The need for lif.a Cls housing, or housing for the differ
<br />ent ph.. of people's If",: and
<br />— Government roles and reponsibili•in in creating
<br />aRPrdable housing.
<br />The dupwr eve deofs with issues of housing wen. main.
<br />unanda and rehabilitation, loulion and energy effkiency.
<br />The dislmr alp include. "community, mill whirl,
<br />compares eadi community's f ouvng mix with Nat of the
<br />region a a whole. It's inlwked to paint out ovra need for more
<br />affordable housing where it doen't now Din. The iod x will
<br />he uA And a, a Planning tool to enwursg. communities to
<br />dlvaralfy their housing stock.
<br />In anthw housing action. Ind Council said a housing
<br />revenue bond plan subminor by Console Grove is consistent
<br />wish regional housing guidelines. The city represent to issue
<br />57.5 million In ux-axempt aenDe bondl to finrlda the
<br />development of the Oakwood Heights apartmenn and $3
<br />million for the devolupmant of der Ent Grove Estates II
<br />sprtmenn. The Council wppsated per City a... Dirt for the
<br />firm 10 years at lent 20 Perdant of No uniU ra ocwpied by
<br />hM.holds with low and n .tat incomes.
<br />Long -Tiffin Gn—Th. Council aopeed a comprMenve
<br />moat on the development of the region's WMm of ION Xerii
<br />ore. Long-term days refers to a WOW array of rrvim
<br />provided to Persons who, are disabled on chronically ill over an
<br />nteMed period of time. The report palls together informus.
<br />MOM from the field. of Mi hwshq she ping. Ill progotan
<br />include heaer use of existing rwcwm in the mm veep,
<br />hen., assaswn i nt col iMHidual more and output coordination
<br />of a nim on a caao4ri beet..
<br />Armi Council Wooed policies and nwmmendatipos
<br />on me dANMvsmn of "commumsy lour Wool for older
<br />Deposit in the Twin Cities Area Foul poi, we gerNrally cam
<br />inutility and roar amen that provide and coordimta a wide
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<br />rviiaq or samdas ano mtormation for alit., petiole.
<br />The Council said designation of a foul point depends on
<br />such things Asia location; accessibility and openness to all
<br />PNO% of older p ok: and access to certain "core ",cell
<br />such as information and referral, outreach, transportation and
<br />group dining. To dace, the Council has designated 50 focal
<br />main as Dart of in county-0ycounty Provide delivery studies.
<br />Sid! Jump —The :Domed authorized a contact with Arvid
<br />Elness. Billy, James B. McComb and NCI of Minnasota to act
<br />Is a consultant in a Courts study of the feasibility of a 70-
<br />menr. morMllDNl9rade *I jump. The con Viet for an
<br />initial phase of coo Minnesota Holmaokollon Ski Jump
<br />pr000nl is $10,000. and is contingent on funding f,cm the
<br />Minmsou Department of Tourism AM the Minneapolis Ski
<br />Club. The eventual compact, including funding from the
<br />Minnesota Department of Energy and Economic Development.
<br />is not to awed 550.OD0
<br />Lake Rmm.elon—The Council agreed to assin Pool
<br />with me Lake McCarron restoration project. The Council will
<br />monitor the weer quality, of the take and surface water runoff
<br />enuring or in a threa year project to win from 526.000 to
<br />$35.000. The city will reimburse No Council far laboratory
<br />win. The Council wants to tl fermirer Iho offactivanM of ere
<br />prodond d.nntion wed and wetland Miriam in treating
<br />runoff. no data will he until to watershed management
<br />organitetiom in the region.
<br />Tom — , ton —The COuncl approved communion of an
<br />interchange hotvyesn Holm. 6 and Interstate Hwy. 494 in
<br />Plymouth, including construction of a four line bridge over
<br />1494. TM rewmmaMrio. now goes to the Minnesota
<br />Deortmen, of Transportation for final design approval.
<br />Mmapelltan Spndicano—Choir Simon GaMebring Ind
<br />rtemh denied Minnetonka', remNst for a "metropolitan out
<br />nificance' hearing. (Metrooliun significance refers to reviaws
<br />the Council may conduct of Mions afiwting metropolitan
<br />system, a local land on.) Minneonks asked me Courmn to
<br />review delay of the neonrtrvctum of over Hwy. 101 Wage
<br />over the Burlington Northern tracks in Wayeata. The chair
<br />deemireo muse ile ne o did not meal Mndarfls to begin
<br />a metropolitan significance rwuw.
<br />NEW APPOINTMENTS
<br />The Council moue me following ams intimenu ,o ', Mesa
<br />repoliwr Parks and Oon Spw Cominmucn: Jerome Ara.
<br />Din. G. taco, Carver County commmmrer: and Kann
<br />Fa moron, Din. H. elementary school principal in South
<br />St. Paul School DurIa Reappointed wen Doug Bryn+.
<br />Dim. E. part, and recieahmn director fa Mapl. Co.; and
<br />Bill Baseball Dirt. F. 1. iMar tole, of the Hnmpin County
<br />Ptak Rosarw Olm.a.
<br />Appointed to the Wvopohun Wines Co Cocnmheio
<br />more JuEINn Huff, Din. G. Maa,na Punning and zpoing
<br />admimeorde: and Paul McCarron. Din, E. Amu. County
<br />commissiaer. Ronportad were Mrk Mora,. Dirt. F. war.
<br />hounnen As Informed.., H.naer Co.; and Bruin Bauinenn.
<br />Din. H. civil engmow n R.anord Chemical Products, Inc.
<br />no Ca:ocd red. me lonowin appolntmal ro its
<br />Adeit.ry Comnunn on Agin: Arnold Llndouin. St Paul
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