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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION _ JULY 27,2020 <br />additional $160,000 in its budget to contribute to a noise wall. She commented it may be a waste <br />of staff s time putting together this application given the fact the residents were not asking for the <br />noise wall. <br />Mayor Grant indicated he would like the City to submit the application in order to have the <br />readings completed. <br />Councilmember Scoff agreed it would benefit the City to submit the application and have the <br />readings conducted. <br />Councilmember McClung supported the City submitting the application in order to put the issue <br />to bed. <br />Councilmember Holmes did not believe the City had to do the work given the fact a petition had <br />not been submitted from the neighborhood. She did not support the MnDOT study being done at <br />this time. <br />Council consensus was to direct staff to move forward with submitting the Trunk Highway 10 <br />noise wall application to MnDOT and to report back to staff at a future meeting. <br />C. CARES Act Update <br />Finance Director Bauman stated the City is eligible for CARES Act funding. She reported staff <br />submitted the necessary paperwork and was eligible to receive $745,040 in CARES Act funding, <br />Staff anticipated this funding would be paid out to the City later this week. She explained staff <br />was reviewing the guidance on what expenditures can be recovered through these funds. It was <br />noted revenue replacement could not be covered through CARES Act funding. She reported loans <br />or grants could be offered to local businesses and the City may want to consider partnering with <br />another organization to administer this type of programming. She commented staff was learning <br />more about these dollars through various webinars. <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla discussed how other cities were <br />using their CARES Act dollars. He noted Shoreview was offering small business grants and was <br />considering offering residential assistance. He described the programs being considered by <br />Mounds View, New Brighton and Roseville. <br />Mayor Grant questioned what businesses had to do to qualify for a grant. <br />Communify Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla explained businesses have to prove <br />they have been impacted by COVID-I9, had lay offs or other staff impacts. In addition, these <br />businesses have to prove they have not received other assistance from the County or State. <br />Mayor Grant stated this could be a labor intensive program. <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla commented after speaking with the <br />City of New Brighton their staff would be partnering with a local non-profit, Open to Business, to <br />help review applications. <br />5