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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JULY 27, 2020 5 additional $160,000 in its budget to contribute to a noise wall. She commented it may be a waste of staff s time putting together this application given the fact the residents were not asking for the noise wall. Mayor Grant indicated he would like the City to submit the application in order to have the readings completed. Councilmember Scott agreed it would benefit the City to submit the application and have the readings conducted. Councilmember McClung supported the City submitting the application in order to put the issue to bed. Councilmember Holmes did not believe the City had to do the work given the fact a petition had not been submitted from the neighborhood. She did not support the MnDOT study being done at this time. Council consensus was to direct staff to move forward with submitting the Trunk Highway 10 noise wall application to MnDOT and to report back to staff at a future meeting. C. CARES Act Update Finance Director Bauman stated the City is eligible for CARES Act funding. She reported staff submitted the necessary paperwork and was eligible to receive $745,040 in CARES Act funding. Staff anticipated this funding would be paid out to the City later this week. She explained staff was reviewing the guidance on what expenditures can be recovered through these funds. It was noted revenue replacement could not be covered through CARES Act funding. She reported loans or grants could be offered to local businesses and the City may want to consider partnering with another organization to administer this type of programming. She commented staff was learning more about these dollars through various webinars. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla discussed how other cities were using their CARES Act dollars. He noted Shoreview was offering small business grants and was considering offering residential assistance. He described the programs being considered by Mounds View, New Brighton and Roseville. Mayor Grant questioned what businesses had to do to qualify for a grant. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla explained businesses have to prove they have been impacted by COVID-19, had lay offs or other staff impacts. In addition, these businesses have to prove they have not received other assistance from the County or State. Mayor Grant stated this could be a labor intensive program. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla commented after speaking with the City of New Brighton their staff would be partnering with a local non-profit, Open to Business, to help review applications.