02-01-99 Special
Special HRA Meeting Minutes
Special
Housing & Redevelopment Authority
Meeting
February 1, 1999
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Helmberger at 6:34 p.m.
ROLL CALL
HRA Members
Present:Joan Helmberger, Vice-Chair; Kristal Stokes; Sue Sandahl, and Russ
Susag.
HRA Members
Not Present:Thomas Harms
Staff Present:James Prosser, Executive Director; Thomas Ferber, City Clerk; Bruce
Palmborg, Community Development Director; Bruce Nordquist,
Housing & Redevelopment Manager; and Corrine Thomson, City
Attorney.
Item #1CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION AND
QUICK TAKE FOR SIX REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS; URBAN VILLAGE.
HRA LETTER NO. 10
Executive Director Prosser reviewed HRA Letter No. 10 regarding a resolution
authorizing condemnation and quick take resolution for the following six properties for the
Urban Village redevelopment project:
307 66th Street6627 Grand Avenue
6607 Grand Avenue6640 Pleasant Avenue
6615 Grand Avenue6630 Pleasant Avenue
HRA Attorney Thomson reviewed the process and timelines associated with the
acquisition of property through the condemnation and quick take procedure provided by
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 117.
Special Meeting Minutes-2-February 1, 1999
Discussion followed regarding the timing of initiation of the condemnation and quick
take procedure and the fact that the relocation consultant had not completed some
preliminary work.
Jan Susee, RSA, indicated that RSA was coming to an agreement with two of the
remaining properties but was at an impasse with the others. He stated concern that the
condemnation process moves forward as soon as possible.
James Vargo, 6630 Pleasant Avenue, stated concerns that he had not been contacted
by RSA recently and could not get answers from Community Development Department for
his questions.
M/Susag, S/Stokes that the following HRA resolution be adopted, that it be spread in
the HRA resolution book and that it be made part of these minutes:
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 703
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS
TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
URBAN VILLAGE
Motion carried 4-0. This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 703 in HRA
Resolution Book No. 6
ADJOURNMENT
The Special Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting was adjourned at 6:48
p.m.
Date Approved:
Joan Helmberger
Vice-Chair
Thomas P. FerberJames D. Prosser
City ClerkExecutive Director