09-20-04 Regular
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Regular. Meeting
September 20, 2004
The meeting was called to order by Chair Harms at 7:00 p.m.
HRA Members
Present:
Thomas Harms; Martin Kirsch; Dan Linnihan; and Kristal Stokes.
HRA Members
Not Present:
Joan Heimberger.
Staff Present:
Samantha Orduno, Executive Director; Steve Devich, Acting City Clerk;
Bruce Palmborg, Community Development Director; and Bruce Nordquist,
Housing and Redevelopment Manager.
Item #1
M/Kirsch, S/Linnihan to approve the minutes of ReQular HRA MeetinQ of AUQust 16. 2004.
Motion carried 4-0.
Item #2
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.
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Item #3
A. Approved continuation of public hearing to October 18, 2004 regarding resolution authorizing
sale of real property at Emerson Avenue between 78th and old 77th Streets to CSM
Corporation S.R. No. 38
B. Approved form of pledge establishing $500,000 account by City Bella LLC towards cost of
skyway S.R. No. 39
C. Approved consent to register title to certain real estate related to Kensington Park
redevelopment project S.R. No. 40
MIStokes, S/Linnihan to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion carried 4-0.
Item #4
Executive Director Orduno reviewed Staff Report No. 41 regarding HRA's Annual Public
Housing Authority Plan for Section 8 Housing Assistance Program.
Housing and Redevelopment Manager Nordquist stated that staff has not received any
public comment prior to the public hearing.
MIStokes, SIKirsch to close the public hearinq.
Motion carried 4-0.
MIStokes, SIKirsch to approve the Housinq and Redevelopment Authority's annual Public
Housinq Authority Plan for the Section 8 Housinq Assistance Proqram and authorize the Chair and
Executive Director to execute proqram documents.
Motion carried 4-0.
Item #5
Housing and Redevelopment Manager Nordquist reviewed Staff Report No. 42 regarding
Richfield Community Council's Attainable Housing Committee Action Plan and consideration of
proceeding with Kids@Home and introduced City Council Member Susan Rosenberg and Camillo
DeSantis, representatives of the Affordable Housing Committee who addressed the HRA regarding
the Action Plan and the Kids@Homeprogram.
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Susan Rosenberg spoke to the,,~IgniJipanceof the Kids~Home program and of the
importance of such a program in Richfield. eMs. Rosenberg stated that the program will benefit
about 30 families. She concluded by thanking the HRA for providing a mechanism for this program
through redevelopment activities and the housing fund.
Camillo DeSantis, Affordable Housing Committee, explained the make up and role of the
committee. He stated that school stability is a big focus of the Committee as well as families that
are @ 35-50% of the Average Median Income (AM.I.). Mr. DeSantis stated that programs like
Kids~Home are examples of service enriched housing.
Mr. DeSantis stated that working with the City in partnership in this program, particularly
Bruce Nordquist and Lynnette Chambers, was excellent. He added that there is still more work to
be done in the area of low-income housing. Work force housing is also another issue that must be
addressed in the future because there will be many low-income workers living in the community
and they will need housing.
Chair Harms thanked Mr. DeSantis and Ms. Rosenbe~g for their work on these programs
for the community.
Commissioner Stokes thanked the Committee for the report document that was compiled
and distributed to the HRA.
Commissioner Linnihan stated that he appreciated their work. He suggested that they look
at a discretionary fund that would reward the over achiever that could get through the program
early.
M/Kirsch, S/Stokes to accept the report by Committee representatives and authorize staff to
proceed to administer Kids~Home.
Motion carried 4-0.
Item #6
Housing and Redevelopment Manager Nordquist reviewed Staff Report No. 43 regarding a
third amendment to the purchase and private redevelopment of an agreement with Penn Place
Townhouse development including soil corrections.
Mr. Nordquist summarized the points contained in the third amendment which included:
· An HRA share of said correction costs
· A project completion date of June 30, 2005
· Technical adjustments to draw on the letter of credit provided by the developer
Commissioner Stokes stated that she is very torn on this item.
Chair Harms stated that he believes that the HRA has responsibility for the $4,376 plus half
of the soil correction. He stated that he believes the HRA should pick up $20,445 and $4,376 for a
total of $24,821.
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Commissioner Linnihan stated that he was also concerned about this issue and that this
was a situation where people made a lot of faulty assumptions.
M/Harms, S/Linnihan to pick UP the cost of fill placed in prior basements. which is $4.376.
Motion carried 4-0.
M/Harms, S/Kirsch to pay $20.445 of the cost of site distributed soil correction.
Motion carried 4-0.
Commissioner Stokes asked if we learned enough in this process to ensure we won't have
it repeated.
Mr. Nordquist stated that this was a very unique situation.
Commissioner Linnihan asked Mr. Gepner if he was told by staff that there would be no soil
correction problems.
David Gepner, developer, stated that he was told that the City hasn't had any soil problems
with sites in the past.
Commissioner Linnihan stated that he is very concerned that in the future developers will
expect the HRA to bail them out for oversights.
Harold Teasdale, developer, stated that both the developer and the City could've done a
more thorough analysis of the soil conditions.
Chair Harms stated that staff had discussions with the developer before closing that didn't
come to the HRA, so he feels that the developer may have gotten some incorrect assurances.
M/Harms, S/Stokes to amend the contract with Penn Place Townhouses LLC to extend the
completion date. make letter of credit adiustments and include a cost of soil correction.
Motion carried 4-0.
Item #7
Executive Director Orduno reviewed Staff Report No. 44 regarding a resolution regarding a
corrected 2005 Preliminary HRA Tax Levy.
M/Kirsch, S/Stokes that the followinq 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. 932
RESOLUTION APPROVING CORRECTED CERTIFIED 2005 HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TAX LEVY
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Motion carried 4-0. This HRA ~esolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 932 in HRA
Resolution Book No.7.
Item #8
Executive Director Orduno reported that the HRA met in a closed executive session to
discuss further action in the Wren case.
Item #9
M/Stokes, S/Linnihan that the followinq claims and pavroll be approved.
FIRSTAR BANK
Section 8 Checks: 106740 - 106883
HRA Checks: 27260 - 27288
$217,297.60
$196,422.92
Motion carried 4-0.
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at
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