01-24-12 CC/HRA/PC Worksession CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
RICHFIELD Richfield, Minnesota
Special City Council/HRA/Planning
Commission Worksession
January 24, 2012
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Goettel at 5:45 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
ROLL CALL
Council Members Debbie Goettel, Mayor; Pat Elliott; Sue Sandahl; Fred Wroge; and Tom
Present: Fitzhenry
HRA Members Sue Sandahl, Chair; Doris Rubenstein; and Debbie Goettel
Present:
HRA Member Steven J. Quam
Absent:
Planning Members Rick Jabs, Chair; Gordon Vizecky; Josh Root (arrived 6:19 p.m.); Robert Hall;
Present: Maureen Scaglia; Daniel Kitzberger; and Tom Rublein
Planning Member Dennis Schuller
Absent:
Staff Present: Steven L. Devich, City Manager/HRA Executive Director; John Stark,
Community Development Director; Jim Topitzhofer, Recreation Services
Director; Melissa Poehiman, City Planner; Christine Costello; Community
Development Coordinator; Jeff Pearson, Transportation Engineer; Corrine
Heine, City Attorney; and Nancy Gibbs, City Clerk.
Item #1 DISCUSSION REGARDING PILLSBURY COMMONS PROPOSAL
Ron Clark, CEO of Ron Clark Construction and Design, introduced his key team members.
Kendra Lindahl of Landform presented the project history of Pillsbury Commons. She also
addressed concerns the neighborhood had regarding this project and showed detailed maps of how
they made changes to the project to accommodate the neighborhood concerns.
Council Member Wroge asked questions regarding an applicant's assets and how that may
affect the qualifying for the apartments and who determines who gets chosen.
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Barb Halverson, President Steven Scott Management, explained that the property is income
based and assets alone would not disqualify anyone, however, if they received interest income from
assets, it could put an applicant over the income level.
Ms. Halverson also explained how they are chosen. However, they must meet the criteria of
income, credit check and criminal check.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:00 p.m.
Date Approved: February 14, 2012
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