03-19-12 Regular HRA HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
gec4#eed Richfield, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
March 19, 2012
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Acting Chair Rubenstein at 7:00 p.m.
OATH OF OFFICE TO HRA COMMISSIONER DAVID GEPNER
City Clerk Gibbs administered the oath of office to HRA Commissioner David Gepner.
ROLL CALL
HRA Members Doris Rubenstein, Acting Chair; Debbie Goettel; and David Gepner.
Present:
HRA Members Sue Sandahl, Chair and Steven Quam.
Absent:
Staff Present: Steven L. Devich, Executive Director; John Stark, Community
Development Director; Karen Barton, Community Development Manager;
and Nancy Gibbs, City Clerk.
Item #1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF (1) SPECIAL HRA WORKSESSION OF JANUARY
17, 2012; (2) REGULAR HRA MEETING OF JANUARY 17, 2012; (3) SPECIAL
HRA/CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSESSION OF JANUARY
24, 2012; (4) SPECIAL HRA/CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION
WORKSESSION OF FEBRUARY 14, 2012; AND (5) SPECIAL HRA/CITY
COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSESSION OF FEBRUARY 28, 2012
M/Goettel, S/Rubenstein to approve the minutes of(1) Special HRA Worksession of
January 17, 2012; (2) Regular HRA Meeting of January 17, 2012; (3) Special HRA/City
Council/Planning Commission Worksession of January 24, 2012; (4) Special HRA/City
Council/Planning Commission Worksession of February 14, 2012; and (5) Special HRA/City
Council/Planning Commission Worksession of February 28, 2012.
Motion carried 3-0.
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Item #2 HRA APPROVAL OF AGENDA
M/Gepner, S/Goettel to approve the agenda.
Motion carried 3-0.
Item #3 CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Consideration of approval of resolution authorizing use of Affordable Housing Initiative Fund
loan for acquisition of 7401-18th Avenue by West Hennepin Affordable Housing Land Trust
S.R. No. 8
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1118
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVE FUND
LOAN FOR THE PURCHASE OF 7401 18TH AVENUE
This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 1118.
B. Consideration of approval of revised guidelines for HRA funded Foreclosure Purchase
Incentive Program S.R. No. 9
C. Consideration of approval of right-of-entry agreement with Hennepin County related to HRA-
owned property at 211 West 76th Street (former Gleason Mortuary) S.R No. 10
M/Goettel, S/Gepner to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion carried 3-0.
Item #4 CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR TRANSFORMATION LOAN TO SARA AND
MIKE WARNER FOR REMODELING OF NON-SUBSTANDARD HOME AT 7320
COLFAX AVENUE S.R. NO. 11
Community Development Director Stark presented Staff Report No. 11.
Sara Warner, 6436 Oliver Avenue South, was available for questions.
M/Goettel, S/Gepner to approve the request for transformation loan to Sara and Mike
Warner for remodeling of non-substandard home at 7320 Colfax Avenue.
Motion carried 3-0.
Item #5 CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACT FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN
HRA AND SCOTT AND CRYSTAL VANDER HEIDEN FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF
6507 BLOOMINGTON AVENUE UNDER RICHFIELD REDISCOVERED PROGRAM
S.R. NO. 12
Community Development Manager Barton presented Staff Report No. 12.
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Scott Vander Heiden, 8716 Beard Road, Bloomington, was available for questions.
M/Gepner, S/Goettel to approve contract for private development between HRA and Scott
and Crystal Vander Heiden for redevelopment of 6507 Bloomington Avenue under Richfield
Rediscovered Program.
Motion carried 3-0.
Item #6 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION GRANTING ASSISTANCE IN AMOUNT OF
$50,000 AND APPROVING FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH BILL WOLFSON FOR
REDEVELOPMENT OF 6528 PENN AVENUE, ARC VALUE VILLAGE S.R. NO. 13
Community Development Manager Barton presented Staff Report No. 13.
M/Goettel, S/Rubenstein to approve funding agreement with Bill Wolfson for redevelopment
of 6528 Penn Avenue, Arc Value Village and that the following resolution be adopted and that it be
made part of these minutes:
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1119
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A FUNDING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE RICHFIELD HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
AND BILL WOLFSON
Motion carried 3-0. This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 1119.
Item #7 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL CALL FOR
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO REDEVELOPMENT
PLAN FOR RICHFIELD REDISCOVERED PROJECT AREA AND PROPOSED
ESTABLISHMENT OF PILLSBURY COMMONS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
DISTRICT S.R. NO. 14
Acting Chair Rubenstein announced for the record that the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority have all received a copy of an e-mail from the following person regarding the proposed
Pillsbury Commons, which will be included in the record:
• Rebecca Bowers, 6529 Knox Avenue. Received March 19, 2012.
Community Development Director Stark presented Staff Report No. 14.
Ron Clark, Ron Clark Construction and Design, was available for questions.
Commissioner Goettel stated she has concerns with this project and the use of TIF with high
density housing and would not be in favor of this project.,
Commissioner Gepner stated he would like to continue discussion and let the community be
better informed.
Acting Chair Rubenstein stated she has significant problems with this project.
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Executive Director Devich reminded the HRA what is being considered tonight; the HRA is
asking the City Council to call for a public hearing.
Acting Chair Rubenstein stated she agreed with Commissioner Goettel on the TIF district
concerns.
Commissioner Gepner asked if the resolution fails tonight, does the project fail?
Executive Director Devich stated he would need legal advice and asked the HRA if they
would take a short recess until he could call legal counsel for advice.
M/Goettel, S/Rubenstein to recess for advice of legal counsel.
Motion carried 3-0.
The HRA went into recess at 7:40 p.m.
The HRA reconvened the open meeting at 7:49 p.m.
Executive Director Devich stated that, after talking with legal counsel, the HRA does not
stop the TIF process from going forward. The City Council could call for a public hearing on this
item. If the item was then approved by the City Council it would still come back to the HRA for your
approval. The TIF process would need approval by the City Council and HRA to pass.
Kendra Lindall, representative from Landform, asked the HRA to grant the project its
democratic due process and request the City Council to call a public hearing to review the
application that was submitted and for the opportunity of public discussion.
Commissioner Gepner stated that the HRA needs to give citizens an opportunity to receive
more information and make an informed decision.
Commissioner Goettel stated that we have gone through this many times and it has been at
public meetings.
Acting Chair Rubenstein agreed with Commissioner Goettel.
M/Rubenstein, S/Goettel to approve resolution requesting City Council call for public hearing
on the proposed modification to redevelopment plan for Richfield Rediscovered Proiect Area and
proposed establishment of Pillsbury Commons Tax Increment Financing District.
Motion failed 1-2. (Rubenstein & Goettel opposed)
Item #8 HRA DISCUSSION ITEMS
None.
Item #9 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
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Executive Director Devich reported that he was excited to see the Transformation Loan and
Richfield Rediscovered residential programs on the agenda. He stated that Richfield was the first
city to look at these programs.
Executive Director Devich also reported that the city website has had some issues lately.
He stated that LOGIS had a major failure which included our website. He stated that the website is
working fine now and apologized to residents for any inconvenience.
Item #10 CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
M/Goettel, S/Gepner that the following claims and payrolls be approved:
U.S BANK 02/21/2012
Section 8 Checks: 121527-121649 $ 156,151.09
HRA Checks: 31402-31424 $ 65,051.06
TOTAL $ 221,202.15
U.S BANK 03/19/2012
Section 8 Checks: 121650-121769 $ 152,298.31
HRA Checks: 31425-31445 $ 55,335.23
TOTAL $ 207,633.54
Motion carried 3-0.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:59 p.m.
Date Approved: April 16, 2012 /u
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