07-15-02 Regular
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HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
July 15, 2002
The meeting was called to order by Chair Harms at 7:00 p.m.
HRA Members
Present:
Thomas Harms; Kristal Stokes; Joan Heimberger; Michael Sandahl; and
Dan Linnihan.
Staff Present:
Samantha Orduno, Executive Director; Bruce Palmborg, Community
Development Director; and Cheryl Krumholz, Recording Secretary.
M/Sandahl, S/Stokes to approve the minutes of the Reqular HRA Meetinq of June 17. 2002.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #1
No one wished to address the HRA,
Item #2
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.
HRA Meeting Minutes
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July 15, 2002
Item #3
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A. Approved contract with Julianne Schwietz for Livable Communities Team beginning July 16,
2002 for 12 months S. R. No. 26
B. Approved application for funding for 24 Mainstream Housing Vouchers from Department of
Housing and Urban Development S.R. No. 27
M/Sandahl, S/Stokes to approve the consent calendar.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #4
M/Sandahl, S/Helmberger to continue the July 15 public hearinq concerninq the
determination of a business subsidy for City Bella to Auqust 19, 2002.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #5
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M/Sandahl, S/Linnihan that the followinq claims and payroll be approved:
FIRSTAR BANK
Section 8 Checks: 103469 - 103581
HRA Checks: 25366 - 25374; 26182 - 26217
$171,346.25
$200,499.84
Motion carried 5-0.
Executive Director Orduno provided the following Lyndale Gateway update:
Ken Brooks, the broker for the Cornerstone Group, has contacted all Lyndale Gateway
property owners via U. S. Mail. He has spoken by phone with all but one commercial owner. He I
has sat down and met with all residential owners except one. These owners have given Ken their
expected price. He has met in person with several of the commercial owners. Some of these
owners have given Ken a price and some are in the process of getting appraisals.
Cornerstone reports that everyone has been very cooperative.
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She said a Special HRA meeting is scheduled for August 5 to consider the Cornerstone
development agreement. .
Chair Harms said the development timeline should also be considered at the meeting.
Commissioner Sandahl clarified that any timeline discussed is an estimate and no
guarantee of the project.
M/Sandahl, S/Helmberger to adiourn the meetinq.
Motion carried 5-0. /]
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The meeting was adjourned by unanimous conse~t'at 7:04 p.m. 4-1 /
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Date Approved: August 19. 2002 ( ,/
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