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HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
December 16, 2002
The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Heimberger at 7:00 p.m.
HRA Members
Present:
Joan Heimberger; Kristal Stokes; Michael Sandahl; and Dan Linnihan.
HRA Members
Not Present:
Thomas Harms.
Staff Present:
Samantha Orduno, Executive Director; Steven Devich, Acting City Clerk;
Bruce Palmborg, Community Development Director; John Stark,
Community Development Manager; and Bruce Nordquist, Housing and
Redevelopment Manager.
Item #1
Vice Chair Heimberger announced the recess of the Regular Housing and Redevelopment
Authority meeting to a HRA Closed Executive Session to discuss terms of settlement for relocation
benefits for three parties formerly located in Interchange West area.
Vice Chair Heimberger adjourned the meeting at 7:01 p.m. to the Closed Executive Session
in the Executive Conference Room.
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December 16, 2002
The Housing and Redevelopment Closed Executive Session was called to order by Vice
Chair Heimberger in the Executive Conference Room at 7:03 p.m.
Members Present:
Joan Heimberger; Kristal Stokes; Dan Linnihan; and Michael Sandahl.
Members
Not Present:
Thomas Harms.
Staff Present:
Samantha Orduno, Executive Director; Steven Devich, Acting City Clerk;
John Stark, Community Development Manager; and Bob Vose, Attorney
with Kennedy & Graven.
The purpose of this meeting was for discussion of terms of settlement of relocation benefits for
three parties formerly located in the Interchange West area.
The Closed Executive Session was convened pursuant to M.S. 471.705.
The Closed Executive Session adjourned at 7: 18 p.m.
Item #2
Vice Chair Heimberger reconvened the Regular HRA meeting in the City Hall Council
Chambers at 7:20p.m.
M/Sandahl, S/Stokes to approve the minutes of (1) Reqular HRA Meetinq of November 18,
2002 and (2) Special Concurrent of HRA and City Council Meetinq of November 20, 2002.
Motion carried 4-0.
Item #3
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.
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Item #4
Executive Director Orduno reviewed Staff Report No. 53 regarding consideration of terms of
settlement for relocation benefits for three parties formerly located in the Interchange West area.
M/ Sandahl, S/Stokes to approve the terms of a settlement for relocation benefits for three
parties formerly located in the Interchanqe West area in the total amount of $59,000.
Motion carried 4-0.
Item #5
Executive Director Orduno reviewed Staff Report No. 54 regarding consideration of
cancellation of public hearing and resolution authorizing transfer of property at 170 1-77th Street
West to City of Richfield for public utility purposes.
M/Sandahl, S/Linnihan to cancel the public hearinq.
Motion carried 4-0.
Item #6
Executive Director Orduno reviewed Staff Report No. 55 regarding consideration of a
conceptual funding method for Lyndale Gateway West Redevelopment Project.
Vice Chair Heimberger asked if the issuance of General Obligation Bonds would adversely
affect our bond rating.
Executive Director Orduno responded that it would not.
M/Sandahl, S/Stokes to approve, in concept, the proposed fundinq method for the Lyndale
Gateway West Redevelopment Proiect and consider such approval as fulfillment of Section
3.2(a)(3) of the Contract for Private Redevelopment with Lyndale Gateway LLC.
Motion carried 4-0.
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Item #7
Executive Director Orduno introduced Community Development Manager John Stark. Mr.
Stark distributed a revised resolution which removes 7601 Aldrich Avenue from the list.
7615 Aldrich Avenue is also to be removed, since the developer has reached an agreement
with these homeowners.
Community Development Manager Stark reviewed Staff Report No. 56 regarding
consideration of a resolution authorizing eminent domain proceedings to acquire certain real
properties for redevelopment pursuant to Richfield Redevelopment Plan - Lyndale Gateway West
Project.
Mr. Stark read seven conditions included in the development agreement that must be met
by the developer.
Colleen Carey, The Cornerstone Group, presented a brief description of the process used
to acquire the subject properties included in the development area. Ms. Carey described the three
approaches used by the developer to set a value on the affected properties, cost, income and
market.
Commissioner Sandahl asked if this went to condemnation on anyone property, how it
would be decided.
Executive Director Orduno replied that it would be a commission of three.
M/Sandahl, 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:
RESOLUTION NO. 875
RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
IN AND FOR THE CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS
TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES
FOR REDEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO THE
RICHFIELD REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
(L YNDALE GATEWAY WEST PROJECT)
Motion carried 4-0. This HRA Resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 875 in HRA
Resolution Book NO.7.
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Item #8
Housing and Redevelopment Manager Nordquist reviewed Staff Report No. 57 regarding
consideration of a resolution authorizing eminent domain proceedings to acquire certain real
properties for redevelopment pursuant to Richfield Redevelopment Plan - City Bella Project.
Mike Conlan, Gramercy Corporation, stated that he fully expected that all the acquisitions
would be resolved and that the process is being initiated at this time due to the project timeline.
Fred Moore, Chair of Lakeshore Drive Condominium Association, stated that for the
acquisition of parcels owned by the Condominium Association it would be much better to acquire
through condemnation.
M/Sandahl, 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:
RESOLUTION NO. 876
RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
IN AND FOR THE CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS
TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES
FOR REDEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO THE RICHFIELD REDEVELOPMENT PLAN (CITY
BELLA PROJECT)
Motion carried 4-0. This HRA Resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 876 in HRA
Resolution Book NO.7.
Item #11
No report.
Item #12
M/Sandahl, S/Stokes that the followinq claims and pavroll be approved:
FIRSTAR BANK
Section 8 Checks: 104034 - 104145
HRA Checks: 26396 - 26435
$174,967.15
$127,387.58
Motion carried 4-0.
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The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:44 p.m.
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Steven L. Devich I
Acting City Clerk
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