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SPECIAL HOUSING
AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
March 5, 2001
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The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Heimberger at 7:00 p.m.
HRA Members
Present:
Joan Heimberger; Michael Sandahl; Kristal Stokes and Dan Linnihan.
HRA Members
Not Present:
Thomas Harms
Staff Present:
Samantha Orduno, Executive Director; Deborah Guiher, Deputy City
Clerk; Bruce Palmborg, Community Development Director; John Stark,
Community Development Manager; and John Dean, City Attorney.
Item #1 Ii'BRAiWAPPROVAL G)FAGENIDA
M/Sandahl, S/Stokes to approve the aqenda.
Motion carried 4-0.
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Community Development Manager Stark reviewed Staff Report No. 23 regarding the
sale/transfer of property to Best Buy.
Commissioner Sandahl questioned when the three Condemnation Commissioners will
set the actual value of the property. Will they do so as of February 1 or as of June 1?
City Attorney Dean responded that the date of the taking in this case was between
February 13 and February 16. These are the dates they will be using in setting the value.
Commissioner Linnihan asked City Attorney Dean if he had time to review the letter
that was received from Leonard, Street & Deinard.
City Attorney Dean said he did review the letter. He suggested that the City receive
the letter from Leonard, Street & Deinard into the record and accept it as information
provided by them. No further action is required to the letter at this point. (Clerk's File No. C-
370.)
Bradley Gunn, Leonard, Street & Deinard, attorney for Walser, reviewed the questions I
that were submitted in his letter.
City Attorney Dean commented that the HRA shouldn't delay or slow down on taking
action. Some of the questions that are asked in the letter from Leonard, Street & Deinard
have attorney/client privilege. The HRA shouldn't authorize any disclosures until the
Commissioners have met with Mr. Dean and other Counsel from his office and discuss these
matters in more detail.
City Attorney Dean did respond that a portion of the combined Walser and Wally
McCarthy sites will be conveyed to MnDOT for part of the 1-494 project.
Commissioner Linnihan asked City Attorney Dean if the HRA delayed because of a
pending law suit, could the delay continue indefinitely.
City Attorney Dean answered yes, but that he was not suggesting this to be anyone's
strategy.
Mr. Gunn stated that the letter he presented to the HRA isn't asking to delay, continue
or extend. He said these are significant issues and would like answers to the questions that
aren't client/attorney privileged and an explanation of which items are privileged and why
they are privileged.
City Attorney Dean said he will answer these questions in writing at an appropriate
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Mr. Gunn asked for clarification about the funding for transfer of property from Best
Buy and Wally McCarthy to the City. 90es the funds come from the Met Councilor MnDOT?
City Attorney Dean responded that the money comes from both sources. In the RALF
Loan Program (right of way acquisition loan funds), the Met Council serves the roll of a
banker, and MnDOT will repay the loan back to the Met Council.
Deb Nordmarken, 6933 Sheridan Avenue, asked if the residents of Richfield would
have to pay for the Penn Avenue bridge if they waited for it to be done as part of the 1-494
project?
Executive Director Orduno explained that if the bridge project waited the cost of the
bridge would have been shared between MnDOT, Richfield and Bloomington. Ms. Orduno
stated that now Best Buy will be paying $14,000,000 for the bridge and MnDOT will pay the
rest.
Community Development Manager Stark explained the bridge bond and further
moneys involved in the payment for the bridge.
Ms. Nordmarken questioned the procedure for the determination of how much money
a property owner received for their land.
Executive Director Orduno stated that negotiations on the sale of property are
between Best Buy and the property owners.
Commissioner Linnihan explained that these are individually negotiated with each
landowner and it is a contract between the purchaser and the seller.
M/Sandahl, S/Linnihan to close the public hearing.
Motion carried 4-0.
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:
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 808
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT
2024,2026,2022,2020 AND 2016 - 78TH STREET WEST;
2100 - 78TH STREET WEST;
7701 NEWTON AVENUE SOUTH;
2000 - 78TH STREET WEST;
7701 PENN AVENUE SOUTH;
7745 PENN AVENUE SOUTH; AND
PART OF 78TH STREET, BETWEEN PENN AND MORGAN AVENUES
Motion carried 4-0. This HRA Resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 808 in HRA
Resolution Book NO.6.
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Item #3
M/Sandahl, S/Stokes that Staff Report No. 24 and Staff Report No. 25 be considered
toqether in the same motion.
Motion carried 4-0.
City Attorney Dean suggested continuing these two issues to the regular HRA meeting
of March 19. This would allow time to review the suggested changes and modifications that
have been made by Mr. Gunn.
M/Sandahl, S/Linnihan to continue Staff Report No.'s 24 and 25 to the next reqular
HRA meetinq on March 19, 2001.
Motion carried 4-0.
Item #4
M/Sandahl, S/Stokes that Staff Report No. 24 and Staff Report No. 25 be considered
together in the same motion.
Motion carried 4-0.
City Attorney Dean suggested continuing these two issues to the regular HRA meeting
of March 19. This would allow time to review the suggested changes and modifications that
have been made by Mr. Gunn.
M/Sandahl, S/Linnihan to continue Staff Report No.'s 24 and 25 to the next regular
HRA meetinq on March 19, 2001.
Motion carried 4-0.
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Item #5
Community Development Manager Stark reviewed Staff Report No. 26 regarding a
stipulation of award in condemnation as to Century Lodge #338 now known as Cataract
Lodge NO.2 of St. Anthony and agreement regarding relocation benefits.
M/Sandahl, S/Stokes to approve a stipulation of award in condemnation as to Century
Lodqe #338 now known as Cataract Lodqe NO.2 of St. Anthony and an aqreement reqarding
relocation benefits.
Motion carried 4-0.
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ADJQURNMENTJ:
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The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:32 p.m.
Date Approved: March 19. 2001
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