02-19-13 Regular HRA HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
ed AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
460:e# Richfield, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
February 19, 2013
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chair Sandahl at 7:04 p.m.
ROLL CALL
HRA Members Sue Sandahl, Chair, Steven J. Quam; Doris Rubenstein; Debbie Goettel;
Present: and David Gepner
Staff Present: Steven L. Devich, Executive Director; John Stark Community Development
Director; Karen Barton, Assistant Community Development Director; Chris
Regis, Finance Manager; Julie Eddington, HRA Attorney; and Nancy
Gibbs, City Clerk.
Item #1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF (1) SPECIAL HRA WORKSESSION OF JANUARY
23, 2013; (2) REGULAR HRA MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2013 AND (3) SPECIAL
HRA MEETING OF FEBRUARY 9, 2013
M/Quam, S/ Rubenstein to approve the minutes of(1) Special HRA Worksession of
January 23, 2013; (2) Regular HRA Meeting of January 23, 2013 and (3) Special HRA Meeting of
February 9, 2013.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #2 HRA APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chair Sandahl moved Consent Calendar Items 3A, C, and E for separate consideration.
M/Rubenstein, S/Sandahl to approve the agenda as amended.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #3 CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Item moved from Consent Calendar to be considered separately.
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B. Consideration of approval of the cancellation of a public hearing regarding the sale of 6345
Bloomington Avenue to Brandl/Anderson Homes, Inc. S.R. No. 19
C. Item moved from Consent Calendar to be considered separately.
D. Consideration of approval of the Land Disposition Agreement with Hennepin County to
develop 7316 Clinton Avenue in accordance with Community Development Block Grant
Program guidelines within two years of the date the Agreement is executed. S.R. No. 21
E. Item moved from Consent Calendar to be considered separately.
M/Goettel, S/Gepner to approve the Consent Calendar as amended.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item 3A - Consideration of approval of the resolutions authorizing an Interfund Loan
for Advance of Certain Costs in Connection with Property Located within the Cedar Avenue
Tax Increment Financing District and approval of a Cooperative Agreement with the City of
Richfield. S.R. No. 18
Executive Director Devich presented Staff Report No. 18.
Commissioner Quam stated his concerns regarding risk to the HRA, including shifting
responsibility from the City Council to the HRA's limited funds since it is important to have funds
available to the community.
Executive Director Devich explained this type of funding and the payment process to start in
2017.
M/Sandahl, S/Goettel that the following resolutions be adopted and that they be made part
of these minutes and to approve a Cooperative Agreement with the City of Richfield:
Commissioner Quam made a motion to amend the original motion to extend the requirement
to begin payments to the Interfund Loan by an additional two years and accelerate payments if a
development agreement is in place. There was no second on this motion. Motion to amend the
original motion failed.
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1146
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INTERFUND LOAN FOR ADVANCE OF CERTAIN COSTS IN
CONNECTION WITH PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN CEDAR AVENUE TAX INCREMENT
FINANCING DISTRICT
This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 1146.
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1147
RESOLUTION APPROVING A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 1147.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item 3C - Consideration of approval of the Land Disposition Agreement with Hennepin
County to develop 2517 76th Street West in accordance with the Community Development
Block Grant Program guidelines within two years of the date the Agreement is executed. S.R.
No. 20
Assistant Community Development Director Barton presented Staff Report No. 20.
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Commissioner Quam opposed acquiring property under the Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Program. He suggested talking to Crossroads Apartments to partner with the HRA
to make larger units on this site.
Community Development Director Stark suggested deferring this to the Housing Visioning
Task Force for more direction on this site.
M/Goettel, S/Gepner to approve the Land Disposition Agreement with Hennepin County to
develop 2517 — 76th Street West in accordance with the Community Development Block Grant
Program guidelines within two years of the date the Agreement is executed.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item 3E - Consideration of approval of a resolution calling for a public hearing to
amend the Business Subsidy Agreement by and between the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority and Lyndale Gardens LLC. S.R. No. 22
Assistant Community Development Director Barton presented Staff Report No. 22.
Assistant Community Development Director Barton requested the HRA amend the
resolution provided in the agenda packet by removing the 7th paragraph beginning "WHEREAS, on
the date hereof ...". She stated it was premature to have that language in the resolution at this
time.
M/Quam, S/Gepner that the following amended resolution be adopted and that it be made
part of these minutes:
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1148
RESOLUTION CALLING PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS
SUBSIDY AGREEMENT
Motion carried 5-0. This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 1148.
Item #4 PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
THE SALE OF 6438 BLOOMINGTON AVENUE TO BRANDL/ANDERSON HOMES,
INC., AND CONSIDERATION OF A CONTRACT FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT
WITH BRANDL/ANDERSON HOMES, INC. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
SINGLE FAMILY HOME UNDER THE RICHFIELD REDISCOVERED PROGRAM
S.R. NO. 23
Assistant Community Development Director Barton presented Staff Report No. 23.
Scott Ervin, Brandl/Anderson Homes was available for questions.
M/Goettel, S/Rubenstein to close public hearing.
Motion carried 5-0.
M/Sandahl, S/Goettel that the following resolution be adopted and that it be made part of
these minutes:
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1149
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT
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6438 BLOOMINGTON AVENUE TO BRANDL/ANDERSON HOMES, INC.
Motion carried 5-0. This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 1149.
Item #5 CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE RICHFIELD HOUSING
VISIONING TASK FORCE S.R. NO. 24
Chair Sandahl announced that there would be a short recess to allow Commissioner Goettel
to finish the Housing Visioning Task Force applicant scoring.
The HRA recessed at 7:35 p.m.
The Regular HRA Meeting resumed at 7:57 p.m.
Chair Sandahl presented Staff Report No. 24.
M/Goettel, S/Gepner to make the following appointments to the Richfield Housing Visioning
Task Force:
Catherine Ragozzino Jen Lux Randall "Randy" Johnson
Ghislaine Ball Steve Schneeberger James Rudolph
Celia Vergara Quintero Ann Dougherty John Suek
Craig Thrane Jeremy Larson Dan Warnest
Tom Zarth James "Mike" Andrews Alison Groebner
Michelle Dowell Gordon Hanson Heidi Gaibor
Deborah Williams Amy Utley Adam Fleitman — alternate
Brian Ringham - alternate
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #6 HRA DISCUSSION ITEMS
None.
Item #7 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
Executive Director Devich stated he had no report.
Community Development Director Stark reported that the City received a Land Use
Application for Lyndale Garden Center and the City is anticipating a Land Use Application from a
grocery co-op soon. He continued that they are expecting to see construction on that site in a few
months.
Item #8 CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
M/Goettel, S/Gepner that the following claims and payrolls be approved:
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U.S. BANK 02/19/2013
Section 8 Checks: 123012 - 123133 $ 155,852.94
HRA Checks: 31680 - 31690 $ 136,936.76
TOTAL $ 292,789.70
Motion carried 5-0.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 8:10 p.m.
Date Approved: March 18, 2013 , • `+( .t:
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