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04-15-13 Regular HRA HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES gee,*.eedRichfield, Minnesota Regular Meeting April 15, 2013 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Acting Chair Quam at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL HRA Members Steven J. Quam, Acting Chair, Doris Rubenstein; Debbie Goettel; Present: and David Gepner HRA Members Sue Sandahl, Chair Absent: Staff Present: John Stark, Acting Executive Director/Community Development Director; Karen Barton, Assistant Community Development Director; and Nancy Gibbs, City Clerk. Item #1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF (1) REGULAR HRA MEETING OF MARCH 18, 2013 M/Gepner, S/Rubenstein to approve the minutes of(1) Regular HRA Meeting of March 18, 2013. Motion carried 4-0. Item #2 HRA APPROVAL OF AGENDA M/Rubenstein, S/Gepner to approve the agenda. Motion carried 4-0. Item #3 CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7427 PILLSBURY AVENUE THROUGH THE RICHFIELD REDISCOVERED PROGRAM S.R. NO. 28 Assistant Community Development Director Barton presented Staff Report No. 28. HRA Meeting -2- March 18,2013 M/Rubenstein, S/Goettel that the following resolution be adopted and that it be made part of these minutes: HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1152 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7427 PILLSBURY AVENUE UNDER THE RICHFIELD REDISCOVERED PROGRAM Motion carried 4-0. This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 1152. Item #4 PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF HRA PROPERTY LOCATED AT 301 WEST 77TH STREET TO LAMETTRY COLLISION INC. S.R. NO. 29 Acting Executive Director/Community Development Director Stark presented Staff Report No. 29. M/Gepner, S/Goettel to close public hearing. Motion carried 4-0. M/Rubenstein, S/Gepner that the following resolution be adopted and that it be made part of these minutes: HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1153 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF INTEREST IN CERTAIN LAND Motion carried 4-0. This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 1153. Item #5 CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CROSS ACCESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH CANDLEWOOD MINNEAPOLIS, MN, LLC S.R. NO. 30 Acting Executive Director/Community Development Director Stark presented Staff Report No. 30. M/Quam, S/Rubenstein that the following resolution be adopted and that it be made part of these minutes: HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1154 RESOLUTION APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO CROSS ACCESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN AND FOR THE CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA AND CANDLEWOOD MINNEAPOLIS, MN, LLC Motion carried 4-0. This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 1154. Item #6 HRA DISCUSSION ITEMS Commissioner Goettel asked for an update on the Housing Visioning Task Force. HRA Meeting -3- March 18,2013 Acting Executive Director/Community Development Director Stark presented an update on the task force. Item #7 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT Acting Executive Director/Community Development Director Stark reported on the Home Energy Squad Program. Commissioner Rubenstein stated that she spoke with Stacy Boots Camp, Center for Energy and Environment, and was told that to qualify for the Home Energy Squad Program the homeowner must be a customer of both Xcel and Centerpoint Energy. Acting Executive Director/Community Development Director Stark stated that he was going to contact Ms. Boots Camp to inquire about exceptions to that requirement. Commissioner Rubenstein extended condolences to the people of Boston after the explosions during the Boston Marathon. Item #8 CLAIMS AND PAYROLL M/Goettel, S/Gepner that the following claims and payrolls be approved: U.S. BANK 04/15/2013 Section 8 Checks: 123252 - 123371 $ 158,186.25 HRA Checks: 31718 - 31745 $ 60,922.94 TOTAL $ 219,109.19 Motion carried 4-0. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:. p.m. Date Approved: June 17, 2013 'Steven J. Ream Actin Ch- r Nancy Gibbs i ,4fin S•-rk City Clerk Actin! Executive Director