04-15-13 Regular HRA HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
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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.
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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.
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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