04-21-08 Regular
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
April 21, 2008
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chair Sandahl at 7:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
HRA Members
Present: Sue Sandahl Chair; Martin Kirsch; Joan Helmberger; Doris Rubenstein;
and David Gepner.
Staff Present: Steven L. Devich, Executive Director; John Stark, Interim Community
Development Director/HRA Manager; Karen Barton, Community
Development Manager; and Nancy Gibbs, City Clerk.
Item #1 HRA APPROVAL OF MINUTES
M/Helmberger, S/Rubenstein to approve the minutes of the (1) Special HRA/City
Council/Planning Commission Worksession of February 19, 2008 and (2) Regular HRA Meeting of
February 19, 2008.
Motion carried 5-0.
HRA APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Item #2
M/Gepner, S/Rubenstein to approve the agenda.
Motion carried 5-0.
HRA Meeting April 21, 2008
Item #3 CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTING CORRIDOR HOUSING INITIATIVE
DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES S.R. NO. 18
Interim Community Development Director Stark presented Staff Report No. 18.
Gretchen Nichols, program officer of Twin Cities LISC, explained the Richfield Corridor
Housing Initiative development guidelines.
Commissioner Kirsch stated guidelines should be very helpful to staff.
Commissioner Gepner stated he thought this was a great exercise to get the concept
across as to how this works.
M/Gepner, S/Rubenstein to approve the Corridor Housing Initiative development guidelines.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #4 PRESENTATION REGARDING CEDAR POINT PHASE II UPDATE HRA MEMO
NO. 9
Community Development Manager Barton presented the Cedar Point Phase II update.
Jan Susee of Susee/LaNel Financial Group stated there are many changes due to financial
challenges.
Mr. Susee also stated they are working with homeowners and most are agreeable with
offers.
Community Development Manager Barton stated that they hope to bring a contract forward.
The timeline now looks to be May or June at the earliest.
Item #5 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
None.
Chair Sandahl handed out senior citizen property tax help guides.
Item #6 CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
M/Kirsch, S/Gepner that the following claims and payrolls be approved.
HRA Meeting
U.S. Bank 3-17-2008
Section 8 Checks: 113346 - 113517
HRA Checks: 30188 - 30214
TOTAL
U.S. Bank 4-21-2008
Section 8 Checks: 113518 - 113663
HRA Checks: 30215 - 30249
TOTAL
Motion carried 5-0.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:33 p.m.
Date Approved: May 19, 2008
Nancy Gibbs
City Clerk
April 21, 2008
$ 172,166.50
$ 44,234.30
$ 216,400.80
$ 172,350.06
$ 72,988.48
$ 245,338.54
Executive Director