09-16 HRA Regular
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
September 16, 2019
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chair Supple at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
HRA Members Mary Supple, Chair; Pat Elliott; Maria Regan Gonzalez, Sue Sandahl, and
Present: Erin Vrieze Daniels.
Staff Present: John Stark, Executive Director; Julie Urban, Housing Manager; and Myrt
Link, CD Accountant.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Commissioner Vrieze Daniels asked that the word “curiosity” be used instead of “interest” on
page two of the regular minutes.
M/Elliott, S/Regan Gonzalez to approve the minutes for the Concurrent City Council and
Housing and Redevelopment Authority Work Session of August 19, 2019, and the amended
minutes for the Regular Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting of August 19, 2019.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #1 APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
M/Sandahl, S/Elliott to approve the agenda.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #2 CONSENT CALENDAR
Executive Director Stark called the Commissioners’ attention to the corrected attachment
that had been distributed and then presented the Consent Calendar:
A. Consideration of a resolution approving an Amendment to the Contract for Private
Development for Cedar Point II.
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1340
RESOLUTION APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT FOR PRIVATE
DEVELOPMENT WITH NHH COMPANIES, LLC
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In response to a question from Commissioner Regan Gonzalez, Community Development
Director Stark explained that the amendment related to the apartment component of the project
only but that the site work for the townhome and apartment components is interrelated so the
timing was dependent on the townhome schedule.
M/Sandahl, S/Elliott to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #3 CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS, IF ANY, REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
No items were removed from the Consent Calendar.
Item #4 PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE
RICHFIELD HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY’S FIVE-YEAR
PUBLIC HOUSING PLAN (SR NO. 31)
Housing Manager Urban presented the staff report explaining that the Department of
Housing and Urban Development requires the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) to
prepare and submit a Public Housing Plan every five years detailing how the HRA plans to serve
low, very low and extremely low income households.
Chair Supple opened the public hearing.
M/Vrieze Daniels, S/Sandahl to close the public hearing.
Motion carried 5-0.
M/Regan Gonzalez, S/Sandahl to approve the Richfield Housing and Redevelopment
Authority’s Five-Year Public Housing Plan.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #5 CONSIDERATION OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE RICHFIELD HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT
STATUS UPDATE (SR NO. 32)
Community Development Accountant Link presented the staff report and invited Rebecca
Kurtz from Ehlers to review the Tax Increment Financing District Status Update for the
Commissioners.
Ms. Kurtz first confirmed that the HRA is able to meet all of its obligations. She explained
that two districts would be decertified at the end of the year and that the City’s tax capacity will
increase as a result. She then explained the status of each district.
Commissioner Sandahl asked about the balance in the Housing and Redevelopment fund,
and Executive Director Stark explained that that was something we were looking at so that the full
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amount could be invested in the community. If the balance is not spent, the funds will need to be
returned to the County and redistributed to all the tax jurisdictions.
Chair Supple asked if there were additional delays in the Cedar Point II apartment project,
would there be a risk of not having enough life left in the TIF District to meet our obligations. Ms.
Kurtz explained that typically there is a five year deadline from the date a district is certified to
expend qualified costs, but that the apartment component is part of an existing district that has no
five-year rule.
Executive Director Stark pointed out that the increased taxes from the decertified districts
were not taken into account in the budgets that were recently approved, so those additional taxes
will help to buy down the levy for next year.
M/Vrieze Daniels, S/Sandahl to accept the Richfield Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Tax Increment Financing District Status Update.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #6 PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZING THE
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT OF A HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY DEFERRED LOAN AT 7005 COLUMBUS AVENUE (SR NO. 33)
Housing Manager Urban presented the staff report explaining that the owner of 7005
Columbus had received a deferred loan in 2015 but was now facing foreclosure. She requested
that, given the tight timing of the impending foreclosure, the Executive Director be given the
authority to negotiate a settlement on the HRA’s behalf.
M/Vrieze Daniels, S/Elliot to authorize the Housing and Redevelopment Authority Executive
Director to negotiate a settlement of a Housing and Redevelopment Authority Deferred Loan at
7005 Columbus Avenue.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #7 HRA DISCUSSION ITEMS
Chair Supple mentioned that the Tour of Remodeled Homes was taking place on October
5. Housing Manager Urban stated that information about the Tour was available on the City’s
website and that a mailing would be going out this week.
Item #8 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
Executive Director Stark stated that another successful Penn Fest took place on Sunday
and that information about the HRA’s housing programs was available. He also encouraged
Commissioners to look for the new banners on Penn Avenue that HRA funds paid for.
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Item #9 CLAIMS AND PAYROLLS
MNrieze Daniels, S/Sandahl that the following claims and payroll be approved:
U.S. BANK 08/19/2019
Section 8 Checks: 131040 - 131116 $160,079.55
HRA Checks: 33706 - 33720 $79,507.02
TOTAL $239,586.57
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #8 ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:52 p.m.
Date Approved: October 21, 2019
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