12-16 HRA Regular
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
December 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; and
Present: Erin Vrieze Daniels.
HRA Members Sue Sandahl
Absent:
Staff Present: John Stark, Executive Director; and Myrt Link, Community Development
Accountant.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
M/Erin Vrieze Daniels, S/Elliott to approve the 1) Concurrent HRA, City Council and
Planning Commission Work Session of November 18, 2019; and 2) Regular Housing and
Redevelopment Authority meeting of November 18, 2019.
Motion carried 4-0.
Item #1 APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
M/Elliott, S/Regan Gonzalez to approve the agenda.
Motion carried 4-0.
Item #2 CONSIDERATION OF A TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT GERERAL FUND TO THE GRAMERCY TAX INCREMENT
FUND AND TO THE INTERCHANGE TAX INCREMENT FUND FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES. STAFF REPORT NO. 41
Executive Director Stark presented the Staff Report No. 41.
Commissioner Elliott inquired about a previous Tax Increment District’s tax petition,
Executive Director Stark offered explanation. Community Development Accountant, Myrt Link
offered further explanation regarding Tax Increments.
HRA Meeting Minutes -2- December 16,2019
M/Elliott, S/Vrieze Daniels to approve the transfer of funds from the Housing and Redevelopment
General Fund to the Gramercy Tax Increment Fund and to the Interchange Tax Increment Fund for
administrative purposes.
Motion Carried 4-0.
Item #3 HRA DISCUSSION ITEMS
Chair Supple spoke about future potential changes to the HRA bylaws to incorporate an
open forum at the beginning of future HRA meetings.
Chair Supple spoke about the upcoming census meeting. Executive Director Stark gave an
example of the importance of everyone being counted in the census.
Item #4 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
Executive Director Stark gave an update on the MWF proposal for the City Garage South
site and spoke of some preliminary development agreements that may be brought to the HRA in
the near future.
Item #5 CLAIMS
M/Elliott, S/Vrieze Daniels that the following claims be approved:
U.S. BANK 12/16/2019
Section 8 Checks: 131273-131349 $158,334.10
HRA Checks: 33762-33782 $94.057.59
TOTAL $252,391.69
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #8 ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:18 p.m.
Date Approved: January 21, 2020
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Mary B. SuOple
HRAChair
LaTo a DuBois /John S rk
Administrative Assistant Ex tive Director