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HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
November 15, 2010
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chair Sandahl at 7:02 p.m.
OATH OF OFFICE
City Clerk Gibbs presented the Oath of Office to Commissioner Debbie Goettel.
ROLL CALL
HRA Members
Present: Sue Sandahl, Chair; Joan Helmberger; Debbie Goettel, Doris Rubenstein
and Steven Quam.
Staff Present: Steve Devich, Executive Director; John Stark, Community Development
Director; Karen Barton, Community Development Manager and Nancy
Gibbs, City Clerk.
Item #1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR HRA MEETING OF OCTOBER 18, 2010
M/Rubenstein, S/Helmberger to approve the minutes of the October 18, 2010 Regular HRA
Meetin .
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #2 HRA APPROVAL OF AGENDA
M/Quam, S/Goettel to approve. the agenda.
Motion carried 5-0
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Added Item #7A
Chair Sandahl requested that commissioner discussion be added to the agenda
effective next meeting.
Item #3 PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING RESOLUTION GRANTING NONEXCLUSIVE
EASEMENT FOR ACCESS PURPOSES FOR MERIDIAN CROSSINGS (SOUTH OF
77T" STREET) OVER PORTION OF EMERSON AVENUE OWNED BY RICHFIELD
HRA S.R. 38
Community Development Director Stark presented Staff Report No. 38.
M/Sandahl, S/Quam to close the public hearing.
Motion carried 5-0.
M/Rubenstein, S/Goettel that the following resolution be adopted and that it be made a part
of these minutes:
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1082
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GRANTING OF AN EASEMENT
OVER AND ACROSS REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN
THE INTERSTATE-LYNDALE-NICOLLET (ILN) TAX INCREMENT DISTRICT
Motion carried 5-0. This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 1082.
Item #4 CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR SUBORDINATION OF HRA
TRANSFORMATION HOME LOAN AT 6945-14T" AVENUE S.R. NO. 39
Assistant Community Development Director Barton presented Staff Report #39.
Property owner Theodore Fletcher was present for questions along with Mr. Brad Dickinson
of 10336 Morris Rd. Bloomington, MN. Mr. Dickinson helped the Fletcher's with their first mortgage
and was available for questions and also explained current program that Fletchers are trying to
participate in.
After some discussion Commission Member Quam stated that he was not ready to go
forward with this request.
M/Sandahl, S/Goettel to consider the request for subordination of HRA Transporation Home
Loan at 6945-14t" Avenue.
Motion carried 4-1. Quam opposed.
Item #5 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AMENDED
AND RESTATED TAX INCREMENT PLEDGE AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF
RICHFIELD RELATING TO CITY'S PENN AVENUE BRIDGE BONDS S.R. NO. 40
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Community Development Stark presented Staff Report No. 40.
M/Sandahl, S/Rubenstein that the following resolution be adopted and that it be made a part
of these minutes:
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1083
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AMENDED
AND RESTATED TAX INCREMENT PLEDGE AGREEMENT WITH
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD RELATING TO THE CITY'S GENERAL
OBLIGATION TAX INCREMENT REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES
20106, IN THE APPROXIMATE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF $6,465,000
Motion carried 5-0. This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 1083.
Item #6 CONSIDERATION OF GUIDELINES FOR RICHFIELD REDISCOVERED LOT SALE
PROGRAM S.R. N0.41
Assistant Community Development Director Barton presented Staff Report No. 41.
Commission Member Quam suggested that language state either a letter of credit or escrow
money with the HRA.
M/Quam, S/Goettel to approve the guidelines for Richfield Rediscovered Lot Sale Pro rq am.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #7 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT e
Executive Director Devich reported, at next month meeting there will be a recognition of
David Gepner.
Item #7A
Commission Member Rubenstein restated a thank you to everyone that was involved in
planning process of new crosstown project.
Item #8 CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
M/Quam, S/Sandahl that the following claims and payrolls be approved:
U.S. Bank 11/15/2010
Section 8 Checks: 119401-119825 $ 158,908.00
HRA Checks: 31038 - 31062 $ 57,934.12
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TOTAL $ 216,842.12
Motion carried 5-0.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:50 p.m.
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Date Approved: December 20, 2010 ~~ ! ~ ~ "'"'' `
Su n M. S ndahl _
Nancy Gibbs
City Clerk
Director