09-21-1998
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
_ _ ~ Richfield, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
~~ September 21, 1998
The meeting was called to order by Chair Harms at 7:00 p.m.
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HRA Members
Present: Thomas Harms; Joan Helmberger; Kristal Stokes; Michael Sandahl
and Russ Susag.
Staff Present : James Prosser, Executive Director; Steven Devich, Acting City
Clerk; Bruce Palmborg, Community Development Director; and
Bruce Nordquist, Housing and Redevelopment Manager.
M/Susag, S/Sandahl to aoorove the minutes of the reaular HR; ~ Meetina of August
17. 1998.
Motion carried 5-0.
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No one wished to address the HRA.
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Executive Director Prosser reviewed HRA Letter No. 57 regarding the consideration
of authorization to negotiate a development agreement with Richfield State Agency for the
concept entitled Urban Village, located at the southeast quadrant of Lyndale Avenue and
66th Street.
Jan Susee, Metes and Bounds Management, spoke on behalf of Richfield State
Agency. He reviewed the Urban Village concept that the development team is proposing.
Mr. Susee described the commercial and apartment components to the project. He stated
that the commercial building would be pre-leased. The project also contains a restaurant,
an assisted-living component and a parking structure for approximately 1000 cars.
David Graham, representing Elness, Swenson, Graham Architects, Inc., described
the proposed project in greater detail. Mr. Graham presented a series of elevation
drawings and described the likely building design and materials. He also described a
center public plaza area.
Commissioner Susag asked about Pleasant Avenue and stated that he had some
concem about a potential traffic problem.
Mr. Susee responded that they are doing a traffic study and will try to be sensitive
to the concerns of the neighborhood to the south.
Executive Director Prosser stated that this project has not yet been presented to
the Planning Commission. These issues could all be addressed at the Planning
Commission meeting.
Chair Harms stated that in other instances such as this, the process would include
an exclusive developer's agreement and that such an agreement would likely be the next
step in this process.
Mr. Susee stated that they would like to move the project along to take advantage
of current interest rates.
M/Harms. S/Susag to authorize staff to prepare and execute exclusive development
agreement with Richfield State Agency with a time table. and to begin the negotiation
process for a return presentation to the HRA.
Motion carved 5-0.
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Executive Director Prosser reviewed HRA Letter No. 58 regarding authorization and
ratification of the execution of across-access easement agreement with Candlewood
Minneapolis, MN, LLC.
M/Sandahl, S/Stokes that the following HRA resolution be adopted, that it be
spread in the HRA resolution and that it be made part of these minutes:
HRA RESOLUTION N0.680
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND RATIFYING THE EXECUTION OF A CROSS-
ACCESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH CANDLEWOOD MINNEAPOLIS, MN, LLC
Motion carried 5-0. This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 680 in HRA
Resolution Book No. 68.
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Executive Director Prosser reviewed HRA Letter No. 59 regarding authorization of
approval of modiflcations to the Home Rehabilitation Deferred Loan Program.
Commissioner Susag asked what the definition of "flood" was with respect to this
program.
Executive Director Prosser stated that flood referred to surface water, not
underground water.
M/Sandahl, S/Stokes that the followingHRA resolution be adopted. that it be
spread in the HRA resolution book. that ~ be made part of these minutes:
HRA RESOLUTION N0.681
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE HOME
REHABILITATION DEFERRED LOAN PROGRAM
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Motion carried 5-0. This resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 681 in HRA
Resolution Book No. 68.
Executive Director Prosser stated that staff continue to work with the developer on
the Interchange West Project. He stated an update should be ready for the next HRA
meeting.
M/Susag, S/Sandahl that the following claims and payrolls be approved:
FIRSTAR BANK.
Section 8 Checks: 12728-12828
HRA Checks: 19244-19466; 19501-19558
Motion carried 5-0.
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous
Date Approved: 10/19/98
L. Devich
Acting City Clerk
$117,543.74
$274,973.25
at 7:43 p.m.
`Thomas E. Harms
Chair
J m D. Prosser
cutive Director
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