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03-06-2000 Special ~_ SPECIAL HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES Richfield, Minnesota March 6, 2000 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair Harms at 7:00 p.m. 1 I~ ROLL CALL HRA Members Present.' Thomas Harms; Joan Helmberger; Michael Sandahl; Kristal Stokes; and Dan Linnihan. Staff Present: Samantha Orduno, Executive Director; Thomas Ferber, City Clerk; Bruce Palmborg, Community Development Director; and John Dean, HRA Attorney. Item #1 OATH OF OFFICE TO HRA COMMISSIONER DAN LlNNIHAN City Clerk Ferber administered the Oath of Office to new HRA Commissioner Dan Linnihan. Item #2 f-IRA APPRbVAL OF AGENDA M/Sandahl, S/Stokes to approve the agenda. Motion carried 5-0. Special HRA Meeting Minutes -2- IterH #3 CQNSENT CALENDAR .March 6, 2000 A. APPROVED AUTHORI~iNG INCREASED COMPENSATION FOR REMODELING ADVISOR TO $50 PER .HOUR S.R. N0.21 M/Sandahl, S/Stokes to approve the Consent Calendar. Motion carried 5-0. Item #4 CONSIDERATION OF PROPQSED MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF RICHFIELD, RICHFIEL© HRA AND RYAN COMPANIES U.S, #NC. S.R. N0. 22 HRA Attorney Dean reviewed Staff Report No. 22 regarding a proposed Master ©evelopment Agreement between the City of RichYield, Richr""field Housing and Redevelopment Authority and Ryan Companies U. S. Inc. HRA Attorney Dean summarized the proposed terms contained in the Master Development Agreement. Chair Harms stated his concerns about the legal fees of $47,041.27 contained in section 9.1(c) of the proposed agreement. He stated he had talked to Mr. Carlson of Ryan Companies about his concerns. He stated he is proposing that the legal fees line item be deleted from the agreement at this time and that he review this issue with Ryan Companies as to what, if any, of the fees are appropriate for reimbursement and then make a recommendation to the HRA at its next meeting.. Commissioner Sandahl objected to Chair Harms negotiating with Ryan Companies for the HRA and suggested staff review the legal fees and make a recommendation to the HRA. Chair Harms stated this would. be acceptable. HRA Attorney Dean stated that Exhibit C, the Budget, also needed to be completed by staff to be presented for approval by the HRA at the same time as consideration of the legal fees issue. M/Sandahl, S/Stokes to approve the Master Development Agreement with Ryan Companies U. S. Inc. with the deletion of the $47,041.27 line item for legal fees in section 9.1(c~; and, to direct staff to review the legal fees and to present a recommendation regarding the legal fees to the HRA at its next meeting; and, a recommendation for the Budget (Exhibit C) to the HRA_at its next meeting: and, to reauest the City Council to C 1 i, consider and approve the same. Special HRA Meeting Minutes -3- March 6, 2000 Motion carried 5-0. Commissioner Linnihan requested that the Neighborhood Communication Plan (Section 3.3) be provided to the HRA as soon as it is available. Item #5 EXECUTNE DIRECTOR REPORT None. ADJOURNMENT 1 The meeting was adjourned by unanimous conse tat 7:16 p.m. Thomas E. Harms Chair Sama a uno utive Director Date Approved: ~Ia.rch 20. 2000