09-18-2000HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
~ AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
~ Richfield, Minnesota
CALL TO ORDER
Regular Meeting
September 18, 2000
The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Helmberger at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
HRA Members
Present: Joan Helmberger; Kristal Stokes; Dan Linnihan; and Michael
Sandahl.
HRA Members
Not Present: Thomas Harms.
Staff Present Samantha Orduno, Executive Director; Steven Devich, Acting City
Clerk; Bruce Palmborg, Community Development Director; and
Corrine Thomson, City Attorney.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
M/Sandahl, S/Stokes to approve the minutes of the Regular HRA Meeting of August
21.2000.
Motion carried 4-0.
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Item #1 OPPORTUNITY .FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE .HRA,.
None.
Item #2 HRA APPROVAL ~F AGEN'DA
M/Stokes, S/Sandahl to approve the agenda.
Motion carried 4-0.
Item #3 CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Approved additional funding for fiber optic lighting costs for 56th Street/I-35W bridge in
amount of $9,842.57 S.R. No. 57
B. Approved resolution consenting to assignment of limited revenue note and approving
agreement for Gramercy Park Cooperative at Lake Shore Drive S.R. No. 58
HRA RESOLUTION N0.780
RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO ASSIGNMENT OF LIMITED REVENUE NOTE
AN APPROVING AGREEMENT
This HRA Resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 780 in HRA Resolution Book
No. 6.
M/Sandahl, S/Linnihan to approve the consent calendar.
Motion carried 4-0.
Item #4 CONSIDERATION OF'RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN
PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE C'ERTAI,N REAL PROPERTIES' LQCATED
WITHIN INTERCHANGE WEST AREA. S.R. 'No. 59
Community Development Director Palmborg reviewed Staff Report No. 59 regarding
consideration of resolution authorizing eminent domain proceedings to acquire certain real _
properties located within Interchange West Area.
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Hosmer A. Brown, representing Mary Lee Whiting, 7713 Morgan Avenue,
addressed the HRA. He summarized the property dimensions and indicated that a dog
training school was being operated on the property. He spoke to the complexity of
relocating and having the property in limbo. He asked to delay adoption of this resolution
with respect to Ms. Whiting's property.
Commissioner Sandahl stated that it is in the best interest of Mr. Brown's client and
the rest of the people in the area to proceed with the resolution at'this time.
Deb Nordmarken, 6933 Sheridan Avenue, addressed the HRA regarding the
eminent domain process. She stated that she felt the HRA couldn't process without the
completed EIS process.
Corrine Thomson, Attorney for the HRA, stated that the HRA has the legal right to
proceed at this time.
M/Sandahl, S/Stokes that the following HRA resolution be adopted, that it be spread
in the HRA resolution book and that it be made part of these minutes:
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 781
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE
CERTAIN RETAIL PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN INTERCHANGE WEST AREA
Motion carried 4-0. This HRA Resolution appears as HRA Resolution No. 781 in
HRA Resolution Book No. 6.
Item #5 UPDATE ON CITY BELLA AND PRECONDITfONS TO DEVELOPMENT.,
S':R. No. 60 .
Housing and Redevelopment Manager Nordquist reviewed Staff Report No. 60
regarding the update on City Bella and preconditions to development.
Mr. Nordquist stated that the tower in the City Bella project has now been
reconfigured down to 18 stories from the 21 previously proposed.
Lou Stocco, Gramercy Corporation, presented a brief status report on the project
since the last HRA meeting.
Item #6 REDEVELOPMENT STATUS 'UPDATE
Executive Director Orduno reminded HRA Commissioners and the audience of the
Best Buy Open Houses scheduled for September 19 and 21.
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Item #7 EXECUT[VE DIRECTOR RERORT
Commissioner Sandahl reported that the Low Frequency Policy Report was
adopted by the Metropolitan Airports Commission today.
Item #8 CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
M1Stokes, S/Linnihan that the following claims and payrolls be approved:
FIRSTAR BANK
Section 8 Checks: 100951 -101071 $ 132,595.92
HRA Checks: 24526 - 24538; 24789 - 24828 $ 175,575.88
Motion carried 4-0.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:25 p.m.
: October 16, 2000
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Steven L. ®evich ~ Saman a Orduno
Acting City Clerk tive irector