032023 HRA
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
March 20, 2023
CALL TO ORDER
Acting Chair Vrieze Daniels called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
HRA Members
Present:
Erin Vrieze Daniels, Chair; Mary Supple; Sean Hayford Oleary, Lee Ohnesorge; and Gordon Hanson
HRA Members
Absent:
None
Staff Present:
Melissa Poehlman, Executive Director; Julie Urban, Assistant Community Development Director and LaTonia DuBois, Administrative Assistant.
Others Present:
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
M/Supple, S/Hayford Oleary to elect Erin Vrieze Daniels as Chairperson.
Motion carried 5-0
M/Supple, S/Hayford Oleary to elect Gordon Hanson as Vice Chair.
Motion carried 5-0
M/Supple, S/Hanson to elect Lee Ohnesorge to serve as Secretary.
Motion carried 5-0
OPEN FORUM
No callers
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
M/Hanson, S/Hayford Oleary to approve the minutes of the 1) Regular Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting of February 21, 2023; and 2) the joint Housing and Redevelopment Authority
and City Council work session of March 6, 2023.
Motion carried: 5-0
ITEM #1
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
M/Hayford Oleary, S/Hanson to approve the agenda.
Motion carried: 5-0
ITEM #2
CONSENT CALENDAR
Executive Director Poehlman presented the consent calendar.
M/Supple, S/Ohnesorge to approve the consent calendar.
Motion carried 5-0
ITEM #3
CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS, IF ANY, REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
None
ITEM #4
DESIGNATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MELISSA POEHLMAN AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE RICHFIELD
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR 2023.
(STAFF REPORT NO. 8)
Executive Director Poehlman presented Staff Report No. 6
M/Hayford Oleary, S/Supple to designate Community Development Director Melissa Poehlman as the Executive Director of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority for 2023.
Motion Carried:5-0
ITEM #5
HRA DISCUSSION ITEMS
Commissioner Supple stated she was pleased with the work session the HRA just had and thanked staff for setting it up.
Chair Vrieze Daniels inquired about any housing or economic development items in the current legislation.
Executive Director Poehlman stated that the current legislation would be tracked and reported to the HRA.
ITEM #6
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
None
ITEM #7
CLAIMS
M/Supple, S/Hanson that the following claims be approved:
U.S. BANK
3/20/2023
Section 8 Checks: 134656 - 134735
$203,263.07
HRA Checks: 34325 - 34342
$34,937.50
TOTAL
$238,200.57
Motion carried: 5-0
ITEM #8
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:08 p.m.
Date Approved: April 17, 2023
Erin Vrieze Daniels
HRA Chair
LaTonia DuBois Melissa Poehlman
Administrative Assistant Executive Director