041524 HRA MinutesHOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
April 15, 2024
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Vrieze Daniels called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
HR4 Members Erin Vrieze Daniels, Chair; Gordon Hanson; Sean Hayford
Present: Oleary; and Mary Supple
HRA Members
Absent: John Young
Staff Present: Melissa Poehlman, Community Development Director; Julie
Urban, Assistant Community Development Director; and Dustin
Leslie; City Clerk.
OPEN FORUM
Chair Vrieze Daniels gave instructions on how to participate in the open forum. No one
spoke.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
M/Supple, S/Hanson to approve the minutes of the regular Housing and Redevelopment
Authority meeting of March 18, 2024.
Motion carried: 4-0
ITEM #1 APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
M/Hanson, S/Hayford Oleary to approve the agenda.
Motion carried: 4-0
ITEM #2 APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
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Community Development Director Poehlman presented the Consent Calendar.
A. Consideration of a resolution authorizing the execution of a Developer Agreement
with the West Hennepin Affordable Land Housing Trust, dba Homes within Reach, for
the acquisition, rehabilitation and sale of houses under the new program.
M/Supple, S/Hanson to approve the consent calendar.
Motion carried: 4-0
ITEM #3 CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS, IF ANY, REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR
None.
ITEM #4 CONSIDERATION OF THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6525 PENN AVENUE SOUTH
Assistant Community Development Director Urban presented the report.
M/Supple, S/Hayford Oleary to adopt the resolution authorizing the Purchase of real
property ocated at 6525 Penn Avenue South.
Motion carried 4-0
CONSIDER A PRELIMINARY DONATION AGREEMENT WITH OLIN 1, LLC TO
ITEM #5 EXPLORE THE DONATION OF THE PROPERTY AT 1620 —1640 78TH STREET
EAST TO THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Community Development Director Poehlman gave the report.
M/Hayford Oleary, S/Supple to approve the Preliminary Donation Agreement with Oiin 1
LLC to explore the acceptance of property at 1620 and 1640 — 78th Street East
Motion carried 4-0
ITEM #6 HRA DISCUSSION ITEMS
Supple thanked City Clerk Leslie for his service to the City of Richfield.
Chair Vrieze Daniels thanked LaTonia DuBois for her work.
Hayford Oleary spoke about the bike tour he attended.
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ITEM #7 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
None.
ITEM #8 CLAIMS
M/Supple, S/Hanson that the following claims be approved:
U.S. BANK
4/15/2024
HRA Checks: #37029 - 37039
$41,386.48
Section 8 Checks: #134737 - 134820
$215,006.11
TOTAL
$257,392.59
Motion carried: 4-0
ITEM #9 ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:19 p.m.
Date Approved: May 20, 2024
Erin Vil Dani
HRA Ch it
LaTonia DuBois Melissa Poehlman
Administrative Assistant Community Development Director