07-20-2021 HRA Regular Meeting MINUTES OF THE HRA REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Hopkins Housing and
Redevelopment Authority was held on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at City Hall, 1010 1st Street South, Hopkins. Mayor Gadd called the
meeting to order with Commissioners Halverson, Hunke, Beck and Brausen attending.
Also present were Executive Director Mike Mornson and Assistant Executive Director
Kersten Elverum.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Beck Second by Brausen
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda.
1. Approve Minutes of the June 1, 2021, regular meeting
2. Approve Disbursements through June 29, 2021
Ayes: 5.
Nays: 0. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Preliminary Development Agreement between the City of Hopkins Housing and
Redevelopment Authority and Alatus LLC (HRA2021-03)
Assistant Executive Director Kersten Elverum presented an overview of the preliminary
development agreement. The City of Hopkins has been working with the Minnehaha
Creek Watershed District on selecting a developer for the 325 Blake Road site and the
City Council and Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Board voted for Alatus as the
preferred developer at the June 17 City Council meeting. The intent of the Preliminary
Development Agreement is to give the developer time to work through the project
development without being in a competitive situation with other developers, and ensures
the City that costs incurred will be paid by the developer. A final agreement between the
City, the developer and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District is being drafted and
will be presented to the City Council at an upcoming meeting.
Motion by Brausen Second by Halverson
Motion to approve the Preliminary Development Agreement between the
Hopkins Housing and Redevelopment Authority and Alatus LLC.
Ayes: 5.
Nays: 0. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the HRA and upon a motion by
Halverson, second by Brausen, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
son G dd, Chair
Mic ael . 'Vlornson, Executive Director