HRA MinutesUNOFFICIAL
MINUTES OF HOPKINS HRA REGULAR MEETING
August 5, 2013
A regular meeting of the Hopkins Housing and Redevelopment
Authority was held August 5, 2013, at Hopkins City Hall.
Present were Chairman Eugene Maxwell and Commissioners Molly
Cummings, Jason Gadd, Kristi Halverson and Cheryl Youakim. Also
present were Executive Director Mike Mornson, Executive
Director/Public Housing Manager Stacy Unowsky, Assistant
Executive Director Kersten Elverum, and City Attorney Wynn
Curtiss.
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m.
II. OPEN AGENDA - PUBLIC COMMENTS
No one from the public came forward to speak.
III. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve minutes of the July 9, 2013, regular meeting
2. Approve disbursements through July 31, 2013
Commissioner Halverson moved, Commissioner Cummings seconded,
to approve the consent agenda. The motion was approved
unanimously.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
1. ITEM 2013-06 Award contract for Dow Towers kitchen remodel
project
Ms. Unowsky presented the contract for kitchen replacements at
Dow Towers. She explained the project would be paid from a
combination of capital funds and reserves. There was a
discussion of the process that would be used to select the
units that would be completed during this first phase, as well
as other logistical issues of timing and scope of the
project.
Commissioner Cummings moved, Commissioner Halverson seconded,
to authorize execution of Resolution 493 and award the
contract to Frerichs Construction Company for the kitchen
remodel project at Dow Towers. The motion was approved
unanimously.
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2. ITEM 2013-07 Findings of substandard properties—Block 64
Ms. Elverum presented a resolution establishing the existence
of substandard structures on Block 64 that would be needed to
establish a tax increment financing (TIF) district if the
buildings were demolished. She explained that the action
would preserve the right to establish a TIF district within
three years, but that the resolution did not mean a TIF
district would have to be created.
Commissioner Cummings moved, Commissioner Halverson seconded,
to adopt Resolution 494, finding the existence of structurally
substandard real property that may be included in a tax
increment district pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section
469.174, Subdivision 10(d). The motion was approved
unanimously.
V. ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Youakim moved, Commissioner Gadd seconded, to
adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved unanimously. The
meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m.
Eugene J. Maxwell, Chairman
Michael J. Mornson, Executive Director