HRA Minutes of October 15UNOFFICIAL
MINUTES OF HOPKINS HRA SPECIAL MEETING
October 15, 2013
A special meeting of the Hopkins Housing and Redevelopment
Authority was held October 15, 2013, at Hopkins City Hall.
Present were Chairman Eugene Maxwell, Board Members Molly
Cummings, Jason Gadd, Kristi Halverson and Cheryl Youakim. Also
present were Executive Director Mike Mornson, Assistant
Executive Director Kersten Elverum and City Attorney Jerry
Steiner.
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m.
II. NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 2013-10 Parking Lot Improvement Agreement
Ms. Elverum stated that this agreement stipulates the terms of
improvements, easements, funding, and management of the VFW
parking lot reconstruction project.
Commissioner Cummings moved, Commissioner Halverson seconded,
to approve the Parking Lot Improvement Agreement between the
Hopkins HRA and the George R. Wolff Post No. 425, Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW).
ITEM 2013-11 Amendment to Mokabaka LLC Purchase Agreement
Ms. Elverum explained that several issues have surfaced that
need to be addressed through both the Purchase Agreement and
Purchase and Redevelopment Agreement between the Hopkins HRA
and Mokabaka LLC. The issues involve recently discovered soil
conditions that must be corrected, the recommendation to
conduct a Phase II environmental assessment, and the need to
keep the project on schedule by allowing the redeveloper access
to the former Leaman's Liquor/Nelson's Meats property to
conduct the demolition work. It was noted that the demolition
of the building would be necessary under any development
scenario. She explained that the amendment to the PA allowed
the HRA to conduct the Phase II work. At the meeting she also
introduced a revised Purchase and Redevelopment Agreement for
separate approval, the purpose of which is to amend the
Purchase and Redevelopment Agreement where needed to address
the soil and demolition work.
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Commissioner Youakim moved, Commissioner Cummings seconded, to
approve the First Amendment to the Purchase Agreement between
Mokabaka LLC and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority In and
For the City of Hopkins. The motion was approved unanimously.
Commissioner Halverson moved, Commissioner Gadd seconded, to
approve the revised Purchase and Redevelopment Agreement,
amended to address the soil and demolition work. The motion
was approved unanimously.
III. ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Cummings moved, Commissioner Youakim seconded, to
adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved unanimously. The
meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Eugene J. Maxwell, Chairman
Michael J. Mornson, Executive Director