HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/11/1988 MINUTES
MAPLEWOOD HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
October 11 , 1988
1 . CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Fisher called the meeting to order at' 7 :05 p .m .
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioners :
Dale Carlson Present
Thomas Connelly Present
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Lorraine Fischer Present
Greg Schmit Absent
John Prey Absent
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Tax-Exempt Financing Requirements
Commissioner Carlson moved and Commissioner Connelly
seconded to recommend approval of the revised
requirements presented in Attachment A. Motion
carried--Ayes all .
7 . NEW BUSINESS
A. HRA/HRC Liaison
Commissioner Carlson moved and Commissioner Connelly
seconded to recommend approval of the recommendations ,
as presented in the staff report . Motion Carried--
Ayes all .
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MEMORANDUM Re j ected--_
Date
TO: City Manager
FROM: Associate Planner--Johnson
SUBJECT : HRA/HRC Commissioner Liaison
DATE: October 5 , 1988
SUMMARY
Introduction
City Staff is recommending the abandonment of a Council policy
that calls for one of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority
(HRA) Commissioners also to be a Commissioner on the Human
Relations Commission (HRC) .
Background
1 . The HRA was created in 1975, at the recommendation of the
HRC . Among Council 's initial appointees to the HRA were
commissioners from the planning and the human relations
commissions . Although not required by commission bylaws or
City code , this liaison function has been maintained since that
time . Each of these commissions is currently supported by a
full -time city employee .
2 . On October 4th the HRC recommended to drop the policy of a
liaison commissioner to the HRA . Since 1975 , the HRC has been
re-organized . It now has less members than it did at that time .
It also has acquired the no-fault grievance process which has
significantly increased the workload of its commissioners . As
such , it has been increasingly difficult to meet the liaison
obligation .
Comments
HRA commissioners are appointed to five-year terms . However ,
since November 1983 , the HRA/HRC liaison commissioner has changed
four times . At one point this position was vacant for nearly
one year . Quorum problems have resulted . The most recent
liaison , John Prey , resigned in late September . Since there is
no longer a need for a nonstaff liaison , the policy of
maintaining a nonstaff liaison should be abandoned .
Recommendation
1 . Abandon the policy of having an appointed commissioner serve
as a liaison between the HRA and HRC .
2 . Authorize the HRA and HRC to independently advertise and
recommend to Council their choice for a commissioners to replace
resigned Commissioner Prey .