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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/10/1997 AGENDA MAPLEWOOD HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY JUNE 10, 1997 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL MAPLEWOOD ROOM 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes May 13, 1997 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Communications 6. Unfinished Business a. In-fill Development Study b. 1996-1997 HRA Annual Report 7. New Business 8. Date of Next Meeting July 8, 1997 9. Adjournment c:HRAAGEND.MEM MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY JUNE 10, 1997 Prior to officially calling the Maplewood HRA meeting to order, Chairperson Lorraine Fischer reported on the truth-in-housing disclosures being filed at city hall. It was her conclusion that many homes are either not being inspected or the reports are not being filed in a timely manner. Commissioner Whitcomb said the ordinance should either be enforced or eliminated. Ken Roberts offered to do a mailing to remind the housing evaluators of the requirements. He also suggested calling the board of realtors so they could notify the real-estate agents of Maplewood's ordinance. Ms. Fischer had a list of homes now for sale in Maplewood that she had taken from the local newspaper. The commissioners will each investigate a number of these homes to see if they have complied with the truth-in-housing ordinance. The commissioners also discussed the Habitat for Humanity housing program, the livable communities program and affordable housing in Maplewood. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Fischer called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL HRA Commissioners: Lorraine Fischer, Tom Connelly, Larry Whitcomb, Joe O'Brien Staff: Ken Roberts, associate planner 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES May 13,1997 Commissioner Connelly moved approval of the minutes of May 13, 1997, as submitted. Commissioner O'Brien seconded. Ayes-- all The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner O'Brien moved approval of the agenda as submitted. Commissioner Connelly seconded. Ayes--all 5. COMMUNICATIONS Ken Roberts, associate planner, reminded the commissioners of the annual Maplewood tour which will be held on Monday, June 30, 1997, at 5:30 p.m. Maplewood HRA Minutes of 06-10-97 -2- Mr. Roberts shared some additional information about the Metro HRA and an update from Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota on the Share-A-Home program. He said that, since 1986, 27 home-share matches have been made from 69 applications. A total of $26,295 has been spent by the city on the program. Mr. Roberts also mentioned the drop in participating organizations since the program first began. Commissioner Fischer thought the single-parent situation was ideal for home share. She also spoke about services that are now available for the elderly that did not exist years ago. The commissioners felt that the share-a home program provides a service to the community. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. In-Fill Development Study Ken Roberts, associate planner, summarized the staff report. Commissioner Whitcomb said he was concerned with the preservation of the property owners' rights. Commissioner Fischer thought the property owner should be allowed the number of lots that he was previously assessed and had utilities provided for. Commissioner Whitcomb felt that if the property owner, by virtue of the change in number of potential lots, experiences loss in property value he should be reimbursed. The board discussed refunding of assessment money if this number of lots was not allowed. Ms. Fischer and Mr. Whitcomb asked that these concerns be reflected in the ordinance. Mr. Roberts said one of the goals of the in-fill study is to provide more tools to help city staff work with developers to make projects compatible and tolerable to neighbors. Commissioner Fischer also felt that requiring a PUD (planned unit development) for every site would do more to preserve the environment than the plat process. Commissioner Whitcomb moved the Maplewood Housing and Redevelopment Authority recommend approval of ordinance which revises Subsection 36-69 (lot dimensions) and Section 30 (subdivisions) of the city code with the inclusion in Section 30-5, A. 6. of wordage to reflect the concern that single lots that have been assessed for more than one unit should be considered as the greater number of lots and this should be reflected when computing the neighborhood average lot size. Commissioner Whitcomb also moved the Maplewood Housing and Redevelopment Authority recommend approval of the ordinance which revises Subsections 36-438, 36- 440, 36-441, and 36-443 about CUPs and planned unit developments, and the administrative policy about neighborhood meetings. Commissioner Connelly seconded. Ayes-all The motion passed. B. 1996-1997 HRA Annual Report Ken Roberts re-introduced the annual report. This item was on the agenda for the May 13,1997, HRA meeting but was not discussed because the meeting was running late in the evening. Commissioner Whitcomb thought the work program was huge and preferred to concentrate on one or two items. Mr. Roberts pointed out that Item 3 -review of Maplewood HRA Minutes of 06-10-97 -3- ordinances and policies that affect housing-was already reviewed at this meeting. He also mentioned that participation in the Metropolitan Council and MHFA programs was on- going. Mr. Whitcomb suggested the HRA review the cost benefit of participating in the Met Council programs. Chairperson Fischer proposed considering options for marginal deteriorating housing. Commissioner Connelly moved approval of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority Annual Report for March 1996 through February 1997, amended so that Item 4 (study the issue of deteriorating housing and consider possible solutions) becomes Item 2, Item 3 becomes 4 and the remaining items are numbered accordingly. Commissioner Whitcomb seconded. Ayes-all The motion passed. 7. NEW BUSINESS Commissioner Whitcomb said he would not be renewing his term on the commission which will expire this year. Ken Roberts will advertise for new applicants. The commissioners complimented the city on the format for the board/commission appreciation dinner. 8. DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next HRA meeting is tentatively scheduled for July 8, 1997. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:08 p.m.