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AGENDA
MAPLEWOOD HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
AUGUST 13, 1996
7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL
MAPLEWOOD ROOM
1. Call to Order
2. RollCall
3. Approval of Minutes
a. July 9, 1996
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Communications
6. Unfinished Business
a. Truth-in-Housing Code Change - Evaluator Licensing
b. QSA Maplewood Housing Program Study
7. New Business
8. Date of Next Meeting
a. September 10, 1996
9. Adjournment
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MINUTES OF THE
MAPLEWOOD HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
AUGUST 13, 1996
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Fischer called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
HRA Commissioners: Lorraine Fischer, Tom Connelly, and Joe O'Brien
Staff: Ken Roberts, associate planner
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. July 9, 1996
Commissioner O'Brien moved approval of the minutes of July 9, 1996. as submitted.
Commissioner Connelly seconded.
Ayes-all
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Commissioner Fischer moved approval of the agenda as submitted
Commissioner O'Brien seconded.
Ayes-all
5. COMMUNICATIONS
The commissioners talked about the 1996 annual Maplewood tour that was held on July 29, 1996.
They also discussed the status of the commercial property study.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Truth-in-Housing Code Change-Evaluator Licensing
Ken Roberts, associate planner, presented the staff report. The commission discussed
changes to the proposed ordinance that staff had made since their last meeting. These
changes included language about when an evaluator should lose his/her truth-in-housing
license. Commissioner Fischer suggested a word change in Line 4 of the proposed
ordinance. Associate Planner Roberts discussed the idea of creating a log for the city clerk's
office to document the incoming truth-in-housing reports. It was the consensus of the HRA
that the proposed ordinance (as amended at the meeting) would better meet the needs of
Maplewood.
Commissioner Connelly moved the Maplewood Housing and Redevelopment Authority
recommend adoption of the amended ordinance, changing the requirements for licensing of
truth-in-housing evaluators.
Commissioner O'Brien seconded.
Ayes-all
Maplewood HRA
Minutes of 08-13-96
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B. QSA Maplewood Housing Program Study
Ken Roberts, associate planner, presented the staff report. The HRA reached a consensus
about the housing program. Three areas of concern of the HRA were:
1. Who and how to present the proposed housing program to the city council.
2. The proposed priorities in the program. The HRA felt the transformation program could
provide benefit to the city, as could the rebuilding program.
3. The idea of forming a new advisory housing task force. The HRA does not want the
whole housing improvement initiative to be lost if the city council would object to forming
another advisory group. The HRA felt that they could do the job of advising the council
about the housing program.
The commission directed staff to talk to QSA about the above-listed concerns before the
council/manager workshop meeting.
7. NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
8. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will tentatively be scheduled for September 10, 1996.
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:22 p.m.