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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/09/2008 MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Pearson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Commissioner Rita Andreoli Commissioner Josh Richter Chairperson Gary Pearson Commissioner Joy Tkachuck Vice-Chairperson Beth Ulrich Present Present Present Present Absent Staff Present: Tom Ekstrand, City Planner III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Andreoli moved to approve the amended agenda, adding "Update on Code Enforcement Officer" under item 6.a. and "Review of Broadcast and Recording Ordinance" under item 7.b. Commissioner Tkachuck seconded. The motion passed. Ayes - all IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. February 13, 2008 Commissioner Andreoli moved approval of the February 13, 2008 minutes as presented. Commissioner Richter seconded The motion passed. Ayes - all V. COMMUNICATIONS None VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS . Update on Code Enforcement Officer City Planner Ekstrand presented the report from Mr. Samuelson, code enforcement officer, for the previous two months. Mr. Ekstrand reported that Mr. Samuelson will be on medical leave for another month. Mr. Ekstrand said that the planning and building inspection staff will deal with critical enforcement issues until his return. Housing and Redevelopment Authority -2- Minutes of 04-09-08 VII. NEW BUSINESS . Review of Broadcast and Recording Ordinance City planner Ekstrand presented a letter with a draft ordinance from city attorney Alan Kantrud regarding the review of the broadcast and recording ordinance for city meetings. Commissioner Tkachuck said residents have mentioned to her that they watch the broadcasts. Ms. Tkachuck said that televising the meetings is important and is a service the city needs to provide. Commissioner Andreoli suggested that a web cast of the meetings would be helpful and asked whether this could be done. Staff said he would check into this. Commissioner Pearson also favored the televising of meetings and said it is important to keep residents informed. Mr. Pearson said he felt it would be a mistake to go back to the old way. Commissioner Tkachuck moved to approve the changes in the ordinance that city meetings be televised. Commissioner Richter seconded The motion passed. Ayes - all . 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update - Housing Sections Discussion City Planner Ekstrand presented the staff report for the 2008 update of the Comprehensive Plan. Commissioner Pearson suggested that the word "design" be added on page eight under "Housing Goals." Mr. Ekstrand said that charts, graphs and figures throughout the document will need to be updated with current numbers. It was noted there is a typo on page 23 that refers to a non-existent map on page 28. It was suggested that the map on page 66 needs to be updated with a better depiction. It was also mentioned that the Share-a-Home program referenced on page 56 no longer exists and should be deleted. Commissioner Pearson said the number of manufactured homes on page 52 needs to be corrected from five to three and with a total of 750 units. VIII. DATE OF NEXT MEETING . The May 14, 2008 meeting will be rescheduled due to conflicts. Staff will notify the commission. IX. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:54 p.m.