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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-04-08 HRA Minutes MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Pearson called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Commissioner Rita Andreoli Commissioner Josh Richter Chairperson Gary Pearson Commissioner Joy Tkachuck Vice-Chairperson Beth Ulrich Absent Present Present Present Absent Staff Present: Tom Ekstrand. Citv Planner The City of Maplewood's new city manager, James Antonen, addressed the commission at this time, introducing himself to the commission and inviting them to stop by to visit at his office at city hall. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Richter moved to approve the amended agenda, adding the item ..Email from Michael Samuelson" under Unfinished Business. Commissioner Tkachuck seconded. The motion passed. Ayes - all IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. January 14, 2009 Commissioner Tkachuck moved to approve the minutes of January 14, 2009 as presented. Commissioner Richter seconded Ayes - all The motion passed. b. February 11, 2009 Commissioner Tkachuck moved to approve the minutes of February 11, 2009 as presented. Commissioner Richter seconded Ayes - all The motion passed. V. COMMUNICATIONS a.Discussion-Open Meeting Law, City Attorney Presentation City attorney Alan Kantrud gave a presentation on revisions to the open meeting law and responded to commissioners' comments and questions. Housing and Redevelopment Authority -2- Minutes of 04-08-09 VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a.Code Enforcement Abatement Properties Planner Ekstrand presented the map and report on the number and locations of code enforcement abatement properties in 2008 and into 2009. At this point the commission also decided to discuss the item ..Email from Michael Samuelson" that was added to the agenda. b. Email from Michael Samuelson The commission discussed the email from Michael Samuelson regarding his disagreement with staff, who favored not adopting the international code enforcement regulations. The commission decided to review this matter in one year. c. HRA Levy Authority Report The commission discussed this report on the statutory and ordinance provisions that may give the HRA levy authority for housing-related issues. Commissioner Richter asked if any neighboring cities have utilized resources for residential development and, if so, if Maplewood could view examples regarding levy authority and redevelopment. The commission discussed how the process of redevelopment might go forward with staff. Planner Ekstrand said discussion has started among staff and he feels the city manager will be giving some direction for both staff and the commission in the future. The commission requested staff provide them any information available from any first- or second-ring suburbs that have delved into this. VII. NEW BUSINESS None VIII. DATE OF NEXT MEETING May 13, 2009 A possible topic the commission considered for this meeting: a review of the effectiveness of Truth-In- Housing, with copies of the forms provided by staff, and a presentation by a Truth-In-Housing inspector. IX. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:43 p.m.