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February 28, 2013 Housing and Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES OF THE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
6:00 P.M., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairperson
Jenkins. 2. ROLL CALL Commissioners Gary Kloncz, Commissioner Present Mark Jenkins, Chairperson Present Jennifer Lewis , Commissioner Present Joy Tkachuck, Commissioner
Present at 6:28 p.m. Beth Ulrich, Commissioner Present Warren Wessel, Commissioner Present Staff Michael Martin, Planner City Council Liaison Marv Koppen 3. APPROVAL OF
AGENDA Commissioner Wessel moved to approve the agenda as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Lewis. Ayes – All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Unger
moved to approve the Housing and Redevelopment Authority minutes for August 8, 2012. Seconded by Commissioner Ulrich. Ayes – Commissioner’s Ulrich & Unger Abstentions
– Commissioner’s Kloncz, Jenkins, Lewis & Wessel The motion passed. Commissioner Wessel moved to approve the Business and Economic Development Commission minutes
for November 29, 2012. Seconded by Commissioner Lewis. Ayes – Commissioner’s Jenkins, Lewis & Wessel
February 28, 2013 Housing and Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes 2 Abstentions – Commissioner’s Kloncz & Ulrich The motion passed. 5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Green Building Program Ordinance i. Planner, Michael Martin introduced Assistant Building Official, Nick Carver to give his presentation. ii. Assistant Building Official, Nick Carver
gave the Green Building Program Ordinance presentation and answered questions of the commission. Commissioner Unger moved to approve the green building program ordinance with recommended
changes to the ordinance. Seconded by Commissioner Ulrich. Ayes – All The motion passed. b. Tom Snell, White Bear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce – (stricken from agenda) c. Commissioner
Introductions The HEDC commission members introduced themselves and gave their background. d. Discussion of HEDC Meeting Time i. Michael Martin, introduced the discussion for the HEDC
meeting time. The commission discussed days and times that worked for the whole commission before deciding that the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. worked the best for the
majority of the commission members. Commissioner Ulrich moved to approve the HEDC meeting time for the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Seconded by Commissioner Wessel. Ayes
– All The motion passed. e. HEDC Rules of Procedure i. Planner, Michael Martin reviewed the HEDC Rules of Procedure. Commissioner Tkachuck moved to approve the HEDC Rules of Procedure.
Seconded by Commissioner Ulrich. Ayes – All The motion passed. f. Election of Chair and Vice Chair i. Planner, Michael Martin gave the brief background for electing the chair and
vice chair for the commission. Commissioner Wessel moved to nominate Beth Ulrich as Chairperson.
February 28, 2013 Housing and Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes 3Seconded by Commissioner Kloncz. Ayes – All The motion passed. Commissioner Wessel moved to nominate
Gary Kloncz as Vice Chairperson. Seconded by Commissioner Ulrich. Ayes – All The motion passed. g. BEDC 2012 Annual Report i. Planner, Michael Martin gave the report on the BEDC
2012 Annual Report Commissioner Lewis moved to approve the BEDC 2012 Annual Report. Seconded by Commissioner Tkachuck. Ayes – All The motion passed. h. Update on Tax-Forfeit Properties
i. Planner, Michael Martin gave the update on Tax-Forfeit Properties No action was required. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None. 8. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS
a. Recognition of KCS Consulting Firm Chairperson Jenkins recognized KCS Consulting Firm, a Maplewood business which employs 175 consultants and helps companies manage their supply
chains and provides staffing in the IT, engineering and administration areas. In 2012 KCS was named regional supplier of the year by the National Minority Supplier Development Council.
In 2011, the Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce named KCS its outstanding business of the year. b. SPACC Networking Breakfast Chairperson Jenkins attended the SPACC Networking Breakfast
held February 28, 2013, at 7:30 a.m. at the Maplewood Community Center, for a networking meeting and breakfast. Further information can be found at www.saintpaulchamber.com. 9. STAFF
PRESENTATIONS a. Resolution of Appreciation for Tammy Wilde i. Planner, Michael Martin introduced the resolution of appreciation for former HRA member, Tammy Wilde.
February 28, 2013 Housing and Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes 4 Commissioner Kloncz moved to approve the resolution of appreciation for Tammy Wilde. Seconded by Commissioner
Tkachuck. Ayes – All The motion passed. b. Development Summary i. Planner, Michael Martin gave the report on the development summary in Maplewood. No action was required. 10.
ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Ulrich adjourned the meeting at 7:57 p.m.