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AGENDA
CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Wednesday, January8, 2014
7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers -Maplewood City Hall
1830 County Road B East
1.Call to Order
2.Roll Call
3.Approval of Agenda
4.Approval of Minutes:
a.November 13, 2013
5. New Business:
a.EDA Status Report Update
6.Unfinished Business:
a.Review of Revolving Loan Fund Policy Guidelines
7.Visitor Presentations:
8.Commission Presentations:
9.Staff Presentations:
a.Development Summary (No Report)
10.Adjourn
DRAFT
MINUTES OF THE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
7:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 13, 2013
1.CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the Commissionwas held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order
at 7:00p.m.byChairperson Ulrich.
2.ROLL CALL
Commissioners
Mark Jenkins, CommissionerPresent
Gary Kloncz, CommissionerPresent
Jennifer Lewis, CommissionerPresent
Joy Tkachuck, CommissionerPresent
Beth Ulrich, ChairpersonPresent
Absent
Dennis Unger, Commissioner
Warren Wessel, CommissionerPresent
Staff
Michael Martin, Planner
Melinda Coleman, Assistant City Manager, Community Development Director
3.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
CommissionerKlonczmoved to approve the agenda as submitted.
Seconded by CommissionerJenkins.Ayes –All
The motion passed.
4.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Tkachuck stated she was absent from the meeting on October 9, 2013, and that
should be reflected.
CommissionerWesselmoved to approve the HEDC minutesfor October 9,2013.
Seconded by CommissionerLewis.Ayes –Chairperson Ulrich,
Commissioner’s Jenkins,
Kloncz, Lewis & Wessel
Abstention –Commissioner Tkachuck
The motion passed.
5.NEW BUSINESS
a.Review of Proposed Housing TIF District, 2501 Londin Lane
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i.Analyst, Tom Denaway, Springsted,Inc., 380 Jackson St., Ste 300, St. Paul, presented
and answered questions of the report.
ii.Assistant City Manager, Community Development Director, Melinda Coleman answered
questions of the commission.
Commissioner Jenkins moved to approve the proposed housing TIF District for 2501 Londin
Lane.
Seconded by Commissioner Lewis.Ayes –All
The motion passed.
b.2013Code EnforcementReport
i.Planner, Mike Martin presented the report.
The commission would like to see data from 2010, 2011, and 2012 to compare to the information
presented for 2013 and a map.
Staff said they would gather that information for the commission.
6.UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a.Review of Revolving Loan FundPolicy Guidelines
i.Assistant City Manager, Community Development Director, Melinda Coleman stated she
would like this item tabled and brought back to the commission in January due to other
pressing city business.
CommissionerJenkinsmovedto table the review of the revolving loan fund policy guidelines until
the HEDC meeting in January 2014.
Seconded by CommissionerWessel.Ayes -All
The motion passed.
b.Update of FrostAvenue Tax Forfeit Properties
i.Planner, Mike Martin presentedthe report.
No action was needed.
7.VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
8.COMMISSIONPRESENTATIONS
Commissioner Jenkins discussed an article regarding the success of WR Medical Electronics
Company and stated that if the commission is aware of Maplewood businesses that are
successful to bring the information forward to staff to share with the HEDC commission.
9.STAFF PRESENTATIONS
a.Development Summary
–Planner Martin gave the development summary on projects in the
City of Maplewood. Planner Martin discussed the Battle CreekPreserve, 2501 Londin Lane,
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Agro Pur (the former Schroeder Milk site at 2080 Rice Street, and discussed a possible senior
housing project at the Days Inn hotel by the Maplewood Mall for a senior housing project.
b.
Assistant City Manager, Community Development Director, Melinda Coleman discussed a
meeting with the Met Council regarding the Maplewood Bowl property at 1955 English Street.
10.ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Ulrichadjourned the meeting at 8:14p.m.
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Introduction
Discussion
Gladstone Neighborhood Redevelopment
Fire Stations
Targeted Improvement Areas
Housing Maintenance and Reinvestment Programs
Budget Impact
Recommendation
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Charles Ahl, City Manager
FROM:
Michael Martin, AICP, Planner
Melinda Coleman, Assistant City Manager
DATE:
December 30, 2013
SUBJECT:
Review of Revolving Loan Fund Policy Guidelines
Introduction
At the October housing and economic development commission (HEDC) meeting, staff gave the
commission examples of revolving loan fund policy guidelines from nearby and like cities. Staff
would like to continue working with the HEDC on developing a policy document to assist the city
with future loan requests.
Discussion
The city recently had its first experiencewith reviewing and considering a low-interest loan
utilizing the funding from the EDA levy. Because of this, staff would like to work with the HEDC
and EDA on developinga policy document to guide future requests. Staff gave the HEDC
examples of other cities’policies and will continue this discussion at the January 8, 2014
meeting.
Recommendation
No action required.