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January 8, 2014 Housing and Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES OF THE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
7:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Chairperson
Ulrich. 2. ROLL CALL Commissioners Gary Kloncz, Commissioner Absent Mark Jenkins, Commissioner Present Jennifer Lewis , Commissioner Absent Joy Tkachuck, Commissioner
Present Beth Ulrich, Chairperson Present Dennis Unger, Commissioner Present Warren Wessel, Commissioner Present Staff Michael Martin, Planner Melinda Coleman,
Assistant City Manager, Community Development Director 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Staff added 5. b. Election of Officers. Commissioner Tkachuck moved to approve the agenda as amended.
Seconded by Commissioner Jenkins. Ayes – All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Wessel moved to approve the minutes for November 13, 2013 . Seconded
by Commissioner Tkachuck. Ayes – Chairperson Ulrich, Commissioner’s Jenkins, Tkachuck & Wessel Abstention – Commissioner Unger The motion passed.
5. NEW BUSINESS a. EDA Status Report Update i. Assistant City Manager, Community Development Director, Melinda Coleman gave an update on the EDA Status report on Maplewood projects
such as the Maplewood Bowling site, Maplewood fire stations, Gladstone area and other areas that the city council was updated about December 2013.
January 8, 2014 Housing and Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes 2 No action was required. b. Election of Officers i. Planner, Mike Martin discussed the process
to elect a new Chair and Vice Chair for 2014. In 2013 Beth Ulrich served as the Chair and Gary Kloncz as the Vice Chair. Commissioner Wessel volunteered to serve as the Chairperson
and Commissioner Tkachuck said she would serve as the Vice Chair. Commissioner Jenkins moved to elect Commissioner Warren Wessel as Chairperson and Commissioner Joy Tkachuck as
Vice Chair. Seconded by Commissioner Unger. Ayes – All The motion passed. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Review of Revolving Loan Fund Policy Guidelines i. Assistant City
Manager, Community Development Director, Melinda Coleman gave the report on the review of the revolving loan fund policy guidelines and answered questions of the commission. The
commission asked Assistant City Manager Coleman questions about the revolving loan fund policy guidelines. The commission had a discussion and decided to individually email staff with
concerns and ideas and staff will schedule a workshop for the HEDC commission. No action was required. 7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None. 8. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS None.
9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. Development Summary - Planner Martin gave an update on a new proposal in Maplewood for Hobby Lobby at 3000 White Bear Avenue in the Plaza 3000 building,
with a 60,000 square foot proposal in the old Larkin Dance Studio location, as well as some other open space. The CDRB will review the proposal at their January 28, 2014 meeting.
10. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Ulrich adjourned the meeting at 7:54 p.m.