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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-09-20 HEDC Minutes MINUTES OF THE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 6:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order at 6:01 p.m. by Chairperson Jenkins. 2. ROLL CALL Commissioners Denis Dupee, Commissioner Present Brian Finley, Commissioner Absent Mark Jenkins, Chairperson Present Jennifer Lewis , Commissioner Absent Benosi Maduka, Commissioner Present Joy Tkachuck, Vice Chair Present Dennis Unger, Commissioner Present Staff Michael Martin, Planner, Economic Development Coordinator Jason Brash, Building Official 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Tkachuck moved to approve the agenda as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Dupee. Ayes – All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Tkachuck moved to approve the minutes for May 17, 2018 as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Dupee. Ayes – All The motion passed. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Rental Housing Licensing Discussion i. Economic Development Coordinator, Mike Martin gave the report on Rental Housing Licensing and answered questions of the commission. ii. Building Official, Jason Brash, addressed and answered questions of the commission regarding rental housing. Commissioner Maduka had concerns about evictions, records and plaguing. He asked if other agencies already do similar inspections for subsidized units/tenants. He was worried about any overlap. Commissioner Dupee asked about standards between subsidized and market rate housing. September 20, 2018 1 Housing and Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes Chairperson Jenkins asked if there is a gap or a need that the city is trying to address. If there is no need to address it here than why is the city doing it? Is it just to get in line with what other cities are doing? Chairperson Jenkins asked how manufactured home parks that have rentals would fit in here. Chairperson Jenkins wanted to make sure the city is not creating disincentives for rentals particularly single-family homes. He would want to make sure to give landlords plenty of time to account for new fees and requirements. There should be incentives for engaging in the rental licensing program. Commissioner Dupee would like more information on what the benefits of this are. If there are already problem properties or code issues aren’t there tools the city can utilize to address the issues? Chairperson Jenkins stated he supports the process of the city looking further into this over the next 6 months and what the benefit is. b. North End Vision Plan and Selection of Working Group Member i. Economic Development Coordinator, Mike Martin gave the report on the North End Vision Plan and the Selection of a Working Group Member Commissioner Maduka moved to recommended nominating Joy Tkachuck to be the North End Vision Plan working group member. Seconded by Commissioner Dupee. Ayes – All The motion passed. c. Update on 2018 Business Engagement Program (No Report) i. Economic Development Coordinator, Mike Martin gave a brief update on the 2018 Business Engagement Program. Commissioners spoke regarding their experience during the business engagement visits. d. Community Engagement Breakfast – November 1 (No Report) This is held at Maplewood Community Center November 1, 2018. More information will be on the city’s website. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None. 8. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS Chairperson Jenkins discussed the new packet format he likes the report piece but he misses the power point part and more informative pieces. It is nice to have the summary but he felt the more information staff can provide the commission, the better. September 20, 2018 2 Housing and Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. Development Summary (No Report) Staff discussed the development of 152 unit market rate apartments called Trails Edge that would be located by Costco. 3M requested permission to put up window and banner displays as part of their marketing for 3M. 10. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Jenkins adjourned the meeting at 7:58 p.m. September 20, 2018 3 Housing and Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes