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Meeting Minutes - Action Only

Housing & Redevelopment Authority

Chair Chris Tolbert

Commissioner Russel Balenger

Commissioner Amy Brendmoen

Commissioner Mitra Jalali

Commissioner Rebecca Noecker

Commissioner Jane L. Prince

Commissioner Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

2:00 PM

Council Chambers, City Hall

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

Amending the 2023 HRA Parking Enterprise fund to more accurately reflect

AO 23-109

capital repairs

Received and Filed

ROLL CALL

6 -

Present

Absent

Commissioner Rebecca Noecker, Commissioner Jane L. Prince,

Commissioner Amy Brendmoen, Chair Chris Tolbert, Commissioner Mitra

Jalali, and Commissioner Russel Balenger

1 - Commissioner Nelsie Yang

FOR DISCUSSION

Commissioner Yang Arrived

7 -

Present

Commissioner Rebecca Noecker, Commissioner Jane L. Prince,

Commissioner Amy Brendmoen, Chair Chris Tolbert, Commissioner Mitra

Jalali, Commissioner Nelsie Yang, and Commissioner Russel Balenger

Amend the 2023 HRA Loan Enterprise fund budget to reflect a loan payoff

used to repay an advance from the HRA Parking Enterprise fund, Citywide

RES 23-1622

Moved by Commissioner Noecker, Resolution is Adopted.

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner Brendmoen,

Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and

Commissioner Balenger

Authorizing a loan up to $49,800 from the HRA Business Assistance fund to

Abyssinia General Trading dba Erta Ale Ethiopian, 308 Prince St. District 17,

Ward 2

RES 23-1623

RES 23-1625

RES 23-1668

Moved by Commissioner Noecker, Resolution is Adopted.

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner Brendmoen,

Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and

Commissioner Balenger

Resolution approving and authorizing an amendment to a Temporary Parking

License Agreement with Hope Community Academy to use a portion of

HRA-owned property located at 694 Minnehaha Avenue E., District 4, Ward 7

Moved by Commissioner Prince, Resolution is Adopted.

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner Brendmoen,

Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and

Commissioner Balenger

Resolution approving and authorizing (i) the execution of a tax increment

financing development agreement, including the issuance of a TIF Note, a

contingent supplemental TIF note, and tax increment financing spending plan

authority, and (ii) approving an HRA budget amendment, all for the Landmark

Towers project located at 345 St. Peter Street, District 17, Ward 2

Moved by Commissioner Noecker, Resolution is Adopted.

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner Brendmoen,

Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and

Commissioner Balenger

Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Legal Services

Agreement with Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Citywide

RES 23-1666

Moved by Commissioner Prince, Resolution is Referred to the Housing &

Redevelopment Authority, due back on 11/8/2023.

7 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner Brendmoen,

Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and

Commissioner Balenger

Nay:

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Resolution approving and authorizing the sale and conveyance of 652

Sherburne Avenue; recommending issuance of a Community Development

Block Grant loan in the amount of $949,500; approving issuance of a Tax

Increment Financing loan from unobligated increment in the amount of

$386,279; approving an HRA budget amendment; and authorization to enter

into a development agreement, District 7, Ward 1

RES PH 23-329

Moved by Commissioner Balenger, Resolution-Public Hearing is Adopted.

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner Brendmoen,

Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and

Commissioner Balenger

Resolution approving the issuance by the City of Coon Rapids of conduit

Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds on behalf of Mississippi View Housing

Partners, LP using, in part, recycled bonding authority from the Fairview &

University Project, Fairview Avenue & University Avenue, District 11, Ward 4

RES PH 23-330

Moved by Commissioner Jalali, Resolution-Public Hearing is Adopted.

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner Brendmoen,

Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and

Commissioner Balenger

GUEST SPEAKER

Ramsey County HRA presentation

SR 23-210

Received and Filed

ADJOURNMENT

Adjourned

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