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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, May 10, 2023

ROLL CALL

2:00 PM

Council Chambers, City Hall

6 - Commissioner Rebecca Noecker, Commissioner Jane L. Prince,

Commissioner Amy Brendmoen, Chair Chris Tolbert, Commissioner Mitra

Jalali, and Commissioner Russel Balenger

Present

Absent

1 - Commissioner Nelsie Yang

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Approving the minutes of the April 2023 HRA meetings

Min 23-22

Moved by Commissioner Jalali, Approval of Minutes is Adopted.

6 - Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner

Brendmoen, Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, and Commissioner

Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Yang

Absent:

FOR DISCUSSION

RES 23-695

Resolution authorizing additional expenditures for the redevelopment

of 800 Robert Street South, District 3, Ward 2

Moved by Commissioner Noecker, Resolution is Adopted.

6 - Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner

Brendmoen, Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, and Commissioner

Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Yang

Absent:

Authorizing a loan up to $100,000.00 from the HRA Business Assistance

Fund and waiving certain Business Assistance Fund provisions to The

Minnesota Museum of American Art, 350 Robert Street South Suite 101,

District 17, Ward 2

RES 23-696

Moved by Chair Tolbert, Resolution is Referred to the Housing &

Redevelopment Authority, due back on 5/24/2023.

6 - Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner

Brendmoen, Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, and Commissioner

Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Yang

Absent:

Amending the 2023 HRA Parking Enterprise Fund budget for Lawson Retail,

located at 367 Wabasha Street, District 17, Ward 2

RES 23-338

Moved by Commissioner Noecker, Resolution is Adopted.

6 - Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner

Brendmoen, Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, and Commissioner

Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Yang

Absent:

Authorization to designate GloryVille LLC, a Minnesota limited liability

company as tentative developer of 1570 White Bear Avenue, Saint Paul, MN,

District 2, Ward 6

RES 23-697

Moved by Commissioner Brendmoen, Resolution is Adopted.

6 - Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner

Brendmoen, Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, and Commissioner

Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Yang

Absent:

Resolution authorizing a partial waiver of the Sustainable Building Ordinance

for projects at 810 Atlantic Street, 560 Brunson Street, 729 Burr Street, 1195

Bush Avenue, 695 Cook Avenue East, 186 Front Avenue, 231 Front Avenue,

6 George Street West and 930 York Avenue, Districts 3, 4, 5 and 6, Wards 1,

2 and 6

RES 23-698

Moved by Commissioner Balenger, Resolution is Adopted.

6 - Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner

Brendmoen, Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, and Commissioner

Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Yang

Absent:

Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of conduit multifamily housing

revenue bonds for The Balsam on Broadway located at 540 Broadway

Street; adopting a Housing Program; approving a waiver of the HRA

Maximum Developer Fee Guidelines; and authorizing the execution of related

documents, District 4, Ward 2

RES 23-700

Moved by Commissioner Noecker, Resolution is Adopted.

6 - Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner

Brendmoen, Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, and Commissioner

Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Yang

Absent:

PUBLIC HEARING

Resolution giving preliminary approval to the proposed issuance of conduit

multifamily housing revenue bonds for the Sibley Court Apartments located

at 484 Temperance Street and Sibley Park Apartments located at 211 7th

Street East, under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462C; and adopting a

Housing Program, District 17 Ward 2

RES PH 23-115

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

6 - Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner

Brendmoen, Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, and Commissioner

Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Yang

Absent:

ADJOURNMENT

Adjourned

Housing and Redevelopment Authority Board of Commissioners (HRA) meetings are

open for in person attendance, but the public may also comment on public hearing

items in writing or via voicemail.

Any comments and materials submitted by 12:00 p.m. of the day before the meeting

will be attached to the public record and available for review by the Board.

Comments may be submitted as follows:

Written public comment on public hearing items can be submitted to

HRAHearing@ci.stpaul.mn.us or by voicemail at 651-266-6806.

Live testimony will be taken in person in the Council Chambers, Third Floor City Hall.

Members of the public may view HRA meetings online at

https://stpaul.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx or on local cable Channel 18.