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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, December 13, 2023

2:00 PM

Council Chambers, City Hall

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS

Amend the 2023 Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Debt Service

Budget for the Emerald Park Tax Increment Refunding Revenue Bonds,

Series 2010

AO 23-120

Received and Filed

Amend the 2023 Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Parking

Enterprise Fund Budget to more accurately reflect actual spending

AO 23-121

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

CONSENT AGENDA

Note: Items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion with no

separate discussion. If discussion on an item is desired, the item will be removed from

the Consent Agenda for separate consideration.

Approval of the Consent Agenda

A motion was made by Commissioner Brendmoen to Approve the Consent

Agenda, Consent Agenda is Adopted

6 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner Brendmoen,

Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, and Commissioner Balenger

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Yang

Absent:

Approving the minutes of the October & November 2023 HRA meetings.

Min 23-48

Adopted

Amendment of Resolution 23-1549 to Increase the Reservation of year 2024

Low Income Housing Tax Credits for the East 7th Development, located at

892 East 7th Street, District 4, Ward 6

RES 23-1890

Adopted

Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of conduit multifamily housing

revenue obligations; approving related documents; and adopting a Housing

Program for the Marvella Phase II Project, located at 2190 Hillcrest Drive,

District 15, Ward 3

RES 23-1903

RES 23-1901

Adopted

Resolution approving and authorizing various temporary acquisition matters

and related documents for MnDOT Highway 61 (Arcade Street) Improvement

Project for HRA-owned properties located at 1111 Arcade (Parcel 80), 1170

Arcade (Parcel 74), 1046 Arcade (Parcel 56, and 1007 Arcade (Parcel 52) in

Payne-Phalen, District 5, Ward 6

Adopted

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

Allocating Housing Trust Funds to the Homeowner Rehab Program, Citywide.

RES 23-1892

Moved by Commissioner Balenger, Resolution is Adopted.

7 -

Yea:

Nay:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner Brendmoen,

Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and

Commissioner Balenger

RES 23-1888

Resolution authorizing tax increment financing spending plan authority

and approving issuance of a tax increment financing loan from

unobligated increment in the amount of $440,000 to TMREIT, LLC or

another entity that is affiliated with and controlled by TMREIT, LLC

(“Developer”) for a project at 576 Front Ave; District 6, Ward 5

Moved by Commissioner Brendmoen, 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 $70,000 from the HRA Business Assistance Fund to

SIR Cerresso Fort Boxing and Fitness, LLC, 965 Arcade St, District 5, Ward 6

RES 23-1889

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 expansion of the Saint Paul

Neighborhood Redevelopment Project Area and (ii) an amendment to the

Redevelopment Plan therefor, District 2, Ward 6

RES 23-1951

Moved by Commissioner Yang, Resolution is Adopted.

6 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Chair Tolbert,

Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and Commissioner Balenger

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Brendmoen

Abstain:

Resolution approving and authorizing (i) the establishment of The Heights JO

Companies Housing Tax Increment Financing District in the Project Area, (ii)

a Tax Increment Financing Plan therefor, and (iii) an HRA budget amendment,

District 2, Ward 6

RES 23-1904

Moved by Commissioner Yang, Resolution is Adopted.

6 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Chair Tolbert,

Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and Commissioner Balenger

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Brendmoen

Abstain:

Resolution approving and authorizing (i) the establishment of The Heights

Sherman Associates Phase I Housing Tax Increment Financing District in the

Project Area, (ii) a Tax Increment Financing Plan therefor, and (iii) an HRA

budget amendment, District 2, Ward 6

RES 23-1906

Moved by Commissioner Yang, Resolution is Adopted.

6 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Chair Tolbert,

Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and Commissioner Balenger

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Brendmoen

Abstain:

Resolution approving and authorizing (i) the establishment of The Heights

Habitat for Humanity Phase I Housing Tax Increment Financing District in the

Project Area, (ii) a Tax Increment Financing Plan therefor, (iii) an HRA budget

amendment, and (iv) the execution of a tax increment Development

Agreement and related documents, including the issuance of a TIF Note and

tax increment financing spending plan authority, District 2, Ward 6

RES 23-1940

Moved by Commissioner Yang, Resolution is Adopted.

6 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Chair Tolbert,

Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and Commissioner Balenger

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Brendmoen

Abstain:

Resolution recommending issuance of a HOME loan in the amount of

$2,600,000; recommending issuance of an SLFRF loan in the amount of

$2,547,408; recommending issuance of a sub-loan in the amount of $600,000

from a Metropolitan Council LCDA TOD Grant; and recommending execution

of a development, subrecipient and loan agreement and a sub-loan

agreement, all for the Marshall Avenue Flats Project located at 1606 Marshall

Ave; District 13, Ward 4

RES 23-1894

Moved by Commissioner Jalali, Resolution is Adopted.

6 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Chair Tolbert,

Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and Commissioner Balenger

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Brendmoen

Abstain:

Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of conduit multifamily housing

revenue bonds for The Marshall Avenue Flats located at 1606 Marshall

Avenue; adopting a Housing Program; and authorizing the execution of related

documents, District 13, Ward 4

RES 23-1914

Moved by Commissioner Jalali, Resolution is Adopted.

6 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Chair Tolbert,

Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and Commissioner Balenger

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Brendmoen

Abstain:

Resolution approving and authorizing (i) the establishment of the Snelling

Midway Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing District (a Redevelopment

district) in the Saint Paul Neighborhood Redevelopment Project Area, (ii) a

Tax Increment Financing Plan therefor, (iii) the decertification of the Snelling

Midway Renewal and Renovation TIF District, No. 344, (iv) an HRA budget

amendment, and (v) the execution of a tax increment Development

Agreement and related documents, consistent with the Term Sheet, including

the issuance of a TIF Note and tax increment financing spending plan

authority, District 13, Ward 1

RES 23-1949

Moved by Commissioner Balenger, Resolution is Adopted.

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner

Yang, and Commissioner Balenger

1 - Commissioner Prince

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Brendmoen

Abstain:

PUBLIC HEARING

Resolution approving and authorizing the sale and conveyance of a vacant lot

under the Disposition Policy for the sale of splinter parcels for residential side

yard by the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority for a parcel at

126 Winnipeg Avenue in North End, District 6, Ward 1

RES PH 23-368

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

6 -

Yea:

Nay:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Chair Tolbert,

Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang, and Commissioner Balenger

1 - Commissioner Brendmoen

Abstain:

ADJOURNMENT

Adjourned

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