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CITY OF FRIDLEY
HOIIBING & REDEVELOPMENT AIITHORITY MEETING, JIINE 8, 1995
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Commers called the June 8, 1995, Housing &
Redevelopment Authority meeting to order at 7:38 p.m.
ROLL CALL•
Members Present:
Members Absent:
Larry Commers, Virginia Schnabel, Jim
McFarland, Duane Prairie
John Meyer
Others Present: William Burns, Executive Director
Barbara Dacy, Community Development Director
Scott Hickok, Planning Coordinator
Jim Casserly, Financial Consultant
Grant Fernelius, Housing Coordinator
Craig Ellestad, Accountant
APPROVAL OF MAY 11. 1995, HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
MINUTES•
MOTION by Ms. Schnabel, seconded by Mr. McFarland, to approve the
May 11, 1995, Housing and Redevelopment Authority minutes as
written.
IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERBON COMMERB DECLARED
THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIISLY.
CONBENT AGENDA•
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APPROVE BILL OF SALE FOR REMOVAL OF GUNDERSOAT HOME AT 5707
WEST MOORE LAKE DRIVE N.E.
MONTHLY HOUSING REPORT
SOUTHWEST OUADRANT BUDGET EXPEATSE
REVENUE AND EXPENSES
Mr. Ellestad provided copies of additional e�enses to be
approved with those previously submitted.
MOTION by Mr. McFarland, seconded by Mr. Prairie, to approve the
Bill of Sale for Removal of Gunderson home at 5707 West Moore
Lake Drive N.E.; to approve the Monthly Housing Report; to
�''� approve the Southwest Quadrant Budget Expense; and to approve
check register #25538 through #25576 plus the additional expenses
contai�ed in the memo of June 8� 1995, fxom Mr. Ellestad for a
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total of $16,671.21.
IIPON A VOICE VOTB, ALL VOTINa AYEf CBAIRPER80N COMMERS D�CLARED
THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIISLY.
ACTION ITEMS•
5. AWARD OF BIDS FOR SOUTHWEST OUADRANT DEMOLITION
Ms. Dacy stated staff's recommendation is to award the demolition
contract to Herbst and Son for $194,200 and to award the salvage
contract to Bauer Wrecking and Salvage Company for $10,000. The
two amounts combined give the HRA the best price for the
demolition and salvage of items in the redevelopment area. This
is the most cost efficient and is below the anticipated budget.
In light of the events of the potential lawsuits, a motion to
approve would be subject to execution of a settlement agreement.
Mr. Dacy sta�ed they have worked with the contractors before on
Rice Creek Plaza. They were very cooperative to work with.
Staff expects their full cooperation.
MOTION by Ms. Schnabel, seconded by Mr. McFarland, to
� demolition bid to Herbst and Son FOR $194,200 and to
salvage bid to Bauer Wrecking and Salvage Company FO
subject to the execution of a settlement agreement.
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IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON COMMEAS DECLARED
THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIIBLY.
6. CONSIDER PURCHASE OF FRANK'S USED CAR PROPERTY
Mr. Burns stated staff has been working on this for some time.
The agreement arrived at would have the HRA paying $150,000 for
the property under certain conditions. The most important is for
the heirs to complete the cl�an up of the site and to provide a
statement of closure from the PCA. He is insisting on that
before closing on the property, and he has communicated this to
the realtor representing the estate. The other part is to waive
the right to relocation payments. There will be no separate
payment for the fixtures. In purchasing the building, we are
also purchasing the fixed assets. There is no separate fixed
asset payment. The environmental portion is not that
complicated. There are some tanks to be removed and the soil
around the tanks will likely need to be excavated. There was
likely some leaking or spilling. There is a well on site to be
capped.
Mr. Commers asked if the family would be eligible for assistance.
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Mr. Burns stated he believed the family would be eligible for
petrol fund assistance on the tanks. He did not get a formal
appraisal. They got a budget appraisal similar to what they got
for the Southwest Quadrant project. The appraiser indicated that
he recognized $154,000 as the top amount. The appraiser arrived
at this by recognizinq that we could face potential condemnation
and relocation costs, clean up costs, and included the fixed
assets. Based on that, he felt that $154,000 was the top value.
Mr. Burns also had a separate meeting with the City Attorney and
appraiser on all the properties and identified a negotiating
strategy. The $150,000 level was supported by that meeting.
This was reviewed with the City Council. Mr. Burns indicated
they were at that time at $140,000 and the seller at $160,000.
He was encouraged by some of the Councilmembers to delay the
process of acquiring the property. There was no objection to
that strategy. Based on that, he went ahead. He may have been
able to do better. He thought they had a fair price. The owners
are facing some of the costs associated with the clean up. He
believed this was fair for all.
Mr. Commers asked Mr. Burns to address the memo from
Councilmember Billings dated June 8, 1995, regarding Frank's Used
Cars.
Mr. Burns stated Councilmember Billings is pointing out there was
not a binding auction for the property earlier this spring. One
bid on the property was for approximately $95,000. Mr. Burns
believed that is what Councilmember Billings is referring to and
wondering why we are offering more. One must recognize that the
situation might be different for the private sector. However, if
you consider the alternative to a negotiated settlement is
condemnation, then this deal becomes acceptable in light of
condemnation.
Mr. Prairie stated he assumed there was information the bidders
did not have. Would the buyer take responsibility for the clean
up? There may be other things we cannot see.
Mr. Burns stated he did not know the conditions placed on the
buyer. There may be other things. The price we bid for Custom
Mechanical was substantially higher than what we are offering for
this property. That helped set a comparison for this property as
well. The other source of advise was from Mr. Herrick who has a
good knowledge of commercial real estate. He stated, if you buy
commercial property along a major highway for $3.00 a foot, you
have paid an acceptable price. He did acknowledge that $150,000
would be an expected purchase price.
Mr. Prairie asked if the City Council was satisfied with this.
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Mro Burns stated he did not know why Councilmember Billings is
not satisfieci at this point. He has had opportunities to
indicate his dissatisfaction. In the negotiating process, Mr.
Burns reported where he was in the process. He puts together a
weekly report of the City Manager and the City Council reads it
carefully. If there is an objection, he usually hears about it.
In this instance, he did not hear any comments.
Mr. Commers stated it looks as if the issue is that the appraisal
is less than $100,000, but with the condemnation costs it would
be $150,OOOe
Mr. �urns stated the appraisal was over $100,000 on the
preliminary estimate. He recognizes that the tax assessor had
the property on the books for $108,000 to $110,000. He
recognized we were going to pay the market pricee They worked
from there to consider the avoidance items and came up with
$354,000.
Ms. Schnabel stated she was curious about the estate being
�esponsible for the environmental clean up. Is that something
they will hire done?
�'�1 Mr. Burns stated they have to. Staff had a Phase I audit done
for that property. Our consultant says they would have to hire a
consultant approved by the PCA v,�ho will them take them through
the Phase Ii, a remedial action plan and �hrough the
implementation plan to follow up. The MPCA will take the word of
�his consul�ant if the consultant agrees to give a clean bill of
health and will issue a closure statement. They will not do it
if the work is clone without appropriate approval. He has told
the estate the HRA will not take the property without a closure
statemen�c .
Ms. Schnabel asked if the heirs are local.
Mrv Burns stated the person he had spoken with lived near St.
Cloud. He thought the other family members were local. Most of
the negotiations have occurred between Mr. Burns and the realtor
representing the o�rners. A closing date will be established when
the work has been completed.
Mr. McFariand asked what would be done with the propertye
Mr. Burns stated they would do the same as they did with the
Custom Mechanical site. It will be cleared and converted for
residential purposes. The property would be sold to a building
contractor to build the type of housing the HRA would like to
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Mr. McFarland stated the closure does not necessarily indicate
the property is cleaned entirely. They have property that has
been contaminated. As long as they do not break the surface,
they will get a closure statement. If you do break ground, you
will need to clean it up.
Mr. Burns stated they did a Phase I to protect themselves. There
are fuel tanks in the ground so the family will have to clean
that up. The other items are minor such as asbestos which is
above ground but we insist they take that out as well. If there
are floor tiles as well, we may be willing to concede.
Mr. Commers stated he would like to verify that the closure does
remove us from any liability from the underground tank clean up.
Mr. McFarland stated the petrol fund will not allow their
liability to pass from the owner to the buyer. If the petrol
fund would protect the sellers, that right would not pass to us
as a buyer.
Mr. Casserly stated, as a public authority, you are in a
different position. You are not going to be a responsible party
when you buy the property. The problem is, if you acquire it, it
'�� does not mean that it is saleable. You do not have direct
liability. It would have to be cleaned up. There could be a
significant difference if there is significant pollution.
Ms. Schnabel stated that is why she asked about the heirs to the
estate so the HRA does not get something that is not anticipated.
Mr. Casserly stated the problem is finding someone who has the
resources to clean it up. What is commonly happening is that the
properties are being forfeited to the state.
Mr. Commers stated the HRA is not closing or paying any money
until the property has been cleaned up and all problems solved.
With that contingency, we are not going forward until it has been
taken care of.
Ms. Schnabel asked if the HRA was eligible for Superfund monies.
Mr. Burns stat�d he thought they might if they owned property
with oil contamination. It does not apply to all types of
contamination.
Ms. Schnabel stated, if the heirs were not able to carry this
through and if we offer a lesser amount and applied for Superfund
monies, would that be feasible.
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Mr. Prairie stated the buyer usually does not want to take that
" gamble.
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Ms. Dacy stated, in the case of the Lake Pointe site, if you not
aware of the contamination issue when buying, you take on a
voluntary responsibility to resolve the problem and you can
become eligible for petrol funds.
Mr. Casserly stated the petrol fund is a no fault program funded
through the gas tax program and a unique program that works
extremely well. If you have petrol-based contamination problems,
the fund supplies resources to do it. The fund can continue to
replenish itself because it uses gas tax funds.
Mr. Prairie stated there is no question about cleaning that area.
They have talked about it for a number of years.
Mr. Commers asked how the property was zoned.
Mr. Burns stated the current zoning is considered non-conforming
as a commercial use and it goes back to residential when the
owners cease to exist. These are spot zonings.
Mr. McFarland stated he would assume that Leisch and Associates
are qualified and they would give proper counsel.
!'� MOTION by Ms. Schnabel, seconded by Mr. Prairie, to approve the
acquisition of Frank's Used Cars at the price of $150,000 subject
to the clean up of the property, receiving verification that the
property has been cleaned, waiving the relocation benefits by the
property owner, and the acquisition of fixed assets.
IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTINa AYE, CHAIRPER80N COMMERB DECLARED
THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOII3LY.
INFORMATION ITEMB:
7. CONSIDER TIF ASSISTANCE FOR NORTHCO
Mr. Burns stated, about four to six weeks ago, Mr. Zylla
approached him with a proposal to consider providing tax
increment financing for the construction of a storna sewer and for
soil correction along 73rd Avenue. It occurred to him that the
HRA is riding a bubble of considerable industrial and commercial
development at this time, and this may be the time to consider
the request. There has been a relaxation of the penalties on tax
increment financing so it may be timely to work with Northco.
Mr. Casserly has worked with Mr. Zylla to find out more about the
project and identify how we might help.
Mr. Casserly stated Mr. Zylla had indicated they have been
�� pursuing several users. The one that is most likely they were
not sure they could do with fall construction. The development
�` is for winter or early spring. He would like to identify the
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costs, find out if the HRA would be amenable to some assistance,
and try to put together a package. They are still trying to give
us values and to better identify the costs. It is important that
they are able to qualify this as a tax increment district and
they must meet the requirements. He thought he would be able to
report more in July. Because of this site, they had a proposal
before the HRA five years ago. They were trying to create a
development district. There was very little assistance that
could be provided. It may be timely to look at it again and also
find out, if we were to create a tax increment district, if we
would be able to generate real assistance.
Mr. Burns stated he would like to know if the HRA would like
staff to continue to work with them or is this something you do
not want to do.
Mr. Commers stated the HRA has a number of priorities and is
having some economic issues that will cost the HRA a lot. If
this is a nice project, he hate to leave it, but then again he
thought the HRA was better served to concentrate on what they
were now doing.
Mr. Burns stated he thought they were looking at a pay-as-you-go
type of project which would be based on the revenue the project
generates, and it will generate revenue for other projects.
Mr. Casserly stated the taxes paid are substantial. There are
some peculiarities with doing this type of project, but this is
not a net cost to the HRA.
Ms. Schnabel stated the HRA did not have enough information at
this point to say yes or no.
Mr. Commers stated the HRA could look at it, see where the HRA
is, and see how it works out.
Mr. Burns stated he did not foresee a lot of complications with
this project. If they were asking for some variances, there
might be opposition from the neighborhood. He did not think
Northco was asking for any variances, and he did not think there
would be complications.
8. UPDATE ON HOUSING REPLACEMENT LEGISLATIOAT
Mr. Fernelius stated the bill authorizing the pilot housing
replacement program was signed into law. Next month, staff will
be coming back to the HRA and working with the City Council to
formalize this program. There is an actual housing replacement
program that staff needs to put together. Both the HRA and City
Council need to adopt the program. Staff will be coming back in
July or August with this program.
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Mr. Commers asked if they needed to be concerned about the Fair
Housing Act.
Mr. Casserly stated he had prepared a three-page program analysis
based on the legislation which he sent to Greene and Espel. They
thought this was positive. The only time that there would be a
problem is if the HRA is involved in condemnations. If the HRA
operates on a voluntary basis, there should be no problem. If we
stick to the criteria as laid out in the legislation which
includes that the sites are to be vacant or substandard, there
should not be a problem. He will work with staff to define this
as part of the policy. Even if they have to enter into a
condemnation, it will be part of the program established.
Mr. Commers stated, as long as this has been recommended by legal
counsel and they see no problems, the HRA will take a look at it.
Ms. Dacy stated a letter from Mr. Czech was included in the
agenda packet for the HRA's information.
Mr. Commers stated they also had received information on site at
1207 Gardena. Is assis�ance being at this point?
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Mr. Commers asked if the two homes on Glencoe Street had been
demolished.
Mr. Fernelius stated the two homes had been taken down the day
before the meeting.
Mr. Commers asked the status of the execution of a development
contract.
Mr. Fernelius stated the development contract had been drafted,
signed and ready to go.
Mr. Commers asked what is going to happen with the excess
liability insurance coverage.
Ms. Dacy stated staff has asked Mr. Hunt to prepare some
estimates. If the HRA wishes to pursue additional coverage, they
will do so.
Mr. Commers stated the problem is that he did not know that the
HRA would feel comfortable knowing they have personal liability
if there is a judgment over $600,000. That may put a damper on
things. 'I'his does not address excess coverage on those kinds of
cases that we are not limited to $600,000 under the statutes. If
there would be a$1 million judgement and although the City's
coverage is $600,000, there could be an excess judgement for
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$400,000. That is a concern.
Ms. Dacy thought this information addressed that concern.
Mr. Burns stated the question is whether we want to purchase the
excess liability coverage.
P2r. Commers stated the information as provided says to him that
the City in normal circumstances has limited liability to
$600,000. If they want to, we can purchase non-waiver coverage
which would give us excess coverage in those cases where the
statutory limits do not apply. Where the statutory limits do
apply, the City would not would not pay claims over $600,000 per
occurrence. The issue is whether to pick up the non-waiver
coverage for anything over $600,000 in those cases where the
$600,000 limit does not apply. In his opinion, it seems that the
City should do something to make sure the HRA members do not have
personal liability. There may be a way the City can do that
without the City buying the insurance, at least as far as the HRA
is concerned. For example, perhaps the City could pass a
resolution indemnifying the HRA if there is ever a judgement.
Perhaps there is some way the City's legal staff could look at
that and see if there is an option.
Mr. McFarland stated he thought this had been done on the State
level. There was a law passed within the last three years.
Mr. Commers asked staff to look at that and see what it is. This
is an issue that requires some solution. In looking at the
information, he was not sure that $1 million in coverage was
sufficient.
Mr. Burns stated that is with $2 million in annual expenses. For
1995, the HRA's budget is higher. He will try to get more
clarification.
Mr. Casserly stated there is a completely different issue. The
HRA should not be getting insurance that covers increased
exposure. You only want to cover your e�oosure. The HRA may be
responsible for things which the members are not. The members do
not need to be covered for hundreds of thousands of dollars, but
rather for those things you are exposed to.
Mr. Commers stated they may have an insurable interest. If
have a$10 million pool that we are dealing and someone gets
million judgement, they could take away from what the HRA is
trying to do. Other than that, that is the HRA's interest.
have exposure of the officers and directors and that is what
want coverage for. It is possible that the members could be
individually. The real issue is that members would have
potential personal exposure.
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Mr. Burns stated he thought the members were covered but he did
not know to what limits. He will look at this further and report
back.
9. CONSIDER INFORMATION REGARDING LAKE POINTE SITE
Ms. Dacy stated she met with a representative Towle Real Estate
on Tuesday. She put them in touah with a representative from
MEPCo This is related to the HRA's goals for the site which is
why staff is bringing this to the HRA's attention. Staff is
still working with MEPC and Galbraith. Staff will be coming back
in July on a proposal from MEPC and Galbraith.
Mr. Burns stated Medtox Laboratories is very interested in the
site. This is one of two or three sites they are considering.
If we want them, we have a reasonable chance. The problem is
that they want a two-story, 80,000 square foot building with
surface parking. They are looking to do that on seven acres. If
you apply that density for the seven acres, to the large parcel
designated for office space, that is 250,000 square feet of
density. We are looking for 500,000 square feet of density.
Mr. Burns stated he would report the information and if the HRA
�� wishes to pursue the project, staff would get back to them.
Otherwise, he encouraged them to work with one of the two
prospective developers for the site and consider leasing space.
The representative seemed to be willing to do that.
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Mr. Commers stated this was fine at this point. They would see
what happens.
10. CITY OWNERSHIP OF FOUR PLEX AT 380 - 57TH PLACE N.E. FOR
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
Ms. Dacy stated this discussion has been going on since
September. Originally, the HRA supported ACCAP's application to
purchase, rehab and operate a four-plex for transitional housing
services. During the funding cycle, the NgiFA indicated the
transitional housing program was filled. However, the MHFA put
the application into another category of public ownership and
provided funding. The good news is that ACCAP no longer needs
financial assistance on this project from the HRA. They can
fully fund the acquisition and rehabilitation. However, a public
entity must own the building. Staff discussed the ownership
issue with the City Council. The Council was concerned that
County ownership may dictate the City becoming eliqible for or
responsible for paying a part of a levy by the County. Staff
contacted the County about that, who stated ownership would not
dictate that. The HRA and City Council would have to pass a
resolution to request it. However, they did have a policy
problem with the City asking the County to own it and then to ask
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that they not be reimbursed for expenses for performing services.
A second issue raised was the affordable housing issues raised
with the Southwest Quadrant redevelopment project. This project
would convert four units into affordable housing. ACCAP is
committed to this project, and they have guaranteed to take on
the operatinq expenses, insurance costs, real estate taxes and,
if there is a forced sale of the property before the expiration
of the mortgage, they are willing to pay the gap between what the
property is selling for and the remainder of the mortgage. ACCAP
wants to complete this project.
Ms. Dacy stated a model is Blaine�s Economic Development
Authority's agreement with ACCAP for four homes for a battered
women's program. The only difference in this case is that ACCAP
is guaranteeing to cover the gap in a forced sale situation.
Ms. Dacy stated staff wanted to bring this to the attention of
the HRA. This item is also scheduled for City Council discussion
on Monday. The Councilmember for this ward will recommend that
the City strongly consider taking ownership. It makes sense that
the HRA be the owner of the property given the housing function.
There have been new pieces of information coming up in the last
few months, and staff feels it prudent to bring this to your
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Mr. Commers stated it is difficult to recommend without an
opportunity to read over the information.
Ms. Dacy stated there is no problem with having this item on the
July agenda for a final determination.
Mr. Commers asked staff to add this to the July agenda along with
the City Council information.
11. PROPOSAL FROM REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH
Mr. Burns stated he had met with the pastor of Redeemer Lutheran
Church and the chair of the Planning Commission. Redeemer is on
Mississippi Street, is out of space and wants to expand. They
now need space for overflow parking. Their plan is to purchase
19 properties in an area bounded by Mississippi, Ashton and 64th
Way with the exception of the Spur station. Eventually, they
want to move their complex to this area and face East River Road
rather than Mississippi Street.
Mr. Burns stated Redeemer is expanding rapidly. In the past,
they have asked for room in the park and the neighborhood has
been hostile to that. The railroad tracks are an obstacle. 6409
�"� East River Road is a vacant property that we have under contract
for Whitney Homes. Redeemer wants the City to void that
- property. They consider this a key piece of property to acquire
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and it will be much more expensive for them if there is a home
there. There is no definite time frame. He tried to get an idea
of how committed the church was to this proposal. The request
appears to be from two individuals who came in to see him. He
did not think there had been a membership vote.
Mr. Burns is bringing this before the HRA. There are two sides.
The church emphasizes values and supports youth. This church has
a lot to offer. It is a good community asset. On the other
hand, buying 19 parcels is also taking away property taxes. You
may also conclude that this would take away affordable housing.
The parishioners are planning to go to property owners and
purchase one parcel at a time. The question is whether or not
the congregation wants to do this right now. He thought they had
talked to Whitney directly.
Mr. Commers asked if the issue is that, if Whitney Homes is
willing to sell to the church, will we void the contact.
Mr. Burns stated he was not sure what mechanism they would use to
settle the matter. Staff is asking the HRA if you want to
consider approaching Whitney. Are we willing to let Whitney out
of a development contract?
Ms. Schnabel asked, if we do that and the church fails to
proceed, then they are stuck with a vacant tax exempt property.
Mr. Prairie stated this seemed like a lot of property. 3How many
acres does the church have now?
Mr. Burns stated he estimated they would have four acres. It is
not a large parcel. They did come in earlier and talked about
adding a second floor to the education building and wanted to
expand the parking. We talked about different alternatives.
Mr. Fernelius stated the proposed parcel is part of the scattered
site program which we would include in our housing replacement
program and could potentially recoup some of the expenses.
Another issue is the developer is in the process of marketing
this property. Our agreement goes through the end of October
when the home is to be completed. He suggested they wait and see
if the property is marketable first, and then consider doing
something with the church at that time since their plans are so
preliminary at this point.
Mr. Commers stated the real issue is whether we would place that
development of a home as a priority if in fact they really are
going to expand.
Mr. Prairie stated they have no drawings, but that could change.
The idea could even be voted down.
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Mr. Burns stated it may be a logical step to regard getting a
show of support from the congregation or some sort of a plan.
Mr. Dacy stated, at the last meeting, they discussed 1207 Gardena
which is similar in that a person from the neighborhood came
forward asking the HRA to purchase a property so the neighborhood
could buy it. The discussion indicated the intent is to purchase
and build on the property. These are similar because it is a
neighborhood property owner who wants to clear land for something
other than its intended use.
Mr. Burns stated it would be difficult to ask them to request a
show of support.
Ms. Schnabel stated it seems the church is not prepared at this
point to perceive what they want as a project. She thought they
in some ways take their chances. If they go through their plan
as they see it, buy the properties, they will just have to face
that chance and buy this property if it has been already
developed. She did not think the HRA should make special
accommodations for something that is so preliminary at this
point. She thought the HRA has a plan in place and that they
should proceed.
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Mr. Prairie stated the church should be able to assure the HRA
that there is at least a 50/50 chance of this happening.
12. UPDATE ON SOUTHWEST 4UADRANT
Mr. Commers stated the public portion of the meeting is
temporarily adjourned to receive an update regarding the
Southwest Quadrant and will be conducting a closed meeting with
respect to the information that shall be provided.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION by Ms. Schnabel, seconded by Mr. Prairie, to adjourn the
meeting.
IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERBON COMMERB DECLARED
THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE JIINE 8, 1995, HOIIBING AND
REDEVELOPMENT AIITHORITY MEETING ADJOIIRNED AT 9:34 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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�� I�avonn Cooper
Recording Secretary