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October 2,-2009---
HRA Meeting
Regular Meeting Agenda
7:00 p.m.
City Hall, Council Chambers
Call to order
Roll call.
Action Items
1. Approval of expenditures
2. Approval of September 4, 2008 Meeting Minutes
Informational Items
1. Northstar Rail Station Update
2. Gateway Northeast Update
3. Housing Loan Program Update
Adjournment
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CITY OF FRIDLEY
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 4, 2008
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Commers called the Housing and Redevelopment Authority to order at 7:05
p.m.
ROLL CALL:
MEMBERS PRESENT: William Holm
Pat Gabel
Larry Commers
Steve Billings
John Meyer
OTHERS PRESENT: Mike Jeziorski, Accountant
William Burns, City Manager
Paul Bolin, HRA Assistant Executive Director
Scott Hickok, Community Development Director
ACTION ITEMS:
1. Approval of Expenditures
MOTION by Commissioner Gabel to approve the expenditures as presented. Seconded
by Commissioner Holm.
UPON UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON
COMMERS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED.
2. Approval of August 7, 2008 Meeting Minutes
MOTION by Commissioner Holm to approve the minutes as presented. Seconded by
Commissioner Gabel.
UPON UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON
COMMERS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED.
3. Approval of 2008 Tax Levy for Taxes Payable in 2009
Paul Bolin, HRA Assistant Executive Director, presented a consideration of a tax levy
for taxes payable in 2009. Since 1996, HRA levy has supported housing rehabilitation
programs in Fridley. The levy is used to make payments on a $1.5 million loan given by
the City to fund the Revolving Loan Fund.
Mr. Bolin said that the balance of the loan is now $277,560. Minnesota Legislature
increased levy rates for HRH's. The old levy was equal to .0144% of the taxable market
value and the new levy is equal to .0185% of the taxable market value. The 2009 levy
will allow HRA to collect $499,757.
Mr. Bolin said that the impact on taxpayer for a $200,000 home would increase to
$37.00 and- a -$1 -.0 million- commercial property would increase to $185.00. Staff
recommends approval of the resolution consenting to the HRA Tax Levy at the new rate
as it will provide HRA the ability to further fund redevelopment efforts. The levy will be
certified and delivered to Anoka County on September 16, 2008 and Council will act on
this item on September 15, 2008.
Commissioner Meyer asked for clarification that on a principal balance of $277,000 the
HRA can collect nearly $500,000.
Mr. Bolin said that is correct, more money could be collected than what is due.
Commissioner Meyer asked if the HRA paid the loan if there would be a surplus.
Mr. Bolin said that the HRA has been paying a fixed amount all along.
Commissioner Meyer asked if the HRA could accelerate payments.
Mr. Bolin said that the HRA has had this discussion before.
Commissioner Gabel said that the HRA decided to continue the payments, she didn't
remember the specifics.
William Burns, City Manager, said that the information could be taken under
consideration and at the next meeting staff could present recommendations.
Commissioner Billings asked what information staff would come back with at the next
meeting.
Commissioner Commers said that tonight the levy just needs to be passed. Whether the
HRA pays the balance to the City or follows the payment schedule is not really a relevant
decision to be made tonight.
Mr. Bolin said he can check with Mr. Pribyl and discuss in more detail at the October
meeting.
MOTION by Commissioner Gabel to approve the 2008 tax levy for taxes payable in
2009. Seconded by Commissioner Holm.
UPON UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON
COMMERS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED.
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INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
1. Northstar Rail Station Update
Paul Bolin, HRA Assistant Executive Director, said that a letter was received from FTA
stating that they have no problem with bringing the Fridley Station on -line with other
stations. The funding for the R- ail - Station will compri -s�of' /a % --sales tax increase -that
became effective July 1, grant applications will be applied for in September and funding
will be awarded in late October.
Mr. Bolin said the best estimates indicate that $ l O.OM will be available for the Fridley
Station. An updated cost estimate shows the total cost of the station to be over $14.OM.
HRA land investment ($3.2M) will need to be the local contribution to project (Special
Legislation provides $2.6M of this total).
Mr. Bolin reviewed the construction schedule. NCDA is working on the final design and
should be complete by October 31". A meeting with B.O. and the Fire Marshall will be
held on September 17. A bidding process will take place from November 1 through
December 31. A Notice to Proceed will come forward on January 15th, 2009 and the
significant construction will be complete in September 2009. The final construction is
estimated to be completed in October 2009 allowing North Star Rail to begin operations
in November 2009.
Mr. Bolin said that a resolution of support for CTIB funding is needed along with a
resolution approving use of HRA property as "local match" for the CTIB Grant
application. The goal is to use as little city funds as possible. The funds for the project
can be front ended for North Star with the expectation to get paid back. Other
communities are also seeking additional funding and the only real investment opportunity
is through the HRA. We are not sure to what extent the Met Council will use the land but
this project is really starting to move along.
Mr. Bolin prepared two resolutions to vote on tonight. A resolution of Support for CTIB
Funding and a resolution approving use of HRA Property as "local match" for CTIB
Grant application. Because of the timing of when the applications are due, these
resolutions would need to be adopted tonight.
William Burns, City Manager, said that with the other cities opening stations at the same
time many are seeking the CTIB funding. If we delay it will be more difficult to get the
funding later so it is important to expedite this process.
Scott Hickok, Community Development Director, said that we have had great partners in
this process, this is very important and something we should act on.
Commissioner Gabel asked that with only $20.OM available if there was an indication
that Fridley would get the funds that is needed.
Mr. Bolin said that we should receive the $10.6M we are seeking.
Commissioner Gabel asked if the $14.3M includes the land costs and if that is our
contribution.
Mr. Bolin said the $3.8M is for the land plus added legal costs.
MOTION by Commissioner Billings to adopt the resolution regarding the potential
counties transit improvement board grant funding of the Fridley North Star Commuter
Rail Station. Seconded by Commissioner Gabel.
UPON UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON
COMMERS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED.
Chairperson Commers said that it looks like no one had contributed more than 10% and
Fridley's contribution is almost 20% and the number could go up even higher.
Dr. Burns said that it reads a minimum of 10 %.
Commissioner Billings asked if they are asking for partial reimbursement.
Chairperson Commers said that it should be put in the resolution that 10% is the
maximum contribution. There needs to be some kind of contingency to get the funds
back. HRA needs to recover some excess funds used for redevelopment.
Mr. Bolin said that the City of Anoka's contribution to their station is the land and the
parking deck.
Dr. Burns suggested in the event the actual construction cost and county funds do not
equal the $10.6M, we would like to participate in the process if we could recoup some of
the investment.
Mr. Bolin said that it would be best to say that Fridley's land is the match and we could
put boundaries on the land that is used.
Chairperson Commers said that the lease rate is very important. He asked if they were
trying to reimburse Fridley and for more clarification on the resolution.
Mr. Bolin said it would likely be $1 a year for 99 years.
Commissioner Meyer asked about the cost of the construction services of $755,000.
Dr. Burns said that we have not had a meeting to discuss the costs.
Commissioner Meyer asked for clarification on how the bids are awarded and what
vehicle is used for the construction bids.
Mr. Hickok said that the reason the amount is $14AM- rather than 10.6M goes back to
the $21.OM from our information on the application. We can ask for the $10.6M and that
is what we could get from the $20.OM that is available.
MOTION by Commissioner Billings to adopt a resolution authorizing the Anoka County
Regional -Rail Authority to use the -HRA owned property located at 61 S` and Main as is
necessary for the Fridley Commuter Rail Station as the required local match for CTIB
funding. Seconded by Commissioner Gabel.
UPON UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON
COMMERS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED.
NONAGENDA UPDATE:
Concerned Citizens Presentation Request
Paul Bolin, HRA Executive Assistant Director, said that the Concerned Citizens had
requested him to do a presentation regarding TIF districts.
Commissioner Gabel suggested integrating that information into an HRA meeting so
everyone could be informed. The Concerned Citizens Group could come here and attend
the meeting to learn about TIF districts.
Mr. Bolin said that if the HRA board strongly did not want him to meet with a certain
group he would follow their wishes. He has a PowerPoint presentation prepared to
explain how tax increment dollars work. There is a lot of misconception out there on this
topic.
Commissioner Gabel said all the more reason to show the entire community rather than
just a select group of people.
Commissioner Meyer said that with Pam Reynolds being a Mayoral Candidate and an
active member of the Concerned Citizens, this could be some kind of publicity for
candidacy. He said you need to be careful not to favor one over another.
Commissioner Gabel said if the Concerned Citizens wanted a special presentation it
would best be presented after the election.
Chairperson Commers recalled a presentation that was made in front of the League of
Women's Voters. He suggested maybe sending out a pamphlet.
Commissioner Billings suggested an article in the City Newsletter with HRA having a
corner explaining TIF. He also thought a brochure was a great idea. Another idea would
be to have a Community Development hour portion on the cable program and explain
TIF. He agreed with Pat and try to get as many people as possible to understand TIF.
Every opportunity we have we should go out and educate the public in the most cost
—effective way possible: A separate meeting for Concerned Citizens could get very vocal,
but teaching the positive aspects of TIF vs. the negative of TIF would be very beneficial.
Commissioner Holm said maybe they should try it on a smaller audience, see how it
goes and then expand to a wider audience.
Chairperson Commers said that communication and getting people informed is a good
idea.
Mr. Bolin said that in the past few years he has met with different groups a lot of times
and many times TIF has been a topic. He said that. the Community Development Journal
and the Newsletter are both great ideas.
Commissioner Gabel said if a presentation was just done a year ago if another
presentation was necessary.
Mr. Bolin said that the meeting wasn't totally focused on TIF. They talked about other
issues as well and they had specific topics they want to learn about. Ms. Reynolds also
wanted to talk more about transit oriented development.
Chairperson Commers asked if HRA agreed to send Mr. Bolin to the Concerned
Citizens Group for the presentation.
Commissioner Gabel suggested staff show the first presentation to the public at large as
that would answer a lot of questions.
Dr. Burns was concerned that the information session could change to a debate session.
Commissioner Billings said the Concerned Citizens want to ask questions to get full
knowledge of what TIF is. He was okay to have the presentation here and set aside some
time at a future meeting for a presentation.
Commissioner Gabel agreed to have staff go one more time to a Concerned Citizens
Meeting.
Gateway NE — Acquisition Updates
Paul Bolin, HRA Assistant Executive Director, said last month HRA authorized a new
appraisal for the Tai Kwan Do property. The appraisal was completed last week and
attached to your packets. Staff recommends the HRA make offer based on new appraised
amount. The appraisal went up $45,000 since 12/06. Property values are down but not
for commercial properties. He suggested making an offer on the new appraised amount
and work relocation benefits into that offer.
MOTION by Commissioner Holm to approve staff to make an offer based on the new
appraised amount. Seconded by Commissioner Meyers.
UPON UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON
-- COMMERS DECLARED —T-HE MOTION CARRIED.
Paul Bolin, HRA Assistant Executive Director, said there are intemalAisagreements -over
the Alano Societies representation which have slowed negotiations. The Sinclair Stations
consultant, Javelin Group, finished environmental assessment and submitted results to
MPCA. Javelin Group determined contamination was residual from a previous leak on
this site. We will await MPCA decision.
Gateway West
Paul Bolin, HRA Assistant Executive Director, said that Blueprint continues to market
properties and siding will be on the home at 5701 3`d Street completed within 2 weeks.
The final lift of Asphalt is to be installed on 57h Place and 3rd Street up to 60th Avenue
beginning within the next few weeks.
Monthly Housing Report
Paul Bolin, HRA Assistant Executive Director, met with CEE earlier today. Earlier this
week they sent a flier promoting our home loan program and RA services. In August the
loans that were closed were two from the Revolving Loan Fund. There was one
Remodeling Advisor Visits in August.
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MOTION by Commissioner Gabel to adjourn. Seconded by Commissioner Meyer.
UPON UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON
COMMERS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE MEETING
ADJOURNED AT 9:10 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Krista Monsrud
Recording Secretary
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CITY OF
FRIDLEY--
INFORMATIONAL ITEM
HRA MEETING OF OCTOBER 2-,2008-
Date: September 25, 2008
To: William Burns, City Manager
From: Paul Bolin, Asst. Executive HRA Director
Scott Hickok, Community Development Director
Subiect: Northstar Rail Proiect Ur)date
King of the Road, Orange Blossom Special, Midnight Train to Georgia, City of New
Orleans, and Marrakesh Express ... all great songs about trains. I am certain that one
day there will be a song about the Northstar Commuter Line and the chorus will focus
on the people and development found around the Fridley Station!
It has been another busy month of working on Northstar. Staff remains very optimistic
that the funding for our rail station will become available as soon as November 1St
Though there have been some changes to the amount being requested from Counties
Transit Improvement Board (CTIB) grant application ($9.921 reduced from $10.6M), all
of our partners continue to move forward with the goal of opening the Fridley Station in
November 2009.
The engineering firm of Kimley -Horn Associates is busy working on the final design
work for the Fridley Station. Their team of engineers met with staff early last week to
discuss very specific aspects of the construction and applicable codes. The $200,000 +
necessary for the completion of this work is being paid for by the Anoka County
Regional Rail Authority.
This past week, while I was at a conference, Dr. Burns held a meeting with Northstar
Representatives (Tim Yantos & Paul Danielson) so that he could have a better
understanding of the station design and process from here forward. Attendees included
Mayor Lund, Councilmember Barnette, and HRA Board Chair Commers. Attached are
the questions that were posed and Dr. Bum's notes on the responses to those
questions. Also, attached to this memorandum are the 2006 site drawings for the
station site. These are the designs being finalized by Kimley -Horn Associates.
Last week I had e- mailed a brief update on Northstar. That information is found below
incase any of you were away from your e-mail or had filters that prevented the
information from getting through.
Commissioners:
Though we still have 2 weeks until our next meeting, I thought I would send you a few brief updates
and pass on answers I have now received to questions raised at the last HRA Meeting.
Northstar:
At the September 41h- meeting the following questions were raised, and the responses from Tim
Yantos and Paul Daniels are included directly below the questions.
Q >At last week's HRA meeting a Commissioner had some questions on the latest Capital
Cost Estimate Summary...
Specifically the Commissioner wanted to know more about what was included in the
"Construction Services" category for $755,000.
If you could e-mail me a break down I could send it on.
Paul Danielson (AS A CONSULTANT ON A TIGHT BUDGET) Originally
Respond: >Can Igive you the basis on Wednesday. I am waiting to hear back from Tim
Yantos on how he wants me to respond to questions on this.
Paul Danielson: Following up with me on Wednesday: stated that the
Construction Services included all project management expenses and was based on a typical
estimate of 12% of overall costs. This vv ll pay for the staffpersons of the various agencies
that will oversee the construction. There is no overlap in the various professional services.
Q> Please explain the bid process: Is the bid open for any contractor to respond or
limited to select contractors? Are prevailing wage requirements part of the requirements?
A> Fridley will be bid the same as the other stations already under
construction... an open bid and prevailing wage requirements included as they need to be in
all state contracts.
Q >If there is left over contingency money, will/can that go to the HRA for a portion of the
land cost?
A> Tim Yantos responded to me: The answer is no. It also looks like the ACRRA
will not be able to get
reimbursed for our land on the west side. We also my notget reimbursed for the
tunnel.
Attached to this e -mail is a breakdown Tim Yantos provided to the CTIB Board yesterday morning
describing how the Fridley Station will be funded.
Julie Jones has been films a Northstar special for her Community Development Journal on the
Municipal Channel. This should begin airing in the next couple of weeks. She is waiting for an
opportunity to interview Commissioner Kordiak and Tim Yantos.
The Building Official, Fire Marshall, PW Director, and I met with Paul Danielson and the team of
engineers putting together the final design documents for our rail station. The Anoka County
Regional Rail Authority is front - ending this final design work which will be the basis for bidding.
Please also remind me again of how much land ACRRA has on the west side, how much is required
for the station and if there is excess land what do they intend to do with it?
• ACRRA has approximately 5 acres on the west side of the tracks. All of their land is
required for parking, bus drop off, etc. The plans do not indicate any excess property at this
time.
Sell it or develop it in some -way?
• This is simply a guess, but if they were to have some excess property it is likely they
( ACRRA) would want to sell or develop the property.
Do we have any financial obligation on that property?
• We have no financial obligation on the ACRRA property.
If they decided to sell would we have an interest?
• If they decided to sell, any left over pieces, we may want to be the purchaser for our
redevelopment efforts. But at this time, I don't believe they will any unused land on the
East River Road side.
I will have a verbal update on Northstar items to present next Thursday night at your meeting.
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I called -the meeting -with Tim Yantos and-Paul- Danielson to provide us with an update on
our station design and the bidding process. The attendees included the Mayor, Bob
Barnette, Larry Commers, and Scott Hickok. Here are a few notes from the meeting:
• The west side parking is located on the southerly part of the site to keep the
traffic as far away from existing residents to the north as possible.
• Parking space needs were based on environmental documents done in 2000-
2001. There are 612 spaces on both sides of the tracks to accommodate a
projected 600 daily riders.
• Parking is free.
• All the stations are designed the same.
• The station consists of three 100 square foot shelters.
• There are no onsite officials at the station.
• There are no restrooms at the station, only ticketing facilities.
• Restrooms are available on the train.
• There will be onboard police to check for tickets. Experience shows that fares
are paid about 90% of the time. There will be a $100 fine if John Q. Citizen is
caught without a ticket.
• The trains will be staffed by two BNSF employees ... a conductor and an
engineer.
• Paul says the CTIB grant application was ready to go to the County as of
Wednesday... yesterday.
• The completed design n does not need to accompany the grant application. It
is 95% complete. Work being done represents changes associated with
building the station after the completion of the tunnel.
• Total cost for the station is pegged at $13.34 million.
• The CTIB grant application has been reduced to $9.921 million
• The project will be publicly bid by ACRA (The Anoka County Rail
Authority). The bidding process is to be managed by Jon Olson and the Anoka
County Highway Department. Bids will be opened before the end of the year.
s, BNSF is the wild card in the cost of the bids. Contractor perceptions of BNSF
will drive their costs. BNSF insurance requirements will drive small
contractors away.
• Bob Barnette has requested left turn arrows for both north and south bound
traffic in front of Stevenson. Tim says we need to communicate tis in a letter
to Jon Olson at the County Highway Department.
• There will be a canopy covering the area between the three station shelters
and the stairway coming up from the tunnel.
• The shelters will have "on demand" heating.
• Construction will start in April and end in September.
• There will be long lengths of fencing separating the station from the parking
on both sides.
• There will be many cameras in the tunnel as well as at the station.
• Once the CTIB grant announcement occurs, we will bring Paul Danielson to a
Council meeting to publicly describe and discuss the station construction.
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• Julie Jones will be doing a Community Development Journal - segment- on-the
station.
• I will be doing an update for the December newsletter.. They have agreed to
get me the information.
If any of you have questions about our station site, I will be happy to forward them on to
Tim and Paul.
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CITY of
FRIDLEY
INFORMATIONAL ITEM
HRA MEETING
-OCTOBE-R 2, 2008
Date: September 25, 2008
To: William Burns, City Manager
From: Paul Bolin, Asst. Executive HRA Director
Scott Hickok, Community Development Director
Subject: Gateway Northeast Property Acquisition Update
Writing the same update on this project, month after month, had become somewhat
boring. While we are currently in a 'waiting for a reply" mode, much has happened
since your September meeting. There have been some encouraging signs that we may
have 4 more properties under control within the next few months (Sinclair, Tae Kwon
Do, Alano, & Sikh Society). Because of this strong possibility, staff is recommending
delaying the solicitation of bids for demolition until early in the new year.
Alano Society:
After our September meeting, I had sent Tim Kubacki, Alano Board Chair a letter
requesting that the group clarify for me in writing, just exactly who has the authority to
continue negotiations on their behalf. Just yesterday I received a letter from Mr.
Kubacki indicating that the Alano Board has selected Skip Stuart to work with the City
on their behalf, and that the realtor Mike Spahn is authorized to continue working on
negotiations. Mr. Kubacki stated that the Alano has a real interest in completing the
transaction within the next 30 -90 days.
Mr. Stuart stopped in to City Hall yesterday to also inform me that he had been selected
by the Board to work with the City on finding a new home for the Alano Society. He
informed me that they are currently looking at the former Crown Trophy site near Maple
Lanes Bowling Alley and the building currently for sale at 6299 University Avenue.
Ideally they would like to build or buy a building in the 8,000 — 10,000 sq. ft. range.
Sikh Society:
The Sikh Society is moving forward with the development of their site behind Super
Target. They intend to begin brushing and grubbing this fail. DJ Sikka had met with
Scott Hickok earlier this week and mentioned that he was hoping that the City still
wanted to purchase their University Avenue property, as they had turned down another
recent offer from a private group. Scott told Mr. Sikka, that he wasn't sure of the HRA's
plans - aid -that Mr. Sikka should contact me. If I don't hear-from Mr. Sikka prior to next
weeks meeting I will ask Dan Wilson to reestablish contact with Mr. Sikka.
Tae- Kwan Do:
Dan Wilson was going to present an offer to Mr. Kim, based on the most recent
ap-paii al.- The amount offered was to also be inclusive of and /or in lieu of any
additional money for relocation. As I was gone earlier this week and Dan Wilson is
currently out of town I will need to provide a verbal update to you at next week's
meeting.
Sinclair:
We are simply waiting for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to review and issue a
decision on the environmental work done by the Javelin Group. It was anticipated that
we would have a decision from the MPCA by October 1St. All title work for this site has
been completed and if there are no surprises in the MPCA ruling we will be able to
close on this property within the next 60 days.
Demolition of Structures:
Kirk Davis of Liesch Associates has completed the Asbestos /Lead -Based
Paint/Hazardous Materials Survey Reports required prior to demolition for 3 of the 4
properties we currently own. These reports contain very detailed information on the
types and amounts of hazardous materials found in the buildings as well as
recommendations for disposal of these materials in accordance with State and Federal
law.
Not surprisingly, the newest building (the newer Van -o -lite) has no asbestos and
relatively minor amounts of other hazardous materials (light bulbs, batteries, paint cans,
etc.). The older buildings all have some asbestos and other hazardous materials. The
written report for the former Carquest Building is still in progress, but a verbal update
from Kirk Davis indicates that there is quite a bit of asbestos in this building.
As we are still awaiting the final hazardous materials report for the Carquest building,
and since it appears that we may be very close to obtaining at least 2 more properties
within the next few months, staff recommends that we wait until sometime early in the
new year to go out for bids on the demolition. Though I would like nothing more than to
see these eyesores raised immediately the more Scott and I have discussed the
demolition, the more it makes sense to wait just a few months for the following reasons:
1) There would be some cost savings in demolishing all buildings at the same time
(save on mobilization, economies of scale, etc.)
2) Demolition of buildings may send a message to certain property owners that we
are in much more of a hurry than we actually are, and may encourage them to
further delay sale of their property to the HRA
3) Evaluate the potential of vacating the section of 60th Avenue between the
Carquest and newer Van -o -lite building to increase land available for
redevelopment (the street and curb removal could be added in to the demolition
bids).
In order to leave the buildings stand -for a few more months and reduce -some of the
risks in doing so, we are having the water and sewer line for the old Van -o -lite building
capped-. This will allow us to shut off all -of -the utilities to this building-and-we will- not
need to keep a "milk house" heater running all winter, as we had the past 2 winters.
The Tae Kwan Do water line was tied in to this water line and required us to keep the
water stand pipe heated. By capping the water line just outside of the building, we will
not need to do this for the upcoming winter.
Staff is working with the Public Works Division to make signage for the sites that will
explain to neighbors, residents, and passers by, that the area is part of a future
redevelopment project. We are still working on the wording, and would welcome your
input. I would propose the signs say something along these lines:
- Fridley Logo -
The City of Fridley Housing & Redevelopment Authority
has purchased this property for Future Redevelopment.
For more information:
763- 572 -3591
Or
WWW.CI.FRIDLEY.MN.US
Other thoughts would be a "tag line" or slogan, to go underneath the logo. Possibilities
could include:
• Watch this Site For Future Development
• More Progress in Fridley
• Fridley Progress
• Watch this site Change
• Look for exciting changes to this site
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Fridley HRA
Housing Program Summary
Cover Page
October 2, 2008 HRA Meeting
Report Description
Loan Application Summary Loan application activity (e.g. mailed
out, in process, closed loans) for
September and year -to -date.
Loan Origination Report
Remodeling Advisor
Loan originations for September and
year -to -date.
Shows the number of field appointments
scheduled and completed the
Remodeling Advisor Services
administered by Center for Energy and
Environment.
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Loan Origination Report
September 23, 2008
Loan Originations
This
Previous
Month
Months
YTD
HRA Loans (ind. CFUF Discount loans)
4
9
13
HRA Deferred Loans
1
1
Other Loans (non -HRA)
-
Total
4
10
14
Funding Sources
This
Previous
Month
Months
YTD
Fridley HRA
$ 33,381.00
$ 102,596.00 $
135,977.00
$ 13,708.00
$ - $
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$
$ $
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$
$ $
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$ 2,895.00 $
2,895.00
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$
$ $
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Total
$ 47,089.00
$ 105,491.00 $
152,580.00
Types of Units Improved*
'some households receive more than 1 loan, so the #
of loans may not equal # of units improved
This
Previous
Month
Months
YTD
Single Family
4
10
14
Duplex
_
Tri-Plex
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_
10 to 20 Units
_
20+ Units
Total
4
10
14
Types of Improvements
# of Projects
% of Total
Interior
Bathroom remodel
_
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0%
Kitchen remodel
1
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General plumbing
6
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Heating system
-
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0%
Basement finish
1
0
Insulation
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Misc. interior projects
1
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Foundation
Exterior
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3
2
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10%
Roofing
6
30%
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0%
Garage
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Performance Report
September 23, 2008
Loans
Loan Volume
Origination Fees
Inspection Fees
50 12 24%
$500,000 $ 135,977.00 27%
$27,500 $6,600.00
$2,800 $0
$30,300 $61600.00 22%
$364,023.00
Loans
Loan Volume
Origination Fees
Inspection Fees
20 0 0%
$200,000 $0.00 0%
$11,000 $0.00
$2,800 $0
$13,800 $0.00 0%
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Fridley Alano Society
5925 University Ave
Fridley, MN
September 24, 2008 A non profit Organizut -on Dedicated to Recovery
Mr. Paul Bolin
Fridley Municipal Center
6431 University Ave N.E.
Fridley, Minnesota 66432
Dear Paul,
in response to your letter to the Fridley Alano Society N.E., dated September 10, 2008
(concerning our continued interest in the sale of our building to the HRA), I regret that
we've sent the mixed messages.
As part of our internal feasibility study, we have had a number of our members involved.
We have now put into place a formal Building Committee to guide us in the process.
At your request I am confirming in writing that both Skip Stuart and Mike Spahn are
members of this committee. We have decided that Skip shall be our contact with you, for
all general contact with the City regarding this issue, and Mike will continue to work with
Wilson Development on the details, paperwork & negotiations as He has to date.
As a non -profit organization we are sometimes a bit slow on our process, in order to
ensure full representation by our members. Be assured, that our interest in completing
this transaction is quite real, and we our on track to complete within the next 30 — 90
days.
If you have any questions concerning this issue please contact me at 763 -424 -7901.
Sincerely,
Tim Kubacki, President
Fridley Alano Society
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FRIDLEY HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
October 2, 2008
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1. Concerned Citizens of Fridley
I did attend the Concerned Citizens Meeting on September 11"' to discuss the "in's and out's" of Tax
Increment Financing. The group was very cordial, inquisitive, and appreciative. I received the following
from their Co -Chair Pam Reynolds late last week.
Paul,
Thanks so much for the presentation you gave the CCofF on Sept. 11, 2008. It was very
informative and I believe cleared up a lot of questions for our group.
I did catch the 914 HRA meeting and am personally sorry that I placed you in such a spot. It
was not my intention to cause such a hoopla over a request for information. 1 did speak with
Commissioner Meyers and let him know (prior to our meeting) that our meetings are open to
anyone who wishes to attend. This open invitation is reflected in our newspaper notice and
on the Fridley cable channel. I also shared with Commissioner Meyers my opinion that Scott
Lund probably doesn't back away from organizations that he belongs to because it's an
election year.
I would agree with the commissioners that this would be a great topic for a cable program
and as an article in the newsletter.
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge with us.
Pam Reynolds
Co- chair.CCofF
2. Foreclosure Counseling
Our most recent data from Anoka County indicates that Fridley had 12 foreclosures in August, pushing
the total for the year to date up to 96.
The mortgage foreclosure counseling workshop held in cooperation with the Anoka County Community
Action Program (ACCAP), and the cities of Columbia Heights, Spring Lake Park and Hilltop was very
successful. The workshop was held at the Fridley Community Center on September 17`h, and despite the
weather being very nice, over 30 homeowners received counseling. Representatives from local lending
institutions were also on hand to assist. We anticipate holding another foreclosure counseling workshop
6 months from now and will likely repeat them until we see the numbers of foreclosures really declining.
3. Gateway West Update
The Public Works Department recently presented staff with a deal too good to pass up. After saving the
HRA over $6,000 in street paving costs last month, the PW Department has been able to convince
Burger King to split the cost of doing a mill and overlay of the stretch of 3`d Street between 57'h Avenue
and 57`h Place. For an investment of $2,400 the HRA will now have a newly paved street along the entire
length of the Gateway West Project from 57`h Avenue up to 60`h Avenue. I typically like to bring all
spending issues before the Board, but due to timing, the City needed an answer sooner than October 2 ".
4. Comforts of Home — Memory Care
Staff recently met with Jim Faulkner of Faulkner Construction and Comforts of Home. Mr. Faulkner's
group is going to construct approximately 40 senior memory care units on the former Crown Trophy site
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adjacent to Maple Lanes. They expect to break ground yet this fall and are not asking for any assistance.
Comforts of Home have a number of memory care centers in the area, including a site in White Bear
Lake built on very shallow lots (like our Gateway Northeast area). With the demand for memory care on
the rise, a facility like this may be part of a fixture redevelopment. A number of their facilities are
viewable on theirwebsite.
hM://www.comfortsofhomemn.com/communides.htin
If there are any items you would like covered in upcoming issues of the Non - Agenda Update please send
me an e-mail. bolinp @ci.fridley.mn.us
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