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CITY OF FRIDLEY
HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING
JANLTARY 9, 1997
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Commers called the January 9, 1997 Housing and
Redevelopment Authority meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Members Present: Larry Commers, Virginia Schnabel, John Meyer,
Jim McFarland
Members Absent: Duane Prairie
Others Present: William Burns, Executive Director
Barb�ra Dacy, Community Development Director
Craig Ellestad, HRA Accountant
Jim Casserly, Financial Consultant
APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 12, 1996, HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
MEETING:
MOTION by Ms. Schnabel, seconded by Mr. McFarland, to approve the
December 12, 1996, Housing and Redevelopment Authority minutes as
written.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON CONNIl�RS DECLARED THE
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
CONSENT AGENDA:
1. RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES FOR THE FRIDLEY
HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
2. REVENUE AND EXPENSES
Mr. Ellestad distributed copies of the check register #26196
through 26207, and copies of a memo dated January 9, 1997, listing
additional expenses for approval.
Mr. Meyer asked for what the checks to First Trust and National
City Bank were written.
Mr. Ellestad stated these represent the semi-annual payment from
the bonds. The 1985 bond expires in a few years, and the other is
a payment on the 1990 bond.
/� Mr. Meyer asked for what the bonds were issued.
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Ms. Dacy stated the 1990 bond is a refinancing bond. The 1985 bond
is a refunding of an earlier bond for project area one.
MOTION by Mr. McFarland, seconded by Mr. Meyer, to approve the
Consent Agenda as presented with the check register #26196 through
#26207 and additional expenses as presented in the January 9, 1997,
memo.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON CONIl�IERS DECLARED THE
1�TION C.ARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ACTION ITENIS:
3. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT A CERTAIN PARCEL IS
OCCUPIED BY A SUBSTANDARD BUILDING AND IS TO BE INCLUDED IN A
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT; 218 - 57TH PLACE
Ms. Dacy stated the purpose of the resolution for this property is
to preserve the HRA's option for creating a tax increment financing
(TIF) district in the future. It does not commit the HRA to create
a district but stated the HRA acknowledges that this structure is
hazardous and substandard. Because of those conditions, the
building has to be taken down. By removing the building now, we
solve many of the safety issues. The resolution preserves the
option for the HRA to declare the site as a TIF district. There is
no commitment to create a district, but to preserve the option for
the future. As you know, the TIF laws require the City Council to
create the district, and the City Council has to pass a similar
proposal. Staff is asking them to evaluate such a resolution in
January.
Ms. Dacy stated staff is recommending approval of the resolution.
There is no commitment to.the HRA for money or funds, nor does it
tie the HRA to create a TIF district.
Mr. Meyer stated this is a rather unique process that a property is
condemned as a hazardous building and the tenants forced to move
out.
Ms. Dacy stated this is unique. This action was undertaken by the
City Council upon complaints around this property. The property
was inspected, and it was determined that the building had
structural defects, hazardous waste and/or paint was stored in the
basement, and a number of other conditions existed pertaining to
debris. Sanitary conditions in the building were such that it
required going through this process. We did remove another
structure under this statute on Fairmont Street several years ago.
Mr. Meyer stated he thought this an interesting tool that could be
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applied to other properties that we have heretofore purchased which
were substandard in many areas. Evidently, we have had to gain
access to this particular building.
Ms. Dacy stated there is a difference between this structure and
the scattered site structures. For this structure, we had to go to
court and show evidence that this did apply to the hazardous
conditions statute. This is not a tool we can use for the
scattered site acquisitions, and this tool should be used carefully
because the quality and integrity of the structure must meet strict
criteria as set in the statute.
Mr. Commers stated he thought the real distinction is that this is
used where the property is abandoned rather than where the property
is still occupied as in the scattered site program.
Mr. Meyer stated this property apparently had been occupied and the
tenants evicted.
Ms. Dacy stated one unit was vacant. The landlord did not respond
to requests to improve, and the remaining tenants left.
Mr. Meyer stated he appreciated the distinction between this site
� and the scattered sites. However, it does illustrate that this is
a tool that can be used. He was thinking of one property in the
scattered site program where the bedroom was in the basement, and
the City got permission to inspect the inside to ascertain the
condition. Did they get a court order before they knew the
conditions inside or how did that work?
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Ms. Dacy stated she believed the landlord had permitted the
inspector access to the site and staff proceeded to take
appropriate action. Mr. Fernelius worked more closely with this
and can verify the steps taken. If the landlord had not permitted
access, the City would have had to prove to the judge that there
was a significant defect.
Mr. Nleyer stated he realized there was a difference but there may
be a gray area in between that would show it a useful tool to use
condemnation in lieu of some of the other methods used in the
scattered site acquisitions.
Mr. Commers stated, since the resolution has no economics attached
to it, it seems appropriate to proceed.
MOTION by Mr. Meyer, seconded by Ms. 5chnabel, to approve a
Resolution Determining that a Certain Parcel is Occupied by a
Structurally Substandard Building and is to be Included in a Tax
Increment Financing District.
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UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON CO1�RS DECLARED THE
1�TION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. '
4. LINDSTROM METRIC REQUEST FOR TIF ASSISTANCE
Ms. Dacy stated Lindstrom Metric is now located west of the
railroad tracks and east of Ashton Avenue. They are looking at a
vacant five-acre site west of Main Street, north of 81st, and south
of 83rd. Lindstrom Metric wants to build a 60,000 square foot
building on this site. She believed their existing site is about
half the size. There are poor soils on the proposed site.
Lindstrom Metric contacted her regarding TIF assistance for soil
correction. Unless the HRA feels otherwise, she and Mr. Casserly
will work with the company to prepare a development contract that
would propose a 5� grant and a 5% loan, similar to other soil
correction requests that were approved in the last year. Mr.
Lindstrom has not filed a TIF application as yet. The purpose of
this memo is to inform the HRA that we had this discussion and that
this is a proposal we would like to bring to you in February or
March. A unique aspect of this development is that Mr. Lindstrom
does not want to construct a new building until he sells the
existing site. He would like the ability to use the TIF assistance
for up to two years. She did not have a problem with that. The
�, procedure is set up such that the developer has the burden to
construct the building and get a certificate of completion. At
that point, we issue the checks for the loan and the grant. The
HRA does not need to take action at this time.
Mr. Commers suggested, to the extent that there is going to be an
expansion to the business, he would like to see a commitment as to
where the business will create new jobs and what he expects that
will do over a reasonable period of time after the new building is
constructed.
Mr. Casserly stated that information is now a statute requirement
for projects assisted with tax increment. The HRA is required to
enter into an agreement in which there is a certain amount of net
job increase. Those are to be negotiated and must be complied with
or the tax increment assistance has to be returned.
Mr. Commers asked if this will be the first one negotiated.
Mr. Casserly stated no. This has been done on several. This has
been a part of the development agreements.
Mr. Commers stated he did not remember that issue coming up in the
past. He asY�ed staff to go back and let the HRA know what the
agreement has been for the last few requests they have had.
� Mr. Casserly stated he would make copies of that specific
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condition.
Mr. Commers asked if we have a method of verifying. What do we do
to see if the agreed upon increase of jobs has been met?
Mr. Casserly stated a form has been prepared by the Minnesota
Department of Economic Development which must be filled out and
submitted to us and to the state.
Mr. Commers asked that, if any of these forms have been submitted
thus far, please provide the HRA with a copy.
Mr. Casserly stated this has not yet been done. The law just went
into effect. The recording requirement is within two years after
the date of issuance of the certificate of completion. No one is
within that timeframe yet.
Ms. Dacy stated they did require that with the McGlynn proposal.
As a condition of that grant, they are required on an annual basis
for two years to verify they have created jobs. We can do that
with these proposals as well.
5. PROPOSAL BY STEVE LINN TO REHABILITATE DICK'S WHEEL AND TIRE,
AND REDEVELOP A PORTION OF 57TH AVENUE
Ms. Dacy showed on an aerial map the location of 57th Avenue west
of University, Dick's Wheel and Tire, the substandard building
discussed as part of item #3, a private home and a vacant piece of
land next to Main Street. Holiday Plus is to the south.
Ms. Dacy stated Mr. Steve Linn of Linn Companies is negotiating
with Holiday Plus, who owns the Dick's Wheel and Tire building, to
operate a Goodyear franchise on this property. Mr. Linn is also
interested in acquiring the duplex site at 218 - 57th Avenue, the
single family home, and the vacant area. He has a purchase
agreement with the owner of 218 - 57th Avenue, and has contacted
the owner of the single family home. He plans to acquire, remove
and demolish, and build a strip mall on this site. He was
originally thinking of putting in a video store and a fast food
restaurant, but is now thinking of having only a video store.
Ms. Dacy stated Holiday Plus has advised Mr. Linn that they need to
put the negotiations on the back burner for a while because Holiday
Plus is working on a deal with Mr. Applebaum and working on
acquiring a sporting goods chain out of Detroit. Mr. Linn is still
interested in pursuing a redevelopment project in this area. He is
thinking of applying for TIF assistance, and he would have to make
an application to do this. A TIF/redevelopment district would have
� to be created in order to accomplish what he is proposing. Staff
does not know what level of assistance Mr. Linn is requesting nor
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does staff know the gap. Mr. Linn will act as the developer.
Ms. Dacy stated staff is bringing this to their attention to let
the HRA. know this will be on a future agenda. Staff must find out
what the gap is. There is also a land use issue which the City
Council will have to evaluate as well as the neighborhood. The
area is zoned C-2, General Business. It is a permitted use and
would not require a rezoning. To create a TIF district, public
hearings must be held prior to the final decision.
Mr. Meyer asked how much more traffic can 57th Avenue take.
Ms. Dacy stated Home Depot contracted with BRW for a traffic
analysis as a result of the construction of Home Depot. BRW did a
very good analysis which outlined four or five options to improve
57th. The key is to reduce the access points along 57th. The
second suggestion was to create either a turning lane down the
middle of 57th for left turns. There were several options for
signalization of intersections in the center and create a median
along the alignment to allow breaks for 3rd Avenue traffic. They
have not gone to the next step on the study because the land uses
on the north and south sides will affect the traffic on the street.
There will also be more traffic over time. She believed the City
Council and the HRA would have to evaluate a series of land use
alternatives.
Mr. Burns stated, because this property has frontage on two
streets, it would appear that any building would have to be long
and narrow. Do the codes allow the type of center being proposed
by Mr. Linn?
Ms. Dacy stated staff has not see a site plan so she cannot give a
good answer. For Dick's Wheel and Tire, all they need to do is
occupy the building.
Mr. Meyer stated is appears that 57th Avenue is shaping up as more
of a problem. Plans are to improve access to 57th Avenue from I-
694 because there is a problem with access to 57th now. This is
one more thing added. If, for example, we would not allow a TIF
district because of the fact that we are using that as a device to
reduce traffic, could someone else put a strip mall on that site
without a TIF district?
Ms. Dacy stated yes. A private entity could do this.
Mr. Meyer stated the HRA would not gain anything by trying to
prohibit a strip mall.
Ms. Dacy stated that is the issue that would have to be evaluated.
In creating a TIF district, you have to meet several tests and
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without that redevelopment would not occur.
Mr. Commers requested staff to proceed with caution because the use
of TIF funds for assistance on a strip mall is not a priority in
terms of planning. Make sure that Mr. Linn understands that.
Ms. Dacy stated another issue with a redevelopment district is the
removal of blight and inappropriate land uses, and increasing the
value. While the HRA has not assisted, there is a condition of
substandard properties and a redevelopment district is a tool to
accomplish that. Secondary to that is what is the end use? That
is also a key question.
Ms. Schnabel asked the nature of the house. Is it a viable
structure?
Ms. Dacy stated she did not have adequate information. The house
is a typical single family home for the area and is occupied.
Ms. Schnabel asked if staff knew if Mr. Linn has an option for that
property.
Ms. Dacy stated Mr. Linn has contacted the owner, who has expressed
^ a willingness to sell.
6. FRIDLEY EXECUTIVE CENTER UPDATE
Ms. Dacy stated Mr. Commers had forwarded information to staff
about the office, commercial and industrial markets in the metro
area. She is now reviewing that information. She has scheduled a
meeting with MEPC for an update for this month.
Ms Dacy stated she talked with Merrill Busch who has the copy
finalized for the brochure. The only missing piece is some
pictures. They hope to complete this quickly.
Mr. Meyer asked if there had been any interest in the site.
Ms. Dac� stated yes. One proposal was for a 50,000 square foot and
that was sent out in the beginning of January. There are three
interested proposals for the site at this time.
7. MISSISSIPPI STREET AND 3RD STREET CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Ms. Dacy stated the cost overrun that was not anticipated was
$34,106 that was identified within the past two or three weeks.
The issues surrounding the RAO Manufacturing easement area were
identified to us early in the project and do not amount to a
significant cost. However, the most recent information was
n significant. Mr. Flora is meeting with the consultant tomorrow and
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contacting the County. Before going to the City Council, he is
trying to reduce the cost to the HRA and reduce the amount of the
change order. All of the other items were anticipated to a certain
extent.
Mr. Commers asked Mr. Meyer for his opinion of the items on the
list.
Mr. Meyer stated he read the list and he can see that these were
unexpected expenses. Some projects have more than their share. He
was surprised that BRW is going to or has contributed soinething to
this. Is that because some of the work had been done that had been
done unnecessarily on their direction and this is now a
compensation for that? Usually, the rule of thumb is that, if work
needs to be done additionally which was not foreseen in the bidding
process, it is certainly legitimate to ask the owner to pay for it.
If these items were things that were not foreseen, that does not
usually constitute a claim against the consultant. Usually, it is
a claim against the consultant if work was done on the direction of
the consultant. It is rather broad. There is no definite
situation. If there is work that needs to be done, the owner would
have to pay for it anyway in order to do the job right. But, if
the consultant made an error and work had to be redone because of
^ misdirection, that is another story.
Ms. Dacy stated BRW is admitting liability in terms of some items.
Their payment to RAO was a combination of that factor and the issue
of constructing the wall, irrigation, easement acquisition at $2
per square foot, etc. There were a combination of factors that
lead them to pay a certain amount. It was their inspectors that
made the call to complete the additional milling, binder, wear
course, and base course work which was a significant part of the
overrun. Part of the issue is that the inspector made the call on
the street and did not talk to a City employee. In retrospect, the
decision to do that work was probably a good one from an
engineering standpoint, but it was a unanticipated cost for which
the City did not have the ability to make a decision. That is the
reason Mr. Flora is pursuing BRW on this issue. Secondly, the
County is getting a better road. Because of that, Mr. Flora is
evaluating if the County is amenable to sharing those costs as
well.
Mr. Meyer stated the items did not constitute work that needed to
be redone. They were improvements that were necessary. He is
surprised that BRW is being asked to contribute under that
circumstance. We have a vested interest in being fair and
following the usual accepted understood procedures.
OTHER BUSINESS:
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8. 1997 BUDGET
NIr. Commers asked the status of the budget.
Ms. Dacy asked if the HRA wanted to schedule a work session one
hour before the February meeting to review the budget.
Mr. Commers asked if the object would be to go over the figures for
approval at the March meeting.
Ms. Dacy stated yes. The HRA may be able to approve the budget the
same evening or perhaps in March.
Mr. Commers stated the members would need time to review the
proposed budget.
Ms. Dacy stated that last year a draft budget was handed out about
one month before, the discussion took place before the meeting, and
the budget was approved that night.
Mr. Commers stated he thought the HRA should have a work session.
Mr. Meyer stated the way they proceeded last year seemed to work.
Mr. McFarland asked that the budget be mailed to members in advance
of the meeting in order to them to review.
Mr. Commers asked staff to mail the budget to members a few weeks
ahead of time and schedule a 6:30 p.m. start time before the next
meeting.
9. CONSIDER PROPOSAL TO SHARE REMODELING ADVISOR SERVICES WITH
CITY OF BLAINE
Mr. Commers asked why they would want to make this position a full-
time position and incur the additional expenses.
Ms. Dacy stated staff advertised to continue the position as part-
time. The pool of applicants applying was not satisfactory and did
not come close to the experience and expertise we had established.
Mr. Van Nelson was unique in that he had a personal situation that
allowed him to work part-time. Staff was not seeing a similar
quality candidate in the pool. They looked for ways to make the
position more attractive. Blaine asked if we would like to share
the position. She thought this should be considered because, if
this were a full-time position, they would attract a higher quality
candidate with experience. However, to answer the question, staff
does not want the HRA responsible for a full-time position. The
idea is to hire on contract which would be conditioned upon having
� a service agreement in place with Blaine where Blaine would pay 40%
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of the 40-hour work week. Staff came up with the 60/40 split
because they were planning to come to the HRA as part of the budget
to increase the Remodeling Counselor hours to 24 hours per week to
handle the load created through the loan program. If for some
reason we get halfway through the contract and Blaine decides to
pull out, then the HRA is under no obligation to continue the
employee at 40 hours per week. Staff felt this would be a way to
get better applicants and still preserve the options.
Mr. Commers asked, if this person is going to be an independent
contractor, why assume health and dental insurance.
Ms. Dacy stated this person would not be an independent contractor.
5he believed the personnel director calls this an unauthorized
contract employee. This person would be considered an HRA
employee. If they are a Fridley HRA. employee and work 40 hours per
week, we are required to provide benefits. Trying to find an
independent contractor will be problematic because we will have to
require the insurance certificate and we may pay a higher hourly
rate. We would be paying for a consultant rather than a contract
employee. As an example, the Section 8 coordinator for the City is
a contract employee working 32 hours per week and receives
benefits. We receive reimbursement from the Metropolitan Council
� on this position. This would be a similar method but having Blaine
take on 40� of the cost.
Mr. Commers stated this is a tremendous increase.
Ms. Dacy stated the increase was going to go up $4,000 per year
from the increase in hours from 20 hours to 24 hours. Because it
does become a full-time position, it does have benefits. That
represents an additional $5,000. That totals $9,000. That is
after Blaine's share is subtracted. They want to get a remodeling
counselor on board before the remodeling fair in April.
Mr. Commers asked if staff could continue to look.
Ms. Dacy stated they could. She is not hopeful that they would be
able to find someone on a part-time basis that is of the quality of
the person they had before.
Mr. Burns stated the labor market has become more of a buyer's
market and employees have more of an advantage. They are seeing
fewer applicants for part-time jobs, and they are having to pay
more. Staff have already gone through the recruiting process once.
In order to have quality people, he thought they had to address the
marketplace. He thought this is what Ms. Dacy was doing. He is
not in favor of recklessly putting on full-time employees. In this
case, he thought this arrangement would give them flexibility and
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over with.
Mr. Meyer asked if any of the applicants were retirees. This could
be a good opportunity for a retiree.
Ms. Dacy stated she could not answer that question. Mr. Fernelius
has spent more time on applications.
Mr. Meyer asked what kind of quality they were looking for in a new
person.
Ms. Dacy stated the minimum qualifications include a degree either
in housing or architecture or a degree program with an emphasis on
design. Staff would evaluate practical experience in the building
trades as well. Mr. Van Nelson has a degree in architecture. The
remodeling counselor is not designing projects or telling people
exactly how to do thing. They are commenting, identifying options
and helping find alternatives. Applicants in the first pool did
not come close to the first set of applications that they had.
There are rehab specialists out there. However, this most recent
attempt to find them did not produce a candidate that was
qualified.
Mr. Commers stated there are also inspectors who see if the codes
are met. He did not know how much of a full-time job that was.
That may be a source.
Mr. Meyer stated he was listening to the comments regarding
quality. A person may not meet your criteria as far as experience.
For example, you are not going to find anyone with a degree and/or
with experience looking for a part-time position. It depends on
what we are expecting this person to do.
Ms. Dacy stated the person must also be knowledgeable about'housing
and building products.
Mr. Meyer stated it does not necessarily follow that these types of
duties would require a degree but rather a good amount of practical
experience. He is wondering whether they are looking for someone
who just does not exist. He is sure that the labor market is
another influence. Do we need that type of person to extent of
precluding applicants? They should also be looking for a person
who has been around with experience in home construction.
Ms. Dacy stated that is not the only qualification. If an
applicant has building trade experience, that is part of it. Mr.
Fernelius' recommendation to her was that the candidates were not
acceptable even to interview.
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Ms. Dacy stated under the proposal the Fridley HRA would be
responsible for hiring, determination, etc. The person would work
24 hours in Fridley and 16 hours in Blaine.
Mr. Burns stated they would be service contracting with Blaine.
Ms. Dacy stated they have a termination clause of one month. It is
more prudent for us to be in charge of the hiring and firing, and
Blaine agreed.
Mr. Burns asked if they could sell services to a third community if
there was not enough business.
Ms. Dacy stated this was possible that they could do that. These
programs are getting a lot of attention. She would not be
surprised if other communities would be interested in the service.
Mr. McFarland asked, if you were to find a person to work as an
independent contractor for both cities, would he/she work for
$30,000 to avoid the employer/employee relationship. In lieu of
the benefits, would they require more money?
� Ms. Dacy stated, in their experience, the rate would go up to
between $20 and $30 per hour so that person can cover the cost of
the benefits. It is cheaper to hire than to pay a consultant's
cost.
Mr. Commers stated he thought Blaine should pay a higher rate
because Fridley would be taking responsibility and taking on the
potential liability. He thought 40% of the reqular hourly rate is
not quite fair. An enhancement to the rate would be in order to
cover such items as administrative expenses.
Ms. Schnabel asked if this person would be working for the City of
Blaine or the Blaine HRA.
Ms. Dacy stated she did not know. She will check. If the HRA is
comfortable for staff to proceed to do the advertisements, they
would have to come back for approval of the position and the
candidate. If something happens in between, the HRA will be
informed.
Mr. Commers asked if the members had any objections to advertising
the position. The consensus of the HRA was to proceed. Mr.
Commers asked staff to keep open the possibility that they might
find someone part time.
Mr. Meyer stated, if the applicants are not acceptable, it might be
n necessary next month to reassess the criteria to see if the
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criteria are excessive and we are therefore excluding persons who
might qualify.
10. FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAM
Mr. Commers stated this item, for informational purposes, relates
to the report from Ms. Dacy relating to the Anoka County HRA and
the first-time homebuyers program that the County is instituting
through the MHFA. The bottom line is that it is staff's
recommendation that we do not participate because there is not
enough information and no track record for performance.
Ms. Dacy stated staff is recommending to continue with the MHFA
program and, in the meantime, look at what the Anoka County HRA is
doing.
11. AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR 1997 HOME FUNDS
Mr. Commers stated we have participated in this program for the
last few years. The recommendation is to authorize staff to make
application for fund. This would require matching funds and we
have always provided that. He has thought this program to be
successful and fair. If we do get a grant, there would be a
i''1� required match.
Ms. Dacy stated she did not get the notice until Monday of this
week and the deadline is early. Staff does need a motion from the
HRA to authorize staff to apply.
MOTION by Ms. Schnabel, seconded by Mr. McFarland, to continue this
program and to authorize an application to the County for $75,000
in 1997 HOME funds.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON CON�lERS DECI�ARED THE
MOTION CP,RRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ADJOURI�NT :
CHAIRPERSON CONIl�RS DECLARED THE JANUARY 9, 1997, HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPT�NT AUTHORITY MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Lavonn Cooper
Recording Secretary
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