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Hutchinson Housing &
Redevelopment Authority
Regular Board Meeting Wednesday, December 22, 2010 7:00 AM
Minutes
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Becky Felling called the meeting to order. Members Present: Bill
Arndt, LaVonne Hansen, Ruth Kimball and Joel Kraft. Staff Present: Jean Ward and Judy Flemming.
2. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON NOVEMBER 16,
2010
Chairman Becky Felling had a correction to 4b, Park Towers Update. It should be Pest Policy instead
of Bed Bug Policy. Bill Arndt moved to approve the corrected Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting
on October 19, 2010. LaVonne Hansen seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
3. FINANCIAL REPORTS
Joel Kraft moved to approve the City Center General Fund payments of $44,200.17 for checks
7725 to 7762 and the City Center November 2010 Financial Statements. Ruth Kimball seconded
and the motion carried unanimously.
Joel Kraft moved to approve the Park Towers payments of $36,543.87 for checks 11356 to 11399
and Park Towers October 2010 Financial Statements. LaVonne Hansen seconded and the motion
carried unanimously.
4. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 410 -14 TO APPROVE 2011 HRA RETIREMENT
CONSTRIBUTION RATE CHANGES
Jean Ward told the Board the City Council approved an increase of 2.5% for the employee and
employer portions for PERA. LaVonne Hansen moved to approve Resolution 410 -14 to approve the
2011 HRA Retirement Contribution Rate Changes to be the same as the City of Hutchinson. Ruth
Kimball seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
PARK TOWERS UPDATES
a. Jean Ward reviewed with the Board the new state law regarding late rent fees. Joel Kraft moved
to approve Resolution 4 10- 15 to Approve Implementation of New State Law Regarding Late Rent
Fees. Bill Arndt seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
b. Bill Arndt move to approve Resolution 410 -16 to remove items from the Park Towers
Depreciation Report. Ruth Kimball seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
c. Jean Ward review with the Board that current report that shows Park Towers 2010 average
occupancy to be 99 %. Bill Arndt move to approve the Occupancy report. Ruth Kimball seconded
and the motion carried unanimously.
d. Joel Kraft moved to approval the execution of the Housing with Services Application of Park
Towers. LaVonne Hansen seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
6. 1116 LEWIS AVE FINAL BUDGET AND VALUE GAP CALCULATION
Bill Arndt moved to approve the final rehabilitation cost of $46,200.61 for the 1116 Lewis Avenue
project and the need of $11,623.46 in value gap from the awarded MHFA CRV funds.
7. 755 MILWAUKEE AVE UPDATE
Bill Arndt moved to approve the 755 Milwaukee Avenue update and the newly installed foundation
anchor system. Ruth Kimball seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
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8. 925 STEVEN STREET SW UPDATE ON SUBMITTED PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH
CLOSING DATE ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 20, 2011
After Board discussion, Bill Arndt moved to formally approve the 925 Steven St SW purchase
agreement for $75,000 with a closing date on or before January 20, 2011. LaVonne Hansen seconded
and the motion carried unanimously.
9. 400 LYNN ROAD UPDATE
Habitat for Humanity is considering the purchase of 400 Lynn Road at their January 17th Board
Meeting.
10. 2010 HOMELESS MCLEOD COUNTY POINT IN TIME DATA
According to the 2010 Point in Time Homeless Survey, there appears to be very little need.
However, the Point in Time Survey is conducted the last Wednesday of every January. With the high
vacancy rate in Hutchinson, Justin Vorbach of SWMHP suggested rental vouchers as a solution for
Hutchinson. Park Towers does house homeless people as long as they meet admissions eligibility
criteria including having an acceptable criminal background. After the next Point in Time Homeless
Survey results are available, the Board talked about inviting Justin Vorbach and the Mayor to an HRA
meeting to discuss the results.
11. OTHER
a. FYI:
• Foreclosure Update
• Vacancy Update
• City Council Housing Update Presentation Synopsis
• Hutchinson Leader articles regarding radon and HRA programs
• Staff Planning Agenda
b. Consideration of RD Recipient Form for technical assistance for potential Hutchinson
Manufactured Home project. The Board decided that they want more details on the project and
would want the City Attorney to review the agreement before they would agree to executing the
form.
12. ADJOURNMENT
Bill Arndt move for adjournment and LaVonne Hansen seconded. There being no other business,
Chairman Becky Felling declared the meeting adjourned.
Recorded by Jean Ward, HRA Executive Director
LaVonne Hansen, Secretary /Treasurer
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