12-17-2019 HRAA
Regular Board Meeting Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 7:00 AM
Minutes
1. CALL TO ORDER: Vice Chair Steve Jensen called the meeting to order. Members Present:
Gary Forcier, Eileen Henry and Nikki Willemssen. Staff Present: Jean Ward and Judy
Flemming.
a. Approve the Hutchinson HRA Regular Board Meeting agenda and any agenda additions
and/or corrections. Gary Forcier moved to approve the agenda as presented. Nikki
Willemssen seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
2. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Nikki Willemssen moved to approve the Minutes of the regular board meeting as written.
Gary Forcier seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
3. FINANCIAL REPORTS
a. Nikki Willemssen moved to approve City Center General Fund payments of $28,655.55
for checks 9081 to 9088. Eileen Henry seconded and the motion carried unanimous.
b. Nikki Willemssen moved to approve City Center November 30, 2019 financial
statements. Gary Forcier seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
c. Nikki Willemssen moved to approve the Park Towers Operating Account payments of
$37,048.72 for checks 14825 to 14846. Eileen Henry seconded and the motion carried
unanimous.
d. Nikki Willemssen moved to approve the Park Towers security deposit payments of
$666.56 for checks 1580-1581. Eileen Henry seconded and the motion carried
unanimous.
e. Nikki Willemssen moved to approve the October 2019 Park Towers financial statements.
Gary Forcier seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
4. PARK TOWERS UPDATE
a. Occupancy Report: 3 vacant units at the beginning of the month but one is filled and
working on filling the others off the waiting list. The occupancy percent should be 99%
for the year using data for units filled at month end.
b. Jean Ward reviewed with the Board the Park Towers’ December Newsletter.
c. Gary Forcier moved to approve Resolution #2019-12 Resolution to Void Check #14617
for $161.07. Nikki Willemssen seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
d. Nikki Willemssen moved to approve Resolution #2019-13 Resolution to Write off
Uncollectible Accounts. Gary Forcier seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
e. Nikki Willemssen moved to approve Resolution #2019-14 Resolution to Approve
Removal of Items from Park Towers Depreciation Account. Gary Forcier seconded and
the motion carried unanimously.
f. Jean Ward updated the Board on new AT&T request to replace (6) existing antennas with
(6) new model antennas. She will be talking to Marc Sebora if an amendment is needed.
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g. Gary Forcier moved to leave the AT&T Cell Site Lease as is without any changes.
Eileen Henry seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
5. RAD UPDATE – CHAP Award
Jean Ward reviewed with the Board:
Timeline: Concept call 5/20/20, Financing Plan 7/19/20, Closing 11/16/20
Next immediate steps: remove units from PIC (waiting for HUD Minneapolis field
office), schedule next tenant RAD informational meeting, create a policy on the phasing-
out of the flat rents.
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On-site Environmental Inspection December 3; report pending.
Submitted samples to City Attorney for PILOT revision and review.
Submitted subordination request to MH.
Submitted documents to the RAD Resource Desk: Tract Title Search, Executed FHEO,
Capital Needs Assessment Documents, and Title Opinion letter from City Attorney
RAD Update e-mail
6. REVIEW OF POTENTIAL MULTIPLE FAMILY HOUSING SITES
Jean Ward updated the Board on potential multiple family housing sites and her discussion
with a developer.
7. 2019 FORECLOSURE SALES
Jean Ward reviewed with the Board the year end 2019 Hutchinson Foreclosures.
8. COMMUNICATIONS – FYI: new computers installed at Park Towers.
9. JANUARY HOLIDAY BREAKFAST SELECTION
The Board selected sausage egg bake.
10. ADJOURNMENT
Gary Forcier moved and Eileen Henry seconded to adjourn. There being no other business,
Vice Chair Steve Jensen declared the meeting adjourned.
Recorded by Jean Ward, HRA Executive Director
Gary Forcier, Secretary/Treasurer
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