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Regular Board Meeting
Teleconference Call (GoToMeeting)
Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 7:00 AM
Minutes
1. CALL TO ORDER: Chair Renee Lynn Johnson Kotlarz called the meeting to order via
telephone. Members Present: Gary Forcier, and Steve Jensen via telephone. Staff Present:
Jean Ward and Judy Flemming.
a. Approve the Hutchinson HRA Regular Board Meeting agenda and any agenda additions
and/or corrections. The Board approved the agenda as presented.
2. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON JULY 21,
2020
Gary Forcier moved to approve the Minutes of the regular board meeting as written, and
Steve Jensen seconded. Roll Call: Kotlarz—Aye; Forcier—Aye & Jensen—Aye. The
motion carried unanimously.
3. FINANCIAL REPORTS
Steve Jensen moved to approve:
a. City Center General Fund payments of$20,130.47 for checks 9133 to 9136
b. City Center July 2020 Financial Statements
c. Park Towers Operating Account payments of$37,992.85 for checks 15028 to 15048
d. June 2020 Park Towers financial statements
Gary Forcier seconded. Roll Call: Kotlarz—Aye; Forcier—Aye & Jensen—Aye. The
motion carried unanimously.
4. PARK TOWERS UPDATE
a. Occupancy Report for August 2020— 100% occupied now; working on filling 2
vacancies coming up at the end of the month.
b. Jean Ward reviewed with the Board the August Newsletter.
c. COVID-19 updates: FYI CARES ACT Tracking Report to prevent,prepare for and
respond to coronavirus—installation of laundry machine card reader August 12, 2020.
5. RAD UPDATE
• Jean Ward reviewed with the Board:
RAD Financial Conversion Update: RAD Financing Checklist in review by HUD,beginning
multifamily software conversion. Next step: Expecting RAD Conversion Commitment in
September;working on Closing Checklist.
6. REVIEW OF 2021 PARK TOWERS DRAFT BUDGET
Jean Ward reviewed with the Board the draft 2021 Park Towers Budget.
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7. CONSIDERATION OF REVISED COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS PLAN FOR
HUTCHINSON HRA
Steve Jensen moved to give Jean Ward the authority to update the COVID-19 preparedness
plan for Hutchinson HRA so it will follow the current CDC and MDH guidelines. Gary
Forcier seconded. Roll Call: Kotlarz—Aye; Forcier—Aye; Jensen—Aye. The motion
carried unanimously.
8. RESULTS OF WINDSHIELD SURVEY AND 2020 NUISANCE LIST
Judy Flemming reviewed with the Board the draft information on the citywide windshield
survey and the 2020 Nuisance list.
9. COMMUNICATIONS-
• Jean Ward updated the Board on the Rental &Mortgage Assistance though UCAP.
• Chair, Renee Lynn Johnson Kotlarz shared information on the new Healthy Homes
Series and that a Radon Grant application will be submitted for the 3 county region.
10.ADJOURNMENT
Gary Forcier moved to adjourn and Steve Jensen seconded. There being no other business,
Chair Renee Lynn Johnson Kotlarz declared the meeting adjourned.
Recorded by Jean W���rd, HRA Executive Director
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Gary For- er, Secretary/Treasurer
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