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Regular Board Meeting
Teleconference Call (GoToMeeting)
Tuesday, April 21, 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, Eileen Henry via telephone and Steve Jensen via
telephone. Staff Present: Jean Ward and Judy Flemming. Other: Nicole Grobe, MidCountry
Bank via telephone
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 MARCH
17,2020 AND EMERGENCY BOARD MEETING ON MARCH 27,2020
Steve Jensen moved to approve the Minutes of the regular board meeting and the emergency
board meeting as written, and Eileen Henry seconded. Roll Call: Kotlarz—Aye; Forcier—
Aye; Henry—Aye; Jensen—Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
3. FINANCIAL REPORTS
Steve Jensen moved to approve:
a. City Center General Fund payments of$16,472.97 for checks 9109 to 9113
b. City Center March 2020 Financial Statements
c. Park Towers Operating Account payments of$36,680.10 for checks 14931 to 14955
d. Park Towers Security Account payment of$345.42 for check 1584
e. February 2020 Park Towers financial statements
Eileen Henry seconded. Roll Call: Kotlarz—Aye; Forcier—Aye; Henry—Aye; Jensen—Aye.
The motion carried unanimously.
5. PARK TOWERS UPDATE
a. Occupancy Report for April 2020— 1 vacant unit,but processing an application so hoping to fill it
by the end of the month.
b. FYI April Newsletter
6. RAD UPDATE
Jean Ward reviewed with the Board:
• RAD Financial Conversion Timeline: Concept call due 5/20/20,Financing Plan due 7/01/20,
Closing 11/30/20
• Public Housing Program to HUD Multifamily Conversion Timeline
• Environmental Report—Radon Mitigation$6,000 scheduled April 20,2020 with removal of
follow up radon testing devices April 27,2020
• RFP for Software Purchase
7. COVID-19 IMPACT ON HRA OPERATIONS
Jean Ward reviewed with the Board the Memorandum and Judy Flemming updated them
on the 907 Dale Street (South Dale Apts.) Rental Rehab project.
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8. CONSIDERATION OF HUTCHINSON EMERGENCY HOME REPAIR GRANT PROGRAM
The Board discussed the features of the proposed program. Gary Forcier moved to approve the
Hutchinson Emergency Home Repair Grant Program and Steve Jensen seconded. Roll Call:
Kotlarz—Aye; Forcier—Aye; Henry—Aye; Jensen—Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
9. CONSIDERATION OF REVISED CITY HOME IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM
Gary Forcier moved to approve the revised City Home Improvement Grant Program and
Eileen Henry seconded. Roll Call: Kotlarz—Aye; Forcier—Aye; Henry—Aye; Jensen—Aye.
The motion carried unanimously.
4. 2019 HRA AUDIT PRESENTATION BY ERIN ENSTAD, ABDO EICH &MEYERS, LLP
Erin Enstad of ABDO, EICH &Meyers, LLP presented the 2019 HRA Audit to the Board.
Gary Forcier moved to approve the 2019 HRA Audit and Steve Jensen seconded. Roll Call:
Kotlarz—Aye; Forcier—Aye; Henry—Aye; Jensen—Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
10. COMMUNICATIONS
a. FYI White Hawk Village Second Addition preliminary plat
b. FYI Foreclosures
c. Gary Forcier asked when the last windshield survey was done for the city(it's been a few
years). Home Improvement Programs could be targeted to those neighborhoods with the
most need of repair.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Steve Jensen moved to adjourn and Gary Forcier seconded. There being no other business,
Chair Renee Lynn Johnson Kotlarz declared the meeting adjourned.
Recorded by Jean Ward, HRA Executive Director
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