01-17-2012 HRAMI ARA
Hutchinson Housing &
Redevelopment Authority
Regular Board Meeting Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 7:00 AM
Minutes
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Becky Felling called the meeting to order. Members Present: Bill
Arndt, LouAnn Holmquist, and Joel Kraft. Staff Present: Jean Ward and Judy Flemming.
2. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON DECEMBER 20, 2011
LouAnn Holmquist moved to approve the Minutes of the regular board meeting as written. Joel Kraft
seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
3. FINANCIAL REPORTS
a. Bill Arndt moved to approve the City Center General Fund payments of $34,071.95 for checks
8004 to 8014 and consideration of month end December 2011 before year end adjustments City
Center Financial Statements. Joel Kraft seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
b. Joel Kraft moved to approve the Park Towers payments of $63,666.36 for checks 11821 to 11862
and consideration of Park Towers November 2011 Financial Statements. LouAnn Holmquist
seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
4. PARK TOWERS UPDATE
a. Joel Kraft moved to approve Resolution 42012 -1 Resolution to Adopt City of Hutchinson
Compensation Plan. Bill Arndt seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
b. Joel Kraft moved to approve what was stated in the Letter from HUD stating HUD public housing
funds cannot pay for a salary of a Public Housing Chief Executive Officer that exceeds position
level IV of the executive Schedule, currently $155,000. Bill Arndt seconded and the motion
carried unanimously.
5. SCDP PROJECT UPDATE
Judy Flemming updated the Board on the status of the SCDP projects. $300,551 was used in the NE
Neighborhood of the $399,200 total award. 17 homes rehabbed out of the total goal of 20. The
remaining funding has been opened to citizens city wide. We are on track for spending the 75% of
total current funds by April 2012 that is required for our short application.
6. UPDATE ON 400 LYNN ROAD
• After the Board had a long discussion on listing the property at 400 Lynn Road, Joel Kraft moved
to list the house with Cheryl Dooley of Hometown Realty, Inc. Bill Arndt seconded and the
motion carried unanimously.
• SW Initiative Foundation will be touring the home as part of their Youth Energy Summit (YES!)
program.
7. UPDATE ON 924 SUNSET
Jean Ward told the Board that the bank is not interested in donating the property at this time, but are
going through the process of getting a broker price option.
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8. OTHER-FYI
a. 2011 Foreclosure Update — 77 sheriff sales for the 2011.
b. Upcoming meeting with the Hutchinson Utility Commission about advertising the CFUF Energy
Discount Program in their billing.
c. Jean will be going to MN Department of Health on January 25th to present about what the City has
been doing for Radon awareness.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Bill Arndt moved to adjourn and Joel Kraft 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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