06-18-2013 HRAMI ARA
Hutchinson Housing &
Redevelopment Authority
Regular Board Meeting Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 7:00 AM
Minutes
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Becky Felling called the meeting to order. Members Present: Gary
Forcier, LaVonne Hansen, Joel Kraft and LouAnn Holmquist. Staff Present: Jean Ward and Judy
Flemming.
2. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON MAY 21, 2013
LaVonne Hansen moved to approve the Minutes of the regular board meeting as written. LouAnn
Holmquist seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS
a. Joel Kraft moved to approve the City Center General Fund payments of $42,076.29 for checks
8281 to 8301 and the May 2013 City Center Financial Statements. LouAnn Holmquist seconded
and the motion carried unanimously.
b. LouAnn Holmquist moved to approve the Park Towers payments of $46,723.06 for checks 12398
to 12431 and consideration of Park Towers April 2013 Financial Statements. LaVonne Hansen
seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
4. PARK TOWERS UPDATE
a. May 2013 Occupancy Report: 98% - currently filling 2 apartments from the waiting list.
b. Joel Kraft moved to set the Park Towers 2014 Annual Plan Public Hearing for September 17, 2013.
LouAnn Holmquist seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
c. HUD Radon Notice 2013 -06 recommending radon testing on public housing lower level /ground
floor apartments with mitigation of radon at 4.0 PCi/L or more. One apartment on the main floor
was tested last fall and after a minor adjustment to the ventilation system the results were 2.7 pCi/L.
The plan is to test all the remaining apartments on the main floor.
d. LaVonne Hansen moved to award the contract to replace the old refrigerators with new Energy Star
ones to the lowest bidder, Sears. LouAnn Holmquist seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
e. Jean Ward reviewed with the Board the Park Towers June 2013 Newsletter.
5. UPDATE ON 907 LEWIS AVE
Closed on the property on Friday, June 14th. A lot of personal property was left behind. Gary Forcier
suggested using the Sentence -to -Serve crew for the clean out of the home.
6. 2014 CITY CENTER DRAFT BUDGET
Jean Ward reviewed with the Board the 2014 City Center Draft Budget, which followed the parameters
set by the City. The draft budget included a slight increase in the tax levy amount for future projects.
7. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION TO MHFA IMPACT PROGRAM FOR 2014/2015 SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
Jean Ward reviewed with the Board the Project Budget which compares to the 400 Lynn Road Project,
but the resale value won't be as high because of the location of the proposed project. LaVonne Hansen
moved to approve the submission of the application to MHFA Impact Program for the 2014/2015
school years and to change the MOU with the High School to state that the agreement would continue
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year to year until either party gives a 90 day written notice of termination. Joel Kraft seconded and the
motion carried unanimously.
8. CONSIDERATION OF HRA IMPROVEMENT LOAN PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FEE
REVISION
LouAnn Holmquist moved to approve to the revision to the administration fee for the HRA
Improvement Loan Program to follow the MHFA administration fee structure. LaVonne Hansen
seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
9. COMMUNICATIONS
a. Award from MHFA commending Hutchinson HRA/Judy Flemming for "Silver Designation" as a
Home Improvement Lender
b. ReThink.org Why Housing Matters; look for Jean's "Why Housing Matters" in the news section of
the HRA webpage.
10. ADJOURNMENT
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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