02-18-2014 HRAM
Regular Board Meeting Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 7:00 AM
Minutes
1.CALL TO ORDER: Chairman LaVonne Hansen called the meeting to order. Members Present: Gary
Forcier, LouAnn Holmquist, Steve Jensen and Joel Kraft. Staff Present: Jean Ward and Judy
Flemming.
2.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON JANUARY 21, 2014
Steve Jensen moved to approve the Minutes of the regular board meeting as written. LouAnn
Holmquist seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
3.FINANCIAL REPORTS
a.Joel Kraft moved to approve the City Center General Fund payments of $17,611.42 for checks
8399 to 8410, the City Center January 31, 2014 financial reports, and the City Center Year End
December 31, 2013 financial reports. LouAnn Holmquist seconded and the motion carried
unanimously.
b.Steve Jensen moved to approve the Park Towers operating account payments of $47,096.96 for
checks 12696 to 12724 and the December 2013 Year End Financial Statements. LouAnn
Holmquist seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
4.PARK TOWERS UPDATE
a.Jean reviewed the bed bug protocols, procedures and resident checklists with the Board. Steve
Jensen moved to approve Resolution #2014-1 to approve adding $75.00 to Park Towers Schedule
of Charges if apartment is not ready for bedbug treatment amended to include: “tenants will be
given one week notice to prepare their apartment for inspection or treatment” and “this charge may
be recurrent if apartment is not prepared for follow-up inspections and treatments”. LouAnn
Holmquist seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
b.Jean reviewed the Draft Energy Audit Recommendations and Benchmarking Tool with the Board.
The one recommendation is to install setback thermostats in each apartment and to maintain
settings of 68°-75° heating. One other area Jean is looking at is the payback of solar panels to
reduce electrical costs.
5.CITY CENTER OPERATIONS
a.School Construction Program-Review Memorandum of Understanding
Jean emailed Donna Luhring, Director of Business & Finance of School District, to see if the
school is interested in continuing the memorandum of understanding for another year. They have
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until June 1 to decide according to the current memorandum of understanding.
6.CONSIDERATION OF 2013 HUTCHINSON HRA YEAR END REPORT
Steve Jensen moved to approve the 2013 Hutchinson HRA Year End Report. Joel Kraft seconded and
the motion carried unanimously.
7.COMMUNICATIONS
Jean is watching the E-Cigs regulations to see how it will affect Park Towers’ Smoke Free status.
Currently at Park Towers, smoking E-Cigs is allowed in the residents’ apartments but not in the
commons areas.
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8. ADJOURNMENT
There being no other business, Chairman LaVonne Hansen declared the meeting adjourned.
Recorded by Jean Ward, HRA Executive Director
Gary Forcier, Secretary /Treasurer
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