12-15-2015 HRAMh
HRA
HUTCHINSON HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Regular Board Meeting Tuesday, December 15, 2015, 7:00 AM
Minutes
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman LaVonne Hansen called the meeting to order. Members Present: Gary
Forcier, LouAnn Holmquist and Steve Jensen. Staff Present: Jean Ward and Judy Flemming. Visitor:
Juanita Rodriguez
2. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON NOVEMBER 17, 2015
Steve Jensen moved to approve the Minutes of the regular board meeting as written. LouAnn
Holmquist seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS
a. Steve Jensen moved to approve the City Center General Fund payments of $10,615.48 for checks
8713 to 8717. LouAnn Holmquist seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
b. LouAnn Holmquist moved to approve the City Center November 30, 2015 Financial Reports. Steve
Jensen seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
c. Steve Jensen moved to approve the Park Towers operating account payments of $200,210.17 for
checks 13441 to 13475 and approval of Park Towers Security Account payments of $382.40 for
checks 1532 to 1533. LouAnn Holmquist seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
d. Steve Jensen moved to approve the October 2015 Park Towers financial statements. LouAnn
Holmquist seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
4. PARK TOWERS UPDATE
a. Occupancy Report: 99% for the year.
b. Jean Ward discussed with the Board her comments in the Smoke Free Building article that was in
the Hutchinson Leader last week. Currently at Park Towers, E cigarettes are not banned yet
because it would be hard to enforce the rule.
c. FYI: December 16th elevator inspection for renovated small elevator car.
d. Fire Alarm Panel Update:
• Insurance settlement of $7,150.17.
• Summit Companies had the lowest bid. They will also be the on-call monitor of the system too.
• Project completion date 12/11/2015.
e. LouAnn Holmquist moved to approve Resolution #2015-18 Resolution to Write Off Uncollectable
Accounts. Steve Jensen seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
5. OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
a. FYI: Workforce Rental Housing Article
b. FYI: Mayor Forcier is working on finding a new HRA Board member.
c. Jean will be part of the January meeting in regards to city accessibility issues.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Steve Jensen moved to adjourn and LouAnn Holmquist seconded. 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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