Housing & Redevelopment Authority

City Hall and Court House City of Saint Paul 15 West Kellogg Boulevard Council Chambers - 3rd Floor Meeting Minutes - Action Only Jonathan Sage-Martinson, Executive Director of the Housing & Redevelopment Authority HRA, 651-266-6565 Tina Sheldon, Recording Secretary, 651-266-6604 Chair Amy Brendmoen Commissioner Dan Bostrom Commissioner Bill Finney Commissioner Russ Stark Commissioner Dai Thao Commissioner Dave Thune Commissioner Chris Tolbert Wednesday, May 13, 2015 2:00 PM Council Chambers, City Hall ROLL CALL Present 7 - Commissioner Dan Bostrom, Commissioner Russ Stark, Commissioner Dai Thao, Commissioner Chris Tolbert, Commissioner Dave Thune, Chair Amy Brendmoen, and Commissioner Bill Finney CONSENT 1 Approving the minutes of the April 22, 2015 HRA meeting Adopted 2 Resolution Approving Amended and Restated Tax Increment Financing Plan for East 7th & Bates Senior Housing Project Tax Increment Financing District Commissioner Finney moved Approval. The Consent Agenda was Adopted. Yea: 7- Commissioner Bostrom, Commissioner Stark, Commissioner Thao, Commissioner Tolbert, Commissioner Thune, Chair Brendmoen, and Commissioner Finney Nay: 0 PUBLIC HEARING 3 Resolution Approving and Authorizing Action related to the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority’s (HRA) Disposition Strategy and Work Plan: 1) Sale and Conveyance of the Parcel 924 Jessamine Avenue East, Payne Phalen, District 5, Ward 6. Commissioner Bostrom moved Approval. The Resolution was Adopted. Yea: 7- Commissioner Bostrom, Commissioner Stark, Commissioner Thao, Commissioner Tolbert, Commissioner Thune, Chair Brendmoen, and Commissioner Finney Nay: 0 4 Authorization to Acquire Vacated Property Owned by the City of Saint Paul in the Area of Platted-But-Unimproved Phalen Avenue lying South of 1444 East City of Saint Paul Page 1 Housing & Redevelopment Meeting Minutes - Action Only May 13, 2015 Authority Shore Drive and Subsequently Convey Same to James W. Waldo for Use as a Side Yard. Payne Phalen District 5, Ward 6 Commissioner Bostrom moved Approval. The Resolution was Adopted. Yea: 7- Commissioner Bostrom, Commissioner Stark, Commissioner Thao, Commissioner Tolbert, Commissioner Thune, Chair Brendmoen, and Commissioner Finney Nay: 0 5 Resolution Authorizing the following: 1. Acquisition of Tax Forfeited Properties at 1268 Desoto Street in Ward 5, Payne Phalen District 5, 658 Hawthorne Avenue East in Ward 6, Payne Phalen District 5, 2216 Reaney Avenue in Ward 7, Greater East Side District 2 and 1102 Geranium Avenue East in Ward 6, Payne Phalen District 5, and Authorization to Convey Same to Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services; and 2. Acquisition of Tax Forfeited Properties at 715 Cook Avenue East, 717 Geranium Avenue East and 831 Jessamine Avenue East, All in Ward 6, Payne Phalen District 5 and Authorization to Convey Same to Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, Inc.; and 3. Acquisition of a Tax Forfeited Property at 774 Minnehaha Avenue West in Ward 1, Thomas Dale District 7 and Authorization to Convey Same to Frogtown Community Development Corporation. Commissioner Thao moved Approval. The Resolution was Adopted. Yea: 7- Commissioner Bostrom, Commissioner Stark, Commissioner Thao, Commissioner Tolbert, Commissioner Thune, Chair Brendmoen, and Commissioner Finney Nay: 0 6 Resolution giving preliminary approval to the proposed issuance of conduit revenue bonds for the Twin Cities Academy Project under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.152 through 469.1655, District 1, Ward 7 Commissioner Finney moved Approval. The Resolution was Adopted. Yea: 7- Commissioner Bostrom, Commissioner Stark, Commissioner Thao, Commissioner Tolbert, Commissioner Thune, Chair Brendmoen, and Commissioner Finney Nay: 0 7 Resolution authorizing the issuance of conduit revenue bonds for the HealthPartners Obligated Group Project under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.152 through 469.1655 and approving related documents, District 17, Ward 2 Commissioner Thune moved Approval. The Resolution was Adopted. City of Saint Paul Page 2 Housing & Redevelopment Meeting Minutes - Action Only May 13, 2015 Authority Yea: 7- Commissioner Bostrom, Commissioner Stark, Commissioner Thao, Commissioner Tolbert, Commissioner Thune, Chair Brendmoen, and Commissioner Finney Nay: 0 FOR DISCUSSION 8 Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of Conduit Housing Revenue Obligations (2700 University at Westgate Station Housing Project), District 12, Ward 4 Commissioner Stark moved Approval. The Resolution was Adopted. Yea: 7- Commissioner Bostrom, Commissioner Stark, Commissioner Thao, Commissioner Tolbert, Commissioner Thune, Chair Brendmoen, and Commissioner Finney Nay: 0 9 Resolution Authorizing Designation of a Tentative Developer Status for Design Lab Properties, LLC for the Property at 1192 East 7th Street, District 4, Ward 6 Commissioner Bostrom moved Approval. The Resolution was Adopted. Yea: 7- Commissioner Bostrom, Commissioner Stark, Commissioner Thao, Commissioner Tolbert, Commissioner Thune, Chair Brendmoen, and Commissioner Finney Nay: 0 10 Resolution Approving and Designating Rondo Community Land Trust and Community Housing Development Corporation as Tentative Developers for the HRA-Owned Parcels Known as 838, 840, and 940 Selby Avenue, District 8, Ward 1 Commissioner Thao moved Approval. The Resolution was Adopted. Yea: 7- Commissioner Bostrom, Commissioner Stark, Commissioner Thao, Commissioner Tolbert, Commissioner Thune, Chair Brendmoen, and Commissioner Finney Nay: 0 11 Resolution Endorsing and Approving the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Housing Finance Board’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit Procedural Manual and Qualified Allocation Plan for 2016, Citywide Commissioner Bostrom moved Approval. The Resolution was Adopted. Yea: 7- Commissioner Bostrom, Commissioner Stark, Commissioner Thao, Commissioner Tolbert, Commissioner Thune, Chair Brendmoen, and Commissioner Finney City of Saint Paul Page 3 Housing & Redevelopment Meeting Minutes - Action Only May 13, 2015 Authority Nay: 0 STAFF REPORT 12 Downtown Parking Management Strategy ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Thune moved Adjournment. The HRA Meeting was Adjourned. Yea: 7- Commissioner Bostrom, Commissioner Stark, Commissioner Thao, Commissioner Tolbert, Commissioner Thune, Chair Brendmoen, and Commissioner Finney Nay: 0 City of Saint Paul Page 4