HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-25-2008PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW EDA 1
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3
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Regular Meeting 5
August 25, 2008 6
Mounds View City Hall 7
2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 8
6:30 P.M. 9
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1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 12
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2. ROLL CALL: President Marty (arrived at 6:36 p.m.), Vice President Stigney, 14
Commissioner Hull, Commissioner Flaherty, Commissioner Mueller, and Executive 15
Director Ericson. 16
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NOT PRESENT: None. 18
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3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 20
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MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the Monday, August 25, 2008 Agenda as 22
Presented. 23
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Ayes - 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 25
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4. PUBLIC INPUT 27
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None. 29
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5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 31
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A. Monday, July 28, 2008 EDA Minutes 33
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MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Hull. To Approve the July 28, 2008 EDA Minutes as Submitted. 35
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Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 37
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6. CONSENT AGENDA 39
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None. 41
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7. EDA BUSINESS 43
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Mounds View EDA August 25, 2008
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A. Consider Budget Amendment to Allow Distribution of a Foreclosure 46
Prevention Notice 47
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Economic Development Specialist Heller reviewed the requested budget amendment to allow for 49
distribution of a foreclosure prevention postcard. 50
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President Marty arrived at 6:36 p.m. 52
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Commissioner Flaherty said that he disagrees with this expenditure and feels that the City has 54
done plenty to assist and offer assistance with foreclosure. 55
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Vice President Stigney said he would like to consider a mailing with the utility bill rather than 57
the postcard. 58
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Commissioner Mueller would like to do the postcard as, once behind on payments, homeowners 60
usually stop opening the mail and a postcard does not need to be opened. 61
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MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve Amendment of the Budget to Allow 63
Distribution of a Foreclosure Prevention Notice as Recommended by Staff. 64
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MOTION/SECOND: Stigney. To Amend to Do this as a Supplement to the Utility Bill. The 66
amendment failed for lack of a second. 67
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Ayes – 3 Nays – 2(Flaherty/Stigney) Motion carried. 69
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B. Resolution 08-EDA-247, a Resolution Authorizing Exercise of Certain Duties 71
of Treasurer 72
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C. Resolution 08-EDA-243, a Resolution Appointing Officers of the Authority 74
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Executive Director Ericson suggested tabling this item to the next meeting. 76
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MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Mueller. To Postpone Items B and C to the Next EDA Meeting. 78
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Vice President Stigney commented that checks must be signed by the Treasurer and that concerns 80
him. 81
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Executive Director Ericson said that the Authority does not have to have checks and, if there are 83
no checks, then there is no need to sign them. 84
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 86
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8. REPORTS 88
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None. 90
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9. NEXT EDA MEETING: Monday, September 22, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. 92
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10. ADJOURNMENT 94
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President Marty adjourned the meeting at 6:58 p.m. 96
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Respectfully submitted, 98
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Recorded and transcribed by: 101
Joan Lenzmeier, Recording Clerk 102
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 103