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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
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HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING
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OCTOBER 9, 1990
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1. CALL TO ORDER
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The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Ranallo at 8:11 p.m..
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2. ROLL CALL
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Present: Chairperson Ranallo, Vice Chairperson Enrooth, Secretary/
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Treasurer Marks, and Commissioners Makowske and Wagner
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Staff Present: Executive Director Burt
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3. APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 9, 1990 H.R.A. AGENDA
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Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the agenda for the October
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9, 1990 H.R.A. meeting and there were no additions nor deletions.
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Motion carried unanimously
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4. APPROVAL OF JULY 31, 1990 H.R.A. MINUTES
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Motion by Wagner; -second by Enrooth- to.approve the minutes of the
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July 31, 1990 H.R.A. meeting with the following corrections:
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page 3, lines 22-25: This paragraph should read as follows: "Mr. Gilligan's
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letter stated it could be possible to use H.R.A. funds which were in the
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H.R.A. General Fund but were not fund generated by other tax increment
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districts of the H.R.A. to develop this site without creating another
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tax increment district."
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page 3, lines 43-44: Delete both of these lines.
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Motion carried unanimously
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5• CLAIMS
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A. Dorsey b Whitney
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Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve payment in the amount of
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$298.30 to Dorsey b Whitney law firm for services rendered from July I,
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1990 to July 31, 1990.
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Motion carried unanimously
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October 9. 1990
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1 B. LaNel Financial, Inc. Claim
2 Chairperson Ranallo suggested this claim be addressed after the
3 Autumn Woods discussion.
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5 6. DISCUSSION ON COMPLETION OF AUTUMN WOODS APARTMENTS
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The Executive Director advised he received a statement from LaNel'
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10 The Executive Director requested the Public Works Director to compile
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(14' Some of the uncompleted items on the punch list are as follows: surfacing
15 of the pathway between Autumn Woods and Northgate, sodding/seeding,
16 planting of trees and signed easements as requested.
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18 The Executive Director noted that the proposed landscaping had been
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21 LaNel has indicated its willingness to seed using the "Hydro -seed"
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29 LaNel stated it prefers not to put a surface on the trail. The Public
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33 Commissioner Marks felt a wood chip surface would be very difficult to
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(37 Chairperson Ranallo requested that LaNel be advised that an asphalt
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40 The Executive Director noted that the pathway maintenance would be the
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T4 1 Also in the letter received from Paul Brewer, President of LaNel Finan -
Si cial Group, was a request to share the costs of the incomplete portion
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(4) The Executive Director assured the Commission that cost sharing would
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Commissioner Wagner inquired if the problems being experienced in
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the garages had been solved. The Executive Director responded that
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the developer had installed drain tile so water would not continue
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to run down the garage walls. Water from the drain tile was empty -
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ing into the City's sanitary sewer system which is not allowable.
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This practice has been stopped and corrections made so the water is
directed to an acceptable exit.
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Commissioner Wagner recalled there had been drainage problems on the
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parking lot at Walker and the path to the steps needed some work. The
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Executive Director stated the grade on the parking lot surface needs
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improvement, but the path had been fixed.
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Discussion continued regarding easements that are needed with the pro -
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ject. The Executive Director stated that one of the easements is for
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accessibility on the west side of the building. A watermain in that
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area will need flushing and it must be accessible for a City truck to
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perform this task.
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Kraus -Anderson is drafting the easement papers for this area as well
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as the necessary easement at the Walker for LaNel and for the City.
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Commissioner Enrooth observed that the costs exceeded the amount
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originally estimated by S9,000 and requested an explanation. The
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Executive Director responded that the developer was required by Hen -
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nepin County to "pin" the slabs together. The additional costs were
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for engineering and field work related to this requirement. Docu-
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mentation for these additional costs was received by the Executive
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Director from the developer. He will copy the Commissioners on this.
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The need for emergency vehicle exits was addressed and the Executive
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Director assured the Commissioners that both the Police Department
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and the Fire Department had been contacted for their input.
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ProhibitTon of bikes, motorcycles, etc. on the pathway was of concern
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to Commissioner Marks. Commissioner Enrooth felt barriers could be
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placed at the entrance of the pathway to effectively stop this kind
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of activity.
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Commissioner Makowske advised she will abstain from voting as she had
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previously conducted business with LaNel Financial Group.
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Motion by Marks, second by Ranallo to direct the Executive Director of
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the H.R.A. to communicate to LaNel Financial Group the following:
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The H.R.A. requires them to follow the original plan which includes
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sodding, planting of trees and blacktop and will hold the Letter or
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Credit until all of the project is finished or request that the Letter
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of Credit be extended until all items in the project have been completed
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to the H.R.A.'s satisfaction, including the completion of the easement
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Roll call: Marks, Enrooth, Wagner, Ranallo - aye
Makowske - abstain
Motion carried.
The whereabouts of the Letter of Credit was discussed. Chairperson
Ranallo suggested it may be in the City Hall vault.
B. LaNel Financial Group Claim
Commissioner Enrooth requested there be a further breakdown of services
rendered than what was on the LaNel Financial Group invoice.
He is aware that the Hennepin County requirement for putting "pins"
in the slabs increased the costs. He felt this matter should have
been brought to the H.R.A.'s attention at the time it became apparent
costs would increase rather than wait until the bill was presented.
Motion by Ranallo, second by Marks to table payment of this claim
until the H.R.A. Executive Director furnishes a more detailed analysis
of the bill and documentation supporting it being $9,000 higher than
was originally estimated.
Roll call: Marks, Enrooth, Wagner, Ranallo - aye
Makowske - abstain
Motion carried.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Marks,., second: by.Anrooth_to..adjour.n.,the H.R.A. meeting -at
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Respectfully submitted,
Jo -Anne Student, H.R.A. Secretary
Motion carried unanimously