HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRA MINUTES 04111989C 2 TY O F S T. ANTHONY
HOU S 2 NG AND REDEVELOPMENT
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1 The meeting was opened by Chair Sundland at 9:09 P.M.
2 ROLL CALL
3 Present: Sundland, Vice Chair Enrooth, Secretary/Treasurer Marks,
4 and Commissioners Ranallo and Makowske.
5 Also present: David Childs, Executive Director
6 Larry Hamer, Public Works Director
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8 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve as presented.
9 Motion carried unanimously.
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11 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of $559.19
12 to the Dorsey 6 Whitney law firm for legal services to the H.R.A. during
13 February, 1989.
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Motion carried unanimously.
15 Mr. Childs reminded the H.R.A. members that even before Arkell was
16 involved it had been decided to let whatever developer constructed that
17 portion of the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project do the demolition
18 of the site and to limit the maximum payment for the demolition to
19 $90,000.00 for which LaNel was now billing the City after completing
20 demolition for the Autumnwood Apartments.
21 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $90,000.00
22 to the LaNel Financial Group.
23 Voting on the motion:
24 Aye: Marks, Enrooth, Sundland, Ranallo.
25 Abstention: Makowske.
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Motion carried.
IMotion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of $14,186.85
to Twin Cities Harley Davidson as the final relocation claim for moving
and related expenses in conjunction with the relocation of that
4 displaced business to Blaine, MN from the Autumnwood Apartments site.
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Motion carried unanimously.
6 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $4,757.50 to
7 Federal -State Relocation Consulting Services for final services related
8 to the relocation of Twin Cities Harley Davidson from the site on which
9 the Autumnwood Apartments are now to be erected.
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11 Evergreen Townhome ProiectUpdate
Motion carried unanimously.
12 Mr. Childs indicated he had a "more encouraging report than had been
13 given at the previous H.R.A. meeting. He said he had been continuing
14 negotiations with the Soo Line Railroad Engineering Department which he
15 then discontinued when Vern Hoium, President of Evergreen Development,
16 phoned him to indicate the developers had refigured the configuration
17 of the proposed townhome project and perceived the townhomes on the east
18 side of the pond could be put up on slabs instead of basements and the
19 fill could be dumped in that location instead of on the railroad's
20 property.
21 The Executive Director had also indicated that allowing slabs would give
those prospective buyers who didn't want basements the options they
were seeking and at the same time drop the proposed road through the
24 site which was actually higher than Silver Lane down four feet to a
25 height of only a few feet lower than Silver Lane. Mr. Childs reported
26 the Evergreen President had perceived these changes would cost a lot
27 less than what the railroad was asking to allow the developers to dump
28 fill on their right-of-way. He said it would take the developers a few
29 days to draw up the new plans which should be ready for the next H.R.A.
30 meeting.
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33 Mr. Childs relayed the developer's request to put a cap on taxes for
34 the Autumnwood Apartments to keep the rents for those units a little
35 more reasonable than would be necessary to pay taxes which are now
36 estimated to run between $1,850.00 and $2,000.00 as compared to
37 $1,200.00 to $1,400.00 originally projected. There was general
38 concurrence that the City should not grant this request, which was
39 feared could result in every other property owner in St. Anthony
40 requesting a similar cap on the property tax raises they were also
41 experiencing.
42 The Executive Director indicated he had also not been too excited about
43 giving a further subsidy to this developer when the City was holding
developers on other redevelopment projects to a minimum tax without any
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1 concessions related to a maximum tax. He said he might have reacted
0 differently if the request had been part of the original Redevelopment
Agreement with LaNel.
4 Councilmember Nakowske questioned whether the City, by restraining the
5 amount of taxes which would be paid on the project so far into the
6 future, might not be acting just as illegally as whoever cut the deal
7 with Minneapolis related to the St. Anthony Boulevard years ago.
8 Councilmember Smooth indicated he perceived the raise in taxes had not
9 been caused by the City and that it was up to the developers, to protest
10 the tax raise with the legislature whose responsibility it really was.
11 ADJOURNMENT
12 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to adjourn the St. Anthony Housing
13 and Redevelopment Authority meeting at 9:45 P.M. for the Council
14 Executive Session.
15 Notion carried unanimously.
16 Respectfully submitted,
17 Helen Crowe, Secretary
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0 An informal discussion with Mrs. Sorenson related to the Walker on
20 Kenzie senior residence followed the adjournment of the H.R.A. The
21 project housing manager relayed her appreciation of the quick response
22 always given by the City Fire and Police Department to calls caused by
23 a resident accidentally activating her call button a couple of times.
24 She also reported there was a two and a half to three year wait for
25 those subsidized apartments and agreed that if the City could get H.U.D.
26 financing for another 50 unit building, there would be no problem with
27 immediately filling it up. The Housing Manager indicated she did want
28 to warn the H.R.A. about possible damage to the adjacent residences from
29 the demolition process being on the site next to Walker Apartments. She
30 said her building had developed some cracks in the walls which had
31 resulted from the digging. Mrs. Sorenson was thanked for bringing
32 this to the City's attention and for the other information she had given
33 on the senior project.
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