2003-03-11MOUND HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
MARCH '11, 2003
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of and for the City of Mound,
Minnesota, met in regular session on Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at 6:30 p.m. in
the council chambers of city hall.
Members Present: Acting Chair Mark Hanus; Commissioners Bob Brown, David
Osmek and Peter Meyer.
Members Absent: Chair Pat Meisel
Others Present: City Manager Kandis Hanson, City Clerk Bonnie Ritter,
Community Development Director Sarah Smith, Finance Director Gino Businaro,
Cindy Reiter, Kim Sowder, Todd Christopherson,
1. OPEN MEETING
Acting Chair Hanus called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.
2. APPROVE AGENDA
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Meyer to approve the agenda. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
3. APPROVE MINUTES
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Meyer to approve the minutes of the February
25, 2003 regular meeting. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
4. FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH
MOUND HARBOR RENAISSANCE, LLC, EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE
AGREEMENT
Acting Chair Hanus gave the history of this amendment, which was discussed at
length at the last HRA meeting.
MOTION by Meyer, seconded by Osmek to approve the First Amendment to
Agreement between the City of Mound, the HRA, and Mound Harbor
Renaissance, LLC. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
Commissioner Bob Brown arrived at 6:35 p.m.
5. ACTION APPROVING SPECIAL MEETING WORKSHOPS REQUESTED BY
MOUND HARBOR RENAISSANCE, LLC.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Brown to set April 15, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. and
May 20, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. for special meeting workshops with Mound Harbor
Renaissance, LLC. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
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6. AGREEMENT WITH WESTPORT PROPERTIEST INC. FOR
MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR INDIAN KNOLL MANOR
Gino Businaro gave a summary of the proposed management agreement and a
revised copy of the Westport Properties description along with an email from
HUD recommending changes that have been incorporated in the proposed
agreement.
Kandis Hanson reported that she, Chair Meisel and Gino Businaro had a
conference call with HUD regarding their concerns and support for making this
management change. They also indicated that a priority should be that the HRA
Board becomes more involved with the management of Indian Knoll. HUD will
supply the HRA with a calendar of when and what reports are due for compliance
with HUD regulations.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Brown to enter into the proposed management
contract with Westport Properties, Inc, effective March 17, 2003, subject to final
approval by the City Attorney. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
7. PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PROJECT
A. Update from Todd Christopherson of Amcon
Christopherson introduced Don Geiger of Amcon who is transitioning from a field
superintendent to a Project Management position, and will be spending a lot of
time on the Mound Public Safety Facility.
Christopherson continued by giving an update on the schedule. The old facility is
demolished and the next step is soil correction and site grading, which is
contingent upon frost conditions. The target is between April 1 and April 15 to
dig into the site. Prior to that tree removal and grubbing can take place. The
heavy equipment will be in place before the road restrictions go into effect.
B. Action on Request for Contingency Allocation
Christopherson presented the Budget Work Sheet to the Board, recommending
allocation of $237,522 from the contingency to balance the project costs. This will
leave $12,478 of the $250,000 unallocated at this point. There were no changes
in the worksheet since the HRA last discussed it.
Osmek asked about the FFE item as the amount is higher than he thought it
would be after the purchase of the used furniture. Hanson stated additional
adjustments will be made when the floor plans are completed and that number
will come down more.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Brown to release $237,522 of the contingency
as recommended by the Construction Manager. All voted in favor. Motion
carried.
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8. ADJOURN
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Brown to adjourn at 6:58 p.m.
favor. Motion carried.
All voted in
Attest: Bonnie Ritter, City Clerk
Acting Chair Mark Hanus
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