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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-12-81HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING January 12, 1981 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the Vice Chairman, Commissioner Zaun. Roll call was taken. Present, Commissioners Lekson, Zaun and Sindt. Absent, Commissioners Nelson and Spande. Also present, Patrick McGarvey, Executive Director and David Licht, Planning Consultant. 81.1 Motion was made by Lekson, seconded by Sindt to approve the minutes of the November 17, 1980 H.R.A. meeting. Roll call was taken on the motion. Aves, Lekson, Zaun and Sindt. 81.2 Motion was made by Lekson, seconded by Sindt to approve the claims for payment as presented. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Sindt and Lekson. At this time Commissioner Zaun recognized Mr. John Birkstead and Mr. Gerald Sovell who presented a proposal from Sovell Management Company for a senior citizen and family assisted project in Lakeville. Mr. Sovell presented slides on previous projects and indicated that the firm had recently finished projects from Cannon Falls, Winnebago, and Shakopee, Minnesota. At this time Ms. Betty Kaelky from the Bor -Son Company spoke and introduced Mr. Tom Webber, Vice President, and Mike Gould. She stated that Bor - Son would be the processor and developer for the Lakeville projects if selected. She showed a city map which suggested some scattered sites for the family project in Lakeville for the City to consider. The Bor -Son proposal was for 44 elderly units and 24 family units on scattered sites. At this time Mr. Ken Lever of Actaeon Corporation addressed the H.R.A. and introduced his team of consultants who would be part of the Actaeon group if selected for the project. Mr. Licht explained that Mr. Dan Wilson, who is a present employee of the Actaeon group, was a former consultant to Northwest Associated Consultants, and that he no longer does consultant work for his firm and he wished to have this made a matter of the record. Mr. Lever stated that his group had completed a 46 unit elderly project in Waconia which was their first project. He stated that they are completing a 62 unit project in the city of Hutchinson for which they received the subsidies from the secretary of HUD's discretionary fund. He proposed that the financing of the Lakeville project would be through the Minnesota Housing and Finance Agency. Mr. Lever and his architect presented a plan of how they thought the Holt Avenue site could be developed for both senior citizen and family housing in an effort to show space at this site could be used. 81.3 Motion was made by Lekson, seconded by Sindt to approve the first amendment to the cooperation agreement between the Lakeville H.R.A. and the City of Lakeville on the Despatch Industries tax increment project. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Lekson and Zaun. 81.4 Motion was made by Lekson, seconded by Sindt to adopt Resolution No. 81 -1 giving approval to the H.R.A.'s first amendment to the cooperation agreement. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Lekson, Zaun and Sindt. so 4 I HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING January 12, 1981 At this time the Executive Director requested H.R.A. approval to have any necessary survey work done on the Sea Girt Inn property and to acquire an appraisal of the property so that the necessary preliminary planning can be done to determine the feasibility of the redevelopment of the property. 81.5 Motion was made by Lekson, seconded by Sindt to authorize and approve the necessary survey work of the.Sea Girt Inn property on both sides of 168th Street and to authorize an appraisal on the property. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Lekson, Zaun and Sindt. 81.6 Motion was made by Sindt, seconded by Lekson to authorize a letter to the Dakota County H.R.A. stating the City's need for more subsidized units of housing in the Dakota County plan for Lakeville, and that if they cannot be used in the one calendar year that they be carried over to the next. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Lekson, Zaun and Sindt. 81.7 Motion was made by Lekson, seconded by Sindt to adjourn the meeting. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Sindt and Lekson. Time: 10 :09 p.m. Gerald Spande, Ch irman Gordon Lekson, S cretary 2