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APPROVED MINUTES
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 7:00 PM, CITY CENTER
Council Chamber
8080 Mitchell Road
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEMBERS: Chair Ron Case, Council
Members Brad Aho, Mark Freiberg, PG Narayanan, and Kathy Nelson
CITY STAFF: City Manager Rick Getschow, Public Works Director Robert Ellis, Parks and
Recreation Director Jay Lotthammer, Community Development Director Janet Jeremiah, Finance
Director Sue Kotchevar, City Attorney Maggie Neuville, and Council Recorder Jan Curielli
I. ROLL CALL / CALL THE HRA MEETING TO ORDER
Chair Case called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM. All HRA members were present.
II. APPROVE MINUTES OF HRA MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 7, 2020
MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Nelson, to approve the HRA minutes from January
7, 2020. Motion carried 5-0.
III. ADOPT RESOLUTION HRA NO. 2020-03 APPROVING THE PROPOSED 2021
PROPERTY TAX LEVY AND ACCEPTING THE PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET
Getschow explained the City must set a cap on the proposed levies for the City and the
HRA by the end of September. The amount set can be lowered before the end of the year
but cannot be raised. There are a variety of funding sources for housing and economic
development. Eden Prairie uses the HRA levy for some of the employee services for
housing and redevelopment. Once again the proposed HRA levy is $200,000 for 2020-
2021.
Case observed the HRA levy has been the same amount as long as he has served on the
City Council. We have talked about raising the amount, but we have other sources of
funding available so we have chosen not to use the HRA levy for other uses.
MOTION: Freiberg moved, seconded by Narayanan, to adopt Resolution HRA No. 2020-
03 approving the proposed 2021 property tax levy and accepting the proposed 2021
budget. Motion carried 5-0.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Freiberg moved, seconded by Narayanan, to adjourn the HRA meeting.
Motion carried 5-0. Chair Case adjourned the meeting at 7:06 PM.