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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 12/01/2020 - HRA APPROVED MINUTES HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 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 7:03 PM. All HRA members were present. II. APPROVE MINUTES OF HRA MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Case explained the City Council also serves as the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) for the City of Eden Prairie. MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Narayanan, to approve the HRA minutes from September 15, 2020. Motion was approved on a roll call vote, with Aho, Freiberg, Narayanan, Nelson and Case voting “aye.” III. ADOPT RESOLUTION HRA NO. 2020-04 CERTIFYING 2021 HRA PROPERTY TAX LEVY TO BE $200,000 AND APPROVING 2021 HRA BUDGET OF $200,000 Getschow stated the preliminary HRA levy and budget and the preliminary City levy and budget were set in September. There will be a formal presentation on the City levy and budget later in the meeting. 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 $200,000 goes to special housing initiatives across the City. The amount of the HRA levy and budget has not been raised in over 20 years and has a zero impact on tax increases. MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Freiberg, to adopt Resolution HRA No. 2020-04 certifying the 2021 HRA Property Tax levy to be $200,000 and approving the 2021 HRA Budget of $200,000 as reviewed by the Council. Motion was approved on a roll call vote, with Aho, Freiberg, Narayanan, Nelson and Case voting “aye.” HRA MINUTES December 1, 2020 Page 2 IV. ADOPT RESOLUTION HRA NO. 2020-05 MODIFYING THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN FOR TIF DISTRICT NO. 23: TRAIL POINTE RIDGE, CHANGING BOUNDARY OF TIF DISTRICT TO REMOVE PARCELS NOT PART OF PROJECT Getschow observed this is a housekeeping item in regard to TIF District No. 23, Trail Pointe Ridge. When the TIF District was created there was an error in the documents which created a need to change the boundary to remove parcels that are not part of the project. MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Narayanan, to adopt Resolution HRA No. 2020-05 modifying the Tax Increment Financing plan for Tax Increment Financing District No. 23: Trail Pointe Ridge, changing the boundary of the TIF District to remove parcels that are not part of the Trail Pointe Ridge project. Motion was approved on a roll call vote, with Aho, Freiberg, Narayanan, Nelson and Case voting “aye.” V. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Freiberg moved, seconded by Narayanan, to adjourn the HRA meeting. Motion was approved on a roll call vote, with Aho, Freiberg, Narayanan, Nelson and Case voting “aye.” Chair Case adjourned the meeting at 7:11 PM.