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HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES�SDAY, SEPTEf18ER 2, i980 7:30 PM, CITY HALL
HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEMBERS: Wolfgang Penzel , Dean Edstrom, Dave
Osterholt, Sidney Pauly and Paul Redpath
HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY STAFF: City Manager Roger K. Ulstad, Finance
Director John Frane, and Joyce Provo,
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Recording Secretary
INVOCATION: Commissioner Paul Redpath
ROLL CALL: All members present.
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Chairperson Penzel -called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM.
Penzel requested that the minutes of the Housing & Redevelopment Authority meeting
held Tuesday, August 19, 1980, be added as item II and the rest of the agenda re-
numbered accordingly. Commission members concurred with Penzel 's request.
II. MINUTES OF THE HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING HELD TUESDAY,
AUGUST 19, 1980
• MOTION: Pauly moved, seconded by Edstrom, to approve the minutes of the Housing
& Redevelopment Authority meeting held Tuesday, August 19, 1980, as published.
Pauly, Edstrom, Osterholt and Penzel voted "aye" ; Redpath "abstained" . Motion
carried.
III. MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, AND
REFER PLAN TO THE CITY COUNCIL
City Manager Ulstad explained this is the hearing the Housing & Redevelopment
Authority is to receive comments from Hennepin County and School District No. 272.
Ulstad asked that the Housing & Redevelopment Authority also consider modifications
of the boundaries of the tax increment district to include the areas north of
Valley View Road extended to the east from Mitchell Road.
MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Osterholt, to amend the plan by modifying
the boundaries of the tax increment district to include the areas north of
Valley View Road extended to the east from Mitchell Road. Motion carried
unanimously.
Dr. McCoy, Superintendent of School District No. 272, stated the Board of Education
of School District No. 272 has had this item on their agenda twice in the past month
and they have not taken any particular position in terms of a resolution regarding the
tax increment finance district. However, the comments they have made have been quite
favorable in terms of the action the Commission is about to take, The School Board
feels that the district will improve the community and thereby give the City a taxing
• base which in the future will be better than what exists today. While they have
not taken a particular position, there have been no negative comments on the part of
the Board of Education No. 272.
City Manager Ulstad commented there is no one present from the County, however, they
hand delivered a communication from A. J. Lee, Associate County Administrator and
County Engineer of Hennepin County, which Mr. Ulstad read into the record (attached
Housing & Redevelopment Authority Minutes - 2 - Tues. ,September 2, 1980
as part of minutes), and referred to a resolution which the County Board has under
. advisement or has approved (attached as part of minutes).
Ulstad requested authorization from the Housing & Redevelopment Authority to appear
before the County Board of Coiru-nissioners on Thursday, September 4th, to make the
City's request known to them prior to the Public Hearing before the Council on
September 16, 1980, thus giving the Board of Commissioners time to have their input
to the City prior to that Public Hearing.
MOTION: Osterholt moved, seconded by Pauly, to refer the plan to the City Council
for a Public Hearing on September 16, 1980, and instruct the City Manager to appear
before the County Board of Commissioners with necessary background information.
Motion carried unanimously.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Osterholt moved, seconded by Penzel , to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 PM.
Motion carried unanimously.
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BUREAU OF PUBLIC SERVICE- ;r E''"
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HENNEPIN Minneapolis, Minnesota 55487 E
LFU September 2, 1980
Mr. Roger Ulstad, Manager
City of Eden Prairie
8950 Eden Prairie Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Dear Mr. Ulstad:
We have had preliminary discussion regarding proposed roadway
i construction under tax increment financing in the City of Eden
Prairie.
The. portions of roadway proposed for construction having to do
with the existing or proposed County road system appear to be in
accordance with the Hennepin County Transportation System Study.
We remind you at this time that any roadway construction on
existing or proposed County roads must be in accordance with the
current design and construction standards of the Hennepin County
Department of Transportation.
The application for and the coordination of the accomplishment
of such roadway design and construction should be through
Mr. Herbert 0. KTossner, Director of Transportation, at our Hopkins
office.
Please contact this office if there are any questions.
Very trul ours,
A. J ee
Ass iate County Administrator
and ounty Engineer
cc: H. 0. Klossner
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