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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHousing & Redevelopment Authority Minutes 11-18-1999MINUTES PLYMOUTH HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY November 18, 1999 PRESENT: Chair Brad Brown, Commissioners Susan Henderson, Leon Michlitsch, Dick Abel ABSENT: Commissioner Tim Bildsoe STAFF PRESENT: Executive Director Anne Hurlburt, HRA Supervisor Ed Goldsmith, and Senior Clerk/Typist Barb Peterson OTHERS PRESENT: Planning Commission Liaison Sarah Reinhardt 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Plymouth Housing and Redevelopment Authority was called to order by Chair Brown on November 18, 1999 at 7:10 p.m. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION by Commissioner Henderson, seconded by Commissioner Michlitsch, to recommend approval of the October 14, 1999 minutes. Vote. 4 Ayes. Motion adopted unanimously. 3. RESOLUTION HONORING FORMER HRA COMMISSIONER H. DAVID CRAIN Housing Supervisor Goldsmith spoke about the many years of dedicated service by Dave Crain to the HRA. Upon adoption a copy of the resolution will be signed and mounted for presentation to Dave at a ceremony to be held at Plymouth Towne Square. MOTION by Commissioner Michlitsch, seconded by Commissioner Abel, recommending that the Board adopt HRA Resolution 99-18 honoring David Crain for his service on the HRA Board of Commissioners. Roll Call Vote. 4 Ayes. Resolution 99-18 adopted unanimously. 4a. PLYMOUTH TOWNE SQUARE (PTS) MONTHLY REPORTS PTS Manager Burnham reported that the building is 100% occupied and only one resident does not have a garage stall at this time. She said that one tenant is chronically late paying rent. Chair Brown asked how late the person is and it is three months late. Her family members and counselor have been contacted. This has been an ongoing problem and if it continues the tenant will be evicted. 4b. PTS RESIDENT SATISFACTION SURVEY The Board discussed the results of the survey and was very pleased with the highly favorable responses received for the building and staff. 4c. CITY CENTER LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS ASSESSMENTS Supervisor Goldsmith explained that the City Council approved a decorative street lighting project for the City Center, a portion of which will be assessed to property owners. The assessment amount for PTS will be $10,621.09. There are sufficient funds in the 2000 budget and it could be amended to reflect this amount or it could be paid back over a ten or fifteen year period plus interest. Director Hurlburt suggested prepaying the amount. We could also ask the City to pick up this portion but since we do have the funds Plymouth Housing and Redevelopment Authority November 18, 1999 Page 2 we are recommending paying it. Commissioner Henderson asked if the amount were larger what would happen. A budget overrun would occur. MOTION by Commissioner Michlitsch, seconded by Commissioner Abel, recommending that the HRA Board amend the year 2000 Plymouth Towne Square Operating budget to include $10,622 for payment of the estimated City Center Street Lighting assessments. Vote. 4 Ayes. Motion adopted unanimously. 5. HRA STRATEGIC PLAN Supervisor Goldsmith explained what has been done so far on the strategic plan and went over the material that had been distributed to the Commissioners. Commissioner Brown is asking the Commissioners to take a particular item that would interest them to work on and make things happen with that particular issue. He said he has asked Commissioner Henderson to work with the business community. She would do the research, meet with Supervisor Goldsmith, and make connections among the business community. The Preliminary Findings are proposals and have not yet been adopted. Commissioner Henderson asked who were on the strategic planning committee. It is Commissioner Bildsoe and Chair Brown. Chair Brown said he would like Andrea Brennan from Interfaith Outreach to come and do a presentation on affordable housing. Supervisor Goldsmith commented that HRA members should be community leaders who provide connections to stakeholders in the community. These stakeholders include developers in the city, state legislature members, congressmen, other City agencies, non-profit agencies, the business community, and neighborhood residents. Some of these connections are made through liaisons such as Planning Commission Liaison Reinhardt and Commissioners serving on the City Council and other City Boards and Commissions. Commissioner Michlitsch offered to work with developers. Chair Brown asked for questions or thoughts on the plan. Commissioner Michlitsch asked about Finding 2C, which is targeting and marketing Plymouth to a specific industry. Director Hurlburt explained that the City hasn't needed to do this in the past. But we should monitor the City's business indicators to determine if City assistance becomes necessary. Commissioner Michlitsch asked about opportunities for redevelopment in both commercial and residential. A preliminary evaluation has been done but the HRA has not worked with redevelopment. Director Hurlburt talked about the area on Hwy. 55 across from Famous Dave's. Plymouth has not had to promote business development to increase the tax base yet and has the lowest city tax rate in the metro area. Chair Brown asked that a recap be done at the next meeting of the development study areas in the City. Commissioner Henderson asked if we are working from the vision statement. Director Hurlburt suggested it may be time to revisit the vision statement. She asked if the findings fit inside the vision statement. Chair Brown said the findings came from different people in the community that he and Commissioner Bildsoe had visited. Finding 4A is an area we need to focus on and have not done so in the past. The HRA would oversee the City's social service funding program. Commissioner Henderson asked about public- private partnerships and Housing Supervisor Goldsmith explained how the relationship between entities works. PTS is an example, as well as Shenandoah Woods and Village At Bassett Creek. Commissioner Henderson asked about the Human Rights Commission. They promote awareness and do work with the police department. The HRA has the closest relationship to social service agencies in the City. We have direct contact through the Section 8 program, housing support services, and the CDBG public service funding program. Supervisor Goldsmith said the annual process for CDBG funding will begin next month. In February the HRA will hold a public hearing on Year 2000 CDBG funding as required by HUD. Commissioner Michlitsch asked whether we have an ongoing connection with the Met Council. We work at a staff level with them. Plymouth Housing and Redevelopment Authority November 18, 1999 Page 3 Commissioner Brown suggested the Board keep thinking about this. Commissioner Henderson suggested working on the Vision Statement. Chair Brown asked her to facilitate the discussion on it and they could work on it in December. Chair Brown stated that what the HRA has done in the past does not necessarily mean it needs to be done that way in the future. 6. STATUS OF OUTLOT D BASS LAKE HEIGHTS ADDITION — verbal report Supervisor Goldsmith passed out architectural drawings of some alternate site plans for the property. Director Hurlburt said the proposal to rezone to RSF3 would be harder to justify. RSF2 can be more easily justified since there is RSF2 zoned property directly adjacent to the site. Discussion was held whether the HRA should act as the developer. It could be similar to the PTS project or directly supervised by staff. Chair Brown feels that using a developer would encourage them to do it again in the future rather than feel we are working against them. Using a non profit agency would also be a possibility. Staff will prepare options for discussion at the next HRA meeting plus discuss a tentative schedule for the public meeting. 7. STATUS OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE — verbal report Director Hurlburt explained the status of the plan. Following the December 14th joint City Council/Planning Commission meeting we will begin putting a complete draft together. This could be completed by February and there would be an all day public work session with the City Council, Planning Commission, and any other interested boards or commissions. Public meetings would be held in the middle of March and the final approval would possibly occur in July after the Metropolitan Council review. This schedule will be refined before the December meeting. 8. SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER HRA MEETING — verbal Chair Brown suggested discussing the housing element and land use plan at the next meeting which will be held the 16th of December. On Tuesday, December 14th there will be a joint City Council/Planning Commission comprehensive plan meeting at 7:00 p.m. 9. OTHER BUSINESS Commissioner Henderson asked about being informed earlier of upcoming events. She also asked about locations and what is going on in the community that the HRA is involved in. It was suggested that a bus tour of the Plymouth area and various projects be held in the spring. Planning Commission Liaison Reinhardt spoke about HRA related questions from the recent City survey. She mentioned some of the results of the survey. 10. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.