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HRA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Page 9 1 Suggested revisions were detailed in the written report, and included increased allocations to 2 the multi-family housing program; doubling of energy audit funds; additional funding to the 3 NEP program to cover personnel costs and recognize Mr. Coughlin’s fifth year with the NEP 4 program and allowing for some additional compensation to recognize his positive merits; as 5 well as increased supply costs. Areas reduced included allocations to the annual Living 6 Smarter home and garden fair due to staff reassignments; elimination of the “Live/Work” 7 program; with an additional $50,000 now in reserve funds. Mr. Trudgeon questioned the need 8 for such a healthy reserve fund; however, he suggested that it remain in place until the Board 9 completed its strategic planning exercise. 10 11 Motion: Member Pust moved, seconded by Member Lee approved the final 2012 HRA 12 Budget as presented. 13 14 Ayes: 5 15 Nays: 0 16 Motion carried. 17 18 b.2325 Dale Street/Dale Fire Station 19 Mr. Trudgeon summarized the written report; advising that he had held discussions with 20 Roseville City Manager Bill Malinen related to the HRA partnering with the City to utilize the 21 fire station parcel by assembling land with the adjacent parcel at 2325 Dale Street. Mr. 22 Trudgeon advised that, from his perspective, Mr. Malinen was open to the potential; however, 23 all parties recognized that the City Council would have final disposition of the property, and 24 was anticipating revenue from sale of the fire station parcel. Mr. Trudgeon noted the options 25 currently before the HRA: whether to take the next step indicated in the staff report directing 26 staff to order an appraisal and initiate negotiations for purchase of 2325 Dale Street; or to not 27 move in that direction at all. Mr. Trudgeon noted the significant difference in Ramsey 28 County’s assessed value of the parcel and its listing price. 29 30 Motion: Member Masche moved, seconded by Member Lee to direct staff to order an 31 appraisal and negotiate a purchase agreement for 2325 Dale Street for RHRA Board 32 approval at a future meeting. 33 34 Member Battisto questioned why the single-family home on this parcel was vacant and opined 35 that the list price seemed excessively high when the parcel was less than an acre in size. 36 37 Ms. Kelsey advised that the home was vacant as it was an estate. 38 39 Member Pust clarified that the motion was in support of preliminary direction to staff, noting 40 that no representations had been made to-date or any negotiations undertaken by staff to-date; 41 further noting that there had been no discussions with the City Council, other than the initial 42 discussion with City Manager Malinen. Member Pust, as a member of the City Council, 43 advised that there had been no discussion to-date on whether the City Council was interested in 44 assembling their fire station parcel with this one, or in the potential future re-use of the parcels. 45 Member Pust emphasized that those discussions would need to happen before any further steps 46 were taken. 47 48 Member Lee expressed her understanding that this action as only directing staff to seek an 49 appraisal to facilitate future consideration and discussion. 50 51 Mr. Trudgeon concurred; noting that the results of the appraisal could be the end of the 52 conversation. 53