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HRA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Page 3 1 Ms. Kelsey advised that the HRP Fund had a $200,000 budget available, and estimated 2 projected acquisition and demolition/abatement costs; with additional funding established in 3 the 2014 budget, and as the fund moves into a revolving status as properties are sold. 4 5 Ms. Kelsey noted that it was in the long-run the most economic purchase of a lot, for homes 6 with a minimum standard of value; with the overall goal to benefit and increase the City’s tax 7 base with a new home on the lot. 8 9 Motion: Member Willmus moved, seconded by Member Majerus to authorize staff to 10 enter into a Letter of Intent (LOI) for purchase of 1840 Hamline Avenue. 11 12 Ayes: 5 13 Nays: 0 14 Motion carried. 15 16 10. Information Reports and Other Business (Verbal Reports by Staff and Board Members) 17 Acting HRA Executive Director Jeanne Kelsey advised that the next HRA meeting would be a joint 18 meeting with the City Council on Monday, July 1, 2013. Ms. Kelsey advised that the suggested agenda 19 for that joint meeting would include the Dale Street CDI process, and presentation to both parties for 20 final recommendation and process evaluation and guidelines for development of that site; and to have a 21 discussion with the City Council on the findings of the Market Study and priorities recommended to the 22 community in the report and whether the City Council was in agreement with those priorities or not. 23 24 Chair Maschka opined that the Dale Street process was exceptional, and recognized the attendance of 25 Members Willmus and Lee at most or all of those meetings. 26 27 Member Willmus concurred that it provided an interesting dynamic; and went from distrust to applause 28 through the process. However, he noted, with Chair Maschka, that the devil was in the details to see if 29 a project could work. 30 31 11. Adjournment 32 The meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:18 p.m. 33 34 35 36