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HRA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, November 19, 2013 Page 4 1 2 Michelle Harris, 597 Cope 3 Regarding traffic concerns, Ms. Harris noted that there was a 2-way stop between Dale and 4 Victoria Streets that people often did not recognize, based on her personal experience being hit 5 at that intersection. 6 7 Ms. Harris thanked the HRA for listening to the neighborhood and letting them be involved 8 and be a top consideration during the process; and in supporting the obvious neighborhood 9 preference for the GMHC proposal moving forward. 10 11 Chair Maschka, with concurrence of the body, thanked the neighbors for their willingness to be 12 involved; and expressed the HRA’s continued interest in working with them as the project 13 proceeds. Chair Maschka expressed his interest and hope in building something that everyone 14 could be proud of. 15 16 b.Amending MOU with City for Dale Street Fire Station 17 Ms. Kelsey noted that the original MOU, signed in October of 2012, had a provision for 18 conveyance of the Dale Street Fire Station 60-days after the Fire Department vacated the 19 building. Ms. Kelsey noted that this timeframe was not feasible for either party; and with a 20 provision in the MOU that modifications could be made through mutual written consent of 21 both parties. Ms. Kelsey noted that the HRA had yet to reach a final development agreement; 22 and therefore wished to amend the MOU to extend that original period; as indicated in the draft 23 First Amendment (Attachment B). 24 25 Motion: Member Willmus moved, seconded by Member Majerus to authorize extension 26 of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – Attachment B between the City of 27 Roseville and the RHRA for the redevelopment of the Dale Street Fire Station. 28 29 Ayes: 5 30 Nays: 0 31 Motion carried. 32 33 c.Resolution Authorizing Purchase of 1840 Hamline Street 34 Ms. Kelsey advised that, while the HRA had previously approved this purchase, it would be 35 necessary for them to adopt a formal resolution in addition to the Purchase Agreement. A 36 sample resolution was included in the staff report. 37 38 Motion: Member Majerus moved, seconded by Member Lee to adopt RHRA Resolution 39 No. 51 entitled, “Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Property (Attachment B).” 40 41 Ayes: 5 42 Nays: 0 43 Motion carried. 44 45 10. Information Reports and Other Business (Verbal Reports by Staff and Board Members) 46 47 a.Fall Workshops 48 Ms. Kelsey briefly reviewed the success and attendance at the most recent HRA Fall 2013 49 Workshop Series; and asked if the HRA wished to continue offering them again next fall. Ms. 50 Kelsey noted that the cost in sponsoring them was minimal, basically in staff coordination of 51 the library location and presenters. Specific to the Aging in Place Workshop, Ms. Kelsey 52 noted that this had been done by the Access Solutions through a grant from the MN 53 Department of Human Services for upgrades, of which twenty-five (25) Roseville residents 54 had benefitted. 55