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HRA Meeting <br />Minutes – Wednesday, January 29, 2014 <br />Page 5 <br />1 <br />Approve the service contract with the City of Roseville to provide financial and <br />2 <br />accounting services based on 5% of the 2014 HRA Administrative Budget set at <br />3 <br />$200,362.00, with the amount of $9,662.00 prorated quarterly for 2014 (Attachment B); <br />4 <br />Approve the service contract with the City of Roseville for administrative staff support <br />5 <br />services at 1,040 hours annually for $31,700.00 prorated quarterly for 2014 (Attachment <br />6 <br />C); and <br />7 <br />Approve the service contract with the City of Roseville for full-time staff support services <br />8 <br />(Housing Program Manager) not to exceed $105,800.00, prorated quarterly for 2014 <br />9 <br />(Attachment D) <br />10 <br />b.Acceptance of Housing Resource Center (HRC) 2013 Report <br />11 <br />c.Acceptance of 2013 Abatement Report <br />12 <br />d.Affirm continuation of Martha Ingram, Kennedy Graven, as RHRA Attorney; authorizing the <br />13 <br />Acting HRA Executive Director and the HRA Chair to enter into a contract for Attorney <br />14 <br />services for 2014 based upon staff recommendation. <br />15 <br />e.Affirm continuation of Sheila Stowell as Recording Secretary for the RHRA; at the rate of <br />16 <br />$25.00 per hour plus mileage reimbursement. <br />17 <br />f.Affirm Contract with Housing Resource Center (HRC) for services for 2014; with fee for <br />18 <br />Construction Management Services at $13,000 and other loan service fees paid by the loan <br />19 <br />applicant. <br />20 <br />Additional Consent item <br />21 <br />Affirmation of 2014 financials, showing 2013 ending balances by fund. <br />22 <br />23 <br />Motion: Member Majerus moved, seconded by Member Quam to approve the Consent Agenda as <br />24 <br />presented; <br />asamended to include acceptance of 2013 ending balances by fund. <br />25 <br />26 <br />Ayes: 6 <br />27 <br />Nays: 0 <br />28 <br />Motion carried. <br />29 <br />30 <br />8.Public Hearings <br />31 <br />None. <br />32 <br />33 <br />9.Presentations <br />34 <br />None. <br />35 <br />36 <br />9. Action/Discussion Items <br />37 <br />The order of action items were amended as indicated. <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />a.Adopt 2014 Final Budget <br />41 <br />Ms. Kelsey reviewed the 2014 Final Budget by fund. <br />42 <br />43 <br />Discussion included 2013 carryover; need to continue to building the cash flow reserves to <br />44 <br />meet the City’s preferred 35% of the HRA’s operating budget to avoid internal transfers from <br />45 <br />the City, with recommendations to increase the allotment by $20,000 to get closer to that <br />46 <br />shortfall; recommendations for increasing and replenishing the multi-family housing fund; <br />47 <br />one-year moratorium in the Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) while the <br />48 <br />implementation of rental housing inspections is put in place to determine a base line for <br />49 <br />property types, with reinstatement of the NEP in future years, as the program had achieved a <br />50 <br />much improved success rate reducing violations since its inception; and potential need for <br />51 <br />additional resources to complete economic development work with the U of MN to enhance <br />52 <br />outreach efforts to existing businesses. <br />53 <br />54 <br />Ms. Kelsey advised that the HRA should receive a report and findings from the Business <br />55 <br />Retention and Economic Development efforts in March of 2014 as completed by the task force <br /> <br />