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HRA Meeting <br />Minutes – Tuesday, January 19, 2010 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />b.Adoption of contract for Housing Resource Center Services for 2010 with the Greater <br />  <br />Metropolitan Housing Corporation for the Housing Resource Center in 2010 in the amount of <br /> <br /> <br />$30,000 <br />  <br />c.Acceptance of HRC Monthly Reports for November and December 2009 <br /> <br />d.Acceptance of Abatement Reports for November and December 2009 <br /> <br />e.Affirm continuation of Stephen Bubul, Kennedy Graven, as RHRA Attorney <br /> <br />f.Affirm continuation of Sheila Stowell as Recording Secretary for the RHRA at the rate of <br /> <br />$23.00/hour. <br /> <br />g.Approve payment of legal services bill to Kennedy Graven per contract requirements <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />h.Final Income and Expanse Statements for 2009 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />  <br />Discussion of Consent Agenda items included clarifying GMAC and abatement program <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />numbers, including clarifying that the report for the GMAC North Metro report was exclusive <br /> <br />  <br />to Roseville; comparisons for the construction consultation report from 2008 to 2009, <br /> <br /> <br />including those cumulative numbers and how they were broken into monthly fees; use of the <br /> <br /> <br />program as a result of the economy, with applications and closed loans being disappointing at <br /> <br /> <br />this time, however, noting that consultations were tracking higher in 2009 than in 2008. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Trudgeon suggested, and HRA members concurred by consensus, that the HRC be invited <br /> <br /> <br />to make a presentation to the HRA for their benefit and to allow dialogue between the two <br /> <br /> <br />groups; and also to provide advertising for the public on the offerings of the HRC. <br />  <br /> <br /> <br />Further discussion included a discussion on abatement reimbursements through Ramsey <br />  <br />County property tax payments, and staff’s work with the City’s Finance Department to track <br />  <br />paid assessments for future reports. <br />  <br />  <br />Motion: Member Majerus moved, seconded by Member Pust to approve the Consent <br />  <br />Agenda as presented. <br />  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ayes: 5 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Nays: 0 <br /> <br />  <br />Motion carried. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />  <br />8.Public Hearings <br /> <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />9.Presentations <br /> <br /> <br />Member Pust ensured that, due to a scheduling conflict with tonight’s meeting and her need to leave <br /> <br /> <br />early, a quorum was present for additional action items on tonight’s agenda. Mr. Trudgeon confirmed <br /> <br /> <br />that a quorum was present. <br /> <br /> <br />  <br />Member Pust left at this time, approximately 6:45 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />  <br />b.City of Roseville Park Master Plan Presentation <br />  <br />Parks and Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke introduced Citizen Facilitator Richard J. “Jake” <br />  <br />Jacobson of the 28-member Citizen Advisory Team (CAT) convened in September of 2009 for <br />  <br />a ten (10) month review of the Roseville Parks and Recreation System to process situational <br />  <br />discussions, receive community input, and facilitate professional findings. <br />  <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Brokke, and Mr. Jacobson, presented a summary of activities to-date by a Power Point <br /> <br /> <br />presentation, also available on the City’s website; and thanked Roseville citizens for their input <br />  <br />to-date. Mr. Jacobson reviewed the efforts to-date in creating an up-to-date Master Plan for <br /> <br /> <br />the Roseville Parks and Recreation System, including background and reference information <br />  <br />gathered over the first few months of the CAT; information gathering from various community <br /> <br />meetings and sources; park planning history since the first Master Plan was developed in <br /> <br />