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HRA Meeting <br />Minutes – Tuesday, October 19, 2010 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />Pust clarified that the date was available for staff in case any abatements were challenged by a <br />  <br />homeowner. <br /> <br /> <br />  <br />Motion: Member Pust moved, seconded by Member Lee to approve the Consent Agenda as <br /> <br />presented. <br /> <br /> <br />Ayes: 5 <br /> <br />Nays: 0 <br /> <br />Motion carried. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />7.Public Hearings <br /> <br />  <br />None. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />  <br />8.Presentations <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />9. Action/Discussion Items <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />a. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding for the Production of a Green Remodeling <br /> <br /> <br />Plan Book <br /> <br /> <br />Ms. Kelsey advised that several minor modifications had been made to the draft Memorandum <br /> <br /> <br />of Understanding (MOU) following further discussions and negotiations and since the agenda <br />  <br />attached <br />packet was distributed; and as a bench handout distributed a revised document, <br /> <br /> <br />hereto and made a part thereof. <br />  <br />  <br />Ms. Kelsey briefly outlined the request to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) <br />  <br />and hire an intern for the creation of the Green Remodeling Plan Book as detailed in the <br />  <br />Request for HRA Action dated October 19, 2010. <br />  <br />  <br />Discussion including Ms. Kelsey confirming that the RVHRA was serving as the first <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />participant in this Family Housing Fund (FHF) initiative, and would share ownership of the <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />data, as indicated in the ownership clause added to the revised MOU and serve as a test market <br /> <br />  <br />for the finished publication. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />  <br />Ms. Kelsey advised that it was anticipated that the project would be completed by May of <br /> <br /> <br />2011; and that the RVHRA would serve as a test market. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Motion: Member Elkins moved, seconded by Member Pust to approve entering into a <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and hire and intern for the creation of a Green <br /> <br /> <br />Remodeling Plan Book as presented by staff and discussed by HRA members. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ayes: 5 <br />  <br />Nays: 0 <br /> <br /> <br />Motion carried. <br />  <br />  <br />10. Information Reports and Other Business (Verbal Reports by Staff and Board Members) <br />  <br />  <br />a.Tour of Sienna Green to be held on Monday, October 25, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. <br />  <br />Ms. Kelsey requested attendance confirmation by members to allow her to forward the <br />  <br />numbers to Sienna Green management staff. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />b.Update on residential foreclosures, provided as bench handout <br />  <br />Ms. Kelsey provided a brief review and comparison trends of foreclosures for 2010 to-date <br /> <br /> <br />through October 15 (58); 2009 (50) and 2008 (44), specifically limited to data obtained <br />  <br />through the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Sale data. <br /> <br /> <br />