01-08-1991 HR MIN • MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1991
Members Present: Chair, Dick Hinkle; Commissioners Kropuenske, Schuldt
and Toth
Members Absent: Commissioner Duitsman
Staff Present: Pat Klaers, City Administrator; Lori Johnson, Finance
Director; and Bill Rubin, Economic Development
Coordinator
1. Call Meeting To Order
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River
Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) was called to order by Chair
Hinkle at 7:00 p.m.
2. Consider 1/8/91 HRA Agenda
COMMISSIONER TOTH MOVED TO APPROVE THE 1/8/91 HRA AGENDA. COMMISSIONER
• SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.
3. Consider 8/6/90 HRA Minutes
COMMISSIONER KROPUENSKE MOVED TO APPROVE THE 8/6/90 HRA MINUTES.
COMMISSIONER TOTH SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.
4. Annual Business Items
4.1. Officers
Chair Hinkle declared nominations to be opened and requested
unanimous ballot of the nominees.
Chair - Commissioner Toth nominated Dick Hinkle as Chair.
Commissioner Kropuenske seconded the nomination. The nomination
of Dick Hinkle as Chair was accepted 4-0.
Vice Chair and Secretary - Commissioner Schuldt nominated Duane
Kropuenske as Vice Chair and Larry Toth as Secretary.
Commissioner Kropuenske seconded the nominations. The nomination
of Duane Kropuenske as Vice Chair and Larry Toth as Secretary was
accepted 4-0.
4.2 Official Newspaper
• COMMISSIONER TOTH MOVED TO HAVE THE ELK RIVER STAR NEWS BE THE
1991 HRA OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. COMMISSIONER KROPUENSKE SECONDED THE
MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.
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January 8, 1991
• 4.3 Official Depository
COMMISSIONER KROPUENSKE MOVED TO HAVE THE BANK OF ELK RIVER AS THE
HRA OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY FOR 1991. COMMISSIONER TOTH SECONDED THE
MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.
5. Financial Update
Finance Director, Lori Johnson, reviewed with the HRA the 1990 year end
financial summary and the 1991 approved budget. The HRA discussed the
merits of spending some of its available funds on smaller annual
activities versus reserving its funds for a number of years until they
accumulate and can be applied towards a more substantial project. No
consensus of the HRA was reached regarding this issue and it was
determined that the HRA would review funding activities and projects on
a case by case basis.
The City Administrator reviewed with the HRA, three activities that are
expected to take place in 1991. It was noted that HRA funds could be
used on any of the activities. The three activities discussed were the
riverbank protection project (rip rap) , purchase and marketing of the
Jenne hardware site and removal of old City Hall (Creamery) . The HRA
indicated that of the three projects, the removal of old City Hall was
most suitable for utilizing HRA funds. It was noted that the City
• Council will be considering this issue in early 1991, and also would be
considering whether the site should be sold or retained under the City
ownership. The HRA discussed the possibility of saving the creamery
structure, but it was acknowledged that this appears unlikely.
6. Other Business
No items were presented at this time.
7. Adjournment
There being no further business, COMMISSIONER KROPUENSKE MOVED TO
ADJOURN THE HRA MEETING. COMMISSIONER TOTH SECONDED THE MOTION. THE
MOTION CARRIED 4-0.
The meeting of the HRA was adjourned at approximately 7:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitte ,
Patrick D. Klae
City Administrator
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