2.0. HRSR AGENDA 04-11-1996 ELK RIVER HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
AGENDA
Monday, March 11, 1996
Elk River City Hall
5:30 p.m.
ACTION
ITEM NUMBER TAKEN
1. CALL MARCH 11, 1996, HRA MEETING TO ORDER
2. CONSIDER MARCH 11, 1996, HRA AGENDA
*3. CONSIDER CONSENT AGENDA
*4. CONSIDER HRA MINUTES
4.1. JANUARY 30, 1996
4.2. FEBRUARY 12, 1996
10 5. CONSIDER COMMITMENT AGREEMENT WITH
MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
6. AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF FEES TO MINNESOTA
HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
7. UPDATE ON ISTEA RIVERWALK GRANT APPLICATION
*8. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF CITY ADMINISTRATOR AS
HRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
*9. CONSIDER THE HRA CHECK REGISTER
10. OTHER BUSINESS
11. ADJOURNMENT
* CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS are considered to be routine and noncontroversial by the Council and will be approved by one motion.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember,staff member,or citizen so requests,in which case the item
will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
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lk River MEMORANDUM
TO: HRA COMMISSIONERS
FROM: PAT KLAERS, CITY A h ISTRATOR
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DATE: MARCH 11, 1996
SUBJECT: AGENDA MEMO FOR MARCH 11 HRA
MEETING
5/6. Minnesota Housing Finance Agency First Time Homebuyer Loan
Program
Last month, the HRA authorized the city's application to the
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) for the first time
homebuyer loan program. The city has participated in this program
for a number of years. Attached for your review is the program
• application-commitment agreement for having the city participate in
this first time homebuyer program for 1996. The amount granted
($280,246) is similar to the amount approved last year. Also attached
for your review is the information on this program as provided by
MHFA and the fee schedule for the Elk River HRA. Finally, by way of
background material, attached is Bill Rubin's 1/30/96 memo on this
program when the HRA approved the application.
It is recommended that:
• The HRA approve a motion authorizing the HRA Chair to
execute the program application/commitment agreement on
behalf of the Elk River HRA
• The HRA approve a motion authorizing payment of fees in
the amount of$2,862.46 to Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency to cover the costs associated with the 1996 Minnesota
City Participation Program. (Please note that all but $60 of
this fee will be returned to the HRA)
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• 7. ISTEA Grant Application Update
As the HRA has been advised, on 1/8/96 the City Council authorized
an ISTEA grant application for part of the Riverfront Pathway Project.
This application was put together by Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. A
brief discussion of the grant submittal is offered in the 1/9/96 update
from Bill Rubin that was distributed a few months ago.
Also attached is some material that Councilmember Holmgren
obtained from the county at a recent County Board/City Councils
meeting. This attachment shows the ranking of the Elk River proposal
from the technical review group. This is not a final ranking, but based
on the city's proposal being ranked eighth in this review, it seems
unlikely that we will be successful in receiving an ISTEA grant. Final
word on the status of our proposal will not be received for a while, but
I thought that everyone should receive this information so that we can
begin thinking about financial alternatives and the status of our
Riverfront Pathway project.
8. Consent Item -HRA Executive Director
• For the past few years, Bill Rubin has served as the HRA Executive
Director. The HRA annually makes an appointment to this position.
Since Bill is no longer with the city, it is appropriate for the HRA to
replace Bill Rubin with City Administrator Pat Klaers as the HRA
Executive Director.
It is requested that the HRA approve a motion which:
• Appoints City Administrator Pat Klaers as the HRA
Executive Director
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