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ST. LOUIS
PARK
OFFICIAL MINUTES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
March 21, 2005
1. Call to Order
President Santa called the meeting to order at 7:20 pm.
2. Roll Call.
Commi ssioners present: Sue Santa, John Basill, Jeff Jacobs, Susan Sanger and Sally Velick.
Commi ssioners Phil Finkelstein and Paul Omodt were absent.
Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harm ening), Economi c Development Coordinator (Mr. Hunt)
and Recording Secretary (Ms. Stegora-Peterson).
3. Approval of Minutes
3a. Economic Authority Minutes of February 7, 2005
T he mi n u tes w ere defe rr ed to the next m eetin g.
) 4. Approval of Agenda
It was moved by Commissioner Velick, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to approve the
agenda.
The motion passed 5-0.
5. Reports - None
6. Old Business
7. New Business
7a. Hennepin County Environmental Response Fund Grant Agreement
Mr. H unt presented the report .
C ommi ssioner V eli ck asked if H om es w ithin R each w as the fa cili tatin g gro up ? M r. H unt
repli ed yes.
C omm issio ner B asil! ask ed if the type of aff ordable ho usin g w ou ld ch ang e or w ould rem ain
ow ner occupied ? Mr. H unt repli ed it w ould be the same as what was originally proposed.
They were looking at different land trusts, but it would still be owner occupied.
EDA Meeting Minutes -2- March 21, 2005
Commi ssioner Basill asked to be inform ed of a major change so he could speak with
neighborhood leadership. Mr. Hunt responded if there would be a substantive change, it
would be brought back to EDA.
It was moved by Commissioner Basill, seconded by Commissioner Sanger, to approve the
Agreement with Hennepin County for an Environmental Response Fund Grant for the
environmental cleanup of 4100 Vernon Ave. S. with the understanding that the EDA work
with the city's Housing Authority to pursue the creation of two affordable housing units
within the "Brookside Lofts" project as originally proposed.
The motion passed 5-0.
7b. Metropolitan Livable Communities Act Tax Base Revitalization Account
Grant Agreement
Mr. Hunt presented the staff report.
It was moved by Commissioner Basill, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs, to approve the
Agreement with the Metropolitan Council for a Metropolitan Livable Communities Act
Tax Base Revitalization Account Grant to cleanup the Brookside School property at 4100
Vernon Ave. South.
The motion passed 5-0.
8. Communications: None
9. Adjournment
It was moved by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Sanger to adjourn.
The motion passed 5-0.
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. ,=e=- oh, fate
Secretary President