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STAFF PRESENT:
MINUTES
St.Louis Park Housing Authority
St Louis Park,MN
Wednesday,May 8,2024 5 p.m.
Commissioner Catherine Courtney,Commissioner Paul Beck (arrived 5:15),
Commissioner Reynold Burrowes,Commissioner Thom Miller,Commissioner
Richard Webb,
Marney Olson,Oi Mattison,Angela Nelson,Nicole Randall
l.Call to Order -The meeting was called to order at 5:05 p.m.
2.Approval of Minutes -Minutes for the February 14,2024 board meeting were reviewed.A motion to
approve was made by Commissioner Webb and seconded by Commissioner Miller.
Motion passed 4-0.
3.Hearings -None.
4.Presentation -None.
5.Unfinished Business -None
6.New Business
a.Approval of AC sleeve facade,deck fascia,and door and window lintel repairs project contract
award to Frerichs Construction Company for Hamilton House.Ms.Mattison presented Frerichs'
proposal.Staff worked with Finn Daniels Architects who anticipated the budget would be around
$400,000.
In accordance with formal bidding requirements,an "Invitation to Bid"legal advertisement was
placed for two consecutive weeks in the St.Louis Park Sun Sailor.The Housing Authority solicited
bids from various construction bidding networks,which also included Minority,Women and
Native American Business Enterprise Networks.Eleven different contracts attended a mandatory
pre-bid meeting on April 9,2024.
Four bids were submitted and the lowest was Frerich's base bid of $434,995.The highest bid
was $676,343.Finn Daniels has successfully worked with Frerichs on past projects.The HA will
utilize contributions from two grant awards to finance the project including 2022 HUD CFP and
2023 HUD CFP funds.
A motion was made by commissioner Webb and seconded by Commissioner Burrowes.Motion
passed 4-0.
b.2023 housing activity report was presented by Ms.Olson.
Discussion highlights:First generation program was utilized by 4 homeowners in 2023 (only 1 in
2022).Down payment assistance is also heavily utilized.Ms.Randall discussed the positive
impact of the development of five new properties in 2023 that had inclusionary units that are
benefiting voucher holders.In a typical month,5-10 voucher holders move into St.Louis Park;in
March 2024 there were 18 vouchers and April 2024 there were 32 vouchers from other
jurisdictions.State rental assistance program is still in process of being developed.We expect to
have housing stock to support the state rental assistance program.NOAH properties are where
the majority of vouchers are used.
7.Communications
8.Other
9.Adjournment
Commissioner Webb moved to adjourn the meeting and Commissioner Miller seconded.The
motion passed 5-0.The meeting was adjourned at 5:56 p.m.