Mayor Beyer called the Special Meeting of the Rockford City Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) to order at 9:15 p.m. The meeting was held in the Council Chambers of City Hall 6031 Main Street, Rockford, MN.
Roll Call
Roll call was taken, the following members were present:
Beyer, Altringer, Seymour, and Graner. Absent:
Nichols. Also in attendance was:
Attorney Couri, Deputy Clerk Hasse Linquist, Municipal Development Group Joanne
Foust and Engineer
Review HRA Bylaws
Joanne Foust from Municipal Development Group reviewed the proposed changes to the original resolution 83-60 Bylaws of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Rockford:
Article II, Section 10 – Including language relating to the term of appointment. State statutes require initial terms be staggered at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years with 5 year terms thereafter.
Article II, Section 11 – Including language relating to Powers and Duties of the HRA.
Article III, Section 1 – Rather than conduct the annual meeting in November, it is suggested it be held in January, which is more common for the appointment of officers, establishment of work plans, etc.
Article III, Section 2 – Currently, the Bylaws state that the HRA meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. It is suggested that this be amended to include quarterly meetings, the fourth Tuesday of January, April, July and October of each year. Provisions for calling special meetings are included in Section 3.
Article III, Section 7 – Including language to address amendments to the bylaws.
MOTION was made by Altringer, seconded by
MOTION CARRIED – VOTING IN FAVOR: BEYER, SEYMOUR, ALTRINGER, AND GRANER.
Election of
Officers
Appointments were held and the following positions were filled:
Chairman – Mike Beyer
Vice-
Chairman -
Secretary -
Executive
Director -
MOTION was made by
MOTION CARRIED – VOTING IN FAVOR: BEYER, SEYMOUR, ALTRINGER, AND GRANER.
Review Concept of
a Mixed Use Development /
Joanne Foust of Municipal Development Group stated that the development company which presented a concept to the HRA in November 2007 for a mixed use development on the Lunds/Byerly site would like an opportunity to further discuss this with the HRA.
Graner stated as a resident she would like to see the senior housing but as a council member she needed to view the project as a whole and felt the best use for the site would be commercial.
There was further discussion on whether the mixed use is the best for this site. It was determined that if the development company had substantial changes to their original concept plan that the HRA would consider reviewing the new concept plan.
Adjournment
MOTION by
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ATTEST:
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