03-19-24 HRA Agenda March 19, 2024 — 6:30 PM
Golden Valley City Hall
Hybrid Meeting
1.Call to Order
1.A.Roll Call
1.B.Election of Officers
2.Approval of Agenda
3.Consent Agenda
Approval of Consent Agenda - All items listed under this heading are considered to be routine
and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no discussion of these items unless a
Commission Member so requests in which event the item will be removed from the general
order of business and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
3.A.Approval of Minutes from the Regular HRA Meeting of December 5, 2023
4.Public Hearing
5.Old Business
6.New Business
7.Adjournment
HRA REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
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statements in this meeting during public comment sections, including the public forum beginning at
6:20 pm.
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City of Golden Valley HRA Regular Meeting March 19, 2024 — 6:30 PM
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City of Golden Valley HRA Regular Meeting March 19, 2024 — 6:30 PM
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Administration
763-512-2345 / 763-512-2344 (fax)
Golden Valley Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting
March 19, 2024
Agenda Item
1.B. Election of Officers
Prepared By
Noah Schuchman, City Manager
Summary
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) bylaws provide for the election of two officers to the
HRA, Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. The bylaws state these positions are to be elected for a one
year term.
Listed below is a recent history of HRA Chair and Vice Chair appointments:
2012 - Chair Pentel, Vice Chair Scanlon
2013 - Chair Pentel, Vice Chair Scanlon
2014 - Chair Schmidgall, Vice Chair Snope
2015 - Chair Schmidgall, Vice Chair Fonnest
2016 - Chair Schmidgall, Vice Chair Clausen
2017 - Chair Snope, Vice Chair Clausen
2018 - Chair Clausen, Vice Chair Rosenquist
2019 - Chair Fonnest, Vice Chair Rosenquist
2020 - Chair Fonnest, Vice Chair Rosenquist
2021 - Chair Maurice Harris, Vice Chair Fonnest
2022 - Chair Rosenquist, Vice Chair Maurice Harris
2023 - Chair Maurice Harris, Vice Chair Rosenquist
2024 - Chair _______, Vice Chair ______
Legal Considerations
N/A
Equity Considerations
N/A
Recommended Action
Motion to approve a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for 2024.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Administration
763-512-2345 / 763-512-2344 (fax)
Golden Valley Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting
March 19, 2024
Agenda Item
3.A. Approval of Minutes from the Regular HRA Meeting of December 5, 2023
Prepared By
Theresa Schyma, City Clerk
Summary
N/A
Legal Considerations
N/A
Equity Considerations
N/A
Recommended Action
Motion to approve the minutes of the Regular HRA Meeting of December 5, 2023.
Supporting Documents
12-05-23 HRA Minutes
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December 5, 2023 —6:30 PM
Golden Valley City Hall
Hybrid Meeting
HRA REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Housing and Redevelopment Authority meetings are being conducted in a hybrid format with in-person
and remote options for attending, participating, and commenting.
1.Call to Order
Chair Maurice Harris called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
1A. Roll Call
Commissioners present:Chair Maurice Harris; Commissioners Sophia Ginis, Denise La Mere-
Anderson, Shep Harris, and Gillian Rosenquist
Staff present: HRA Director Cruikshank, City Attorney Cisneros, Finance Director Virnig,
and City Clerk Schyma
2.Approval of Agenda
Motion by S. Harris, Second by Rosenquist to approve the agenda as submitted.
Motion carried 5-0.
3.Consent Agenda
Approval of Consent Agenda -All items listed under this heading are considered to be routine and
will be enacted by one motion. There will be no discussion of these items unless a Commission
Member so requests in which event the item will be removed from the general order of business
and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
Motion by La Mere-Anderson, Second by Ginis to approve the Consent Agenda as submitted.
Motion carried 5-0.
3A.Approval of HRA Minutes:
3A.1.Minutes from the Special HRA Meeting of July 5, 2023
3A.2.Minutes from the Regular HRA Meeting of September 19, 2023
3B.Receive and File the November HRA Financial Reports
4.Public Hearing
5.Old Business
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6.New Business
6A.Public Comment and Adoption of the 2024-2025 Budget and 2024 Proposed Levy for a
Housing Program, HRA Resolution No. 23-13
Finance Director Virnig presented the budget and tax levy.
Chair M. Harris opened the item for public comment. As there were no comments, the public
comment session was closed.
Commissioner Rosenquist stated her support for the budget and levy to help support the housing
goals of the City.
Commissioner Ginis agreed with Commissioner Rosenquist and highlighted the need to increase
the budget to allow staff to utilize their expertise on important items like a business dashboard,
title searches, housing reports, and Elevate Hennepin County.
Commissioner S. Harris echoed the comments of Commissioners Ginis and Rosenquist. He also
reiterated the importance of creating a diversity of housing, including having City goals for
affordable and subsidized housing.
The HRA consensus was that the budget and levy are an investment in the community.
Motion by Rosenquist, Second by La Mere-Anderson to approve HRA Resolution No. 23-13
adopting the Housing and Redevelopment Authority budget and establishing the proposed tax
levy payable in 2024.
Motion carried 5-0 with unanimous approval.(In Favor: M. Harris, Ginis, S. Harris, La Mere-
Anderson, Rosenquist. Opposed: N/A)
7.Adjournment
The HRA meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:47 p.m.
Maurice Harris, Chair
ATTEST:
Theresa Schyma, City Clerk
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