03.01 and 03.02 - City Council Minutes, HRA Minutes

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July 21, 2004 The Housing &Redevelopment Authority of Pequot Lakes met at Sibley Terrace on July 21, 2004 for their regular meeting. Commissioner present: Peterson,Nagel, Jurchen, Teie, Youngberg. Also present: Thurlow and tenant L. Grabow. Chair Peterson called the meeting to order. Minutes were reviewed and approved. M/Youngberg, S/Jurchen. M/carried. Bills were reviewed for payment. M/Teie, S/Youngberg to approve payment of the Sibley Terrace bills. M/carried. M/Jurchen, S/Peterson to approve payment of the Parkview bills. M/carried. M/Teie, S/Youngberg to approve payment of the Alpine bills. M/carried. Agenda: Sibley Terrace 1) The Director gave a progress report on West Grove Townhomes. Units A&B will be completed by August 10. Flooring is being installed and cabinets arrive next week. Dan's Sod of Brainerd will do the landscaping. The Joint Powers Agreement needs to be amended to reflect a higher income limit. Two interested applicants are over the 120% of median income as provided in the current Agreement. The legal department of Kennedy-Graven has stated we would be allowed to increase the limit up to 140%of median income and still have the project remain"affordable". A Resolution is needed to change the income limits. The Crow Wing County HRA has passed the Amended Joint Powers Agreement to reflect this higher amount. M/Youngberg, S/Peterson to amend the Agreement to show the 140% of median income. All Ayes. M/carried. The Resolution and Amended Joint Powers Agreement will be signed on Wednesday, July 21, notarized and sent to the County. 2) The open house for the West Grove project was set for Sunday, August 15 from 1:00—4:00 P.M. Invitations will be sent to some specific individuals and it will be advertised. Interest in the project has been wonderful. The staff is sending out 3 —5 brochures per week and taking many calls of interest. 3) The homes on the Kiser property are coming along nicely. One is sold. There are several applicants working with local lenders for the second home. CMHP will request funding for the HRA for the next year. The lots are becoming almost impossible to obtain, as developers are buying lots and paying high prices. 4) The Swenson property has been before the Planning Commission twice. The survey revealed that Gravdahl Drive encompasses a portion of the lot, making the building envelope very small. The Planning and Zoning commission has tabled it for a second time. 5) Discussion was held regarding the pet deposit for West Grove. The $500 amount is quite high compared to the current amount of$200 for tenants of the other projects. After reconsideration, the Board lowered the Pet deposit to $200 for West Grove. M/Teie, S/Peterson. M/carried.