051214 EDA
CITY OF NEW HOPE
4401 XYLON AVENUE NORTH
NEW HOPE, MINNESOTA 55428
EDA Minutes May 12, 2014
Regular Meeting City Hall
CALL TO ORDER President Hemken called the meeting of the Economic Development
Authority to order at 8:17 p.m.
ROLL CALL Present: Kathi Hemken, President
Daniel Stauner, Commissioner
John Elder, Commissioner
Andy Hoffe, Commissioner
Eric Lammle, Commissioner
Staff Present: Kirk McDonald, City Manager
Curtis Jacobsen, Director of Community Development
Valerie Leone, City Clerk
Chris Long, City Engineer
Jeff Sargent, Community Development Specialist
Steve Sondrall, City Attorney
Stacie Woods, Assistant City Attorney
APPROVE MINUTES Motion was made by Commissioner Stauner, seconded by Commissioner
Hoffe, to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of March 24, 2014. All
present voted in favor. Motion carried.
HOME ENERGY President Hemken introduced for discussion EDA Item 4, Resolution
SQUAD VISITS
approving agreement to perform Home Energy Squad Visits and Home
Item 4
Energy Squad Enhanced Visits in the city of New Hope.
Mr. Curtis Jacobsen, director of community development, stated last year the
city designated $15,000 for the agreement with the Center of Energy and the
Environment (CEE). He stated the program has proven to be very popular,
and CEE performed 56 visits the first year at a total cost of $3,920 to the EDA.
He recommended funding the program through 2015 for $17,640 ($8,820 per
year).
Commissioner Elder expressed support of the energy audits. Commissioner
Hoffe also reported he received favorable comments from residents regarding
the program.
RESOLUTION 2014-10 Commissioner Elder introduced the following resolution and moved its
Item 4 adoption “RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT TO PERFORM
HOME ENERGY SQUAD VISITS AND HOME ENERGY SQUAD
ENHANCED VISITS IN THE CITY OF NEW HOPE.” The motion for the
adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Commissioner Hoffe,
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Stauner, Elder, Hoffe, Lammle; and the following voted against the same:
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None; Abstained: None; Absent: Hemken, whereupon the resolution was
declared duly passed and adopted, signed by the president which was
attested to by the executive director.
EXECUTIVE SESSION President Hemken introduced for discussion EDA Item 5, Motion to conduct
Item 5
an executive session to consider an issue related to the sale of EDA owned
property.
President Hemken stated pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.05, the
EDA will hold a closed meeting for the sole purpose to discuss an offer to
purchase the former Kmart and Wells Fargo Bank site from the EDA. She
stated no other EDA business will be discussed during the closed meeting.
The closed meeting will be tape recorded and the recording will be retained
by the EDA for a period of eight years from today. She stated the recording
will be made public after the property has been sold or if the EDA abandons
discussions with the prospective purchaser. If the EDA determines to sell the
property the sale will be approved at a meeting of the EDA open to the public.
MOTION Motion was made by Commissioner Elder, seconded by Commissioner
Item 5 Stauner, to conduct an executive session meeting. All present voted in favor.
Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Commissioner Lammle, seconded by Commissioner
Stauner, to adjourn the meeting. All present voted in favor. Motion carried.
The New Hope EDA adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Valerie Leone, City Clerk
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