072814 EDA
CITY OF NEW HOPE
4401 XYLON AVENUE NORTH
NEW HOPE, MINNESOTA 55428
EDA Minutes July 28, 2014
Regular Meeting City Hall
CALL TO ORDER President Hemken called the meeting of the Economic Development
Authority to order at 7:46 p.m.
ROLL CALL Present: Kathi Hemken, President
John Elder, Commissioner
Andy Hoffe, Commissioner
Daniel Stauner, Commissioner
Absent: Eric Lammle, Commissioner
Staff Present: Kirk McDonald, City Manager
Aaron Chirpich, Community Development Specialist
Tim Fournier, Director of Police
Valerie Leone, City Clerk
Bob Paschke, Director of Public Works
Jeff Sargent, Director of Community Development
Steve Sondrall, City Attorney
APPROVE MINUTES Motion was made by Commissioner Elder, seconded by Commissioner
Stauner, to approve the regular meeting minutes of June 23, 2014. Voting in
favor: Hemken, Elder, Hoffe, Stauner; voting against: None; Absent: Lammle,
Abstained: None. Motion carried.
PROPOSED TIF President Hemken introduced for discussion EDA Item 4, Resolution
DISTRICT
requesting that the City Council call for a public hearing on the modification
Item 4
of redevelopment project no. 1 and the establishment of the Kmart tax
increment financing district.
Mr. Jeff Sargent, community development director, explained the resolution
provides direction by the EDA for the City Council to call for the public
hearing related to the TIF District for the former Kmart site. The public
hearing will be held September 8, 2014.
RESOLUTION 2014-13 Commissioner Elder introduced the following resolution and moved its
Item 4 adoption “RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MODIFICATION OF
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT NO. 1 AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE KMART TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT).” 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: Hemken, Elder, Hoffe, Stauner; and the following voted against the
same: None; Abstained: None; Absent: Lammle, whereupon the resolution
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was declared duly passed and adopted, signed by the president which was
attested to by the executive director.
ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Commissioner Stauner, seconded by Commissioner
Hoffe, to adjourn the meeting. All present voted in favor. Motion carried. The
New Hope EDA adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Valerie Leone, City Clerk
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