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12-18-2013 Community Redevelopment Authority Regular Meeting Packet Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Regular Meeting Packet Board Members: Michelle Fitzke Tom Gdowski Barry Sandstrom Sue Pirnie Glen Murray 4:00 PM City Hall 100 E First St Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 1 / 24 Call to Order Roll Call A - SUBMITTAL OF REQUESTS FOR FUTURE ITEMS Individuals who have appropriate items for City Council consideration should complete the Request for Future Agenda Items form located at the Information Booth. If the issue can be handled administratively without Council action, notification will be provided. If the item is scheduled for a meeting or study session, notification of the date will be given. B - RESERVE TIME TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS This is an opportunity for individuals wishing to provide input on any of tonight's agenda items to reserve time to speak. Please come forward, state your name and address, and the Agenda topic on which you will be speaking. DIRECTOR COMMUNICATION This is an opportunity for the Director to comment on current events, activities, and issues of interest to the commission. Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 2 / 24 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Regular Meeting Item A1 Agenda Staff Contact: Chad Nabity Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 3 / 24 AGENDA Wednesday December 18, 2013 4:00 p.m. Grand Island City Hall Open Meetings Notifications 1.Call to Order.Barry Sandstrom This is a public meeting subject to the open meetings laws of the State of Nebraska. The requirements for an open meeting are posted on the wall in this room and anyone that wants to find out what those are is welcome to read through them. 2.Approval of Minutes of November 13, 2013 Meeting. 3.Approval of Financial Reports. 4.Approval of Bills. 5.Review of Committed Projects and CRA Properties. 6.Discussion concerning Purchase/Sale of Real Estate of property. 7.Approve Resolution or Resolutions to Purchase/Sell Real Estate. 8.Election of Officers 9.Directors Report 10.Adjournment Next Meeting January 8, 2014 The CRA may go into closed session for any agenda item as allowed by state law. Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 4 / 24 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Regular Meeting Item B1 Meeting Minutes Staff Contact: Chad Nabity Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 5 / 24 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS MINUTES OF COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING OF November 13, 2013 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Authority of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska was conducted on November 13, 2013 at City Hall 100 E First Street. Notice of the meeting was given in the November 6, 2013 Grand Island Independent. 1.CALL TO ORDER. Chairman Sandstrom called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. The following members were present: Glen Murray and Sue Pirnie. Also present were; Director, Chad Nabity; Secretary, Rose Rhoads; and Legal Counsel, Duane Burns. Sandstrom stated this was a public meeting subject to the open meeting laws of the State of Nebraska. He noted that the requirements for an open meeting were posted on the wall easily accessible to anyone who would like to read through them. 2.APPROVAL OF MINUTES. A motion for approval of Minutes for the October 16, 2013 meeting was made by Murray and seconded by Pirnie. Upon roll call vote all present voted aye. Motion carried unanimously. 3.APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORTS. Financials were unavailable for this meeting. 4.APPROVAL OF BILLS. The bills were reviewed by Sandstrom. Motion made by Pirnie and seconded by Murray to approve the bills in the amount of $182,301.29. Upon roll call vote all present voted aye. Motion carried unanimously to approve the payment of bills totaling $182,301.29. 5.REVIEW OF COMMITTED PROJECTS & CRA PROPERTY. Nabity reviewed the Committed Projects. 6. FAÇADE DISCUSSION. Chairman Sandstrom brought the idea of reviewing the program up for board consideration because of the rising cost of recent facade improvement projects and the limited funds the CRA has for those types of projects. The discussion by the CRA board was limited because only three of the five members were present. But Sandstrom said the issue will be Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 6 / 24 addressed at a later meeting so members can have a deeper discussion, especially if changes to the program are recommended. CRA board member Glen Murray said the board needs to ask about the purpose of the program before making any changes that could impact how it is administrated. If the board decided to limit the size of the project seeking a facade improvement grant, would it only encourage smaller projects at the expense of bigger ones that could have a greater impact in the economic redevelopment of that area? Regional Planning Director Chad Nabity said windows were part of the original facade grant program, but what has complicated the issue was that maintenance of those windows was not included in the grant requests. Oftentimes with windows, it is replacement and maintenance; windows are one of those things in buildings that wear out. The discussion will continue at a later meeting with more members present. 7.DIRECTORS REPORT. Blight Study 13 was not passed. Blight Study 14 was held over for at City Council. Blight Study 15 will be presented to City Council November 26, 2013. 8. ADJOURNMENT. Sandstrom adjourned the meeting at 4:34 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled for December 11, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted Chad Nabity Director Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 7 / 24 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Regular Meeting Item C1 Financials Staff Contact: Chad Nabity Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 8 / 24 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 9 / 24 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 10 / 24 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 11 / 24 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 12 / 24 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 13 / 24 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 14 / 24 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 15 / 24 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 16 / 24 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 17 / 24 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 18 / 24 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 19 / 24 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 20 / 24 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Regular Meeting Item D1 Bills Staff Contact: Chad Nabity Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 21 / 24 18-Dec-13 TO: Community Redevelopment Authority Board Members FROM: Chad Nabity, Planning Department Director RE: Bills Submitted for Payment The following bills have been submitted to the Community Redevelopment Authority Treasurer for preparation of payment. City of Grand Island Administration Fees $ 6,275.61 Accounting Officenet Inc. Postage $ 17.50 Real Estate Tax 3235 S Locust $ 133.80 Real Estate Tax 3235 S Locust $ 4,943.56 Lawnscape $ 25.00 Wells Fargo (Agent Fee) 10/30/13-10/29/14 $ 525.00 Grand Island Independent Legal Notice $ 31.27 Mayer, Burns, Koenig & Janulewicz Legal Services $ 90.00 TIF Overpayments Cherry Park II $ 11,000.00 Hall County Treasurer $ 36,372.60 Total: $ 59,414.34 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 22 / 24 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Regular Meeting Item E1 Committed Projects Staff Contact: Chad Nabity Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 23 / 24 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 12/18/2013 Page 24 / 24