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Housing and Redevelopment Minutes Page 2 September 8,2015 The staff report was presented by Colleen Eddy. Motion by Commissioner Toth and seconded by Commissioner Chuba to approve the mortgage and repayment agreement for Barbara and Jerome Oleson,420 Main St. NW. Motion carried 5-0. 7.2 Blighted Properties Demolition and Forgivable Residential Loan Program Ms. Othoudt presented the staff report. She reviewed new changes in the program and application. Commissioner Toth questioned how the number of points would be determined in scoring for Awarding Loans,page iv. He stated that criteria need to be established for awarding points. Ms. Othoudt stated that staff will look at other cities'programs for language to establish criteria. She noted that a workshop could be scheduled later in the month,if necessary. She suggested one-year vacancy for one point,two points for two-year vacancy, etc. Commissioner Kuester stated that the scoring criteria need to be communicated to applicants, so that they can determine whether or not it is worth going through the process and paying the application fee. Commissioner Toth asked who determines that a property is blighted. Ms. Othoudt stated that can be done through the county, or by hiring a licensed structural engineer. Commissioner Chuba stated he was not sure that vacancy should be an important criterion in reviewing an application. He stated that a property could be occupied and still be significantly blighted. It was the consensus of the HRA to tabie this issue to the next meeting,in order to fine tune the criteria and scoring. Motion by Commissioner Chuba and seconded by Commissioner Toth to table Item 7.2—Blighted Properties Demolition ad Forgivable Residential Loan Program to the October 5,2015 HRA meeting. Motion carried 5-0. 7.3 Blighted Properties Demolition and Forgivable Commercial/Industrial Loan The staff report was presented by Amanda Othoudt. Commissioner Chuba asked if the maximum loan amount has been decreased from what was previously proposed. Ms. Othoudt stated yes,both the residential program and the commercial/industrial maximum loan amounts have been reduced from$200,000 to $75,000. Chair Wilson noted that if this does not seem to be a workable amount, once the program is in place, the amount can be revised.