4.1. HRA DRAFT MINUTES 11-07-2022 (2 SETS)

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Housing and Redevelopment Minutes Page 2 October 3, 2022 ----------------------------- 5. Open Forum Mayor John Dietz noted the City Council appointed Jill Larson-Vito to the Housing and Redevelopment Commission and she will begin her service in November. 6.1 Officer and Committee Assignments Mr. O’Neil presented the staff report. Moved by Commissioner Swenson and seconded by Commissioner Ovall to nominate Jennifer Wagner as Vice Chair of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority with term expiration Motion carried 4-0. Moved by Commissioner Ovall and seconded by Commissioner Wagner to table the decision to appoint a member of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority to the Joint Finance Committee until the November 7, 2022, HRA meeting. Motion carried 4-0. 6.2 HRA Housing Rehabilitation Loan Update Mr. Mollan presented the staff report. He asked for feedback from the commission on the chart included in the staff reports for loan summarizing the CEE Loan activity. He indicated if it was helpful, he would include it each month. The consensus of the commission was to include the summary each month. Commissioner Ovall stated he attended a commercial real estate networking event and learned about Pacer funding for solar power on commercial roof tops to generate power. He asked if the HRA could allow solar panels to be funded by our loan program. Mr. O’Neil will verify that with our policy guidelines but felt it fell under energy efficiency. 6.3 General Updates Mr. O’Neil presented the staff report. He stated members of DERBA wrote the HRA a thank you note for funding the downtown flowers. Mr. O’Neil stated he continues to work on fielding calls and marketing the Main and Gates properties. Commissioner Wagner suggested when the Main and Gates for sale sign was replaced to add images on the sign that prompt ideas for what could be there, and to get people thinking about the possibilities the site holds.