HomeMy WebLinkAboutHousing & Redevelopment Authority - Minutes - 07/16/2024.,,,. OTTER TAIL HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
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The Otter Tail County HRA Board of Commissioners
Met for a regular meeting on July 16, 2024 at 11 :45am
At the Otter Tail County Government Services Center
Board Members Present:
Wayne Johnson, Chairperson
Jeff Ackerson
Kurt Mortenson
Leland Rogness, Vice Chairperson
Absent: Betty Murphy
Others Present:
515 W. Fir Ave., Fergus Falls, MN
Amy Baldwin, OTC HRA Executive Director
Tanya Westra, OTC HRA Housing Program Supervisor
Julie Bakken, OTC HRA Accounting Specialist
Mitch Harry, OTC HRA Project Manager
Paula Grunewald, OTC HRA Administrative Assistant
Via Teams: Sarah Schake, CDA Project Manager
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Johnson called the meeting to order at 11 :46 am.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Government Services Center
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Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Motion made by Lee Rogness, second by Kurt Mortenson to approve the July 16, 2024 Agenda without changes.
Motion passed unanimously.
3. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
Motion made by Kurt Mortenson, second by Jeff Ackerson to approve the Consent Agenda. No additional discussion
Motion passed unanimously.
4. NEW BUSINESS
None
5. DISCUSSION
A. North Fields of Dalton Senior Housing
Amy Baldwin, Otter Tail County HRA Executive Director, reported that a groundbreaking event would be
happening on Friday, July 26 at 9:00am in Dalton, MN. Barbara Dacy, former OTC HRA Director, and John
Lindquist and Bob Maki, former HRA Commissioners, were invited. She reported that the property transfer has
been completed and that Mitch Harry, HRA Project Manager, has been providing progress updates to HRA staff,
Commissioners and to the City of Dalton. She reported that production on the modular units is to start this week
and there has been two change orders: 1) The Sentence to Serve Program was not able to do the final clearing of
stumps. Leitch Excavating will do the final clearing (not to exceed $20,000) and grinding will happened in-house
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with an estimated cost of $2,000 for the rental. 2) We will be moving the crawl space access to the garage for
easy maintenance with our ownership. The total cost should be $7,000 for all units.
6. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
Amy Baldwin, Otter Tail County HRA Executive Director reported:
• A Housing Assistance Coordinator Position has been posted.
• A draft report for the 2023 audit is being prepared. The Finance Committee is to meet in early August and
will be comprised of HRA Commissioners Lee Rogness and Wayne Johnson with Kurt Mortenson as an
alternate.
• This is the last year of the contract with Brady Martz. Contract terms give the HRA an option to extend the
existing agreement for an additional two years.
• No action items this month.
• Follow up on a real estate transaction that is on track to be resolved without legal action.
7. GENERAL DISCUSSION -TOPICS BY COMMISSIONERS
Commissioners questioned what the next projects could be. Amy Baldwin, Otter Tail County HRA Director
responded that the purchase agreement for property in New York Mills expires at the end of this year. An
application was submitted for Congressionally Directed Spending, to help fund two affordable senior triplexes in
New York Mills, but we will not find out if it was funded for several months. The County's 2024 Statewide
Affordable Housing Aid Allocation $143,671 could be a source of funding for this project.
Other opportunities were discussed. Staff will continue to monitor both opportunities as well as potential funding
sources that align with available opportunities.
Amy Baldwin, Otter Tail County HRA Director, noted that next month the HRA would be holding the Public
Hearing on the Administration Plan and Capital Plan.
Secretary/Clerk
8. ADJOURNMENT
n was unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting.
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