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HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
City Hall—Council Chambers, 590 40th Ave NE
Monday, February 27, 2023
5:30 PM
AGENDA
ATTENDANCE INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
Members of the public who wish to attend may do so in-person, by calling 1-312-626-6799 and
entering meeting ID 856 5504 4384 or by Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85655044384. For
questions please call the Community Development Department at 763-706-3670.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
1. Election of Housing and Redevelopment Authority Officers
MOTION: Move to elect ____________________ as Chair of the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority.
MOTION: Move to elect ____________________ as Vice Chair of the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority.
MOTION: Move to elect ____________________ as Secretary-Treasurer of the Housing
and Redevelopment Authority.
CONSENT AGENDA
2. Approve the Minutes of the May 2nd, 2022 HRA Meeting
MOTION: Move to approve the Consent Agenda as Presented.
ADJOURNMENT
Auxiliary aids or other accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request when the request is
made at least 72 hours in advance. Please contact Administration at 763-706-3610 to make arrangements.
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HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
AGENDA SECTION BUISNESS ITEMS
MEETING DATE 02/27/2023
ITEM: Election of Housing and Redevelopment Authority Officers
DEPARTMENT: Community Development BY/DATE: Mitchell Forney, 01/17/2023
BACKGROUND:
The original purpose of the HRA was to oversee the operation and management of a U.S. Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) supported multifamily rental housing facility known as Parkview Villa North and South.
On September 28th, 2015, the HRA officially sold Parkview Villa North and South to Aeon, a non -profit housing
organization.
Since Parkview Villa North and South were the last two properties owned by the HRA, the HRA adopted
amended operational bylaws in 2016 to no longer hold regularly scheduled meetings. At the same time the
HRA designated all housing and redevelopment duties to the EDA. Due to ongoing audit and reporting
requirements mandated by HUD, the HRA is required to remain an entity even though it no longer owns or
operates any property.
Pursuant to the bylaws of the Columbia Heights Housing and Redevelopment Authority (the “HRA”), officers
are required to be elected annually. The 2022 HRA officers that served are as follows:
Chair – Connie Buesgens
Vice Chair – Kt Jacobs
Secretary/Treasurer – Amáda Márquez Simula
In order for an HRA Commissioner to be considered for an officer position, an HRA Commissioner must be
nominated by another commissioner, or by him or herself.
1. Chair
a. Please provide all nominations for President of the HRA.
b. Vote individually for each nominated member.
c. The member with the most votes is declared the President of the HRA by the Executive
Director.
2. Vice Chair
a. Please provide all nominations for Vice President of the HRA.
b. Vote individually for each nominated member.
c. The member with the most votes is declared the Vice President of the HRA by the Executive
Director.
3. Secretary-Treasurer
a. Please provide all nominations for Treasurer of the HRA.
b. Vote individually for each nominated member.
c. The member with the most votes is declared the Treasurer of the HRA by the Executive
Director.
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
MOTION: Move to elect ____________________ as Chair of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
MOTION: Move to elect ____________________ as Vice Chair of the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority.
MOTION: Move to elect ____________________ as Secretary-Treasurer of the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority.
Following ratification of the above motions, the newly elected Chair of the HRA will now preside over the
remainder of the meeting.
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HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF May 2nd, 2022
The meeting was called to order at 6:15 pm by Member Murzyn.
Members present: Marquez Simula, Buesgens, Jacobs, Novitsky and Murzyn.
Others Present: Kelli Bourgeois (City Manager), Aaron Chirpich (Community Development Director),
Mitchell Forney (Community Development Coordinator), Sara Ion (City Clerk)
OATH OF OFFICE
a. Mayor Amáda Márquez Simula
b. Councilmember Kt Jacobs
CONSENT AGENDA
a. Approve the minutes of the regular HRA Meeting of March 2, 2020.
Motion by Márquez Simula, seconded by Novitsky, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. All
ayes. MOTION PASSED
ELECTION OF OFFICERS-
Pursuant to the bylaws of the Columbia Heights Housing and Redevelopment Authority (the “HRA”),
officers are required to be elected annually. The 2020 HRA officers that served are as follows:
• Chair – John Murzyn Jr.
• Vice Chair – Nick Novitsky
• Secretary/Treasurer – Connie Buesgens
In order for an HRA Commissioner to be considered for an officer position, an HRA Commissioner
must be nominated by another commissioner, or by him or herself.
1. Chair
a. Please provide all nominations for President of the HRA.
b. Vote individually for each nominated member.
c. The member with the most votes is declared the President of the HRA by the Executive
Director.
2. Vice Chair
a. Please provide all nominations for Vice President of the HRA.
b. Vote individually for each nominated member.
c. The member with the most votes is declared the Vice President of the HRA by the
Executive Director.
3. Secretary-Treasurer
a. Please provide all nominations for Treasurer of the HRA.
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b. Vote individually for each nominated member.
c. The member with the most votes is declared the Treasurer of the HRA by the Executive
Director.
Buesgens nominated herself as chair of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
Motion by Murzyn, seconded by Novitsky to elect Buesgens as chair of the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority. All ayes. MOTION PASSED
Jacobs nominated herself as Vice Chair of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
Motion by Buesgens, seconded by Murzyn to elect Jacobs as Vice Chair of the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority. All ayes. MOTION PASSED
Márquez Simula nominated herself as Secretary-Treasurer of the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority.
Motion by Buesgens, seconded by Novitsky to elect Márquez Simula as Secretary-Treasurer of the
Housing and Redevelopment Authority. All ayes. MOTION PASSED
2022 Officers are as follows:
Connie Buesgens. is Chair
Kt Jacobs is Vice Chair
Amáda Márquez Simula is Secretary-Treasurer
Motion by Buesgens, seconded by Jacobs to Adjourn the May 2, 2022, meeting of the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority. All ayes. MOTION PASSED
Adjourn
Respectfully submitted,
Mitchell Forney
Community Development Coordinator
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