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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007 02-20 HCM i MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND STATE OFMINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION FEBRUARY 20, 2007 COUNCIL COMMISSION ROOM CALL TO ORDER The Brooklyn Center Housing Commission was called to order by Chairperson Thorbus at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Chairperson Judy Thorbus, Commissioners Michael Johnson, Kara Kuykendall, Yolanda Lee, Kris Lawrence-Anderson and Joshua Xiong. Also present were Council Liaison Dan Ryan and Community Development Specialist Tom Bublitz. APPROVAL OFAGENDA There was a motion by Commissioner Lawrence-Anderson and seconded by Commissioner Kuykendall to approve the agenda as submitted. The motion passed. APPRO VAL OF MINUTES JANUARY 16, 2007 There was a motion by Commissioner Lawrence-Anderson and seconded by Commissione Johnson to approve the minutes of the January 16, 2007 Housing Commission meeting. The motion passed. CHAIRPERSONS REPORT Chairperson Thorbus noted that she was out of town and did not have time to complete the nomination for Councilmember Yelich for the City's 96 Anniversary Celebration. COUNCIL LIAISONREPOT Councilmember Ryan stated he had no specific report except to note that he had initiated the Point of Sale information request for this evening's meeting. DISCUSSION OF HOUSING COMMISSIDN'S PAST CONSIDERSATION OF POINT OF SALE ORDINANCE The Community Development Specialist explained he had compiled information covering a two year span of time relative to the most recent consideration of a Time of Sale ordinance by the Housing Commission and City CounciL Commissioner Kuykendall commented that Minneapolis homeowners cannot list homes until their truth in housing report is done and that she thinks if the City of Brooklyn Center enacts a program, the City should require it be done prior to listing the home. Commissioner Lee expressed a concern for the deterioration of homes in the city and with providing attractive homes and neighborhoods for potential buyers coming to the city. She also 2-20-07 -1- stated that a Time of Sale program needs to be presented in a way that is non-intrusive for homeowners. Councilmember Ryan explained that Councilmember Yelich's comments focused on looking at a Time of Sale ordinance as a tool to preserve the city's housing stock. He added that if the Commission believes it is worthy of consideration, the Commission should look at it as a tool to preserve housing stock along with other ideas. Commissioner Kuykendall suggested that the Commission take the months of February and March to review the material received in their February packets and to talk to neighbors regarding their comments. In response, Councilmember Ryan suggested that the Commission needs to have a solid outline when we speak to people about point of sale to get a meaningful response. Commissioner Lee stated she would like to get the perspective from cities that have these ordinances already and Commissioner Kuykendall stated she would volunteer to contact a couple of the cities. Commission members continued to discuss how to proceed with the analysis of Point of Sa1e and continued their discussion on the Housing Commission's and City's past consideration of Point of Sale. Commissioner Lee stated she believes Point of Sale should be framed as a positive, an opportunity for a new buyer to purchase a safe home. Commissioner Lawrence Anderson suggested that the Housing Commission needs to further discuss where it stands on the issue and that she is in favor of pursuing and reviewing the issue at next month's meeting. There was a general consensus of Commission members to agree to move forward with the discussion of Point of Sale and to educate themselves about these types of ordinances. Commissioner Lee stated she does have some concerns about how such an ordinance would be moved forward and why. Councilmember Ryan pointed out that to date, the Point of Sale ordinance has only been reviewed by the Council at a work session and has not been reviewed at a regular City Council meeting. Commissioner Lawrence Anderson stated that the Commission has done research in the past and presented it to the City Council and it has sometimes been rejected. She added it is helpful to have some sense of the Council's interest and support prior to beginning a project. The Housing Commission agreed to continue its discussion of Time of Sale at the next meeting focusing on the materials presented in the February packets. OTHER BUSINESS Commissioner Lawrence Anderson stated that she would like to receive some update on how the provisional license program is going. The Community Development Specialist stated he would try and obtain data from the Police Department for next month's meeting. 2-20-07 -2- There was no other business addressed by the Commission. ADJOURNMENT There was a motion by Commissioner Lawrence Anderson and seconded by Commissioner Lee to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed. The Brooklyn Center Housing Commission adjourned at 8:45 p.m. ��-�-i-� ai an 2-20-07 -3-