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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989 03-14 HCM MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION MARCH 14, 1989 CITY HALL CALL TO ORDER The Brooklyn Center housing commission met in regular session and was called to order by Chairman Nick Eoloff at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Chairman Nick Eoloff, Commissioners Phil Cohen, Barb Jensen, Bob Torres, and Rey Johnson. Also present was EDA Coordinator Brad Hoffman. APPROVAL OF MINUTES JANUARY 31, 1989 It was noted that Councilmember Gene Lhotka was not present at the meeting, although the minutes had him listed as being in attendance. There was a motion by Commissioner Jensen and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the minutes of the January 31, 1989, meeting with the minutes being corrected to reflect Councilmember Lhotka not being present. The motion passed unanimously. SCATTERED SITE ACOUISITION Chairman Eoloff introduced the next agenda item, scattered site acquisition. Hoffman discussed the scattered site acquisition program. He indicated the City is interested in acquiring parcels throughout the city as they become available. He indicated the parcels to be acquired were those that were significantly run down or parcels that were nonconforming uses. He indicated the intent of the program would be to demolish the buildings on the site and offer the lot for sale to be built upon. Hoffman noted the City has acquired two sites at this point in time. He distributed pictures of potential sites to be acquired sometime in the future and discussed the characteristics of each home and why they were a potential acquisition. Following his presentation there was a discussion by the commission. It was a concurrence of the housing commission that a formal policy be drafted to guide the acquisition of such homes in the future. There was a motion by Commissioner Cohen and seconded by Commissioner Jensen to have Brad Hoffman draft a policy on scattered site acquisition for discussion at the April housing commission meeting. The motion passed unanimously. A discussion then ensued relative to houses that are not maintained as well as their yards. Commissioner Cohen indicated the City should go after these homes and clean them up with whatever tools were available. There was also discussion that 3 -14 -89 -1- CORRECTED PAGE such information should be coordinated with the school districts to find out what homes are like. Chairman Eoloff indicated he would like to review the ordinances currently on the books. Commissioner Jensen indicated she would like to know what code enforcement is doing now and what might be done to have stricter compliances in the community. Hoffman indicated he would obtain copies of Chapter 12, Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Ordinance, and Chapter 7, Health, Garbage, and Sanitation Ordinance, and highlight the same for the commissioners' review at the next meeting. HOUSING POLICY /CRIME RELATIONSHIP Hoffman reviewed a concept of assessing police calls to properties. He indicated we might want to explore the concept of assessing certain types of police calls to homes that generate numerous complaints. He indicated this would be a more equitable distribution of the costs of such calls, indicating that some homes generate numerous calls and yet are not penalized for that. Commissioner Jensen indicated she would like more information about the program and what other cities have done. She indicated she would like to know what Minneapolis does to identify addresses for police calls and so forth. Following the discussion, the commission indicated they would like to have Chief Lindsay attend a meeting so they could pursue the questions with him and the possibility of developing a related housing policy. Commissioner Torres indicated the Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis had a crime related policy and Kay Story from the Star Tribune building could provide further information on that program. The commissioners also indicated they would like some input from apartment owners and get some suggestions from them. OTHER BUSINESS Chairman Eoloff discussed the conversion of 53rd Avenue North to a parkway. After a brief discussion, there was an inquiry to see if a rendering could be made of a potential parkway system on 53rd Avenue North. Hoffman indicated he would inquire as to the possibility of the same and bring some cost information back to the housing commission. ADJOURNMENT There was a motion by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Torres to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The housing commission adjourned at 8:42 p.m. Chairman 3 -14 -89 -2- additional information in order to make any kind of a judgment. He indicated he would like to see a needs analysis for this type of development. He also expressed his concern that it was not addressing any of the social needs as it relates to housing for the City of Brooklyn Center. Chairman Eoloff indicated he would like to table the matter until further information about the project is received. There was a motion by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to table the matter until further information is received. OTHER INFORMATION Hoffman indicated he had received a basic quote from Westwood Planning for renderings for 53rd Avenue North. He indicated the rendering would be about $1,500 and a quick plan about $500. A brief discussion then ensued. Chairman Eoloff indicated he was aware of a University of Minnesota student that would do the project for approximately $500. He indicated he would get back to us at the next meeting with information on that. ADJOURNMENT There was a motion by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner Cohen to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The Brooklyn Center housing commission adjourned at 9:25 p.m. Chairman 4 -11 -89 -3- I.