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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015 06-16 HCP AGENDA BROOKLYN CENTER HOUSING COMMISSION Tuesday, June 16, 2015 7:00 p.m. Council Commission Room Brooklyn Center City Hall 1. Call to Order: 7:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes: April 19, 2015 5. City Council Liaison’s Report 6. Chairperson’s Report 7. Other Business 8. Adjournment After Meeting members will assemble New Neighbor Program Bags Page 1 4-21-15 MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND STATE OF MINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION April 21, 2015 COUNCIL COMMISSION ROOM CALL TO ORDER The Brooklyn Center Housing Commission was called to order by Chairperson Johnson at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Chairperson David Johnson–Present Judy Thorbus–Present Kathie Amdahl–Present Mark Goodell–Present Leroy Houston–Not Present Also present: Staff Liaison Jesse Anderson. Council Liaison Kris Lawrence-Anderson was excused due to another City function. APPROVAL OF AGENDA There was a motion by Commissioner Amdahl to approve the agenda as submitted. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Thorbus. The motion passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES There was a motion by Commissioner Goodell to approve the minutes of the Housing Commission meeting on March 17, 2015. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Thorbus. The motion passed. NEW NEIGHBOR PROGRAM UPDATE Chairperson Johnson stated he received 200 bags from Cub Foods and will table the discussion about incorporating BCBA into the new neighbor program. Commissioner Amdahl stated that it would be helpful if they would participate in delivering the bags as well. She also stated the Housing Commission should get started on the program as soon as possible. Staff Liaison Anderson reported the change in tracking of sales due to the assessing functions being converted to Hennepin County. The current list of new residents would go back to April of 2014. Commissioner Amdahl stated that the Housing Commission goes back to April. Chairperson Johnson asked how many [bags] did we get delivered per night. Commissioner Amdahl stated that if we have two cars we could deliver 40-60 per night. We delivered approximately one time per month in 2014. Chairperson Johnson asked if the Housing Commission should prioritize working backwards or Page 2 4-21-15 newest. Commissioner Amdahl stated that the Housing Commission should deliver by geography. Chairperson Johnson stated that Steve Johnson from Cub Foods wants to put an item in the bag and I need to give him notice. Commissioner Amdahl stated we will have a scheduled time to stuff the bags and we can provide the opportunity to Cub Foods to contribute. Commissioner Thorbus stated that Brooklyn Park gets free items from the community for their new resident bags. Items such as a free cup of coffee, free key chain, free oil change. Their rule is that it needs to be a free item. Brooklyn Park is delivering to the new owners almost immediately. Chairperson Johnson stated that the Cub Foods manager wanted to put a weekly add in the paper. However, that likely wouldn’t work due to scheduling. Commissioner Goodell asked if we get a different volunteer base, how we would identify them. He also stated that we should come up with a plan to coordinate the volunteers. Chairperson Johnson asked how the Minnesota School of Business got involved. Commissioner Amdahl stated that Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson invited them to participate. Commissioner Goodell asked how it worked. Commissioner Amdahl stated that it was one Commissioner and a few students. We had multiple cars going at the same time. We all met at City Hall and explained the program before they starting delivering the bags. Commissioner Goodell stated that it would be nice to create a fact sheet to pass out to potential volunteers. Chairperson Johnson asked if we could we send a flyer to the other City Commissions. Commissioner Goodell asked what has been done for scheduling in the past. Chairperson Johnson stated that during the summer months the Housing Commission should schedule one or two nights a week. Commissioner Amdahl stated that we try to find a good night of the week that works for everyone. Chairperson Johnson stated that we should devote the next meeting to stuffing bags. Commissioner Amdahl asked if Staff Liaison Anderson could print “sorry we missed you” labels and a label for volunteers. Staff Liaison Anderson stated he will print [the labels] and have them ready for the next meeting. Commissioner Amdahl stated that we should plan to deliver on all Wednesdays in June as a tentative plan. We would meet at 6:15 p.m. at City Hall and finish at 8:30 p.m.. Commissioner Amdahl stated that at the May meeting we will set the July schedule delivery schedule. Chairperson Jonson stated that we should add the information about volunteering to serve on a City Commission to the bags. Chairperson Johnson stated he will ask if the BCBA wants to start volunteering during our June delivery dates and see if they are interested in discussing contributions to the bags in June. Commissioner Amdahl stated that we should also write letter to cub foods to thank them for donation in June. CHAIRPERSONS REPORT Chairperson Johnson reported that there may be a new member of the Housing Commission shortly and we received 200 bags from Cub Foods. Commissioner Thorbus asked how the Joint Commission presentation went. Page 3 4-21-15 Chairperson Johnson stated that they talked about Commissioners, the Channel 12 video, porch setbacks, and the rental recognition program. Also, a chart was presented on the New Neighbor Program. Chairperson Johnson stated to the City Council that he would like to see the Housing Commission to take a greater role in the community. Chairperson Johnson requested that Gary Eitel be invited to do a presentation on the housing developments at the July Housing Commissioner meeting. OTHER BUSINESS There was no other business addressed by the Housing Commission. ADJOURNMENT There was a motion by Commissioner Goodell to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Amdahl. The motion passed. The Brooklyn Center Housing Commission adjourned at 8:10 p.m. __________________________________ Chairperson