MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER
MARCH 25, 2003,
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 5:00 P.M. MEETING OF THE
LANCASTER COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
150 North Queen Street, Suite 110
Lancaster, PA
17603
The members of the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of
the County of Lancaster met Tuesday, March 25, 2003. The meeting was held at the offices of the
Lancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, 150 North Queen Street,
Suite 110. In the absence of the
Chairman, Cindy Stewart, Neil Kinsey, Vice Chairman called the meeting to order
at 5:12 p.m. immediately following the 5:00 p.m. meeting of the Lancaster
County Housing Authority.
Members of the Board in attendance were Neil Kinsey, Vice
Chairman, Ralph Murray, Treasurer, Ed Hollinger, Assistant Treasurer and Crystal
Cooper. Absent was Cindy Stewart.
Staff members present were
There was no Public Comment.
Minutes of the February 25, 2003
meeting were accepted following a motion by Mr. Hollinger, second by Mr. Murray
and unanimously carried.
Treasurer’s Report for the month of February, 2003 was
approved following a motion by Mr. Hollinger, second by Ms. Cooper, and
unanimously carried. A copy of the
report is attached hereto, made a part hereof and marked as Exhibit “A”.
Report of the Executive Director is attached hereto, made a
part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “B”.
Correspondence or Communications: Randy Patterson informed the Board that the
audit for fiscal year 2002 had just been completed by the Authority’s
auditors. The audit was a clean audit
with no findings and the Audit Report should be available for the Board to act
upon at the April board meeting.
There were no Committee Reports.
There was no Old Business.
New Business:
The Board adopted
Resolutions 1 and 2 under one motion by Ms. Cooper, second by Mr. Murray and
unanimously carried. Resolutions 1 and 2
are as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of
Lancaster to authorize issuance of a Reservation of Funds letter reserving HOME
Investment Partnerships Program funds in the amount of $500,000 for the New
Holland Elderly Apartments Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of
the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to authorize the
Executive Director or the Director of Community Development to execute all
documents related to the transactions contemplated herein. (A copy of said Resolution [03-19-03] is
attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “C”).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the
Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to authorize
issuance of a Reservation of Funds letter reserving Community Development Block
Grant Program or HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds in the amount of
$450,000 for the Walnut Street Apartments Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of
the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to authorize the
Executive Director or the Director of Community Development to execute all
documents related to the transactions contemplated herein. (A copy of said Resolution [03-20-03] is
attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “D”).
The
Board adopted a Resolution agreeing to enter into a Contract with Tetra Tech,
Inc. to provide architectural and engineering services for the proposed
multi-use stadium on a motion by Mr. Hollinger, second by Mr. Murray and unanimously
carried.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the
Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster that upon
securing financing to pay for the services to be rendered the Executive
Director is authorized to execute a formal agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc. to
provide architectural and engineering services for the proposed multi-purpose
stadium in accordance the terms and conditions outlined in the proposal
submitted by Tetra Tech, Inc. dated March 4, 2003 and attached as “Exhibit A”. (A copy of said Resolution [03-21-03] is
attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “E”).
The
Board adopted a Resolution authorizing the Executive Director to execute a
contract with Conventions, Sports & Leisure International to conduct a
Market Study and Financial Feasibility Study for the proposed multi-purpose
stadium on a motion by Mr. Hollinger, second by Ms. Cooper and unanimously
carried.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the
Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to authorize
the Executive Director to execute an agreement with CSL to conduct a market
study and financial feasibility study for the proposed multi-use stadium as
outlined in CSL’s proposal dated March 7, 2003 and attached as Exhibit A.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board to
authorize the use of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program administration dollars to pay for the services to be rendered by CSL,
with the understanding that said dollars will be reimbursed to the CDBG Program
from interim or permanent financing to be secured to construct the multi-use
stadium. (A copy of said Resolution
[03-22-03] is attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit
“F”).
Other Business:
Mr.
Kinsey announced that the next meeting of the Board of the Redevelopment
Authority of the County of Lancaster would be held Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at
the offices of the Lancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authorities, 150
North Queen Street, Suite 110, immediately following he 5:00 p.m. meeting of
the Lancaster County Housing Authority.
The
meeting was adjourned at 6:30.