20211223083320636City of Blair Community Development Agency
March 9, 2021
Community Development Agency members of Blair, Nebraska met in regular session in
the Blair Public Library on March 9, 2021 at 6:45 PM. The following were present: Absent: Kevin
Hall, Present: Chris Jensen, Mindy Rump, Andrew Schank, Marty Shepard, Jon Stewart, Kevin
Willis, Frank Wolff. Also present were City Administrator Storm, Assistant City Administrator
Barrow, Director of Public Works Schoemaker, City Attorney Solomon and Chief Lager.
The Chairman publicly stated to all in attendance that a current copy of the Nebraska Open
Meetings Act was available for review and indicated the location of such copy posted in the room
where the meeting was being held. Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by
publication in the Enterprise or the Pilot -Tribune as shown by the affidavit of publication filed in
the City Clerk's office. Notice of the meeting was simultaneously given to the Chairman and all
members of the Community Development Agency, and a copy of their acknowledgement of
receipt of notice and the agenda is filed in the City Clerk's office. Availability of the agenda was
communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Community Development Agency of
this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open
to the attendance of the public.
Agenda Item #1 — Chairman Hansen called the meeting to order and made introductions at
6:45 p.m.
Agenda Item #2 — Motion by Mindy Rump, second by Kevin Willis to approve the minutes
of the October 27, 2020 meeting. Board members voted as follows: Kevin Hall: Absent, Chris
Jensen: Yea, Mindy Rump: Yea, Andrew Schank: Yea, Marty Shepard: Yea, Jon Stewart: Yea,
Kevin Willis: Yea, Frank Wolff. Yea. All Board members voted: Yea: 7, Nay: 0, Absent: 1.
Chairman Hansen declared the motion carried.
Agenda Item #3 — City Administrator Storm stated the city is issuing bonds based on
estimates, which will be adjusted upon completion should the estimate be too high. The bond is
being issued now so that it can be subordinated to the bank as part of the financing. Funds will
then be able to be advanced for the project as they plan to start construction around March 24,
2021. The plan was submitted to the Planning Commission and approved and thereafter
recommended by the Agency to the Mayor and Council of the City, as required by the Community
Development Act. The plan calls for the construction of a hotel and related public and private
improvements. SAI Properties V, Inc. will redevelopment the real estate and has entered a contract
with city's Community Development Agency (CDA). The Redeveloper has incurred and is
expected to incur costs in excess of $7,572,203 relating to construction of the Project and intends
to complete the Project prior to June 30, 2022. The Redevelopment Contract allows the CDA to
authorize the issuance of its tax revenue bond in the amount not to exceed $970,000. Council
member Wolff introduced Resolution No. 2021-1 authorizing the issuance of a tax increment
revenue bond for the first phase of the redevelopment project set forth in the Redevelopment Plan
for the Hayden Place Redevelopment Project. Motion by Frank Wolff, second by Chris Jensen to
adopt Resolution No. 2021-1 as presented. Council members voted as follows: Kevin Hall:
Absent, Chris Jensen: Yea, Mindy Rump: Yea, Andrew Schank: Yea, Marty Shepard: Yea, Jon
Stewart: Yea, Kevin Willis: Yea, Frank Wolff. Yea. All Council members voted: Yea: 7, Nay: 0,
Absent: 1. Chairman Hansen declared the motion carried.
Agenda Item #4 — Motion by Andrew Schank, second by Mindy Rump to adjourn the
meeting at 6:51 p.m. Board members voted as follows: Kevin Hall: Absent, Chris Jensen: Yea,
Mindy Rump: Yea, Andrew Schank: Yea, Marty Shepard: Yea, Jon Stewart: Yea, Kevin Willis:
Yea, Frank Wolff: Yea. All Board members voted Yea: 7, Nay: 0, Absent: 1. Chairman Hansen
declared the motion carried.
Richard Hansen, Chairperson (Mayor)
ATTEST:
Brenda Wheeler, Secretary (City Clerk)