CompletedEconomic Development Authority
Economic Development Authority
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 at 6:00 AMActual: Monday, January 26, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Documents (2)
Show document text
## AGENDA
## Economic Development Authority
Monday, January 26, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
## IGC - Council Chambers
1.Call Meeting to Order
2.Approval of Agenda
3.Approval of Minutes
## A.Economic Development Authority Meeting of December 8, 2025
## 4.Economic Development Authority Business
A.Resolution approving the 2026 Public Housing Capital Fund program.
B.Resolution adopting Housing Choice Voucher Utility Allowance Schedule for 2026.
C.Resolution authorizing support for the voluntary transfer of the Housing Choice Voucher
## program from the South-Central MN Multi-County HRA to the Economic Development Authority
of Mankato, Minnesota.
5.Adjournment
## MINUTES
## Mankato Economic Development Authority
## Regular Meeting
December 8, 2025 - 8:05 p.m.
## IGC - Mankato Room
1.Call Meeting to Order
## Members Present: Mike Laven, Dennis Dieken, Michael McLaughlin, Jenn
Melby-Kelley, Jessica Hatanpa, Kevin Mettler, and Chair Najwa Massad.
## Staff Present: Executive Director Susan Arntz, Community Development Director
## Mark Konz, Economic Development Coordinator Courtney Kramlinger, Housing
Coordinator Nicole Cunningham, and City Clerk Renae Kopischke.
2.Approval of Agenda
Ms. Hatanpa moved and Mr. McLaughlin seconded a motion to approve the agenda
as written. The motion carried unanimously.
3.Approval of Minutes
Ms. Hatanpa moved and Mr. McLaughlin seconded a motion to approve the
Economic Development Authority minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 14,
2025, as written. The motion carried unanimously.
## 4.Economic Development Authority Business
A.Ms. Arntz reported on the Mankato EDA annual operating budget. She indicated that
the proposed 2026 operating budget is identical to the budget adopted in 2025. Upon
approval, the budget and accompanying resolution will be submitted to HUD with the
annual operating subsidy request.
Mr. McLaughlin moved and Mr. Mettler seconded a motion to approve the Resolution
approving the 2026 Public Housing Operating Budget. The motion carried
unanimously.
B.Ms. Kramlinger stated that on August 13, 2018, the Mankato Economic Development
Authority (EDA) approved a City Center Renaissance (CCR) loan for Cultivate
Mankato, LLC (Cultivate) in the amount of up to $125,000 to finance a portion of
leasehold improvement costs for the property located at 227 East Main Street. She
noted that subsequently, on February 11, 2019, the EDA approved an amendment to
increase the loan by an additional $75,000 to support the installation of a fire
suppression system, as required by the State Fire Marshall.
Ms. Kramlinger indicated that on December 13, 2021, the EDA approved a further
amendment to defer loan payments at 0% interest until January 2023 and payments
resumed via ACH on the 15th of each month. She commented that in 2024, Cultivate
Mankato requested to transition to a bank bill-pay system to allow for more flexible
payment scheduling, and as a result, ACH payments were discontinued in October
2024. She ment…
Show document text
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en" class="h-100">
<head>
<title>AgendaQuick™ – Minutes for Economic Development Authority</title>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<meta name="robots" content="noindex,follow" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/destiny-public.css?v=2026-5-27" />
<link href="/assets/fontawesome/css/fontawesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="/assets/fontawesome/css/regular.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="/assets/fontawesome/css/solid.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/agenda.css" />
</head>
<body class="d-flex flex-column h-100">
<a class="visually-hidden-focusable p-2 text-center text-bg-primary" href="#content">Skip to main content</a>
<header class="flex-shrink-0 bg-body-tertiary border-bottom d-print-none">
<h1 class="me-auto">AgendaQuick™</h1>
</header>
<main class="flex-shrink-0">
<h1 id="page-title">Minutes for Economic Development Authority</h1>
<div id="content">
<div class="d-md-flex justify-content-between align-items-start d-print-none">
<div class="text-nowrap align-items-baseline">
<a href="default.cfm" class="btn btn-light btn-sm text-nowrap mb-2 me-2"><i class="fa-solid fa-angles-left" aria-hidden="true"></i> Back to View Meetings</a>
</div>
</div>
<div id="agenda-wrapper" style="font-family:'Arial';">
<div><table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 73.78%; height: 155px;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><img alt="" src="/mankashareddocs/image/City of Mankato - 2 New Updated Header Logo.jpg" style="width: 123px; height: 166px;" /></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>MINUTES</u><br />
<br />
Mankato Economic Development Authority<br />
Regular Meeting<br />
January 26, 2026 - 5:30 p.m.<br />
IGC - Council Chambers</span></span></strong><br />
<span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>(Meeting continued to January 26, since it was not able to occur on January 12, 2026)</em></span></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div id="minutes-table" class=" ">
<div class="spacer" id="item-23237"> </div>
<div class="mediumText ">1.</div>
<div class="mediumText "></div>
<div class="mediumText "></div>
<div class="mediumText "></div>
<div class="content-col mediumText ">
<u><strong>Call Meeting to Order</strong></u><br />
<br />
<strong>Members Present:</strong> Kevin Mettler, Mike Laven…
No analysis yet. Analyze the agenda packet for supporting information and the minutes for decisions matched to agenda topics — then generate focused stories.