Brooklyn Park EDA Meeting 3/17/2025
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Huntington Place Apartments loan forgiveness
Consent agenda approval
Public comment and resident feedback
Zanewood Teen Center funding strategies
EDA fiduciary responsibility and risk management
Votes (2)
Approval of the agenda
PassedVoice vote
Moved by Kloofsky · Seconded by Tran
Approval of consent agenda
PassedVoice vote
Moved by Kloofsky · Seconded by McGarvey
Notable Quotes (2)
The primary lens of all of our review has been to limit the displacement of existing tenants at Huntington.
Tenant displacementDiscussing the priorities for the potential loan forgiveness.
It is hard for Brooklyn Park to shoulder this one on our own, if it’s gonna have a statewide impact.
Regional impactExplaining the significance of the Huntington Place investment.
People (8)
WinstonPresident
Presiding over the EDA meeting and maintaining order.
KloofskyCommissioner
Participating in roll call and motions.
McGarveyCommissioner
Participating in roll call and motions.
TranCommissioner
Participating in roll call and motions.
JongCommissioner
Present for the meeting.
GladhillDirector
Lead staff presenting loan forgiveness and project history.
Colette Guyet HempelResident
Opposed to loan forgiveness at the previous meeting.
William Fin CannonResident
Signed up for public comment.
Places Mentioned
Huntington PlaceBrooklyn ParkZanewood Teen Center
Events & Meetings (4)
- December 2019: Initial deal approval
- January 2020: Huntington Place sale
- October 2023: Property data snapshot
- February 2024: Previous EDA meeting