TREMONTON CITY CORPORATION
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
JANUARY 21, 2025
Board Members Present:
Lyle Holmgren, Chairman
Wes Estep, Board Member
Beau Lewis, Board Member
Bret Rohde, Board Member
Lyle Vance, Board Member
Blair Westergard, Board Member
Bill Cobabe, Executive Director
Cynthia Nelson, Executive Secretary
Chairman Holmgren called the Tremonton Redevelopment Agency Meeting to order at 8:18 p.m. The meeting was held in the City Council Meeting Room at 102 South Tremont Street, Tremonton, Utah. Those in attendance were Chairman Holmgren, Board Members Estep, Lewis, Rohde, Vance, and Westergard (via phone), Executive Director Cobabe, and Executive Secretary Nelson. Also in attendance was Assistant City Manager Nessen.
1. Approval of agenda:
Motion by Board Member Rohde to approve the January 21, 2025 agenda. Motion seconded by Board Member Vance. Vote: Board Member Estep – yes, Board Member Lewis – yes, Board Member Rohde – yes, Board Member Vance – yes, Board Member Westergard – yes. Motion approved.
2. Approval of minutes – September 17, 2024
Motion by Board Member Vance to approve the minutes of September 17, 2024. Motion seconded by Board Member Lewis. Vote: Board Member Estep – yes, Board Member Lewis – yes, Board Member Rohde – yes, Board Member Vance – yes, Board Member Westergard – yes. Motion approved.
3. New Business
a. Discussion and possible action on adopting Resolution No. RDA 25-01 establishing a rating and ranking system to evaluate potential moderate income housing projects—Susie Witt Habitat for Humanity
Executive Director Cobabe said Ms. Witt helped me write this. We discussed this with the Board a couple weeks ago. Board Member Vance said I have read through it and so when somebody comes in you just look at their circumstances? That is one of the ways you rate it? Do their finances become part of the decision? Executive Director Cobabe said yes, we definitely weigh those in the calculus. This is not a resource for an average citizen to ask for funding. This is for nonprofits and other organizations. This is for groups like Habitat for Humanity or Neighborhood Nonprofit to access these funds we have set aside in the RDA for the purpose of helping purchase land, doing infrastructure, and even building houses for people. We want to work with people and come up with creative solutions and make this funding available so we can get the maximum benefit. We limited it to a maximum of $400,000 per year, per entity. We want people to come in and say, this is all the good we can do with this money. They will report on their progress and submit invoices. We will award them the bid or grant to begin work and then we will pay them out as those invoices come in.
Ms. Witt said we are excited about being able to partner with the City and get some houses in the community for low-income families.
Motion by Board Member Vance to adopt the resolution. Motion seconded by Board Member Lewis. Roll Call Vote: Board Member Estep – yes, Board Member Lewis – yes, Board Member Rohde – yes, Board Member Vance – yes, Board Member Westergard – yes. Motion approved.
4. Adjournment
Motion by Board Member Rohde to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Board Member Estep. Vote: Board Member Estep – yes, Board Member Lewis – yes, Board Member Rohde – yes, Board Member Vance – yes, Board Member Westergard – yes. Motion approved.
The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
The undersigned duly acting and appointed Executive Secretary for Tremonton City Corporation Redevelopment Agency hereby certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes for the RDA Meeting held on the above referenced date. Minutes were prepared by Jessica Tanner.
Dated this __________ day of __________________, 2025.
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Cynthia Nelson, Executive Secretary