. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. >> I'LL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON
THIS MARCH 11TH, 2025 TO ORDER WE HAVE A QUORUM SO FOR THE AGENDA BUT I HAVE AN ADDITION IN THIS DATE WITH ADDITIONS TO
THE AGENDA. THE ADMINISTRATOR HAS REQUESTED THAT WE ADD A NEW ITEM 6.2 ITEM 6.2 IS ABOUT
SUPPORTING PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND AS SUCH IS A TIME IS TIME SENSITIVE SO I'D LIKE TO GET A MOTION TO ADD TO
THE AGENDA THE ADDITION OF 6.2 SO MOVED SO IT'S MOVED BY ME SO HE. SECOND SINCE SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DILLER CALL THE
QUESTION ON FAVOR I OPPOSED SO THE MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO TO ADD TO THE AGENDA ITEM O
DELIVER THREE FOR THE SIX WE HAVE FIVE THIS IS THAT MY APOLOGIES FIVE. AND WISHFUL THINKING HERE, YOU
KNOW GREAT CATCH ACTUALLY. SO CAN I GET IT APPROVAL AND MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 25TH MEETING SO MOVED MOVED BY
RICHARD SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE WE CALL A QUESTION ON FAVOR I ALL OPPOSED SO MOTION CARRIES 520 SO NOW WE HAVE THE
CONSENT. WHICH WE SEE SO I'M MOVING THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT UNLESS YOU WANT TO PULL SOMETHING OUT OF ITEMS FOR ONE
AND FOR TWO SO MOVED MOVE BY MR. WE SECOND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DOVER ON A FAVOR I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES 520.
WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG HERE SO NOW WE HAVE ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS 5.1 WHICH IS THE UPDATED 2020 5HRA
CALENDAR IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY MR. APE. >> JUST A QUICK NOTE HERE. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE TO YOU ALL THE. CALENDAR FOR APRIL WHICH IS THAT WE HAVE CANCELED THE
APRIL 22ND MEETING, THE SECOND REGULARLY SCHEDULED HRA MEETING AND MOVED THAT TO A JOINT MEETING WITH THE COURT ON APRIL 15TH. SO I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT FOLKS ARE AVAILABLE ON
THAT DATE BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT. ANY CONCERNS WITH THAT D YEAH
. YEAH WE HAVE TO BE THESE BACK. YES. YEP. SO IT'LL BE APRIL 8TH AND APRIL 15TH. NO CONFLICT. YES SORRY.
>> SO FOR THE CALENDAR WE ARE A MOTION TO HAVE THE JOINT MEETING ON APRIL 15TH. VERSUS OUR APRIL 22ND MEETING. CAN I GET A MOTION? A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION FOR
IS A SECOND. SO I THINK A MEMBER CAN I GET A CONSENT VOTE ON FAVOR I
RIGHT FIVE EYES A NAYS ZERO NAYS MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH. SECOND ITEM ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS IS FROM THE DISCUSSION AROUND THE
CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR 2025 TO 29 IS WHAT IS THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN A 2025 PRESENTED BY CYNTHIA ASSIST
ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL THE. THERE'S SUZANNE. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU CHAIR COMMISSIONERS I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT
OUR FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
SO. GREEN DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT OR CDBG AS AN ANNUAL ALLOCATION WE GET FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT'S BASED ON A FORMULA AND
THERE'S A NUMBER OF INPUTS THAT GO THROUGH TO KIND OF CALCULATE WHAT THAT ALLOCATION WOULD BE. WE GET THAT ACTUALLY TO THE CITY BUT THE.
AS YOU REMEMBER WE WENT TO AN AGREEMENT THAT WE ADMINISTER THE GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY SO ULTIMATELY THE CITY WILL ADOPT THE PLAN AND WE'LL
SUBMIT IT. BUT WE WANT TO BRING THIS TO YOU AS WE DO THE WORK ON YOU AND KIND OF GET YOUR INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON THE PLAN. WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO A CONSOLIDATED PLAN EVERY FIVE
YEARS AND WE DO AN ANNUAL ACTION PLAN EVERY YEAR TO IDENTIFY WHAT ACTIVITIES FOR THAT YEAR WILL BE COMPLETED. SO A LITTLE REFRESHER ON
COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT THERE ARE THREE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES THAT ARE ACTIVITIES AND GOALS KIND OF FALL UNDER. THE FIRST IS WHAT WE TYPICALLY WORK UNDER MOSTLY IS LOW AND
MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE SERVED. YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT'S A BROAD CATEGORY THAT WE CAN DO HOMELESSNESS, WE COULD DO HOUSING, WE CAN DO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN ASSIST LOW AND MODERATE INCOME
PEOPLE. IT COULD BE ON A GEOGRAPHIC BASIS OR IT CAN BE ON THE CLIENTS THAT WE'RE SERVING BUT WE ALSO ARE ABLE TO DO. PREVENTION ELIMINATION OF SLUMS AND BLIGHT.
SO YOU CAN REMEMBER WE'VE PURCHASED HOUSES IN THE PAST ACQUISITION AND DEMOLISHED ON THAT WOULD FIT UNDER THAT CATEGORY AND THEN ANOTHER CATEGORY WE HAVEN'T REALLY USED AS MUCH AS. PARTICULAR URGENCY.
THIS USUALLY IS LIKE A NATURAL DISASTER OR THERE'S A PIPE BURST OR SOMETHING. THE GRANT IS BROAD AND USE THAT WE CAN DO BUT THIS ISN'T ONE THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD TO
REALLY UTILIZE IN THE PAST. SO THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AS I MENTIONED IS A FIVE YEAR PLAN WE UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS. GENERALLY SPEAKING THIS IS
HUD'S WAY OF GETTING COMMUNITIES TO DO SOME COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING. SO BLOOMINGTON AND BEING IN MINNESOTA PART OF THE METRO WE DO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
EVERY TEN YEARS WE'RE REQUIRED TO BY STATE WE'RE VERY DETAIL ORIENTED WITH OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT. WE DO A LOT OF PLANNING EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS IS KIND OF GETTING AT THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T
DO THAT BROAD BREADTH OF ANALYSIS AND REVIEW TO GET THEM TO DO AT LEAST DO A LITTLE BIT. SO THIS PLAN IS VERY KIND OF STRUCTURED IN A CERTAIN WAY. THERE'S CERTAIN DATA THAT WE
HAVE TO LOOK AT BUT UNDERSTAND THAT WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT IN OUR NORMAL ACTIVITIES AND OUR IS ROOTED IN A LOT MORE OF OUR PLANNING PROCESS
AND YOU'LL SEE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WE HAVE OUR. ALL THING HIT ALL THINGS IN HOUSING REPORT PRESENTED AND THAT WOULD COVER A LOT OF THOSE DETAILS THAT REALLY INFLUENCE THIS PLAN IN A MUCH
MORE IMPACTFUL WAY. BUT LIKE I MENTIONED IT'S VERY STRUCTURED. THERE'S BOXES WE FILL OUT I LIKE THIS GRAPHIC BECAUSE IT'S LITERALLY KIND OF HOW IT IS WE PUT IT INTO A SYSTEM AND FILL OUT DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND
IT IS KIND OF LIKE CHECKING THE BOX A LITTLE BIT BUT WE DO PUT SOME THOUGHT INTO IT AND YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF IT RELATES TO WHAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUS WE'VE BEEN IDENTIFIED BUT THE
MAJOR COMPONENTS THERE'S A CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN YOU DO A BASIC NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND AS A RESULT OF THOSE NEEDS YOU COME UP WITH A STRATEGIC PLAN AND THEN YOUR ACTION PLAN
AND PLAN IS HOW YOU'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THAT FOR THE YEAR . SO OUR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY REAL CHANGES TO THAT. IT STAYS RELATIVELY CONSISTENT
BUT INCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND HOW WE WILL HOST PUBLIC HEARINGS WHERE WE'LL POST OUR NOTICES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
RIGHT NOW I'LL SAY THIS IS VERY MUCH A DRAFT. THERE'S STILL A LOT TO BE UPDATED IN HERE. BROADLY SPEAKING THE TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES ARE WHAT WE WOULD WANT IN THERE BUT
THERE'S LITTLE REFINEMENT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN WITH LANGUAGE AND PROOFREADING THAT STILL NEEDS TO HAPPEN BUT FROM A BROADER PERSPECTIVE WE ALSO WANT TO GET SOME INPUT FROM
DURING HERE AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS WHICH WILL OPEN IN A FEW WEEKS HERE. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO SOLICIT THAT INPUT SO THAT NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S VERY STRUCTURED. IT GETS A LITTLE WONKY AND WHAT THEY REQUIRE IN THERE BUT A BIG PART OF IT IS HOUSING.
WE FOCUS A LOT ON HOUSING. WE UTILIZE OUR COMMUNITY BANK BLOCK GRANT FOR HOUSING AND REALLY WANTS TO IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THE BIG ISSUES OR NEEDS THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FIRST. BLOOMINGTON WE'RE FORTUNATE
ENOUGH THAT WE DON'T HAVE WHAT'S CALLED SEVERE HOUSING ISSUES ON A GRAND SCALE SO SEVERE HOUSING ISSUES ARE EITHER PAIN HOUSING COSTS THAT ARE OVER.
I THINK IT'S I CAN'T REMEMBER IT'S 40% OR 50% OF YOUR INCOME MIGHT BE 50. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THAT. I MEAN IT DOES HAPPEN A LITTLE BIT BUT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT
OF PEOPLE PAYING OVER 50% FOR HOUSING. THE OTHERS ARE OVERCROWDING. THAT DOES HAPPEN A LITTLE BIT TOO WHERE MORE THAN 1.5 ON
AVERAGE PEOPLE PER BEDROOM. SOMETIMES THAT DOES HAPPEN. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE PER ROOM YOU KNOW, KIDS AND TWO ADULTS IN A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT. THAT DOES HAPPEN BUT NOT ON A SCALE THAT'S ANYTHING THAT'S
OF CONCERN. AND THEN THE OTHER SEVERE HOUSING ISSUES ARE LACK OF COMPLETE KITCHEN OR LACK OF PLUMBING. THAT'S NOT REALLY AN ISSUE IN BLOOMINGTON, ESPECIALLY IN OUR RENTAL UNITS THAT GET
LICENSED AND HAVE REVIEW. SO THE GOOD NEWS IS WE DON'T HAVE THAT THOSE SEVERE ISSUES TO WORRY ABOUT BUT THE BAD NEWS IS WE STILL HAVE COST BURDEN.
YOU KNOW, UP HERE EVERY WEEK OR TWO WEEKS I JUST ADOPTED OUR SHELTER TO REVIEW, YOU KNOW, AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUES. RIGHT. AND IT'S RELATED TO HOUSING
COST BURDEN AND PAYING MORE THAN 30% OF YOUR INCOME. IT'S NOT REALLY A GEOGRAPHIC AREA THAT'S IMPACTED MORE SO THAN THE OTHERS. IT'S KIND OF BROADLY ACROSS THE CITY, WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE THESE KIND OF BROAD
ACTIVITIES. WE DO. THE PLAN ALSO GETS INTO A LOT OF ECONOMIC DATA. WE HISTORICALLY HAVEN'T DONE ECONOMICS UNDER THIS PLAN. WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE IT IN THE
PLAN BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE. YOU'LL NOTICE CAUSE I KNOW THAT I'LL GET A LITTLE MORE DETAIL LATER BUT IT DOES KIND
OF REVIEW JUST DIFFERENT INDICATORS FOR ECONOMIC ECONOMIC INDICATORS BUT LIKE I SAID WE WE TYPICALLY DON'T
UTILIZE OUR GRANT FOR THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHER SOURCES IS THAT WE HAVE A WHOLE PORT AUTHORITY DOING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WITH THIS RESOURCES IMPLEMENTED WE'RE ALSO SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT
BROADBAND ACCESS NOT REALLY MUCH OF AN ISSUE IN BLOOMINGTON. WE ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET BROADBAND I THINK THROUGHOUT THE CITY BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT IS SOMETHING WE MIGHT
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NOT EVERYONE HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO IT AND THERE MIGHT BE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT ACCESS TO THOSE RESIDENTS AND AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE AS WELL.
YOU GET TO THAT URGENCY BULLET UNDER THE NATIONAL OBJECTIVE WE HAVE A FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT KIND OF TAKES THE LEAD ON OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND THEY'RE
CONTINUALLY UPDATING AND DOING DRILLS AND BEING PREPARED. SO NOT SOMETHING THAT REALLY IMPACTS US IN OUR GRANT NEEDS . SO AFTER THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
WE DEVELOP THESE KIND OF HIGHER LEVEL PRIORITIES THAT OUR GOALS WOULD FIT UNDER AND IT SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISING CREATING MULTIFAMILY RENTAL OPPORTUNITIES, CREATING SINGLE
FAMILY HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS, EDUCATION OUTREACH SERVICES, PUBLIC SERVICES, NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AND GETS TO OUR
REHAB PROGRAM STIMULATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGAIN, WE WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT IN THERE EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T DO A WHOLE LOT OF THOSE ACTIVITIES WE WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. MAYBE IN THE FIVE YEARS COMING
IN AN ADMINISTRATION AND FAIR HOUSING FITS UNDER OUR ADMINISTRATION AS WELL. SO WE HAVE 22 DIFFERENT GOALS
THAT WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED. THEY ALL KIND OF NEST UNDER THOSE PRIORITIES. I WON'T GO THROUGH THEM ALL BUT WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS YOU
KNOW, YOU SEE THESE FOR REHAB HOMEBUYERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS REHABBING OUR OWNER, OUR RENTAL PROGRAM BUILDINGS CAN FALL UNDER THAT.
FAIR HOUSING IS ONE THAT WE ARE REQUIRED UNDER BECAUSE WE GET COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO AFFIRMATIVELY FAIR FOR THEIR FAIR HOUSING AND SO WE ACTUALLY UTILIZE OUR DOLLARS
TO GO INTO A REGIONAL FAIR HOUSING GROUP THAT KIND OF DOES A MUCH BETTER JOB THAN WE COULD DO ON AN INDIVIDUAL SCALE AND KIND OF CONNECTS DIFFERENT RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY TO JUST ADDRESS THE
FAIR HOUSING NEEDS. SO WITH THAT THIS YEAR OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN WE'RE LOOKING TO FOCUS OUR DOLLARS ON OUR HOMEOWNER REHAB
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHAT WE TYPICALLY DO WE HAVE PUBLIC SERVICE DOLLARS THAT WE WILL HOPEFULLY BE AWARDING HERE SOON. IN THE PAST THAT'S GONE TO
SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES BUT WE WANT TO KIND OF BRING THAT AND SEE IF THERE'S OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE MIGHT DO THIS YEAR. AGAIN, THOSE FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES DEVELOP HOMES FOR HOME OWNERSHIP.
WE SEE THIS AS A POTENTIAL RESOURCE TO KIND OF SUPPLEMENT THE BLOOMINGTON HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM POTENTIALLY AND THEN HAVE REHAB OF RENTAL UNIT UNITS IN THERE AND I'LL GET
INTO THAT. IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO EXPLAIN WITH THE BUDGET ON THE NEXT PAGE. SO WE HAVE HERE KIND
OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT COLUMNS. ONE IS THE CARRYOVER. SO THESE ARE FUNDS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT WE HAVEN'T EXPENDED. THIS IS ALL JUST KIND OF ESTIMATES AT THIS POINT. WE'LL SEE IF WE HAVE ANY
CARRYOVER FOR OUR REHAB PROGRAM. AGAIN, WE MIGHT EXPEND ALL OF IT BEFORE THE NEXT PROGRAM YEAR STARTS. SO THE PROGRAM YEAR STARTS IN JULY AND SO THIS WAS JUST
KIND OF A GUESS. BUT WE ALSO HAVE IN THAT COLUMN REHAB OF RENTAL FOR 230,000. THIS RELATES TO COVID 19 FUNDS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE NEED TO
EXPEND TO SPEND THIS YEAR. SO WE ARE TARGETING THAT TOWARD REHABBING OUR RENTAL UNITS THAT WE OWN KNOWING THAT WE HAD DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AS A RESULT OF COVID 19 NOT BEING
ABLE TO GET INTO UNITS AND DO SOME OF THOSE REPAIRS, WE CAN UTILIZE THE DOLLARS FOR THAT BEGINNING BACK TO REHAB. WE ARE ESTIMATING AT ABOUT
160,000 FOR OUR REHAB PROGRAM. WE KIND OF BROKE IT OUT HERE FOR ACCOUNTING REASONS. LEAD PAINT TESTING IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO AS PART OF THAT REHAB AND WE ARE ALSO STARTING TO DO THIS YEAR
RADON TESTING. SO FOR OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT LIKES IT BROKEN OUT A LITTLE BIT BUT THAT'S ALL KIND OF ALL UNDER THE REHAB PROGRAM. AND THEN WE ALSO GET PROGRAM INCOME AS YOU CAN SEE THAT'S A
LARGE PART OF OUR PROGRAM. SO THESE IN THE PAST HAVE BEEN MORTGAGE LOANS AND THOSE LOANS GET REPAID UPON SALE OR THEIR TRANSACTION AND THAT COMES
IN AS PROGRAM INCOME THAT WE USE. THEY WRITE BACK INTO THE PROGRAM TO FUND MORE REHAB AND THEN AGAIN 150 FOR DEVELOPING
OF HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR THE BUYER PROGRAM OUR 50,000 FOR PUBLIC SERVICE DOLLARS THAT COULD BE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES. IT COULD BE WE COULD BE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OPERATING A FOOD SHELF THESE ARE KIND
OF DIRECT TO PEOPLE TO SERVE. IT'S NOT A TANGIBLE ITEM. IT'S KIND OF A AND BECAUSE OF THAT IT ENDS UP BEING A CAP OF 20% THAT WE CAN ALLOCATE SO
WE'RE NOT QUITE AT THAT 20% BUT THERE IS SOME LIMITATIONS TO HOW MUCH WE CAN DO THERE AND SIMILARLY OUR ADMINISTRATION IS CAPPED CAPPED AT 20% AND SO THIS IS
WHERE YOU CAN SEE FAIR HOUSING COUNTS TOWARD THAT CAP. SO WE KIND OF LOWERED OUR AMOUNT. SO ALL THINGS SAID WE ARE
ESTIMATING 450,000 ALLOCATION. LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 475. THE YEAR BEFORE THAT I THINK WAS 456. SO I WAS TRYING TO BE A LITTLE CONSERVATIVE THIS YEAR KNOWING
THE CLIMATE THAT WE'RE IN. SO WITH THAT THIS IS LIKE I SAID VERY MUCH A DRAFT PLAN WHEN WE GET THOSE ACTUAL ALLOCATION FROM HUD WE WILL
UPDATE THESE NUMBERS AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO KIND OF GET SOME MORE FIRM DATES BEFORE OUR FARM FIRM NUMBERS BEFORE WE SUBMIT TO HUD IF IT DOES COME
BACK THAT THERE IS A REDUCTION POTENTIALLY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THERE'S WAYS THAT WE CAN KIND OF SUPPLEMENT THE PROGRAM THAT PROGRAM INCOME THAT'S NOT GOING TO GO DOWN.
THAT'S THAT'S GENERALLY ABOUT WHAT WE GET 300,000 A YEAR SOME YEARS WE IT'S WAY HIGH WE HAVE TO SPEND THAT SOME YEARS IT'S A LITTLE BIT LOWER BUT 300 HAS BEEN ABOUT ON AVERAGE
WHAT WE'VE RECEIVED SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT REHAB WAS ABOUT 130,000 OUT OF 530.
SO IF OUR ALLOCATION GOES DOWN THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO LOWER THAT NUMBER. IT COULD MEAN POTENTIALLY LESS LOANS THAT WE'RE DOING OR WE COULD PURSUE OTHER DOLLARS
EITHER FROM THE HRA LEVY OR OTHER GRANTS THAT ARE OUT THERE TO HELP SUPPLEMENT A LITTLE BIT. SO THERE IS WAYS FOR US TO KIND OF SUPER SMOOTH THAT IF IT HAPPENS. BUT AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NOT
BEEN COMMUNICATED THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY REDUCTION. SO WE ARE JUST CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD AS IF BUSINESS AS USUAL AND WITH THAT I'M HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS AND WE CAN ALWAYS INCORPORATE THINGS INTO THE PLAN AS WELL. PEOPLE I SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY HAD A PROCESS SLIDE IN HERE
I'M THINKING ABOUT THAT NOW BUT ESSENTIALLY YOU WILL BE GIVING A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL AS A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 14TH
ABOUT THE PLAN WE HAVE OPEN COMMENT PERIOD. WE'LL HAVE KIND OF A CLEAN VERSION THAT ADDRESSES KIND OF PROOFREADING AND MORE
FIRMED UP HOPEFULLY BY MARCH 28TH IS WHEN WILL OPEN THAT WE HAVE A 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD THROUGH MAY. SO WE'RE UNIQUE THAT WE ALSO FALL UNDER HENNEPIN COUNTY
UNDER THEIR HOME CONSORTIUM. SO WE THEN SUBMIT TO HENNEPIN COUNTY WHO ALSO HAS A COMMENT PERIOD AND THEY ULTIMATELY WILL SUBMIT OUR PLAN IN MIDDLE
OF MAY AFTER THEIR COUNTY BOARD VOTES ON IT AND THEN THE PROGRAM YEAR STARTS IN JULY.
ANY QUESTIONS WE CAN BE SORT OF A FEATURE I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHEN YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE SEVERE HOUSING ISSUES, HOW DO WE MEASURE THAT OR PEOPLE LIKE
SELF REPORTING OR HOW DO WE ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON? YEAH I CHAIR COMMISSION REVIEW THAT THAT THIS COMES ACTUALLY FROM THE CENSUS BUREAU THEY
THEY DO I THINK I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER EXACTLY I THINK IT COMES FROM THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY BUT THEY ALSO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED THE CHAIRS
COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING I THINK SOMETHING OR OTHER AS I'LL JUST REFER TO AS CHAIRS BUT THEY PROVIDE THAT DATA TO US. SO THERE IS A SURVEY METHODOLOGY IN WHICH THEY GO
THROUGH THAT. SO THERE IS SOME ERRORS THAT WE FIND AND THAT IS INTERESTING. THERE WERE A COUPLE OTHER SHOWS THAT WE HAVE LACK OF COMPLETE KITCHEN AND IT'S LIKE 50 UNITS AND YOU'RE GOING
WELL THAT'S VERY UNLIKELY IN BLOOMINGTON THAT WE DON'T HAVE WE HAVE UNITS WITHOUT A COMPLETE KITCHEN AND KNOWING THAT IT'S A RENTAL UNIT THAT'S INSPECTED LIKE SO THAT THERE
IS A MARGIN OF ERROR TO IT THAT WE LOOK AT AND I, I HAVE GONE INTO THE DETAIL TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ISN'T ACTUALLY AN ISSUE AND THAT IT DOES FALL WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR.
THANK YOU. A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. THE ECONOMICS PIECE OF IT I KNOW WE HAVEN'T TRADITIONALLY SPENT A WHOLE TON OF TIME ON IT BUT GIVEN THAT THE PORT HAS EXPANDED CITYWIDE, I THINK
IT'S A REALLY GOOD TIME FOR US TO START HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS. I DON'T THINK THE JURY NECESSARILY NEEDS TO LEAD IT GIVEN THE WHAT THE PORT SUPPOSED TO DO AND IS DOING SO
BUT I THINK IT'S A HUGE PIECE THAT TIES HAND IN HAND WITH HOUSING THAT WE SHOULD REALLY START INCORPORATING INTO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IN THE PROGRAMING THAT WE HAVE.
AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE 20 GOALS, 20 IS A LOT TO SHARE HOW WE'RE PRIORITIZING THAT AND GETTING FOCUS AND MAKING PROGRESS IN ALL 20 OF THESE
GOALS. YEAH. CHAIR COMMISSION MCGUIRE SO THE WAY THAT IT KIND OF WORKS IS NOT NECESSARILY THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS ALL 20 GOALS
BUT IF THE GOAL IS NOT THERE WE CANNOT ADDRESS IT IN THE FUTURE. SO IT'S ESSENTIALLY LEAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PURSUE THAT IN THE FUTURE.
SO YES, 20 IS A LOT. WE'RE ONLY REALLY ADDRESSING 4 OR 4 IN THIS YEAR AND WE PROBABLY WILL BE ADDRESSING THE SIMILAR SAME FORUM IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. IT COULD BE THAT WE WANT TO DO ECONOMICS SO WE KEPT THAT IN THERE AND FUNNY ENOUGH WE WAS JUST TALKING WITH SOME PART MEMBERS TODAY ABOUT THAT POTENTIAL IN THE FUTURE LIKELY
NOT THIS YEAR BUT MAYBE NEXT YEAR WE CAN HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND ON WHAT WE WOULD FUND. SO ESSENTIALLY THOSE GOALS ARE NOT NECESSARILY THAT WE HAVE TO BUT IT LEAVES THE DOOR OPEN FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITY.
SO I HAVE A QUESTION AS TO VOICEOVER AND ALONG THE SAME LINE ARE THERE ANY EXCEPTIONS TO ADDITIONAL GOALS THAT MIGHT COME UP GIVEN THE STATE OF THE
NATIONAL CLIMATE RIGHT NOW WITH THINGS HAPPENING WE MAY HAVE A GOAL THAT POPS UP HERE IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO BASED ON WHAT'S HAPPENING NATIONALLY. IS THERE EXCEPTIONS FOR THIS CHAIR ULTIMATELY OF WHAT THAT WOULD DO WOULD TRIGGER AN
AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN SO WE COULD AMEND IT IN THE FUTURE AND WE HAVE DONE THAT WHEN PROJECTS POP UP THAT NEED FUNDING IT BECOMES A NEED, IT BECOMES A PRIORITY. WE DIDN'T IDENTIFY IT BECAUSE
TWO YEARS AGO WE DIDN'T KNOW OF THIS OPPORTUNITY AND SO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO AMEND AND MAKE THOSE CHANGES IN THE FUTURE IF NEEDED. GOOD BECAUSE WE WANT TO GIVE OURSELVES A LEASE OPTION FOR THAT BUT I'LL JUST SAY
PURSUING THIS ROUTE TO KIND OF LEAVES US THAT FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE IT IS YOU KNOW WE HAVE A PROCESS TO GO THROUGH AND IT'S NOT QUICK WHEREAS NEXT YEAR WE CAN JUST JUMP RIGHT
INTO ONE OF THESE CALLS IF WE NEED TO RATHER THAN HAVING TO GO BACK THROUGH THE 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD AND DO ALL THAT TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT SO WE TRY TO KEEP IT AS BROAD TO AVOID HAVING TO DO THAT BUT THAT IS
AN OPTION IF IT DOES HAPPEN IN ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. SO NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS I'D ASK FOR A MOTION TO MOVE TO RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE 2025
THE 2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ALSO THE 20 TO 25 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO THE CITY COUNCIL GETTING A MOTION SO MOVED IT'S MOVED BY ME SO WE
SECOND THEY CAN MAKE IT EASY CAN I CALL A QUESTION ON A WAIVER RIGHT I FIVE EYES ANY NAYS AND THE MOTION CARRIES 5
TO 0 SO NOW WE HAVE THE ADDENDUM AND IT 6.206.10 JESUS I'M TRYING TO GET AHEAD
OF MYSELF 6.1 UNDER NEW BUSINESS THERE. ALL RIGHT GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS AND THIS IS A LOCAL HOUSING TRUST FUND GRANTS PROGRAM. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.
THIS FUNDING WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2021 AT THE SAME TIME AS THE METRO SALES TAX. SO IT'S CONNECTED TO A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS AND FUNDING FOR HOUSING THAT CAME OUT AT THAT TIME. THE STATE IS JUST ISSUING A
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR OPENING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS FUNDING. THIS IS ONE TIME FUNDING BUT IT FOLLOWS KIND OF GENERALLY SOME OF THE SAME RESTRICTIONS AS A LACK OF FUNDS ALTHOUGH IT IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT LESS
RESTRICTIVE THAN THE LARGER FUNDS. BUT THIS IS ESSENTIALLY OUR PROPOSAL TO SUBMIT THAT APPLICATION NEXT WEEK. SO INFORMATION ABOUT THE GRANT APPLICATION WE ARE ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE UP TO $225,000 IN MATCHING FUNDS. THE WAY IT WORKS IS KIND OF LIKE A TIERED MATCHING SYSTEM WHERE FOR THE FIRST 150,000 THAT WE PUT INTO AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND THEY'LL MATCH DOLLAR FOR
DOLLAR AND THEN THE NEXT 250,000 THEY'LL MATCH A 50%. SO THAT'S WHERE YOU GET THE 300,000 THAT WE NEED TO CONTRIBUTE FOR THE MATCH TO GET 225 I WILL SAY IT SEEMS LIKE THE STATE IS EXPECTING THIS TO BE A LOT MORE
COMPETITIVE THAN INITIALLY ANTICIPATED. SO I THINK YOU KNOW, GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE NEVER A SURE THING AND ALSO I THINK THAT THAT INITIAL THE SECOND STAGE
WAS AND IF FUNDS ARE AVAILLE SO I THINK THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS AROUND HOW MUCH WOULD WE GET. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW IT'S A GRANT APPLICATION BUT JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT FOR YOU ALL AS PART OF THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS WE DO HAVE TO DO ANNUAL REPORTING TO MINNESOTA HOUSING AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD COME BEFORE THIS BOARD AS A REPORTING MECHANISM.
THE TIMELINE THERE IS A THREE YEAR TIMELINE BUT YOU CAN REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF UP TO TWO YEARS AND THEN YOU HAVE THAT PERIOD TO USE THE FUNDS. OUR PROPOSAL IS TO USE THE
BLOOMINGTON AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP FUND AS THE KIND OF LIKE THE PROGRAM THAT'S USING THESE DOLLARS. THERE'S A COUPLE OF REASONS FOR THAT. ONE IS THAT WE THINK THAT THIS WILL BE A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PROGRAM FOR THIS APPLICATION
BECAUSE OF THE NEEDS THAT ADDRESSES AND IT'S VERY INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE. I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT THOUGHT THERE BUT WE THINK
THAT THIS OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE THIS IS THE MOST COMPETITIVE AND THEN THIS IS A GRAPHIC THAT
SHOWSHE MATCHING MECHANISM THAT I JUST EXPLAINED SO IT'S DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR OF 250,000 AND THEN 50% FOR THE NEXT HUNDRED 50,000. SO THE MATCHING MECHANISM FOR
THIS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THE HRA DEVELOPMENT FUND AND THIS GETS BACK TO WHY WE'RE WANTING TO USE THE AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM TO APPLY IS BECAUSE WE'RE ANTICIPATING USING DEVELOPMENT FUND DOLLARS
TO FOR THIS PROGRAM. SO THIS IS A GOOD IT'S A GOOD MATCH OF FUNDING THAT WE ANTICIPATE TO USE FOR MAJOR. >> OKAY.
AND THEN WE GET INTO NEXT STEPS. SO WE WILL BE EXPECTING TO SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION NEXT WEEK. IT'S DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY. DECISIONS ARE IN THE SUMMER
OF THIS YEAR AND THEN A GRANT AGREEMENT WOULD ALSO TAKE PLACE IN THE SUMMER OF THIS YEAR AND SO THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT APPROVES ALL OF THOSE ACTIONS IN THIS ACTION THE
APPLICATION, THE MATCH AND THE ENTERING INTO A FORMAL AGREEMENT WITH MINNESOTA HOUSING WHICH NO QUESTIONS
THOSE QUESTIONS DO WE NEED AN APPROVAL? DO WE NEED A MOTION IS CAN USE THEM OKAY SO I MOVE NOW THAT WE HAVE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE
APPLY FOR LOCAL HOUSING AND TRUST FUND GRANT FUNDS AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT AND MAKE A RELATED BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED LOCAL
MATCH CAN I GET A MOTION SO MOVED BY MOTION OVER HERE SECOND THANK YOU MY COMMISSIONER. EASY ALL IN FAVOR I ALL
OPPOSED NO NO NAYS SO FIVE I HAVE IT NOW THE 6.2 ADDITIONS WALK ON THAT LETTER OF SUPPORT AND IT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY MRS. ABE.
YES. OKAY. SO THE REASON FOR THIS WALK ON ITEM I GO TO THE FIRST SLIDE HERE THIS IS KIND OF A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY. WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING LETTERS OF SUPPORT LIKE THIS BEFORE THE BOARD AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF TIMING AS I'M SURE YOU ALL KNOW. THINGS TEND TO MOVE VERY QUICKLY AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE. SO GENERALLY SPEAKING AS LONG AS SOMETHING ALIGNS WITH THE
OFFICIAL PLATFORM THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, WE WILL ADVANCE IT IN THIS CASE THE TIMING DEADLINE UP TO DO THIS AS A WALK ON ITEM AND FELT THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE
OF PROPOSALS THAT HAVE REALLY DIRECT IMPACT ON THE HRA AND SO IT MIGHT BE A STRONGER LETTER OF SUPPORT TO HAVE THE BOARD VOTE ON THE LETTER. THERE ARE HARD COPIES OF THE LETTER IN FRONT OF YOU AS WELL
AS HARD COPIES OF THE SPECIFIC BILL BUT THESE ARE OF COURSE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY'S PLATFORM ALREADY AND I'LL NOTE THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE YES TO HOUSING BILL.
I KNOW OCCURRING IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT SPACES THESE THIS BILL IS NOT PART OF THAT. THOSE ARE MOSTLY BEING MANAGED THROUGH THE THE PLANNING DIVISION OF THE CITY BECAUSE
OF THEIR IMPACT ON ZONING. SO THE LETTER OF SUPPORT BEFORE YOU THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO VOTE ON TODAY FOCUSES ON ONLY TWO BILLS 1HF 1863
MODIFIES HRA LEVY LIMITS SO THIS WOULD IT LOOKS AT AS OF NOW THE PROPOSAL ACTUALLY DOUBLES THE ABILITY OF THE THE MAX HRA LEVY SO IT WOULD RAISE THAT CEILING.
I WILL NOTE THAT THIS IS ALSO SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL SO IT KIND OF MAXIMIZES OPPORTUNITY BUT THEN OF COURSE EVERY CITY IS STILL GOING TO NEED TO DECIDE IF THAT FITS THEIR NEEDS AND WHETHER OR NOT HOW MUCH THEY
WANT TO INCREASE THE LEVY AND WE ARE NOT LOBBYING TO OUR CURRENT MAX CAPACITY SO WE MIGHT NOT USE THIS LEVY LIMIT IN THE IMMEDIATE BUT IT WOULD ALLOW POTENTIAL FLEXIBILITY IN THE FUTURE TO CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THAT AND I WOULD ENVISION THAT THIS WOULD HAVE REALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON AREAS ACROSS THE ACROSS THE STATE. YEAH. AND THEN THE NEXT BILL IS THE
USE OF TIFF. SO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO TO BASICALLY TO USE THAT FUNDING TO TRANSFER IT TO A LOCAL HOUSING TRUST FUND.
AND SO AS WE'RE LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES AND KIND OF LOOKING AT DIFFERENT MECHANISMS FOR FINANCING, THIS COULD BE AN IMPORTANT ONE THAT YOU KNOW WOULD SUPPORT THE
WORK OF THAT HOUSING TRUST FUND. SO THAT'S THE THAT'S THE FOCUS OF THE LETTER OF SUPPORT. AND THEN I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO NOTE A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS COMING UP HERE THAT'S KIND OF A LOT OF TEXT AND A LONG LIST BUT YOU KNOW, I JUST
WANTED TO NOTE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY GOING ON RIGHT NOW AND AND A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, NEW PROPOSALS AND SO SOME OF THESE ARE INTERESTING AND THESE DO ALL FIT WITHIN THE CITY'S
PLATFORM OF KIND OF INCREASING OPPORTUNITY FOR TOOLS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. A COUPLE THAT I MIGHT NOTE IS A TAX CREDIT FOR THE CONVERSION OF UNDERUTILIZED BUILDINGS.
SO TRYING TO SUPPORT CONVERSION OF LIKE FOR EXAMPLE OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION EXEMPTION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS. THERE IS ALSO A PROPOSAL TO
REQUIRE PROPERTY MANAGERS OR LANDLORDS TO ACCEPT RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS. I KNOW THAT WAS CONSIDERED LAST YEAR NOT PASSED AND IT HAS COME COME FORTH AGAIN AND
THEN SOME INFORMATION ABOUT RIGHTS TO TENANTS AND COMMUNICATING OUR INFORMATION AS WELL AS SOME FUNDING FOR IT LIKE HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SERVICES AND THERE ARE OTHERS THIS IS JUST KIND OF A SURVEY
OF SOME OF THE THINGS GOING ON THAT WE MIGHT EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR IF CALLED UPON OR IF ASKED AND SO THAT'S IT. THAT BRINGS ME TO THE RECOMMENDED MOTION WHICH IS FOCUSED ON THOSE FIRST TWO
BILLS AND THE LETTER OF SUPPORT BEFORE YOU TODAY. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANY QUESTIONS OR QUESTIONS
THAT I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATOR TO PREPARE AND CIRCULATE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR HF8 63 AND AS
IF 2041/HF1159 CONSISTENT WITH THE PRESENTATION CAN I GET A MOTION SO MOVED MOVED BY COMMISSIONER WHO HE SECOND
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DOBELL HERE ON A FAVOR I OPPOSE MOTION CARRIES 520 SO IT
BRINGS US TO ADDITIONAL ITEM NUMBER 7.1 WHICH IS EACH THREE MINUTES HERE UPDATES YES CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS I HAVE JUST TWO UPDATES FOR YOU. WE'RE ALMOST DONE HERE SO FIRST I WANTED TO NOTE THE QUESTION AT THE LAST MEETING
ABOUT CRITERIA FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE DID FOLLOW UP WITH THEM AND IT IS OPEN TO ALL FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. THERE ARE SOME RESTRICTIONS AROUND LIKE THE MAXIMUM PURCHASE PRICE OF THE HOME AND
DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT BUT THERE'S NO RESTRICTION ON WHO'S ABLE TO APPLY AND THEN THE OTHER UPDATE I HAD FOR YOU WAS JUST THE FEDERAL SHUTDOWN UPDATE WHICH IS THAT WE DID
CONFIRM WE DID RECEIVE LAST TIME THERE WAS A SHUTDOWN THAT COVERED THE FIRST OF THE MONTH. WE DID RECEIVE OUR ALLOCATION FROM HUD AND WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN NOTIFICATION OF WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT OUR APRIL DISBURSEMENT TO BE.
SO YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE IF THERE WILL BE A SHUTDOWN ON THE 14TH OR HOW LONG IT WILL LAST. BUT IF THERE IS ONE WE WOULD ANTICIPATE AT THIS TIME TO GET THAT FUNDING ON THE FIRST THAT
WE ISSUE FOR THE VOUCHERS MONTHLY, IF THERE WERE AN ISSUE THEN WE WOULD BRING THAT TO THE BOARD MEETING ON THE EIGHTH. SO JUST AN UPDATE THAT WE DON'T EXPECT DISRUPTIONS FROM THAT AT THIS TIME.
GREAT. BEFORE I ADJOURN AND AS IT IS, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS HERE HEARING
THAT I WOULD MOVE FOR AN ADJOURNMENT MOTION SO MOVES MOVE BY COMMISSIONER YOU SEE SECOND TAKEN BY COMMISSIONER WHO HIM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
MARCH 11TH 2020 5HRA BOARD MEETING CONCLUDES