. >> GOOD EVENING. >> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10TH HRA MEETING AND THE FIRST
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY EDITS OR CHANGES HEARING NONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE
THE AGENDA MUST APPROVE A SECOND MOTION APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER WOOTEN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER JR WHO CAME ALL IN FAVOR I MOTION PASSES
SIX ZERO OUR NEXT IS THE INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEW CITY MANAGER. >> YES SO SAUCY CHAIR COMMISSIONERS THANK YOU.
WE HAVE WITH US CITY MANAGER ZACK WALKER WHO STARTED IN OCTOBER I THINK TO DO A QUICK INTRODUCTION. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING CHAIR COMMISSIONERS APPRECIATE YOU
ALL BEING HERE. AS SARA SAID MY NAME IS ZACK WALKER REALLY JUST WANTED TO COME BY AND INTRODUCE MYSELF. I'M TRYING TO GET TO ALL OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO MAKE THAT PERSONAL
INTRODUCTION SO WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET. CERTAINLY DON'T INTEND THAT TO BE MY ONLY VISIT BUT JUST WANTED TO DO THAT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE ALSO
BEFORE I GO ANYWHERE ELSE THAT I SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO YOU REALLY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR CITY BEING ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, ITS OBJECTIVES, ITS GOALS, VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME
TO BE HERE, TO TAKE TIME AWAY FROM YOUR OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. IT MEANS A LOT AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE THOUGHTFUL WORK THAT YOU PUT IN TO TO HELP US HERE AT THE CITY JUST
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF. I CAME TO YOU FROM A COMMUNITY CALLED INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI. IT'S IN THE KANSAS CITY METRO WORK THERE FOR 13 YEARS AND WAS WITH THE CITY OF KANSAS
CITY BEFORE THAT FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS WAS LOVING THAT BUT WAS ALSO AT A PLACE WHERE I WAS READY TO SEE WHAT OTHER OPTIONS MIGHT BE OUT THERE AND WANTED TO BE A LITTLE BIT
SELECTIVE ABOUT THAT AND I'M VERY FORTUNATE THAT I LANDED IN SUCH A COOL COMMUNITY LIKE BLOOMINGTON. IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE TRANSITIONING HERE PROFESSIONALLY BUT PERSONALLY
AS WELL FOR MY FAMILY AND I. SO WE'RE HONORED TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF A VERY TALENTED CITY STAFF AND JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO
COLLABORATING WITH ALL OF YOU AND OUR FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MAKE A BLOOMINGTON CONTINUE TO BE THE SPECIAL PLACE THAT IT IS SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ALLOW TIME FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN ANSWER I DON'T
WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM YOUR AGENDA CERTAINLY THANK SURE. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. NICE. YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK. I CAN ALWAYS COME BACK. YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK. IT'S TRUE. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. HAVE A NICE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS OUR CONSENT ITEMS OF WHICH THERE ARE SEVERAL.
SO I AM GOING TO READ THEM ALL JUST SO IT'S CLEAR. SO CONSENT ITEMS JANUARY 27TH
,2026 EACH SHERRY BOARD MEETING MINUTES 4.2 DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES AND INVESTMENT BROKERS 4.3 DESIGNATION
OF ELECTRONIC TRANSFER FUNDS TRANSFER 4.4 APPOINTMENT OF EXTERNAL AUDITOR 4.5 APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL
ADVISOR 4.6 APPROVAL APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF BOND COUNSEL 4.7 AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES 4.8 APPROVE
APPOINTMENT OF GENERAL COUNSEL AND SPECIAL COUNSEL 4.9 APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER 4.10 2025 YEAR END
JURY BUDGET CARRYOVER 4.11 2025 SEE MAP CERTIFICATE ATION AND FINALLY 4.12 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BRING IT HOME RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
PROGRAM TWO HOUSING SET ASIDE WHAT ANYONE LIKE TO PULL AN ITEM FOR A DISCUSSION HEARING NONE I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS
MOVED TO APPROVE MOVE BY COMMISSIONER WOOTEN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DOUBLING OR ALL IN FAVOR I MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO NOW
WE'RE ON TO ORCHID IS ORGANIZING TIONAL BUSINESS WHICH IS THE HRA BOARD OFFICER ELECTION. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER ADMINISTRATOR
SORRY I JUST GOT QUITE THEIR PROMOTION. >> I SEE. ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL DO A QUICK INTRODUCTION. THE ELECTION OF H.R. BOARD OFFICERS IS FOR A CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND SECRETARY
IN THIS PROCESS HOA BOARD MEMBERS WILL MAKE A NOMINATION FOR EACH POSITION. IT DOES NEED A SECOND TO MOVE FORWARD AND THEN BOARD MEMBERS WILL VOTE FOR EACH POSITION BY ROLL CALL VOTE AND THEN WE'LL
DO A POSITION AT A TIME. WE'LL START WITH CHAIR, VICE CHAIR THEN SECRETARY AND THE ELECTED OFFICERS WILL PRESIDE AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING WHICH IS IN TWO WEEKS ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2026. AND JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW
OF THE POSITIONS PER THE BYLAWS THE CHAIR SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS AND SHALL PRESIDE AT ALL MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS AS REQUIRED. THE CHAIR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CERTIFICATION OF OFFICIAL
ACTIONS OF THE HRA FOR THE VICE CHAIR. THE VICE CHAIR SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS AND SHALL PRESIDE AT ALL MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CHAIR AND SHALL PERFORM OTHER SUCH DUTIES AS MAY BE ASSIGNED BY
THE COMMISSIONERS IN THE CASE OF DEATH, RETIREMENT OR RESIGNATION OF THE CHAIR THE VICE CHAIR SHALL PERFORM AND BE VESTED WITH ALL OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE CHAIR UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT A NEW CHAIR IS CHOSEN BY THE
COMMISSIONERS AND SECRETARY. THE SECRETARY SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS . THE SECRETARY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ATTESTING OFFICIAL ACTIONS OF THE HRA
THAT IS JUST READ VERBATIM FROM OUR CURRENT BYLAWS. OKAY AND WITH THAT I BELIEVE WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS SO WE CAN START WITH CHAIR I WILL START WITH NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION
OF CHAIR. >> I MOVED TO NOMINATE COMMISSIONER JENNIFER MILLER AND AS COMMISSIONER MILLER ACCEPTED THE NOMINATION I
ACCEPT THE NOMINATION. SECOND OKAY DO WE HAVE ANY MORE NOMINATIONS? >> I REMEMBER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO ASK THIS QUESTION MULTIPLE TIMES JUST
TO MAKE SURE SO I'LL ASK ONE MORE TIME. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIR IN THAT CASE I BELIEVE YOU CAN DO THE ROLL CALL
AND COMMISSIONER ROBERTSON I WOULD COMMISSIONER YOU SIR I THE COMMISSIONER WHO AM I? COMMISSIONER CARTER IS NOT
PRESENT TODAY. COMMISSIONER DOLLINGER I COMMISSIONER WHERE I TERM
MUELLER I AND THEN I BELIEVE DO WE NEED AN ADDITIONAL MOTION FOR THIS OR ARE WE GOOD? WE ARE GOOD. OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT.
SO THEN THE SECOND POSITION IS THE VICE CHAIR. DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? I NOMINATE COMMISSIONER WOOTEN. I SECOND AS COMMISSIONER AND
ACCEPT YES I DO AND I STILL SECOND ANY ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS ONE MORE TIME. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS.
OKAY. SO WE HAVE A COMMISSIONER NOMINATED FOR VICE CHAIR AND WITH THAT WE CAN CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS AND MOVE TO
HELPFUL COMMISSIONER ROBERTSON I. COMMISSIONER YOU SAY I COMMISSIONER WHO AM I?
COMMISSIONER CARTER IS NOT PRESENT TODAY THE COMMISSIONER DOUBLING HER I COMMISSIONER AM
I CHAIR MUELLER I AM OKAY COMMISSIONER WOOTEN SIX ZERO ALL RIGHT AND FINALLY WE HAVE THE ROLE OF SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR THE POSITION OF SECRETARY?
I NOMINATE COMMISSIONER DOUBLING HER AND AS COMMISSIONER I ACCEPT SECOND. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS AND JUST
ONE LAST TIME ANY OTHER NOMINATION THIS OKAY, SO WE HAVE COMMISSIONER DOBLER. YOU'RE NOMINATED FOR SECRETARY AND FOR THAT WE CAN CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS AND MOVE TO THE ROLL CALL VOTE.
COMMISSIONER ROBERTSON I. COMMISSIONER YOU SAY I. COMMISSIONER WHO AM I? COMMISSIONER CARTER IS NOT PRESENT. THE COMMISSIONER WHO?
HIM I SAID I HOPE SORRY COMMISSIONER DOLLINGER I. COMMISSIONER GORDON I CHAIR MUELLER I AND I THINK WE DO
NEED A MOTION. WE'LL DO A MOTION TO APPOINT COMMISSIONER MUELLER TO THE ROLE OF CHAIR. I FEEL LIKE MAYBE YOU SHOULD READ THE MOTION.
>> YOU SAID SOMETHING YOU GAVE EACH OF YOU. WELL, WE'LL DO A MOTION TO APPROVE COMMISSIONER MUELLER AS CHAIR. COMMISSIONER BRUTON AS VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONER DOUBLING HER AS SECRETARY.
SO SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WELL IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER DOUBLING HER AND WHO CAME OUT WAS A TIE IN SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ROBERTSON ALL IN FAVOR I
SHOULDN'T PASSES SIX ZERO ALL RIGHT NEXT NEXT THE HRA BOARD MEETING CALENDAR MAY WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT.
OKAY. CHAIR AND COMMISSIONER SO YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING WHY THIS ITEM IS NOT ON CONSENT IS BECAUSE FOR NEXT YEAR WE'RE PROPOSING A CHANGE WHICH IS INSTEAD OF TWO MEETINGS A
MONTH THE PROPOSAL IS TO MOVE TO A ONE MEETING A MONTH CADENCE. SO CURRENTLY OUR MEETINGS ARE ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH. THIS WOULD PUT MEETINGS ON ONLY THE SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.
THE ONE EXCEPTION TO THAT IS IN AUGUST BECAUSE ELECTIONS ARE ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF AUGUST. SO WE WOULD HAVE THAT AUGUST MEETING ON THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH. THE CALENDAR ALSO HAS A JOINT
MEETING ON MARCH 10TH WHICH IS THE SAME DATE AS THAT AS THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED HRC MEETING. IT'S A LARGE JOINT MEETING. WE'VE GOT THE CITY COUNCIL, WE'VE GOT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE PORT AUTHORITY AND THE HRA TO DISCUSS THE
COMP PLAN COMP PLANNING PROCESS AND THE RESULTS OF A STUDY RELATED TO THE OPPORTUNITY HOUSING ORDINANCE. AND SO THAT IS THE PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU TONIGHT DISCUSSION
WITH SO OUR NEXT ITEM IS DID YOU SAY SOMETHING THAT I MISSED ON THIS? OKAY WELL WE HAVE TO VOTE TO APPROVE OKAY SO CAN I HAVE A
MOTION OR DISCUSSION OR DISCUSSION BELOW IS I'LL GET IT TOGETHER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?
>> CAN I JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AS TO WHY DECISION OR JUST YEAH. YES CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN HERE FOR
ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AND OVER THE LAST YEAR ESPECIALLY YOU'VE HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS THAT WERE CANCELED AND WE WERE ABLE TO CONSOLIDATE ITEMS ONTO THE AGENDA IN ONE MEETING A MONTH
AND WE ALSO STARTED USING A CONSENT AGENDA WHICH KIND OF SPEEDS ALONG THE PROCESS OF THESE MEETINGS. SO I DO BELIEVE THAT WITH THE REGULAR MONTHLY CADENCE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH ALL OF THE SCHEDULED AND
PLANNED HRT BUSINESS. ALSO WE HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS THAT ARE LONG TERM ITEMS. A LOT OF OUR PROJECTS TAKE SOME TIME AND SO WE CAN USUALLY SEE THEM COMING AND PLAN SO WHILE THIS WOULD
REQUIRE OUR STAFF TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PLANFUL IN TERMS OF SCHEDULING AROUND MEETINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT IN OUR WORK AND I THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S FEASIBLE BUT
OF COURSE IS THE BOARD'S DECISION. CAN I ASK CONTINUE SO GIVEN GIVEN THE THINGS ON OKAY. SO GIVEN THE NATURE OF OF THAT
PLAN, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT KIND OF THE STATE OF AFFAIRS CURRENTLY IN THE NEED TO POSSIBLY HAVE AN ADDITIONAL MEETING TO TAKE CARE OF ISSUES OF IT MAY ARISE? I'M ALSO LOOKING AT THE JOINT
MEETING IS HELD IN MARCH THAT'S FINE BUT I STILL LIKE TO HAVE OUR WHOLE MEETING BEAT UP DISCUSS SOME THINGS RELATIVE THAT DISCUSSION MAY COME OUT OF THEIR JOINT MEETING TO BETTER STRATEGIZE MY PROPOSAL.
DO I WANT A MEETING PER MONTH BUT I WANT AT LEAST TO HAVE THE OPTION TO HAVE SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS THAT WOULD BE PARAMOUNT TO US CARRY OUT OUR PLAN FOR THE YEAR AND GIVE US
THE FLEXIBILITY TO CARRY OUT THE PLAN FOR THE YEAR. ANOTHER GOOD TO HAVE A MORE WORK FOR YOU. I'M LOOKING AT BASICALLY WORKING SMARTER SO YEAH CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS I'LL NOTE FOR THE JOINT MEETING WE'RE PLANNING THAT TO BEGIN AT 630
AND TO HAVE AN HRA MEETING WITH WE ONLY HAVE 1 OR 2 ITEMS CURRENTLY PLANNED FOR MARCH SO WE WOULD HAVE THE HRA MEETING AS REGULARLY SCHEDULED AT 6 P.M. AND THEN HAVE A SHORT BREAK AND THEN MOVE TO THE 630
MEETING WHERE IF THE MEETING DOES NEED TO TAKE LONGER I'M SURE WE CAN JUST START THE THE JOINT MEETING AFTER THE HRA BUSINESS CONCLUDES. WE ALSO DO HAVE PROVISION IN THE BYLAWS TO HOLD
EMERGENCY OR SPECIAL MEETING SO IF SOMETHING WERE TO COME UP THAT WOULD REQUIRE MORE IMMEDIATE ACTION THEN WE COULD CALL A MEETING TO ORDER IF NEEDED.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THE EMERGENCY MEETING PART BECAUSE THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION. SO ALL RIGHT.
SO WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2026 JURY CALENDAR? SO MOVED MOVED BY COMMISSIONER
ROBERTSON SECOND AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHO CAME ALL IN FAVOR I MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO SO THE NEXT ITEM
OF BUSINESS IS THE 2026 JURY WORK PLAN. >> MAY WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT? YES. I'LL GIVE IT A SECOND FOR MY PRESENTATION.
I PULL UP HERE AND OKAY CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS IT IS OUR ANNUAL MEETING SO WE'LL GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR AND THEN TALK
ABOUT WE DID HAVE A WORK PLAN DISCUSSION ON THE WORK SESSION DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSED PLAN SO NOT A LOT OF HUGE CHANGES FROM THERE SO THINGS YOU SHOULD ALL BE FAMILIAR WITH BUT WE'LL GO OVER THE
2026 WORK PLAN ONE MORE TIME FOR YOUR APPROVAL . >> OKAY. SO FIRST UP WE HAVE SOME VERY PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
THAT'S RIGHT. WE DO A LOT OF STANDING PROGRAM WORK SO A LOT OF DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES NOT ALL PROJECTS BUT IMPLEMENTING A LOT OF LARGE PROGRAMS THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES NAMELY THE SECTION
EIGHT OR HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE A COUPLE OF STATS TENANT BASE VOUCHERS WE HAVE 406 VOUCHERS THAT ARE MANAGED THROUGH OUR HRA
IN BLOOMINGTON 101 THAT HAVE PORTED OUT OR MOVED TO ANOTHER CITY THAT WE STILL ADMINISTER THE VETERANS VOUCHER IS THREE THREE HOUSEHOLDS AND FII OR FOSTER YOUTH VOUCHER. WE HAVE EIGHT HOUSEHOLDS
IN THOSE PROGRAMS. PORTABILITY HAS GROWN A LOT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS SO WE ALSO HAVE 119 190 VOUCHER HOLDERS THAT HAVE MOVED FROM ANOTHER HOUSING AUTHORITY INTO
BLOOMINGTON AND THIS IS A LOT OF WORK THAT OUR TEAM OVER HERE DOES EVERY DAY. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO MANAGE THE PAPERWORK AND GO THROUGH THE MOVING PROCESS AND THE VERIFICATIONS AND OUR TEAM
DOES A REALLY GREAT JOB WITH THAT PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS. WE HAVE A SMALLER NUMBER WE ARE LOOKING TO DO MORE PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS NOT FEDERALLY FUNDED BUT STATE FUNDED THIS YEAR WITH THE NEW BRING IN HOME PROGRAM.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE 38 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVING PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS. A NUMBER OF THOSE ARE THE AGENCY OWNED HOMES. SO IN TOTAL WE'RE ADMINISTERING OVER 700
VOUCHERS I THINK IS AROUND 750 ANNUALLY THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND A COUPLE OTHER HIGHLIGHTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO CALL OUT THIS IS OUR HOUSING STABILITY AND HOMEOWNERSHIP TEAM.
SO WE HAVE RENTAL HOMES FOR FUTURE HOMEBUYERS. THIS IS THE OTHER HALF OF THE I OWN ARE OWNED HOMES THAT AREN'T FEDERALLY FEDERALLY FUNDED VOUCHERS ARE THIS RENTAL HOMES FOR FUTURE
HOMEBUYER PROGRAM. WE'VE HAD SEVEN PEOPLE MOVE OUT OF THAT PROGRAM. IT IS A FIVE YEAR TERM AND SO AFTER FIVE YEARS THEY MOVE OUT OF THE PROGRAM AND SO THIS YEAR WE HAD THREE HOUSEHOLDS
PURCHASE A HOME WHICH IS REALLY GREAT AND EXCITING AND GOOD SUCCESS AND THEN FOR HOUSEHOLDS THAT MAY PURCHASE AT A LATER LATER DATE WE ALSO DO JOURNEY TO HOMEOWNERSHIP WHICH ARE ESSENTIALLY HOUSING
WORKSHOPS TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GETTING READY FOR PREPARING YOURSELF FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP. THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WORKSHOPS INCLUDED IN THIS OVERARCHING PROGRAM AND WE'VE
HAD 517 PROGRAM REGISTRANTS OVER THE LAST YEAR. 78 OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS WERE WENT ON TO PURCHASE A HOME. SO ONE OF THE BUCKETS UNDER
THIS CATEGORY IS CALLED HOME STRETCH WORKSHOPS WHICH IS USUALLY TAKEN IT'S A IN OUR COURSE AND IT'S BASICALLY TRAINING TO TO OWN YOUR OWN HOME. SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM AND THEN MOVE ON TO A
PURCHASE. YES THIS HOME STRETCH WORKSHOPS ARE THE NEXT BULLET HERE 30 ATTENDEES OVER THE LAST YEAR 13 HAVE COMPLETED CONSULTING WITH A FINANCIAL
COACH. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO THE FINANCIAL COACHING FOR US AND TWO OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS PURCHASED HOMES AND A COUPLE
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS IN JULY OF 2020 FOR THE YEAR I MOVED TO HAVING A PERMANENTLY OPEN WAITLIST. WE ARE ONE OF VERY FEW ACTUALLY ONE OF ONLY TWO AGENCIES THAT HAVE A
PERMANENTLY OPEN WAITLIST AND SO AS PART OF THAT PROCESS WE DO A BI ANNUAL UPDATE WHERE WE SEND OUT A NOTICE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SIGNED UP AND THEY COMPLETE A SHORT FORM SAYING
THAT THEY WANT TO STAY ON THE WAITLIST. AND SO WE DO THAT TWICE A YEAR. WE HAVE ABOUT A 60% RESPONSE RATE SO WE GET THAT THE WAITLIST SOMETIMES GETS UP TO AROUND 7000 PEOPLE AND THEN
YES, THIS IS QUITE AN EXTENSIVE WAITLIST AND AFTER THIS PROCESS WILL USUALLY HAVE AROUND 5000 WHO REMAIN. ANOTHER KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT THIS YEAR WE WERE AWARDED A BRING IT HOME GRANT FROM
MINNESOTA HOUSING THIS IS THE STATE FUNDED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE EXECUTED THAT CONTRACT IN DECEMBER AND SO YOU ALL HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF OPTIONS, A NUMBER OF ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION BEFORE YOU AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE MOVING
FORWARD WITH THAT PROGRAM. I OWNED PROPERTIES. WE'VE BEEN PUTTING A LOT OF ATTENTION INTO MAINTENANCE FOR EACH OR I OWNED PROPERTIES AS I THINK MOST DAYS THEY SELL WHAT IS IT A POUND OF AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND
OF CURE. YEAH. YES. SO WE'VE BEEN PUTTING A LOT OF WORK INTO THE NATURE AND YOUR OWN PROPERTIES. YOU KNOW OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE OH GOSH I JUST BLANKED ON THE MISSION.
BUT WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE DIGNIFIED HOUSING AND SO A BIG PART OF THAT IS TAKING CARE OF OUR H R OWNED PROPERTIES AND THEN HOMEOWNERSHIP PATHWAYS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGE HOMEOWNERSHIP
THE RENTAL HOMES FOR FUTURE HOMEBUYERS PROGRAM THAT I MENTIONED. THERE'S ALSO A PROGRAM THROUGH OUR VOUCHERS THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO PUT THAT SUBSIDY TOWARDS RENT INSTEAD OF TOWARDS SORRY TOWARDS A
MORTGAGE INSTEAD OF TOWARDS RENT. SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THAT PROGRAM AS WELL. OKAY. AND THEN SWITCHING OVER TO OUR
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES TEAM, WE DO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LOAN PROGRAMS THROUGH THAT TEAM. THE HOME REHAB LOANS ARE THE LARGER LOANS AND SO WE HAVE
WORKED ON 32 LOANS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. THESE ARE LARGELY FEDERALLY FUNDED. THERE IS SOME SUBSIDY ALSO PROVIDED BY THE HRA LEVY BUT MOST OF THIS IS FEDERAL
FUNDING EITHER THROUGH OUR ANNUAL ALLOCATION OR THROUGH PROGRAM INCOME WHERE THE LOANS RECYCLE. AND YOU CAN SEE HERE WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED LOAN REPAYMENTS FROM 34 DIFFERENT
LOANS ALMOST $1 MILLION THIS YEAR. SO THIS YEAR THE LOAN REPAYMENTS WERE VERY HIGH AND SO WE HAVE WE HAVE A WAITLIST AND WE'RE GETTING DOWN TO THE BUSINESS OF GOING THROUGH THAT WAITLIST PROCESSING THOSE LOANS.
WE ALSO HAVE THE HELP PROGRAM OUR HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LOANS AND SO WE'VE HAD 12 LOANS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, A TOTAL OF ABOUT $42,000.
THESE ARE SMALLER LOANS LESS THAN $10,000 IN MINT MEANT FOR THE CASE OF EMERGENCIES. SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE VARIOUS EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR IT TO HELP PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR HOMES.
AND THEN WE HAD A CONTRACT WITH A BRUSH WITH KINDNESS WHO DID TEN PROJECTS WE'VE WE HAVE IT WAS ABOUT $70,000 OVER THE
COURSE OF 3 OR 3 YEARS AND THIS YEAR WE HAD THE TEN PROJECTS AND WITH THE AVERAGE LOAN AMOUNT OF 4800 SO THEY'RE A GOOD REFERRAL PARTNER FOR SOME OF THOSE SMALLER PROJECTS .
NEW DEVELOPMENT THIS IS SOMETHING I KNOW THE BOARD WAS VERY INTERESTED IN THE EFFECT OF THE OPPORTUNITY HOUSING ORDINANCE AND SO YOU CAN SEE HERE SOME OF THE UNITS THAT
HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED UNDER THAT ORDINANCE THERE'S QUITE A FEW ACTUALLY COULD REMOVE THE UM SO WE CAN SEE THE TOTAL AT THE
BOTTOM. YEAH, PERFECT. SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS OUR 2030 GOAL BY WHICH IS SET BY THE MET COUNCIL AND THEN THE LINE ABOVE IS WHAT HAS BEEN
APPROVED OR IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. SO YOU CAN SEE WE ARE WELL ON THE WAY TO OUR 2030 GOAL HERE AND 2036 SO THAT THAT ORDINANCE HAS BEEN VERY
EFFECTIVE . >> OKAY. I WON'T SPEND TOO LONG ON THESE THESE ARE MAPS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. WE HAVE THE NOCS AND THEN SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
STILL IN THE PIPELINE OR ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE ROSLYN IS ACTUALLY OPENING NEXT MONTH. AND THEN A COUPLE OTHER PROJECTS SPREAD AROUND THE CITY. OKAY. AND I'LL MOVE US TO SOME
STRATEGIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS SO DETROIT HAS CORE WORK AREAS THAT ARE PROGRAMMATIC THE THINGS THAT WE OVERSEE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS AND THEN WE HAVE SOME LONGER STRATEGIC PROJECTS. AND SO I HAVE CALLED OUT A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS OF THINGS WE ACCOMPLISHED HERE IN 2025 WE'VE GOT THE HEIGHTS HOUSING IMPROVEMENT AREA WAS A BIG PROJECT VERY THOUGHTFUL AND CREATIVE FINANCING STRUCTURE.
CALL OUT AGAIN TO THE STAFF WHO WORKED ON THIS PROGRAM AND THAT HAS BEEN IN MOTION FOR A LONG TIME. SO WE'RE ABLE TO SEE CONSTRUCTION START ON THAT PROJECT BLOOMINGTON AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP WHICH IS OUR PROGRAM TO DEVELOP SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES. WE'VE GOT WE GOT AN ADDITIONAL GRANT THIS WAS LARGELY FUNDED BY THE $3.2 MILLION GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED FROM MINNESOTA HOUSING BUT WE'VE GOTTEN OTHER
SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT TO HELP US WITH SOME OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PROJECT. WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ST MARK'S PARK PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE SITES THAT ARE ALREADY UNDER DEVELOPMENT
EIGHT LOTS FOR A TOTAL OF TEN OR ACTUALLY I THINK IT'S 11 HOMES LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING A LA WE APPROVED THAT BOTH THE AGENCY AND THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE FRAMEWORK FOR
SPENDING THAT IS DESIGNATED AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THOSE FUNDS AND SO HAS HALF OF THEM GO TO AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP PROJECTS. THE OTHER HALF GOES TO DEVELOPMENT REDEVELOPMENT, MULTIFAMILY PROJECT.
SO THAT FRAMEWORK WAS APPROVED AND WE'RE STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD TO BRING SOME PROJECTS TO THE AREA FOR SPENDING DOWN THOSE DOLLARS WE'VE DONE SOME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING ALONG WITH THAT GOAL
OF SUPPORTING EACH AREA OWNED HOMES WE JOINED THE OR WE ADDED THE HRA TO THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING PROCESS AND SO WE'RE PLANNING FOR SOME LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS THERE AND THEN
THE SINGLE FAMILY PROJECTS AT 93 PARK AVE. THESE ARE THE TWO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES EACH WITH AN ATTACHED ADU VERY EXCITING PROJECT THAT I KNOW HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR A LONG TIME WITH THE HRA.
IT'S A IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH BOTH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND HOMES WITHIN REACH AND IT'S BEEN GREAT TO SEE SOME OF THESE HOUSES BEING BUILT SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING.
>> WE ALSO LAUNCHED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SOME OF OUR FEDERAL FUNDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PUBLIC SERVICE DOLLARS AND WE MADE SEVERAL AWARDS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS DOING THE WORK
OF SUPPORTING HOUSING IN THE CITY. AND THEN FINALLY ACTUALLY UPCOMING ON THE MARCH 10TH AGENDA IS THIS NEXUS STUDY ANALYSIS OF THE HOUSING MARKET WHICH IS DONE BY A CONSULTANT
AND THAT WAS A BIG BODY OF WORK THAT WAS DONE IN 2025 . >> ALL RIGHT. SO THIS CALLS OUT SOME OF THE ONGOING CORE WORK. SO OUR FEDERALLY FUNDED
PROGRAM AIMS WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOLS AND THE COUNTY WHERE WE COMMUNICATE ABOUT DIFFERENT HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMING QUESTIONS AND ISSUES SHARING A LOT OF RESOURCES THERE HOMEBUYER EDUCATION.
SO THESE ARE THE HOMEBUYER WORKSHOPS, SOME OF OUR STANDING PROGRAMS AND MAINTAINING OUR PROPERTIES AND THEN AND THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES SIDE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ONGOING
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WE'VE ALSO GOT THESE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. NOT ALL OF THEM FALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM. SO WE HAVE SOME DEVELOPMENT CONTINUING EVEN OUTSIDE OF THAT PROGRAMING SUPPORT AND COORDINATION OF THE OPPORTUNITY HOUSING ORDINANCE AND THEN CONTINUING TO EXPLORE
PROPERTY ACQUISITION FOR USE FOR AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. AND WE ALSO DO IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ABOUT THE TENANT NOTIFICATION ORDINANCE THOSE COME THROUGH
THE HRA 2026 WORK PLAN. OKAY. SO WE'VE GOT SOME ONGOING STRATEGIC PRIORITIES HERE. THESE ARE AGAIN SPLIT INTO THE TWO MAJOR TEAM AREAS OF THE HRA.
ALL OF THESE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BUT WE HAVE THE STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT'S THE 2.6 MILLION FOR MINNESOTA HOUSING FOR BRINGING HOME WE'RE SUPPORTING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN THEIR DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
. WE'VE DONE REVIEW OF A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMMATIC MANUALS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR INCLUDING THE RENTAL HOMES FOR FUTURE HOME BUYERS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING.
I'M SEEING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF REPETITION HERE SO HOPEFULLY I CAN BEAR WITH YOU WE'RE ALMOST DONE AND THEN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES WE HAVE THE BLOOMINGTON AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM THAT'S A
LARGE BODY OF WORK, A LOT OF WORK INTO DEVELOPING THOSE HOMES, A LOT OF WORK IN MAINTAINING AND REPORTING ON THE GRANTS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT THIS WAS THE CARRY OVER ITEM. WE STILL HAVE SOME FUNDS
REMAINING THERE UNDER CONTRACT AND EXPECTED TO BE SPENT THIS YEAR AND THEN LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING AID POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND IN THE SPACE OF NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING WE HAVE
LOOKING INTO A 40 PROGRAM THE ITEMS THAT WERE ADDED THIS YEAR WE'VE GOT A MORE CONTINUED ATTENTION TO DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND
CONTINUING TO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES TO FUND DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIPS CONTINUING IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING AND ALSO LOOKING AT OUR MODEL FOR PROVIDING HOMEBUYER COUNSELING. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A MODEL
WHERE WE'VE PARTNERED WITH A COUPLE OF INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY DOING AN UMBRELLA CONTRACT TO WORK WITH MORE ORGANIZATIONS AND GIVE FOLKS MORE OF A CHOICE ABOUT WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET THEIR COUNSELING AND THEN
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WE'VE GOT LOOKING AT THE COST EFFECTIVE LOAN ISSUANCE BASICALLY IMPROVING EFFICIENCY FOR OUR CURRENT PROCESS.
WE HAVE THE HOME FOR THIS IS A HOME FOR THE YEAR APRIL 25TH I'M GOING TO REPEAT IT A LOT AND THEN NOAH PROPERTY IS NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE CITY OWNED
LAND DISPOSITION POLICY THAT THE PLANNING TEAM IS DOING TO LOOK AT UNDERUTILIZED LAND IN THE CITY AND CONSIDER HOW WE CAN PUT THE BEST USE ON THOSE SITES. AND THEN KIND OF ONE OVERARCHING PRIORITY IS TO
COORDINATE COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND I HAVE AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT ON THIS AND MY ANNOUNCEMENT SECTION SO THAT'LL BE FUN. A LITTLE TEASER FOR YOU AND
THAT IS IT IS WHAT I HAVE FOR SOME 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SOME GOALS FOR 2026 AND HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. WE HAVE PLENTY OF STAFF HERE WHO CAN HAPPEN AND ANSWER
QUESTIONS AS WELL QUESTIONS COMMISSIONER YOU SAY THIS IS MORE SO A COMMENT AS OPPOSED TO A QUESTION BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD SARAH AND ALL THE STAFF THAT ARE DOING THE WORK
BEHIND THE SCENES. I THINK SOMETIMES DAY TO DAY WE DON'T SEE NECESSARILY HOW EVERYTHING PLAYS OUT. BUT WHEN WE SAY HERE AND WE SEE THE SUMMARY OF EVERYTHING I GET REALLY PROUD AND AS
SOMEONE THAT GREW UP IN BLOOMINGTON WHEN I WAS YOUNGER IN LOW INCOME HOUSING IT MEANS A LOT TO SEE THIS AND I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW YOUR YOUR EFFORT IS IN A NOTICE.
YES. COMMISSIONER ONE OH, I'M NOT GOING TO RAIN ON THE PARADE EFFORT IS GREAT. MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH HOW
MUCH OF THIS IS OVERSIGHT VERSUS DIRECT INVOLVEMENT AND WHAT WE GO TO STAFF THE STAFF OVER OVERSEEING MOST OF THESE ACTIVITIES OR THERE'S SOME
STAFF DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH SOME OF THESE? I WOULD SAY BOTH. SO THERE'S BOTH STAFF DOING WORK ON THE GROUND AND LIKE
REALLY INTO THE DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMS AND ALSO DOING A LOT OF MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE AND IN THE CASE OF SOME OF OUR WORK IS CONTRACTED OUT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT
OF THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND THAT'S ACTUALLY THE QUESTION I WANTED TO GET TO IS IN THE CONTRACT MANAGER PIECE HOW DIRECTLY INVOLVED ARE WE DOING THE ASSISTANCE PIECE? HOW DIRECTLY INVOLVED ARE WE
IN THE HOUSING MAIN MAINTAIN THIS PIECE? HOW DIRECTLY INVOLVED ARE WE? YES WE ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN ALL OF THOSE THINGS. SO IN THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE WE ACTUALLY MOVED TO BRING PROPERTY MAINTENANCE IN HOUSE AND SO THAT HAS BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL. WE'VE ARE ONE OF OUR STAFF VALENTINA WHO IS HERE. DOES THAT WORK AND HAS REALLY HELPED IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY OF SERVICES IN A LOT OF CASES A MIX OF BOTH.
SO WHILE WHILE WE DO A LOT OF WORK TO MANAGE THE PROPERTIES, WE ALSO DO HAVE LIKE AN EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN WHO IS CONTRACTED AND WE'RE VERY INVOLVED IN MANAGING THOSE CONTRACTS. WE REVIEW THEM TO MAKE SURE
THAT WHEN WE GET INVOICES THAT THEY'RE COMPLIANT WITH THE CONTRACTS WE MONITOR THE SPENDING. WE WE YEAH, WE REVIEW THEIR OUTCOMES AND THEIR GOALS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PAYMENTS
ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE OUTCOMES THAT WE WANT FROM THE CONTRACT. SO IN A LOT OF CASES IT'S A IT'S A PRETTY HEALTHY MIX OF BOTH AND JUST A REASON FOR ME ASKING THE QUESTION THE
STATE SHUT DOWN EACH OF US THIS PAST YEAR AND ALL AGENCIES INVOLVED JUST AS IF THAT WERE THE WORK WITH SOME OF OUR CLIENTS AND OUR PROSPECTIVE HOMEOWNER, OUR PROSPECTIVE HOME RESIDENTS. AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE FINDING A WAY TO FILL THE VOID THERE AND THAT HAVING A LOSS WITH THAT THAT SHUT DOWN. SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THE QUESTION. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER WHO
CAME? THANK YOU CHAIR ONE QUESTION AND THEN I HAVE A COMMENT. BUT THE QUESTION IS DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE 9030 PROPERTIES
ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE HOUSE LIKE WHEN PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY MOVING IN? YEAH, I BELIEVE THE GOAL WAS THIS SPRING BUT I DO NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH HABITAT OUR HOMELESS WITHIN REACH AND SEE WHAT THEIR TIMELINE IS.
YEAH AND THEN MY COMMENT IS I JUST LIKE TO ECHO WHAT COMMISSIONER S SAID. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF HARD WORK AND A MANY HOURS THAT GET
PUT INTO THIS. WE SEE LITTLE BITS AND PIECES AND I KNOW I TAKE PRIDE IN THE LITTLE BITS AND PIECES THAT WE GET TO TAKE PART IN BUT I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT AND HAVE PRIDE
IN WHAT YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE IT MEANS A LOT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND YOU ARE VALUED AND WE DO APPRECIATE YOU SO THANK YOU.
>> OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ? I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WITH THE HEIGHTS PROJECT I PROBABLY DRIVE BY THAT MINIMUM FOUR TIMES A WEEK JUST ON MY WAY TO
PLACES AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THE WORK HAPPENING ON THEIR SEEING THE BULLDOZERS THERE AND AND THEY'RE WORKING ON IT AND SO SO MUCH WORK WAS
DONE BY CANNAE AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE HIM A SHOUT OUT ALL THE OTHER STAFF YOU'RE FABULOUS AS WELL SO THANK YOU .
OKAY SO NOW CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2026 HRA WORK PLAN MOVE TO APPROVE MOVE BY COMMISSIONER WOOTEN SECOND AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
DOUBLING HER ALL IN FAVOR I MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO SO NOW DISCUSSION ITEMS THE EACH AREA ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE I THINK
WE MISSED A DID I MISS SOMETHING? >> YES. OH DEAR I'M SO SORRY. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
MAY WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT? ALL RIGHT, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS, JUST ONE MORE PRESENTATION. SO THIS IS THE LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING AID.
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE . OKAY, QUICK BACKGROUND ON THIS . SO WE'VE SEEN A DRAMATIC A PRETTY DRAMATIC INCREASE IN CALLS FOR EMERGENCY RENTAL
ASSISTANCE AND DECEMBER AND JANUARY A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE OR WHO PROVIDE REFERRALS TO EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ARE REPORTING A PRETTY DRASTIC INCREASE
IN CALLS. AND SO THE CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 26TH APPROVE MOVED A $350,000 UP TO $350,000 IN LARGER DOLLARS TO GO TO
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. THE REASON FOR THAT COUNCIL APPROVAL EVEN THOUGH THE HRA IS THE ADMINISTRATOR IS BECAUSE THE GRANT IS A CITY COUNCIL GRANT AND THIS WAS OUTSIDE OF THE FRAMEWORK THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE ATRIUM BY THE CITY COUNCIL SO IT NEEDED
TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL DID AND THEN DESIGNATED THE HRA AS THE ADMINISTRATOR. SO IN THAT MOTION INCLUDED AN INITIAL 50,000 TO GO TO
VOLUNTEERS AND ENLISTED TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHICH I ALWAYS I THINK PEOPLE JUST KNOW THEM AS VP I'M NOT SURE BUT IT'S VOLUNTEERS ENLISTED TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN ORDER TO MAKE FUNDS QUICKLY AVAILABLE AND SO WE
WORKED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONTRACT WITH THEM IMMEDIATELY SO WE COULD HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE AND THEN WITH THE REMAINING DOLLARS WE ISSUED A CALL FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST INSTEAD OF DOING A FULL RFP
PROCESS WHICH TAKES LONGER AND IS MORE EXTENSIVE AND THE MATERIALS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT WE DID THIS KIND OF PROCESS. WE WERE REALLY LOOKING AT NONPROFITS THAT HAVE
DISTRIBUTED RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN THE PAST THREE YEARS AND HAVE THE CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE AND REPORT ON PUBLIC FUNDS. IT WAS A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ONLY OPEN FROM FEBRUARY 2ND TO
FEBRUARY 8TH SO JUST ABOUT A WEEK AND WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF FIVE DIFFERENT SUBMISSIONS SO THE PROCESS WAS TO SUBMIT THEIR RENTAL ASSISTANCE FRAMEWORK.
SO THIS WAS FOR PROGRAMS THAT HAD ADMINISTERED RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS IN ORDER TO HAVE A PROGRAM THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS IN THIS SPACE ALREADY. THEY NEEDED TO INCLUDE A LIST
OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS THAT THEY'D RECEIVED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS SO WE COULD LOOK AT THEIR ABILITY TO MANAGE STATE OR LOCAL DOLLARS AND THEN ALSO THEIR TIMELINE AND ESTIMATED SERVICE CAPACITY.
THERE WERE OF COURSE SOME BARRIERS TO APPLY SOME OF THE GUIDANCE WITH THE STATE DOLLARS AROUND SERVICE AND DELIVERY COST IS A LITTLE UNCLEAR WHICH WAS CHALLENGING FOR SOME ORGANIZATIONS AND
OF COURSE IT WAS A PRETTY QUICK TURNAROUND BUT WE DID GET A GOOD NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DOING WORK ON THE GROUND AND WITH THAT THIS BRINGS US TO THE
STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND SO WE REVIEWED THEIR APPLICATION LINES AND THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDED UP TO FUNDING AMOUNT SO YOU CAN SEE THESE ARE THE FIVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT APPLIED.
ALL OF THEM ARE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN ISSUING RENTAL ASSISTANCE. OASIS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS OASIS FOR YOUTH AND SO THEIR
ESTIMATED SERVICE NUMBERS ARE UP THERE. OASIS FOR USE DOES HAVE A CURRENT CONTRACT FOR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS FOR THE SAME THING. SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS TO THEM BUT IT WOULDN'T BE UNTIL AFTER
THEY'VE EXPANDED THEIR ARP FUNDS WHICH I BELIEVE THEY'RE FAIRLY CLOSE PROBABLY IN THE NEXT MAYBE THREE OR SO MONTHS. I THINK WE'D EXPECT THAT. SECOND IS A LOCAL ORGANIZATION
BASED IN BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY RESOURCE AND THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH RENT HELP AND SOME OF THE EMERGING ASSISTANCE THAT WAS AVAILABLE DURING COVID AND THEN
OF COURSE WE'RE RECOMMENDING THIS DOES INCLUDE THAT INITIAL 50,000 ALLOCATION. SO VPAS HAS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROGRAM AND HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF CALLS FOR REQUESTS ALSO IS VERY EXPERIENCED WITH
DISTRIBUTING FEDERAL FUNDS. SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT GO UP TO 125,000 AND THEN BOTH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE CONNECTED TO A CHURCH IN BLOOMINGTON AND ARE SMALLER
ORGANIZATIONS. AND SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING AN UP TO A SMALLER AMOUNT FOR THOSE THE TOTAL RECOMMENDED DISTRIBUTION HERE IS UP TO 215,000 WHICH DOES LEAVE US WITH SOME OF THE REMAINING
350,000 AND WE WOULD STILL NEED TO DEVISE A PLAN IN ORDER TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE DOLLARS BUT CONCEIVABLY THEY COULD BE AVAILABLE AND MORE LIKE APRIL IF WE'RE CONTINUING TO SEE AN
INCREASE IN REQUESTS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. >> NEXT STEPS THIS ACTION ITEM WOULD ALLOW HOA STAFF TO BEGIN NEGOTIATING CONTRACT CONTRACTS. IT WAS A LETTER OF INTEREST SO
THERE IS STILL SOME WORKING OUT OF THE PROGRAM AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO DO WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS. PUBLIC FUNDS CAN BE CAN BE TOUGH SO WE'LL BE WORKING THROUGH AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE REALLY CLEAR EXPECTATIONS
IN TERMS OF REPORTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO THIS ACTION ONCE WE'RE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE NEGOTIATION CONTRACT NEGOTIATION PROCESS THIS ACTION WOULD ALSO ALLOW US TO
EXECUTE A CONTRACT ONCE BOTH WE IN THE ORGANIZATION FEEL CONFIDENT IN THE PROGRAM AND WITH THAT THAT BRINGS ME TO THE RECOMMENDED MOTION AND
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. COMMISSIONER YOU EASY. YEAH I HAD A QUESTION SO WITH THIS LIKE RECENT SURGE IN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE
DEMAND, HOW ARE WE MEASURING WHETHER THESE DOLLARS ARE PREVENTING LIKE THIS HAPPENING AGAIN AS OPPOSED TO JUST TEMPORARILY PREVENTING EVICTION BECAUSE WE COULD END UP IN THE SAME POSITION A YEAR
LATER? YEAH. CHAIR COMMISSIONERS THAT'S A GOOD AND TOUGH QUESTION. I DO THINK THAT YOU KNOW WE'RE RECOMMENDING UP TO 215 NOW AND THE PURPOSE BEHIND THAT IS TO
ALLOW SOME FUNDS TO BE REMAINING FOR FUTURE USE. I ALSO THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PROGRAMS FROM THE HRA THAT ARE AVAILABLE FROM FINANCIAL COUNSELING TO SOME OF THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS WE
WENT THROUGH TO TRY TO POSITION PEOPLE FOR BEING IN A BETTER SITUATION IN THE FUTURE. SO I THINK IT'S A COMBINATION OF ALL OF THOSE THINGS I THINK IS A COMBINATION OF CAN YOU CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE LOCAL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AID REMAINS A SOURCE IF WE WANTED TO CONTINUE TO DEDICATE DOLLARS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE WE COULD LOOK AT USING SOME OF THAT FUNDING ON A MORE ONGOING BASIS. SO IT'S NOT A PERFECT ANSWER
TO YOUR QUESTION. IT'S A GOOD QUESTION AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE LOOKING OUT. COMMISSIONER WALDEN THE QUESTION ACTUALLY IS A PHENOMENAL QUESTION TO ANSWER AND COUPLE OF THINGS I
EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST WITH THIS SITUATION IS LANDLORDS WILL TAKE THOSE FUNDS BRINGING THE RENT UP TO SPEED AT DATE AND THEY STILL EVICT THE THE
THE CLIENTS AND SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE PROTECT AGAINST THAT BUT THAT IS A MAJOR CONCERN. I HAVE THAT ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT I AM SURPRISED WE HAVE A MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS RIGHT NOW GIVEN THE STATE
OF AFFAIRS. I MEAN THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE AFRAID TO EVEN GO TO WORK ,YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S THAT'S REAL. I MEAN THAT'S A REAL OCCURRENCE HAPPENING EVERY DAY. SO WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE THE
FUNDS TO WORK OUR WAY OUT OF THIS DEAL. SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TRULY CAN WE MAINTAIN SUSTAINABILITY FOR FOR HOUSING FOR FOLKS. I'M NOT SURE THAT'S AN ANSWER.
WE HAVE THE DAY BUT I DEFINITELY HAVE PUT ON THE TABLE FOR PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT BECAUSE THE $50,000 IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET. I DO MEAN A DROP. THANK YOU.
THERE ARE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS COMMISSIONER WHO CAME? THANK YOU CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH WHAT EVERYONE'S
SAYING AND WE WERE IN A IT'S A VERY TOUGH POSITION TO BE IN. I DO GET CONCERNED TOO WITH A MORATORIUM BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS WITH OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AND WHAT
WE'RE HAVING TO DO BY YOU KNOW, GRANTING GRACE THERE. AND SO IT'S JUST A TOUGH SITUATION NO MATTER WHERE WE LOOK AND I THINK I WANT TO I WANT TO FIRST SAY THAT WE'RE
LUCKY TO AT LEAST HAVE SOME FUNDING AVAILABLE VERSUS HAVING NONE. SO THERE'S THE HOPE OF THAT. YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR WINS WHEN YOU CAN GET THEM THIS IS
THIS IS NOT A SPRINT. THIS IS A MARATHON. WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THIS FOR A WHILE NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, NO MATTER WHAT CHANGES OR WHAT DOESN'T CHANGE. THIS IS THIS IS NOT WE'RE
GOING TO BE NAVIGATING THIS FOR A WHILE SO I THINK WE ALL HAVE TO JUST START I, I, I SAY THIS THAT I FEEL THAT WE HAVE A STAFF THAT'S BEEN VERY CREATIVE IN THE PAST AND I
KNOW THAT THEY'RE THINKING AND THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND WHATEVER THEY CAN AND WE JUST KEEP YOU KNOW, KEEP POSITIVE IN THE FACT THAT WE DO AT LEAST HAVE THIS.
AND I THINK WITH THAT LARGER FUNDS WE DO HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES. I THINK THIS IS EXACTLY I MEAN WE COULDN'T HAVE THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE IT BECAUSE IF IT WAS ANY YOU KNOW, ANY OTHER SITUATION WE WOULD NOT HAVE
IT. WE'VE BEEN ON WAY DIFFERENT BOATS. WE AT LEAST HAVE SOMETHING. SO I THINK YOU KNOW, I'M OBVIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE OF YOU KNOW, THESE LARGER FUNDS WHATEVER WE HAVE IF NEEDED THIS IS REALLY THE NEED RIGHT
NOW, RIGHT? YES. AND I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE FACT THAT I THINK THIS ISN'T JUST GOING TO BE RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE TO START LOOKING AT THE MORTGAGE MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE AS WELL BECAUSE WE
DO HAVE HOMEOWNERS THAT THAT ARE ALSO STRUGGLING AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP THAT OPEN AS WELL AND NOT NECESSARILY AND I GUESS THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION WITH VEEP IS DO THEY ALSO DOES THIS ALL
ALSO OFFER LIKE A MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE IS OR IS IT JUST RENTAL I GUESS THAT WOULD LEAD ME INTO THAT QUESTION AND OTHERWISE I JUST SAY THAT THANK YOU F DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANKS FOR BEING CREATIVE IN DOING THIS WITHOUT YOU
KNOW, JUST DO JUST YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? YOU NEEDED TO GO AND YOU NEEDED TO BE PROACTIVE WITH THIS AND I THINK THE STAFF ARE BEING VERY PROACTIVE IN THIS AND HELPING OUR COMMUNITY AS WE NEEDED IT.
>> SO THANK YOU CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU AND I CAN JUST RESPOND TO THE MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE QUESTION. I DON'T BELIEVE VIBE DOES MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE ALSO I, I I'M NOT SURE THAT MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE IS AN ELIGIBLE USE
OF THE LARGER DOLLARS. SO IT IS SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING INTO. WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS THERE? YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW I NEED A MOTION
APPROVING SELECTION AND AUTHORIZE HOUSING ENTERING INTO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE SO MOVED MOVED BY COMMISSIONER WHO CAME
SECOND AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DOUBLING HER ALL IN FAVOR I MOTION PASSES SIX
ZERO RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON TO ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE. >> I'M GETTING WINDED I DON'T USUALLY TALK THIS MUCH IN MEETINGS I HAVE A COUPLE OF EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENTS
ACTUALLY SO FIRST AND I SORT OF HOUSING ANNOUNCE AWARDS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY STABILIZATION FUNDS AND THIS CAME UP DURING THE END DISCUSSION AND THEIR REQUEST FOR DEFERRAL THEY HAD
APPLIED FOR I BELIEVE IS 18 OR $20 MILLION IN COMMUNITY STABILIZATION FUNDS AND THEY WERE AWARDED 16.7 MILLION SO SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THEY REQUESTED BUT DEFINITELY A
GOOD A GOOD STEP TOWARDS THEIR OVERALL PROJECT. SO WE'LL BE CONTINUING TO MEET WITH THEM AND DISCUSS THEIR LARGER REHAB AND REFINANCE PROJECT AND THEN THE ROSLYN WE
HAVE THAT WAITING LIST OPEN FOR ALMOST A MONTH WE RECEIVED 194 APPLICATIONS FOR EIGHT SPOTS. >> THAT IS A 128 UNITS TOTAL
AT THE ROSLYN 100% AFFORDABLE FOR SENIORS. THERE WILL BE A GRAND OPENING ON MARCH 24TH SO KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR INBOXES FOR AN INVITE TO THAT NEXT I HAVE WE TALKED
ABOUT THE JOINT MEETING ALREADY STARTING AT 630 WITH THE HRA MEETING WITH EVERY BUSINESS STARTING AT SIX AND THEN FINALLY THE TEASER ABOUT THE COMMUNICATIONS AND YOU
KNOW OUTREACH NARROWED THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT OFFICIALS. THEY DO A KIDS COUNT CONTEST
ANNUALLY FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE AGED KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12 LIVING IN AFFORDABLE OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO DO A POSTER ABOUT WHAT HOME MEANS TO ME AND SO WE WILL BE
JOINING IN THIS CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR. SO STAY TUNED. WE'LL BE GETTING OUT SOME COMMUNICATIONS HOPEFULLY EITHER THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK TO ENCOURAGE BLOOMINGTON RESIDENTS TO SUBMIT A DESIGN.
IT'S YOU KNOW THE RESULT OF THIS IS THE WINNERS TOP 12 I BELIEVE GET THEIR POSTERS PUT INTO A CALENDAR THAT'S MADE AND THEN THE OH THE WINNER WINNER GRAND WINNER I
BELIEVE THERE'S GOES ON THE COVER AND THEY GET A TRIP TO D.C. SO IT IS A FUN CAMPAIGN SO I THINK IT'LL BE FUN FOR US TO PARTICIPATE IN AND PROMOTE SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MORE WAYS TO PARTICIPATE THERE AND
SPREAD THE WORD AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. OKAY SO NOW WE ARE MOVING INTO
THE CLOSE PORTION OF THE MEETING PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTE STATUTE SECTION 13.03 SUBDIVISION THREE D THIS
PORTION OF THE MEETING WILL BE CLOSED FOR A SECURITY BRIEFING . I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING SO MOVE BY COMMISSIONER WOOTEN SECOND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHO
CAME ALL IN FAVOR I MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO WE'LL GIVE IT A MINUTE
TO SO WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10TH 2026 HOA BOARD MEETING ADJOURN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER WOOTEN SECOND AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHO CAME EVERYONE IN FAVOR I
MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO THANK YOU EVERYONE