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ORDER THE TUESDAY, JULY 22ND, 2025 HRA BOARD MEETING. FIRST ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ANY EDITS OR CHANGES?
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. SO MOVED ST MOTION MOVED BY WHO? WHO CAME SORRY AND SECONDED BY MOVE.
ALL IN FAVOR I MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. NEXT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 24TH 2025
HRA BOARD MEETING MINUTES. AND HE ADDED SO CHANGES MAY HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES MOVED BY WOOTEN. SECOND AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHO CAME.
ALL IN FAVOR? I. PASSES SIX ZERO. NOW WE ARE ON TO ORGANIZATION
OF BUSINESS SAT OR WE ARE NEW BUSINESS. WHICH NEW BUSINESS? SORRY WE ARE ON TO NEW BUSINESS WHICH IS THE RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING
APPLICATION TO LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT FUNDING FOR PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. COMMISSIONERS, I'M HERE TODAY SPEAKING. CHAIR THE SUN RIGHT. I'M HERE TODAY FOR SOME RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT AND AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR THE
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION AN ACCOUNT THIS IS A GRANT BY THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS IN BLOOMINGTON THAT
ARE LOOKING TO APPLY FOR THE SAME NEXT LINE AREA. YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THIS. WE'VE HAD OTHER APPLICATIONS IN THE PAST BUT JUST A BRIEF
OVERVIEW FOR THE SAKE OF THE MEETING THE BALL COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT THIS IS A GRANT FROM THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, THE REGIONAL GOVERNING BODY.
IT'S FOCUSED ON THINGS RELATED TO HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. YOU CAN SEE THESE ARE KIND OF A SUMMARY OF THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM BUT REALLY TO MAXIMIZE CONNECTION BETWEEN HOUSING AND JOBS YOU'LL SEE
THIS IS THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS A SPECIAL PART OF MONEY THAT THEY DO FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN A HALF MILE OF HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSIT. SO THINK OF YOUR BUS RAPID
TRANSIT OR YOUR RAIL LINES. THEY KIND OF HAVE A DIFFERENT PART TO KIND OF AGAIN CONCENTRATE HOUSING NEAR THESE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
THE GRANT ACTS AS A PASS THROUGH SO ESSENTIALLY IT COMES TO THE CITY AND THEN WE PROVIDE IT TO THE APPLICANTS HERE THE DEVELOPERS THAT WE HAVE THEY GET REIMBURSED FOR
ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES BASED ON WHAT THEIR APPLICATION IS. SO REALLY THE FOCUS THAT STAFF DOES IS ACTS THAT PASS THROUGH . IT'S MORE ADMINISTRATIVE. THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF WORK TO DO IT WITH IT BUT
WE DO SOME REPORTING ANNUALLY AND THEN DO THOSE PROCESSES AND TO THE MET COUNCIL WHEN THE INVOICES DO COME IN AND SO MY COUNCIL REQUIRES THIS
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT ESSENTIALLY JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT COMMITMENT AND THAT AND TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT DOESN'T CONFLICT WITH ANY CITY GOALS AND PRIORITIES IN WHICH
WE WE HAVE KNOWN WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT AND SO THE TWO PROJECTS THAT ARE LOOKING TO APPLY THIS ROUND THE FIRST HERE IS BOOMING MEADOWS SOUTH SO YOU'RE
PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH BLOOMING MEADOWS. THIS WOULD BE FOCUSED ON THE EXISTING BUILDING AND REHAB OF THAT EXISTING BUILDING NOT THE NEW BUILD BUT WOULD BE LOOKING TO REPLACING ROOVES,
MODERNIZING THE ELEVATOR DOORS, FIXING ISSUES WITH BALCONIES, INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING BOILERS BASICALLY MAINTENANCE ITEMS OF THE BUILDING.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO REQUEST $2.5 MILLION OF TOTAL PROJECT COST ESTIMATED ABOUT 90 MILLION AND THEY WOULD START
IN 2026 TO THROUGH 2027. THE OTHER PROJECT IS LOOKING TO APPLY AS WE'RE CALLING WINDMILLPARTMENTS. THIS IS LOCATED YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH
BUT LOCATED SOUTH OF 90 AND LYNDALE JUST OVER HERE A LITTLE BIT BASICALLY KITTY COREY NATIVITY OF MARY OR WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE JEWELERS SITE. SO YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH
THAT. SO WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT STATION WHICH IS WHY IT'S TODD BY LOOKING AT 213 UNITS IT WOULD BE A THIS WOULD BE NEW
BUILD 100% AFFORDABLE BECAUSE IT'S NEW BUILD ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED WOULD BE SOMETHING THEY'RE LOOKING TO OBTAIN AND THEN IT IS SUCH AS PLAYGROUNDS
DOG RUN FITNESS CENTER CLUB ROOM AND PATIO AND THEY'RE LOOKING YOU KNOW THESE ARE WORK FIRST DEVELOPMENTS AND NOT THE MOST AFFORDABLE BUT STILL MEETING THAT CRITERIA FOR THE GRANT.
SO THE UNITS WILL BE KIND OF THAT MID RANGE WITH GRANITE COUNTERTOPS, STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES. SO THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT NICER UNITS AND THEY'RE REQUESTING $2 MILLION IN FUNDING AND
LOOKING AGAIN TO START IN 2026 YOU KNOW, TAKE SOME LEAD TIME TO GET THROUGH GRANT AND FUNDING TO ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR FOR BOTH OF THESE. SO PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD
RECOMMENDATION IS FOR APPLYING FOR THE GRANT. THEY ARE COMPETITIVE GRANTS BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WE DO HAVE THE DEVELOPERS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
SO I'M SURE THEY'RE NEWER OR EARLIER IN THEIR PROCESS BUT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF WE HAVE THAT NEED ANY QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER MOUA THANK YOU
CHAIR CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN TO ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIKE TRADITIONAL AFFORDABLE VERSUS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TOMORROW? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN WORKFORCE IS MORE OF THAT MIDDLE INCOME
SO THAT 60% AM I VERSE DEEPLY AFFORDABLE? I THINK THEIR TARGET IS MORE OF THAT MID RANGE I SHOULD KNOW THE SPECIFICS A LITTLE BIT MORE. I'M STANDING IN FOR KENNY
NIEMEYER WHO'S BEEN MORE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE PROJECTS BUT YEAH WORKFORCE IS MORE OF THAT KIND OF 60% AREA
MEDIAN INCOME FOCUS YEAH. COMMISSIONER WOOTEN I THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE ASKED THE QUESTION. I WAS I GUESS I WAS JUST LIKE
GO BACK ONE YOU KNOW 100% AFFORDABLE FOR I THINK THAT'S A QUESTION THAT JUST GOT TO ASK SO THE SAME QUESTION I HAVE OKAY THE WORKFORCE OKAY.
OTHER OTHER QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER MOOLA THANK YOU CHAIR I TOTALLY GET THE GRANT OPTIONS THEY ARE SMALL
COMPARED TO THE TOTAL BUDGET SO JUST WONDERING DO THEY STILL PENCIL OUT IF THEY DON'T GET THE GRANTS OR THE OTHER OPTIONS FOR FUNDING? WOULD YOU BE COMING TO THE CITY THE HRA FOR FUNDING JUST
NEXT UP IN CASE SOMETHING DOESN'T GO THE WAY WE PLAN IT'S A GOOD QUESTION SO I MIGHT HAVE THE DEVELOPERS COME UP AND THEY CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THOSE DETAILS.
YEAH. HELLO COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. MY NAME IS JUAN TORRES. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT AON. SO I'M HERE TALKING SPECIFICALLY FOR A BOOMING I WAS SOUTH SO KNOW SOUTH IS
QUITE A LARGE REDEVELOPMENT IT'S OVER 300 UNITS THE REASON THAT THE AMOUNT SEEMS SMALLER IS THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OTHER FINANCING SOURCES.
THIS INCLUDES LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS. A PERMANENT LOAN DEBT IS REALLY WHAT IT IS. THERE'S OTHER SOURCES RELATED TO SOFT COSTS, GREEN SOURCES
BUT THESE FUNDS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE. SO AS WE START TO APPLY FOR ALL THESE OTHER RESOURCES HAVING SECURED FUNDS ALLOWS US TO UNLOCK ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
FROM THE STATE. AND YOU KNOW IN THIS CASE THE MAC COUNCIL YOU KNOW ANY SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AND HAS A LONG HISTORY PARTNERING WITH
THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. THERE'S RESOURCES CURRENTLY AT BLOOMING MEADOWS FROM THE CITY AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE HRA LOOKING AT HOW TO RESTRUCTURE THIS DEAL AND MAKE SURE THAT WE
PRESERVE AFFORDABILITY. AND ONE THING TO KNOW, COMMISSIONER, IS WE ARE MODELING ALL UNITS AT OR BELOW 60%. AM I? WE'RE ACTUALLY HOPING TO KEEP
THEM ALL BELOW 50% BUT AS THE FINANCING GETS SOLIDIFIED JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT FLEXIBILITY THERE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON BLUE MEADOW SOUTH AND I'M ALSO JOINED BY THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM
AND OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER IF I CAN'T ANSWER A QUESTION I
WAS YES I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT LOAN DISCUSSION BUT WE DID THAT ALONE THAT CAME BEFORE US FROM THAT WE
ACTUALLY HAD A REDUCTION FOR THE PAYMENT. SO HOW IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT? AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT PROJECT BUT IS IT RELATED TO
THIS PROJECT? WAS THAT DR. JOHNSON OR PERSIO WHO MIGHT HAVE YES, THAT WAS THE DEFERRAL I BELIEVE YOU'RE REFERRING TO THAT CAME EARLIER THIS YEAR. YEAH. YES.
SO WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH THE HRA TO STRUCTURE A REPAYMENT. SO PART OF THIS DEAL IS IN AN EFFORT TO DO THAT WORK. SO WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON
TO FIGURE OUT OPTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE THAT REPAYMENT. BUT THIS DEAL ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LOAN IN OUR INTENTION IS TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE THAT REPAYMENT THROUGH THIS DEAL.
BUT AS THE FINANCING DEVELOPS WE WOULD BE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST APPROACH FOR THE CITY AND ALL THE PARTNERS INVOLVED BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THE RESIDENTS
IN THE PROJECT COMMISSIONER WOULD. SO MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION THEN IS WHEN THAT DISCUSSION WAS HELD A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK WE MADE THE DEFERMENT YOU KNOW
THE DISCUSSION I BELIEVE IF I REMEMBER MY MEMORY IS CORRECT IS THAT WE'D MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF NO MATTER WHAT AND GOING FORWARD THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE A PRIORITY VERSUS ANY OTHER
DEALS THAT WOULD COME FOR US. I THINK THAT'S BASICALLY IT. I REMEMBER IN IN THIS IS RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO THAT LOAN. SO THIS DEAL IT'S NOT A DIFFERENT DEAL. IT'S NOT A DIFFERENT PROPOSAL
. IT'S IT'S FULLY RELATED TO THAT THE EXTENSION IS ACTUALLY WHAT ALLOWED US TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THESE RESOURCES. SO IN ADDITION TO THE LCDA WE'RE ALSO APPLYING THE
COMMUNITY STABILIZATION FUNDS THROUGH MINNESOTA HOUSING. THAT APPLICATION IS DUE ON THURSDAY AND THEN OUR INTENTIONS IS TO APPLY TO ME FOR ADDITIONAL FOR 4% TAX
CREDITS ON AN EFFORT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT REPAYMENT. YES, THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION .
ANY OTHER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
AND THERE IS A DEVELOPER ONLINE FROM THE OTHER PROJECT . SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU .
WE CAN GIVE YOU ANOTHER FEW A LITTLE BIT IF PEOPLE NEED TO FORMULATE QUESTIONS. CHAIR COMMISSIONER WHO CAME
THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE LYNDALE APARTMENTS. IS THIS A NEW DEVELOPMENT THEN I'M JUST TRYING TO BE CLEAR HERE BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE SOME APARTMENTS THERE SO I'M JUST TRYING TO.
>> SORRY JERRY COMMISSIONERS YEAH SO THIS IS NEW BUILD SO AND JEWELERS I THINK THEY ARE CLOSED OR CLOSING AND SO THERE IS ACTUALLY SEVERAL PARCELS SOUTH OF THERE THAT ARE VACANT
SO THEY'LL BE USING THOSE VACANT PARCELS AND I THINK THE JEWELERS SITE TO THIS WOULD BE NEW CONSTRUCTION SO NOT SO BLOOMING MEADOWS SOUTH IS REHAB AND THE WINDOW
APARTMENTS IS NEW CONSTRUCTION . THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CARTER THANK YOU SHARE SO JUST CLARIFYING FOR ANYBODY WATCHING THIS ISN'T THE CITY
ISN'T AGREEING TO CONTRIBUTE ANY KIND OF FUNDING THIS IS REALLY JUST SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL CHAIR FUNDING COMMISSIONER CARR THAT'S CORRECT, YES. THIS IS JUST SUPPORTING AN
APPLICATION FOR THEM TO PURSUE GRANT FUNDS THAT WOULD BE FROM THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ANY CONTRIBUTION WE HAVE BEYOND JUST THAT ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECT OF THIS WOULD COME
LATER FOR APPROVALS AND THEY WILL BE GOING THROUGH THEIR NORMAL PLANNING APPROVALS AS WELL THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL. AND SO THERE ARE THERE MAY BE OTHER ASPECTS AT SOME POINT
BUT AT THIS POINT THIS IS THE ONLY ASK THAT WE'VE HAD AND THAT LIKE I SAID ADMINISTRATIVE NOT A FINANCIAL COMPONENT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER WOOTEN, DID YOU
HAVE A QUESTION THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION? ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION?
SHOULD WE DO YOU KNOW THE RESOLUTION IT 18 OR 19 1819 OKAY.
SO WE NEED A MOTION IN A SECOND TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 2518 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZE AN APPLICATION AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT FUNDING FOR BLOOMING MEADOWS SOUTH
SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION DO I HAVE A MOTION SOME OF MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CARTER AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MUIR?
SO NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE SECOND MOTION AND THIS IS I'M SORRY. OH MY GOODNESS MY BRAIN. ALL RIGHT. I'M SO SORRY.
ALL IN FAVOR I ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES 620 MY BRAIN GOT FRAYED TODAY OUTSIDE. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT RESOLUTION AND THAT'S TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
NUMBER 2025 DASH 19 A RESOLUTION, AN AUTHORIZING APPLICATION AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES. STEMMONS DURATION ACCOUNT
FUNDING FOR LYNDALE APARTMENTS SO MOVE MOVE BY COMMISSIONER WOOTEN SECOND AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHO CAME ALL
IN FAVOR I I MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO RIGHT ALL RIGHT NOW THIS NEXT ITEM IS A DISCUSSION ITEM
AND MAY WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT. YES CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS IS IS STAFF FROM THE HRA AND THE PORT CAME TO THE CITY COUNCIL
AT A WORK SESSION ON JULY EARLIER IN JULY AND THERE WAS A DISCUSSION AROUND SOME PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE. A NUMBER OF THEM WERE ADMINISTRATIVE. THERE WERE THREE
ADMINISTRATIVE PROPOSALS ONE WAS TO ALIGN EXEMPTIONS FOR HOUSING PROJECTS WITH DAVIS-BACON EXEMPTIONS. SO DAVIS-BACON IS THE FEDERAL LAW THAT REQUIRES PREVAILING WAGE. SO YOU KNOW, THIS WAS ALWAYS THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE
BUT WE WANTED TO CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR ADMINISTRATION. ANOTHER PIECE WAS TO CLARIFY THAT PASS THROUGH FUNDING AND CONDUIT BOND FUNDING IS EXEMPT FROM THE ORDINANCE AGAIN ANOTHER CLEAN UP ALWAYS THE
INTENT AND THE THIRD ONE IS TO AUTHORIZE RULEMAKING AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE DONE FOR OTHER ORDINANCES AND IS BASICALLY AGAIN IS SOME OF THOSE SMALL SPECIFIC DETAILS AROUND WHEN DO PEOPLE
NEED TO REFRESH WAGE WAGE RATES AND WHEN DO THEY APPLY TO THE PROJECT AND THAT TYPE OF THING. AND SO THAT IS THE THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENT PROPOSED AND THEN THERE WERE TWO POTENTIAL POLICY
AMENDMENTS WE DISCUSSED. ONE WAS TO EXTEND THE EXEMPTION OF HOUSING PROJECTS UP FROM THE DAVIS-BACON EXEMPTION IS UNDER EIGHT UNITS. SO THE STAFF PROPOSAL WAS TO
EXEMPT PROJECTS UP TO 20 UNITS OR LESS WHICH KIND OF ALIGNS WITH THE MIDDLE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING FRAMEWORK IN CONVERSATION AND THE OTHER WAS TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK BY
WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL COULD DECIDE TO WAIVE PREVAILING WAGE IN EXTREME SITUATIONS TO PROMPT OR SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT AT A SPECIFIC SITE. SO THE TWO MAIN TAKEAWAY IS
THAT THE COUNCIL COMMUNICATED OUT TO STAFF WERE ONE IF THERE ARE EXEMPT PROJECTS WHAT ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN STILL HAVE IN PLACE IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY ISSUES OF WAGE THEFT OR
LABOR VIOLATIONS ON THE SITE AND THE OTHER WAS AROUND REALLY BEING VERY SPECIFIC IN TERMS OF BUILDING OUT THE CRITERIA BY WHICH THE WE COULD CONSIDER A WAIVER TO THE THE ORDINANCE.
SO STAFF IS WORKING ON CREATING BUILDING LANGUAGE AROUND BOTH OF THOSE THINGS AND PUTTING TOGETHER A PROPOSAL FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ON AUGUST 4TH. AND SO THIS IS A DISCUSSION I
KNOW THAT HRA WAS PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS IN THE PAST AND SO THIS IS JUST OPENING IT UP. PART OF THE PHASE WE'RE IN NOW IS GETTING FEEDBACK AND THINGS FROM OTHER STAKEHOLDERS SO THE HRA HAS QUESTIONS, CONCERNS
AND ANY THOUGHTS AND WE'RE OPEN TO HEARING THEM NOW QUESTIONS, COMMENTS I HAVE A
QUESTION WHAT ARE SOME SAFEGUARDS THAT COULD BE IN PLACE TO PREVENT WAGE THEFT? I MEAN DO YOU HAVE IDEAS OR. YEAH WE WE'RE STILL WE'RE STILL IN DRAFT FORM BUT YES,
WE DO HAVE SOME IDEAS THAT WE'VE PUT TO PAPER. A LOT OF THEM ARE CONTRACTUAL BASED SO THINGS LIKE REQUIRING AFFIDAVITS FROM CONTRACTORS, FROM SUBS, FROM THE GENERAL
CONTRACTOR, FROM THE DEVELOPER INCLUDING CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE AROUND THESE VIOLATIONS REQUIRING LIVING WAGE AND SORT OF PREVAILING WAGE AS A WAY TO STILL MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE BEING PAID APPROPRIATE
WAGES. SOME OTHER THINGS AROUND ADVERTISING SO POSTING INFORMATION AT THE SITE ABOUT LABOR LAW VIOLATIONS OR YOU KNOW MAKING INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO WORKERS THAT TYPE OF THING.
SO THIS IS KIND OF THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE'RE STILL BUILDING OUT TO BRING BACK TO THE COUNCIL. YEAH. ANY ANY THOUGHT ON POSSIBLY IN A MINUTE AUDITS? YES, I BELIEVE THAT'S ONE
OF THEM ACTUALLY WE HAVE AN INTERMITTENT ONSITE AUDITS AS A POTENTIAL OPTION YOU KNOW OTHER QUESTIONS YES COMMISSIONER CARTER THANK YOU CHAIR.
SO I GUESS I JUST WANT TO ALSO MAYBE CLARIFY FOR THE JURY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DIDN'T LIKE VOTE RIGHT ANYWAY ON THIS LIKE IT'S STILL DEPENDENT ON SO I THINK PART OF THIS IS
ALSO GETTING ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL LIKE THE SUGGESTIONS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE COUNCIL STILL WOULD NEED TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THE CHANGES.
SO THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED AT THIS POINT. GOOD TO KNOW. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE SEEING NONE. WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM WHICH IS ADMIN IS STRADER UPDATES OKAY. I HAVE TWO UPDATES FOR YOU TODAY. ONE IS WE HAVE ARRANGED SO THE
YOU KNOW THE HEIGHTS PROJECT WHICH HAS BEEN GONE THROUGH MANY APPROVALS AND BEEN A PROCESS LONG LONG IN THE MAKING THEY HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO MAKE THE PROJECT MEET THE BUDGET THAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND SO WE ANTICIPATE COMING BACK TO THE HRA AT THE MEETING ON AUGUST 12TH WITH AN ADDITIONAL SLIGHT ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUEST. AND SO AS PART OF KIND
OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE SITE WE HAVE SCHEDULED TO SITE VISITS FOR HRA COMMISSIONERS TO ATTEND. ONE WAS EARLIER TODAY AT 4 P.M. AND THE NEXT ONE IS
MONDAY JULY 28TH AT ALSO AT 4 P.M. SO IF ANY COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND OKAY I'LL MAKE SURE TO KNOW YOU DOWN. WE'LL HAVE THE ENGINEERING GROUP THERE AS WELL ON THE SITE AS WELL AS STAFF AND
SOMEONE FROM THE HOA WILL BE THERE AS WELL. ARE YOU AT LIBERTY TO TELL US WHAT THE VARIANCE IS GOING TO BE AS FAR AS THIS ADDITIONAL
FUNDING IS? YES. SO THE THE ADDITIONAL REQUEST WE'RE ANTICIPATING IS $350,000 WHICH INCLUDES IT'S ABOUT 300,000 OVER FOR THE PROJECT AND THEN THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL HRA FEES AND THINGS
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT INCLUDED IN THAT TOTAL AMOUNT AND WE HAVE A NUMBER WE HAVE A PROPOSAL WHICH BASICALLY IS AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE TERMS OF THE
EXISTING LOAN. IT WOULD NOT INCLUDE ADDITIONAL HRA UPFRONT DOLLARS. WE BELIEVE WE'RE STILL KIND OF AGAIN WORKING THROUGH THE DETAILS. WE'LL BRING BACK A FULL MORE DETAILED PROPOSAL ON AUGUST
4TH. COMMISSIONER CARTER I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT I HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND GOING ON THE TOUR IF YOU CAN AND I WILL ALSO BE HIGHLY RECOMMENDING TO
MY COLLEAGUES AND COUNCIL YOU KNOW IF YOU GO OVER THERE BY YOURSELF YOU CAN WALK AROUND THE OUTSIDE AND SEE SOME OF THE DETERIORATION BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY POWERFUL TO GO INSIDE THE GARAGE WHICH YOU
HAVE TO BE WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO SEE WHAT THE SCOPE OF WHAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH. AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, IN MAKING THIS BIG OF A
DECISION IT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION. JENNIFER AND I BOTH MET TODAY AND JUST SO I CONCUR WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT
IT. COMMISSIONER WHO CAME THANK. THANK YOU CHAIR AND I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A IF THIS IS AVAILABLE OR NOT BUT DEPENDING ON HOW THE OBVIOUSLY THE AUGUST 12TH MEANING GOES BUT IS THERE
STILL THE PLAN IS THERE SO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS TO GET DONE BEFORE WINTER LIKE THAT'S I THINK ONE OF MY BIG THINGS BECAUSE WE REALLY PUSHED THIS FOR BEFORE OUR WINTER SO I'M JUST WANTING IF THERE'S ANY
FOR THAT OR IF THERE AND YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION YEAH CHAIR COMMISSIONERS I THINK WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE ENGINEERS ON POTENTIAL TIMELINE AND GETTING CLARIFICATION ON THAT. I'M NOT SURE A COMPLETION BY THE END OF THE THIS YEAR I'M
NOT SURE THAT WE'LL HAVE THAT QUICK OF A TIMELINE BY ALEX CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING BY THE END OF THE YEAR I WOULD SAY IS A KEY GOAL YES THANK YOU.
MY FOLLOW UP WOULD BE THAT AND I, I DO REALIZE THIS PROBABLY A LOT MORE OF YOU KNOW CAN COME ON THE 12TH BUT IS THERE GOING TO BE THE DISCUSSION TO THAT IF THIS DOESN'T IF THIS ISN'T ABLE TO BE COMPLETED I
KNOW THEY HAD SPECIAL PERMITTING AND THINGS FOR PARKING ON THE STREETS LIKE IS THAT CONVERSATION BEEN STARTED SAID THE CITY CAN PREPARE AND YOU KNOW NOTIFY RESIDENTS AND STAFF PLENTY IN ADVANCE TO PREVENT KIND OF SOME OF THE
COMMUNICATION THINGS FROM LAST YEAR. YEAH AND WE HAVE A FRAMEWORK IN PLACE FROM THIS PAST WINTER THAT WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUT COULD
PROBABLY USE THAT AS A PRETTY DECENT STARTING POINT AT LEAST . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
I'LL SAY IT FOR 12. OKAY. AND THERE'S ONE MORE UPDATE. YES THIS ONE IS A GOOD NEWS UPDATE I THOUGHT WOULD BE GREAT TO END ON. YOU ALL KNOW THE BRING IT HOME PROGRAM WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A STATE FUNDED VOUCHER PROGRAM
THAT'S FUNDED THROUGH THE NEW STATE TAX. THE RECOMMENDATIONS CAME OUT MINNESOTA HOUSING PUBLISHED THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING IN THEIR PACKET SO THE DECISION WON'T BE FINAL UNTIL
THE 24TH BUT WE ARE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR A $2.6 MILLION IN TOTAL FUNDING OVER TWO YEARS WHICH INCLUDES FUNDING FOR START UP AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. ESSENTIALLY YOU HAD TO BE A HOUSING AUTHORITY ALREADY
DOING VOUCHERS IN ORDER TO APPLY AND SO THEY'VE USED A FORMULA REALLY TO DETERMINE THAT AMOUNT BUT WE STILL HAD TO GO THROUGH AND MAKE OUR CASE FOR AN APPLICATION. SO THE VOTE FROM MINNESOTA
HOUSING IS THE 24TH US RECOMMENDATION AND THEN AFTER THAT IT WOULD BE A LONG PROCESS IN TERMS OF CONTRACTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO GET A PROGRAM OFF THE GROUND. BUT IT IS OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'RE AT THIS PHASE AND AND
HAVE RECEIVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO THE STAFF WHO WORKED ON THAT. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT.
WELL WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE TUESDAY, JULY 22ND HRA MEETING SO MOVED MOVED BY COMMISSIONER WHO CAME
SECOND AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER EAST SAY ALL IN FAVOR I MOTION PASSES 620 THANK YOU