. OH, SORRY. FIRST THING I NEED A MOTION. I WAS WELL MOVED BY COMMISSIONER WHO CAME SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WU AND NOW WE WILL DO THE ROLL CALL VOTE
COMMISSIONER MA I COMMISSIONER WHO HIM HIGH COMMISSIONER DOPPELGANGER I BE A WEBEX COMMISSIONER WHAT DO CAN I
HAVE STATE YES YES THANK YOU CHAIR MUELLER I SO MOTION PASSES FOR TWO ZERO WITH ONE
ABSTAINING ALL RIGHT NOW WE ARE MOVING ON TO ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS 4.1 EACH THREE OWNED RENTAL PROPERTIES EMERGENCY
MAINTENANCE CONTRACT ME WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS AND I SALVADOR ASSISTANT TRADE ADMINISTRATOR BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A
REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ENTER INTO AN EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH TUCK TECHNICAL LLC FOR YOUR OWN RENTAL PROPERTIES.
THIS AGREEMENT WOULD BE FOR A FULL YEAR AND INITIATE JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE
AGREEMENT IS NOT TO EXCEED $200,000. TUCK TECHNICAL WAS SELECTED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS AND THEY SCORED THE HIGHEST OVERALL
IN THE EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS WHEN CONSIDERING CRITERIA INCLUDING COSTS, QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS PROPOSED APPROACH THEIR APPLICATION STOOD OUT DUE TO THEIR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE
SPECIFICALLY WORKING WITH BOTH RENTAL PROPERTIES ESPECIALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS AND THEIR TEAM. THEIR TEAM BRINGS A NUMBER OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. THE SELECTION COMMITTEE WAS
ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED WITH TUCK'S PROPOSED ONBOARDING PROCESS AND APPROACH TO THE WORK AND ADDITIONALLY THEY HAVE A WELL-ESTABLISHED REPORTING FRAMEWORK THAT WILL HELP KEEP STAFF INFORMED WHEN
EMERGENCIES OCCUR. I WILL GO AHEAD AND RETURN IT BACK TO THE CHAIR FOR ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> I HAVE ONE. >> COMMISSIONER WOOTEN HOW WAS THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT AGREED AND HOW WAS THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT THINKING ABOUT
THE 200,000 THE AMOUNT IT'S BASED ON ARE BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2026 FOR BOTH THE ASSISTED RENTAL AND RENTAL HOMES FOR EMERGENCY
MAINTENANCE THAT'S THE MAX THEY WERE LOOKING AT. >> YEP, THAT'S CORRECT. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS WE HAD A TEMPORARY COMPANY WAS IN THERE FOR A
WHILE. WERE THEY DID THEY ACTUALLY PUT IN A BID? I CAN'T DISCUSS WHO SUBMITTED THE BIDS UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE IT IS A CLOSED BIDDING
PROCESS. BUT THERE WERE WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF FOUR BIDS THROUGH THE RFP SELECTION PROCESS. >> THEN THE LAST THING I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT IS WHAT IS
GOING TO BE THE REPORTING PROCESS IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE OCCURRING WITH STAFF AND A NEW CONTRACTOR AND HAD INFORMATION ACTUALLY BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD? YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. SO IN TERMS OF EMERGENCY EMERGENT SITUATION, SHOULD WE EXPECT KIND OF IN REAL TIME UPDATES OF WHEN THAT HAPPENED
AND THEN MONTHLY REPORTING ON ON KIND OF THE THE ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKING PLACE TO REMEDY THE EMERGENCY VALUATIONS THAT WOULD COME TO
THE BOARD AS PART OF OUR ANNUAL UPDATE THAT WE COMPLETE AROUND THE SUMMER TIME OF JUST MAINTENANCE UPDATES FOR OUR PROPERTIES IS ANOTHER QUESTION
I'M SORRY IS THERE ANY WAY POSSIBLE WE CAN GET A QUARTERLY UPDATE AT LEAST TO GET IT GET TO KEEP TRACK OF WHAT'S OCCURRING GIVEN THE THE THE CHALLENGE WE HAD IN THE PAST RELATIONSHIP THERE.
YOU KNOW ON TOP OF THIS YEAH THANK YOU THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE WE CAN EXPLORE AND INCORPORATE INTO THE THE TIMELINE NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NONE. OKAY.
SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HRA OWNED RENTAL PROPERTIES 2026 2017 EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE CONTRACT SO I
MOVED MOVED BY COMMISSIONER DOLLINGER SECOND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WOOTEN ALL IN FAVOR OR ROLL CALL
? COMMISSIONER MOUA I COMMISSIONER WHO HIM HIGH COMMISSIONER DOUBLING HER I BE AWARE BECAUSE COMMISSIONER
WOULDN'T I CHAIR MUELLER I SO MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. THE NEXT ITEM 4.2 IS THE BLOOMINGTON AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM PILOT SELECTION OF DEVELOPERS MAY WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT ?
THANK YOU CHAIR COMMISSIONERS MIKE PALERMO THE ASSISTANT HRA ADMINISTRATOR. SO HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE BLOOMINGTON AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM WE'RE CALLING THIS THE PILOT OR THE
DIFFERENT PHASES, DIFFERENT ORDER OF OPERATIONS BUT WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS SO WE'LL GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND BUT HERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SELECTING DEVELOPERS.
>> NEXT SLIDE. LIKE I SAID, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS QUITE A BIT BUT AS A REMINDER AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE BLOOMINGTON AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP
PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM THAT WE ARE FUNDING WITH A GRANT FROM MINNESOTA HOUSING ABOUT $3.19 MILLION THAT THEY'VE PROVIDED AND A FEW OTHER SOURCES THAT WE'RE PULLING TOGETHER TO HELP
FUND THIS TO DEVELOP 27 OWNER OCCUPIED HOMES. THE GOAL IS TO COMPLETE THIS BY MARCH 2027. SO TITLE TIMELINE BUT WE
BELIEVE IS DOABLE AND THESE HOMES WOULD BE AFFORDABLE TO THOSE MAKING 80% AREA MEDIAN INCOME. SO AS YOU RECALL WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WORKING WITH HABITAT ON
SOME LOTS. WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL LOTS FOR LOTS OF THE HRA HAS ACQUIRED OVER THE YEARS WITH VARIOUS SOURCES THAT ARE VACANT AND READY TO DEVELOP.
SO WE RELEASED AN RFP IN OCTOBER THAT CLOSED ON NOVEMBER FIFTH AND WE ARE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE RESULT OF THAT NEXT SLIDE.
>> LET'S SEE. SO IN THAT RFP, I MEAN WE HAVE THE OBVIOUS REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT IN THERE BUT I THINK WE REALLY FOCUSED IN ON SOME DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS TO HELP DIFFERENTIATE THOSE
THAT SUBMITTED PROPOSALS. BUT REALLY WE FOCUSED ON THEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER THE PROJECT ON TIME AND ON BUDGET KNOWING THAT WE DO HAVE A TIGHT TIMELINE AND WE DO KNOW THAT
IF WE HAVE TO PURSUE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES THAT ARE GOING TO DELAY THINGS SO ARE WE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE COSTS ARE ACCURATE AND BE ABLE TO FILL THE GAP KNOWING THAT BEYOND JUST THE MINNESOTA HOUSING IMPACT FUND THERE
MIGHT BE OTHER SOURCES THAT LOCAL THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO PROVIDE OR OTHER MET COUNCIL FUNDS THAT WE HAVE. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THIS IS
FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH THE IMPACT FUND AND THEN THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS WITH THAT. SO VISIBILITY STANDARDS IS A BIG ONE WHERE YOU DESIGN A HOME OR IT'S NOT QUITE ADA ACCESSIBLE BUT THERE ARE
SIMILAR ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HOME IS VISITOR SO KIND OF ZERO ENTRY STEP INTO THE HOUSE
HANDRAIL OR NOT OR THANK YOU AND NO NOT KNOBS BUT THE DOOR HANDLES SO THERE'S LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT THAT MAKE A HOME VISIT A BOWL. THERE ARE ALSO STANDARDS FOR SUSTAINABILITY CALLED THE ENTERPRISE GREEN COMMUNITY
STANDARDS THAT THE HOMES MUST MEET AND THEN DEPENDING ON HOW WE ISSUE THE FUNDS THERE MAY BE PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS. SO AFTER REVIEWING THE
APPLICANTS AND AFTER CONDUCTING SOME INTERVIEWS, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED MOVING FORWARD WITH MAGNOLIA HOMES LLC AND OUR DEVELOPMENT LLC.
WE BOTH ARE HERE TODAY IN THE AUDIENCE AND JUST A REMINDER THE HOUSES THAT THEY WOULD BE DEVELOPING SO 101 17 FIRST
AVENUE AND 8935 STEVENS AVENUE SOUTH THEY'RE BOTH LARGER LOTS THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE A TWO FAMILY HOME BASED ON OUR ZONING STANDARDS AND WHERE YOU'RE PROPOSING THAT MAGNOLIA
HOME LLC DEVELOP THOSE TWO LOTS AND THEN THE REMAINING TWO LOTS ARE SMALLER WOULD ACCOMMODATE A SINGLE FAMILY HOME AT 8313 GRAYS DALE AND
1210 WEST 82ND STREET AND THOSE WE'RE RECOMMENDING OUTLINED DEVELOPMENT TO DEVELOP THOSE LOTS SO OUR NEXT STEPS ARE IS TO START ENTERING
INTO NEGOTIATIONS AND DRAFT OUT THE DEVELOPMENT AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH THE TWO DEVELOPERS AND A FUTURE PUBLIC MEETING. A PUBLIC HEARING WILL HAVE TO
BE HELD ONCE WE SELL OR CONVEY THE LAND THAT IS PART OF OUR REQUIREMENTS. BUT RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO TAKE THOSE INITIAL STEPS TO SELECT THESE DEVELOPERS AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK WHEN IT IS TIME TO SELL THE LOTS FOR THEM TO
START DEVELOPMENT. SO WITH THAT IS JUST A SUGGESTED MOTION TO SELECT THESE DEVELOPERS .
>> QUESTIONS COMMENTS. COMMISSIONER MUAH. THANK YOU CHAIR MR. PRELIMINARY REMIND ME WHAT 80% AMAZON BLOOMINGTON 80% AREA
MEETING INCOME FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR LEAVES ABOUT 115,000 I SHOULD KNOW THIS RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD I LOOK AT IT EVERY DAY BUT IT'S ABOUT 115,000 SO THAT'S THAT'S
THAT'S NOT LIKE SUPER LOW INCOME. THAT'S BASICALLY TWO PEOPLE WORKING NORMAL JOBS. YOU HAVE ANOTHER 15 THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN OUR REALITY I THINK WHERE THESE LOTS ARE SITUATED IT'S PROBABLY PRETTY CONSISTENT
PRETTY MUCH WHAT THAT INCOME IS FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. OKAY. AND THEN SINCE THE DEVELOPERS ARE HERE, I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM THEM WHY THEY WERE INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT, THEIR EXPERIENCES, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
DOING. I'D LOVE TO HEAR THAT FROM THE DEVELOPERS. >> SO THIS IS ALEX FRANKS FROM MAGNOLIA HOMES.
HELLO, HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. MY NAME IS ALEX FRANK. I'M THE OWNER OF MAGNOLIA HOMES. WE CREATE ATTAINABLE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS IN AN AREA SO UP TO THIS POINT I'VE
BEEN PARTNERING WITH MINNEAPOLIS AS WE'VE BEEN THE MINNEAPOLIS HOMES PROGRAM PUTTING IN TWIN HOMES AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. AND I HAVE OTHER PROJECTS WITH
TRIPLEXES EXPERIMENTING WITH ALSO BEING PART OF THE HOPE PROGRAM IN GOLDEN VALLEY HAVE A PROJECT BRING AFFORDABLE TWIN HOMES IN THAT IN THAT COMMUNITY AS WELL.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU KNOW EXPANDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MISSING MIDDLE IN THE METRO AREA. SO WHAT ATTRACTED ME TO THIS RFP WAS OBVIOUSLY THE PART
ABOUT ATTAINABLE HOUSING BUT THE OTHER PIECE AROUND TRAINING AND SKILLING UP EMERGING DEVELOPERS THAT'S ANOTHER COMPONENT AND THAT'S WHAT I DO WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I COACH AND TRAIN EMERGING
DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS AS PART OF THE PROCESS AS WELL. SO I'M LOOKING TO CONTINUE THAT WORK IN BLOOMINGTON. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING.
I'M DALTON OUTLAW PRESIDENT OF OUTLAW DEVELOPMENT. EXCITED TO BE HERE AND EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I HAVE OVER FIVE YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE AND COMBINED ON 15 YEARS WITH MY
BUSINESS PARTNER HERE SEAN AND DOING SINGLE FAMILY IS A SMALL SCALE DEVELOPMENT IN ST PAUL. WE ACTUALLY RECENTLY FINISHED UP TWO PROJECTS WITH SIMILAR FUNDING WITH THE IMPACT FUNDS TO CREATE THESE OWNER OCCUPIED
HOUSES WHERE WE BUILT TWO DUPLEXES AND UNDER 12 MONTHS AND GOT THEM SOLD TO FAMILIES IN THE CITY. NOW THEY'RE LIVING IN THEM LIVING ON ONE SIDE AND RENTING OUT THE OTHER SIDE TO YOU KNOW
REALLY CREATE SOME GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND HOUSING SUSTAINABILITY FOR THEMSELVES AS WELL AS YOU KNOW, AFFORDABILITY STANDARDS HERE IN ST PAUL ARE THERE AND ST PAUL YOU KNOW I THINK THAT FOR US AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO DO MORE PROJECTS AND I THINK ST PAUL HAS SOME CONSTRAINTS ON SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. SO WE'RE BLESSED TO YOU KNOW, COME OUT HERE TO BLOOMINGTON
AND USE SOME OF OUR SKILLS AND RESOURCES TO COME OUT HERE AND HELP SUPPORT YOU GUYS IS INITIATIVES IN BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS. THE EMERGING DEVELOPERS THING
IS ALSO AS WELL A PART OF OUR REPORT WAS WE'RE TRYING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD AND LIFT AND CLIMB AND PULL YOU KNOW TO HELP OTHERS LEARN THIS DEVELOPMENT REALM AND CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALL AT THE
SAME TIME. SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE BLOOMINGTON TEAM. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS ANY
COMMISSIONER WHO CAME? THANK YOU CHAIR. I JUST KIND OF A QUICK QUESTION FOR STAFF. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD? ARE WE GOING TO BE CONTINUALLY KIND OF UPDATED ON THE
PROGRESS GOING FORWARD AND KIND OF JUST WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IF A CHAIR COMMISSIONER WHO CAME YEAH SO WE KIND OF HAVE MULTIPLE PHASES MOVING AT ONCE LIKE I
HAD MENTIONED WHERE THERE WERE GETTING CLOSE TO FINALIZING HOPEFULLY MONDAY SIGNATURES FOR PURCHASE OF OUR SALE OF THE LOTS TO HABITAT WITH HUMANITY.
WE'LL WORK QUICKLY ON THESE AND WE'LL BE PROVIDING UPDATES THROUGHOUT. SO THIS ALONE WILL GET US TO ABOUT 12 UNITS.
SO WITH THOSE TWO PHASES SO THERE'LL BE MORE TO COME ON THE FUTURE PHASES AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT OUT AS WE WORK THROUGH SOME THINGS WITH THAT.
BUT PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT WE'LL BE GIVING UPDATES TO GIVE YOU PROGRESS TO MAKE SURE THAT ARE WELL INFORMED AND AS THINGS MOVE FORWARD WE CAN KIND OF HOPEFULLY GET SOME TOURS AND KIND OF GET TO SEE
THE PROGRESS. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MOUA THANK YOU CHAIR. AND CAN YOU REMIND US HOW WE CAME UPON THE FUNDING FROM THE STATE? WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO? HOW DO WE GET THE MONEY FROM
THE PROGRAM? CHAIR COMMISSIONER WE APPLIED FOR THE IMPACT FUNDS IN THE STATE SO IT'S GREATER OUR MINNESOTA HOUSING THE STATE AGENCY HAS THIS IMPACT FUND
THAT IS TARGETED TO OUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS OR SPECIFIC AREAS. SO IN 2023 WE APPLIED FOR THE FUNDS AND DURING THAT APPLICATION PROCESS WE IDENTIFIED HOW MANY UNITS WE THOUGHT WAS FEASIBLE.
THAT'S HOW WE CAME TO 27 UNITS WE HAD IDENTIFIED A HANDFUL OF LOTS THAT WE HAD CONTROL OF THESE FOUR LOTS AND THE FOUR THAT HABITAT ARE WORKING
ON AND A SLEW OF OTHERS THAT WE THOUGHT WERE FEASIBLE THAT WE COULD CONTINUE TO PURSUE AND WORK TOWARDS. SO THIS IS KIND OF THAT WORK. WE HAD STAFF TRANSITION LIKE AFTER WE WERE AWARDED THAT
FUND THEY KIND OF SLOWED THE PROCESS A LITTLE BIT. BUT NOW THAT WE'RE HERE AT THIS POINT WE HAVE KIND OF TAKEN THAT NEXT STEP FORWARD. BUT IT IS A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS TO THE STATE AND THEY SO WE FOLLOW
THE STATE GUIDELINES ON HOW TO DO THAT. BUT THESE FUNDS THEN HELP FILL THE GAP IN THE DEVELOPMENT KNOWING THAT THERE IS COST THAT IS GOING TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT THAT THIS HOUSE WILL
SELL ITSELF FOR NOW I APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT STAFF HAS DONE TO GO OUT TO THE STATE AND FRANKLY TO BRING OUR MONEY BACK BECAUSE WE ALL PAY STATE TAXES AND WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE IT GOES. AND SO THANK YOU STAFF FOR GOING OUT AND MAKING SURE THAT LOOTED MONEY COMES BACK TO BLOOMINGTON BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE NOT THE ONLY COMMUNITY THAT NEEDS MISSING RENTAL HOUSING. AND SO TO HAVE THE MONEY THAT WE SEND TO THE STATE COME BACK
TO US SO WE CAN DO THIS IS REALLY APPRECIATED. >> THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
WELL HEARING NONE. MAY I MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STAFF TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH SELECTED DEVELOPERS OF THE
BLOOMINGTON AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM. SO MOVED MOVED BY COMMISSIONER WHO KING SECOND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DOUBLING OR MAY
WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL VOTES. COMMISSIONER MOUA I COMMISSIONER WHO HIM I COMMISSIONER DOPPELGANGER I BE
A WEBEX COMMISSIONER TOTAL I CHAIR MUELLER I SO MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0 OUR NEXT ITEM IS
4.3 IS THE 2026 BUDGET AND FINAL LEVY DISCUSSION AND I JUST WANT TO STATE THIS COMMENT IF YOU'RE HERE TO OFFER PUBLIC TESTIMONY WE WILL
NOT BE TAKING IT DURING THE MEETING TONIGHT. HOWEVER, WE REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE ACTUARIES BUDGET LEVY WE APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU'VE TAKEN TO STAY INFORMED AND TO
ATTEND OUR MEETING. PLEASE CONSIDER SUBMITTING YOUR THOUGHTS IN WRITING SO THEY CAN BE FORMALLY INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL OFFICIAL PUBLIC RATTER RECORD AND
THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDERED. THANK YOU SO THE 2026 BUDGET AND FINAL LEVY DISCUSSION MAY WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT? YES. GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS SARAH TEACHER ADMINISTRATOR I WILL JUST GIVE A SECOND FOR OUR SLIDES TO COME UP HERE. HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. >> OKAY SO SOME BACKGROUND I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS DISCUSSION HAS BEEN
BEFORE YOU ALL TONIGHT. SO CURRENTLY WHERE WE ARE WE APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY LEVY OF $3,298,465 WHICH WAS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AT THE MEETING
THE HRA MEETING ON AUGUST 26TH AND HAVE IT HAD HAD ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION IN OCTOBER. A KEY QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION FOR THE HRA WAS THE FEDERAL BUDGET IMPACTS AND SOME POTENTIAL CUTS TO A LOT OF THE
HOUSING PROGRAMS THAT MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF THE HRA BUDGET AND HOW THOSE WOULD IMPACT OUR HATCHERY PROGRAMS AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN THOSE IN THE FACE OF POTENTIAL CHANGES IN FUNDING.
SO THAT'S BEEN KIND OF ONE OF THE MAJOR THEMES OF THE DISCUSSION TO DATE AND THE GOAL FOR TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE A FINAL BUDGET AND LEVY FOR 2026 WHICH WILL THEN GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
>> AND THIS IS JUST A QUICK REMINDER OF THE MISSION AND VALUES OF THE HRA CREATING A STABLE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THROUGH SAFE AND DIGNIFIED HOUSING CHOICES. AND THEN WE HAVE A SERIES OF WE HAVE QUITE A FEW
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT FIT INTO THESE MAJOR CATEGORIES ALL TO PROMOTE HOUSING STABILITY PATHWAYS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP REALLY PROVIDE HOUSING SERVICES ACROSS THE HOUSING SPECTRUM FROM HOMELESSNESS ALL
THE WAY TO STABLY HOUSED. AND HERE IS THE BUDGET REQUEST THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED A FEW TIMES. YOU CAN SEE HERE THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE MAJOR
BUDGET CATEGORIES SO VERY MUCH SUMMARIZED VERSION OF THE BUDGET. >> YOU CAN SEE THE ACTUAL AND 2024 AND 2025 AS WELL AS THE SORRY THE BUDGET FOR 2025 AS WELL AS THE 2026 PROPOSED
BUDGET. AGAIN YOU CAN SEE SOME INCREASES IN ALL CATEGORIES. THIS ALSO SHOWS YOU THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL CATEGORY AS WELL AS OTHER REVENUES SO YOU
CAN SEE HOW THE HRA LEVY IS ABOUT A LITTLE LESS THAN A THIRD OF THE TOTAL HRA BUDGET A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF IT IS FEDERAL DOLLARS. AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER REVENUES RENTAL INCOME GRANTS,
THINGS LIKE THAT AND THEN IN THE EXPENDITURES OF COURSE SALARIES AND BENEFITS AND THEN MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES A GOOD PORTION OF THIS GOES TO PROVIDE THE PROGRAMING THAT WE DO OFFER
INCLUDING THE RENT CHECKS THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE HUD PROGRAM ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BUCKET. ALL RIGHT.
SO AGAIN VERY HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY. THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR 2026 IS ANTICIPATED TO BE
$11.7 MILLION. AGAIN ONLY 3.2 MILLION OF THAT IS LEVY. THE REST OF THAT IS PRIMARILY FEDERAL FUNDING. SO HERE'S THE BREAKDOWN YOU CAN SEE ABOUT 7.5 MILLION IS GRANTED ANNUALLY THROUGH THESE
TWO PROGRAMS HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS COMMONLY KNOWN AS SECTION EIGHT AND OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT OR CDBG FUNDS. AND THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER INCOME AS WELL.
SO THE TOTAL BUDGETED INCREASE FOR 2026 IS AROUND 13.6%. THAT DOES INCLUDE THAT DOES DOES INCLUDE INCOME AND SPENDING.
SO LIKE WE'VE INCREASED OUR RENT FEES ON YOUR OWN PROPERTIES AND OTHER THINGS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO FUND HRA PROGRAMS.
AND THEN WE'VE GONE OVER THIS PREVIOUSLY AS WELL BUT SOME INFORMATION ON THE COST EFFICIENCIES AND REDUCTIONS. SO BECAUSE OF THE ATTORNEY'S POSITION WITHIN THE CITY THERE ARE A LOT OF EFFICIENCIES THAT
WE ARE WORKING WITH A LARGER CITY NETWORK AND THINGS LIKE SHARING FINANCE RESOURCES AND OTHER YOU KNOW OUTREACH SERVICES AND OTHER THINGS ARE SHARED WITH THE CITY ALSO AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE AMOUNT
OF DOLLARS THAT ARE LEVERAGED FROM OTHER SOURCES OR THAT ARE NOT HRA LEVY DOLLARS WE DO DO A GREAT JOB. I WILL SAY THAT LEVERAGING OTHER FUNDS SO THAT INCLUDES STATE MONEY LIKE LOCAL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AID THAT BUDGET ALSO DOES NOT INCLUDE A NEW $2.6 MILLION AWARD FOR STATE A STATE FUNDED VOUCHER PROGRAM. SO YOU CAN SEE WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING AND
SEARCHING FOR OTHER GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE HRA LEVY WE'VE BEEN EVALUATING OUR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES AND LAST YEAR BROUGHT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN-HOUSE.
I WILL SAY THIS IS A MUCH BETTER SERVICE FOR ABOUT THE SAME COSTS SO THAT'S AN EFFICIENCY GAINED THERE. ALSO JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE STREAMLINING CONTRACT AND ALWAYS AS YOU SAW TODAY WE
HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF RFP TO COMPETITIVELY BID COST FOR SERVICES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE BEST PRICE FOR OUR DOLLAR. AND THEN SOME OTHER THINGS LIKE BEING VERY THOUGHTFUL AND
CAREFUL AROUND REPAIRS TO OUR OWN PROPERTIES, DOING SOME LONG TERM PLANNING ON THOSE AND PAUSING PROGRAMING WHEN WE WERE MAXED OUT IN TERMS OF FUNDING. SO OUR OUR REHAB LOANS ARE
IN VERY HIGH DEMAND AND HAVE A VERY LONG WAITLIST AND SO BUT BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND WE ACTUALLY WERE I MEAN AT OUR BUDGET LAST YEAR AND A LOT OF THIS FUNDING IS FROM HUD
BUT SO WE PAUSE THE PROGRAMS DURING THAT TIME AND ARE NOW GOING THROUGH THE WAITLIST AND GRANTING FUNDS AGAIN OR LOANING FUNDS AND THEN WE ALSO
COMPLETED THE PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING THIS YEAR. SO THESE ARE A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME OF THE EFFICIENCIES IN PLACE THAT WERE BROUGHT OUT THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO AGAIN HIGH RECOMMENDATION TO ACTIVELY SEEK FEDERAL,
STATE AND REGIONAL GRANTS WHICH WE ARE VERY ACTIVE IN ALSO ACROSS TRAINING STAFF AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN IMPLEMENTING THIS YEAR AND MAKING SURE THAT STAFF ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION NO MATTER
WHAT THEIR SPECIALTY ARE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE AT LEAST BASIC SERVICES FOR OUR HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PARTICIPANTS AS THAT IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE STAFF TIME AND THEN CENTRALIZING SERVICES.
SO AGAIN BECAUSE WE'RE ALIGNED WITH THE CITY PROCESSES AND DEPARTMENTS THERE'S A LOT OF EFFICIENCIES THERE. >> OKAY. AND THEN AS I MENTIONED FEDERAL FUNDING HAS BEEN A
HUGE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AND CONCERN FOR THE HRA. SO AGAIN OUR TWO LARGEST SOURCES OF FUNDING ARE THESE TWO PROGRAMS CURRENTLY FOLLOWING THE SHUTDOWN THE THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH PASSED A CONTINUING RESOLUTION WHICH BASICALLY MEANS THAT THEY TOOK THE FUNDING LEVELS FROM 2025 AND THEY EXTENDED THEM AT THE SAME LEVEL THROUGH JANUARY 30TH 2026.
SO COME JANUARY 30TH THERE WILL NEED TO BE ACTION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGAIN TO PREVENT ANOTHER SHUTDOWN. I'LL NOTE HERE ALSO I THINK IMPORTANT TO THE CONVERSATION.
SO WHILE WE'VE GOT HERE THE CURRENT PROPOSALS YOU CAN SEE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS LEVELS A LITTLE BIT OF A REDUCTION AND A COUPLE OF THOSE MAJOR AREAS. ONE THING THAT WE'RE ALSO
SEEING ARE SOME CHANGES TO ADJACENT PROGRAMS. SO FOR EXAMPLE THIS CONTINUUMS OF CARE ISSUE THE COUNTY
RECEIVES A I THINK IT'S BROWN MAYBE 15 OR $20 MILLION FOR THESE CONTINUUM OF CARE AND BECAUSE THEY PRIMARILY FUND PERMANENT HOUSING WITH THESE
DOLLARS THE MOST RECENT THEY APPLY FOR THESE DOLLARS EVERY YEAR IS KIND OF A MIX BETWEEN ENTITLED AND APPLIED AND SO THE THERE WERE SOME RECENT CHANGES TO WANT TO FUND MORE
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE OF WHEN THE THE THE FUNDING REQUEST WAS ISSUED THE COUNTY IS NOT ABLE TO ADJUST QUICKLY THEIR
STANDING PROGRAMING. SO I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THIS IN THE NEWS A LITTLE BIT. WE DON'T RECEIVE ANY DIRECT FUNDING BUT WE DO EXPECT BLOOMING RESIDENTS TO BE IMPACTED. WE'RE CURRENTLY CONNECTING WITH THE COUNTY ON WHAT WE CAN
DO IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SERVICES. THE COUNTY HAS SAID THAT AROUND I THINK IT'S 1000 OR A LITTLE OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE DO RELY ON THESE DOLLARS FOR HOUSING INCLUDING RENTAL
SUPPORT. SO TRYING TO CONSIDER IF THERE ARE WAYS WHERE THE HRA CAN SUPPORT KEEPING SOME OF THESE FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES SAFELY HOUSED IS ONE SPACE WHERE I
THINK WHERE THE FEDERAL FUNDING CONVERSATION COMES UP. SO THAT'S STILL VERY PRELIMINARY BUT IT IS SOMETHING I KNOW THE HRA CARES VERY DEEPLY ABOUT RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND KEEPING PEOPLE
HOUSED AND THEN HERE'S THE LOVELY ILLUSTRATION SO YOU CAN SEE PREVIOUS TO BEFORE 2023 WE WERE LOVING TO THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT AND 2023 AND 2024 BECAUSE OF THE SPLIT OR THE ADDITION OF THE PORT AUTHORITY LEVY THE HRA GREATLY REDUCED ITS LEVY FOR THOSE FEW YEARS AND SO THIS PROPOSAL IF WE
WERE TO MAXIMIZE THE LEVY AGAIN IT WOULD BE RESTORING THAT PREVIOUS LEVEL. >> AND THEN HERE ARE A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTED REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED INCREASE. WE MENTIONED PROPERTY
MAINTENANCE SINCE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS SINCE COVID CONSTRUCTION AND COSTS OF MAINTENANCE HAVE GREATLY AND DRAMATICALLY INCREASED. WE ALSO HAD SOME DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO ENTER HOMES OR
YOU KNOW A DECREASE IN RENTAL PAYMENTS AND SO WE SEE A LONG TERM NEED TO INCREASE OUR INVESTMENTS IN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND THE HOA OWNED PROPERTIES ALSO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING INVESTMENTS. SO WE HAVE INVESTED I KNOW THE HRA HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF UPDATES ON OUR OPPORTUNITY HOUSING ORDINANCE AND SO THAT WAS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT WHICH HAS RESULTED
IN A LOT OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF AFFORDABILITY AND THE THE FUNDING THAT WE INVESTED IS NOW EXPANDED. SO THIS WOULD GO TOWARDS SOME DEBT SERVICE THAT WE USED TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THOSE
PROGRAMS AND ALSO COULD GO TO ADDITIONAL PROJECTS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS THIS IS ONE AREA WHERE WE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CONTRACTS ANNUALLY WITH
SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT PROVIDE VARIOUS NECESSARY SERVICES SO THINGS LIKE HOUSING NAVIGATION ,THINGS LIKE THAT AND WE DO SEE A NEED TO INCREASE SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS AVAILABLE.
THE LAST BULLET HERE IS SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT FUND BALANCE AND THIS GETS BACK TO SOME OF THE LONG TERM INVESTMENTS THAT THE HRA WANTS TO MAKE IN PROMOTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITY AND THEN I WON'T BE TOO MUCH LONGER. I KNOW I'VE TALKED A LOT THERE'S A COUPLE OF SLIDES JUST VISUALS OF SOME OF THE INFORMATION.
SO HERE'S OUR REVENUE SUMMARY AGAIN THIS REALLY SHOWS HOW MUCH OF THIS IS FEDERAL GRANTS VERSUS PROPERTY TAXES VERSUS OTHER FORMS OF REVENUE AND THEN HERE'S THE TOTAL BUDGET.
SO HOW IT'S SPLIT INTO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. ONCE AGAIN THE VOUCHER PROGRAM IS DOMINATING AND THEN SMALL SECTIONS ARE CONTRIBUTED TO
EACH OF THE OTHER FUNDS THAT WE HAVE TO FUND THESE VARIOUS PROGRAMS. >> AND THESE ARE THE THIS IS HOW THE LEVY OR APPROXIMATELY
HOW THE LEVY IS SPLIT AMONG THE DIFFERENT FUNDS OF THE HRA. SO YOU CAN JUST SEE FROM THIS YOU CAN SEE HOW THE HRA LEVY DOLLARS GO TO SUPPORT VARIOUS DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PROGRAMING .
>> OKAY. AND AS I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING THE COUNCIL WILL VOTE TO APPROVE A LEVY FOR THE COUNCIL APPROVAL AS I BELIEVE
DECEMBER 15TH. THE HRA LEVY IS ANTICIPATED TO GO TO THE COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 8TH AND THAT IS THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING THAT DAY THE TRUTH AND TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN THE BUDGET
MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO NEXT STEPS AND WITH THAT I BRING YOU TO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION. WE HAVE HAD SOME DISCUSSION AROUND MAXIMIZING THE LEVY
VERSUS OFFERING ANOTHER OPTION THAT DOES DECREASE THE LEVY SLIGHTLY BUT REMOVES SOME OF THOSE LONG TERM INVESTMENTS AND SO I HAVE INCLUDED BOTH DOLLAR AMOUNTS HERE FOR YOU FOR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.
THIS IS THE LAST ACTION BEFORE IT GOES TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE AND WITH THAT I AND MY PRESENTATION THANK YOU QUESTIONS COMMENTS
COMMISSIONER WHO CAME? THANK YOU CHAIR ONE THING I WANTED TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATION I'M NOT SURE WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN IN THE NEWS LATELY IS THAT INCLUDING THE STATE
GOING AFTER THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION RIGHT NOW DUE TO THE CUTS THE HUD CUTS TO PERMANENT HOMELESS HOUSING IS THAT PART OF THAT? I JUST WANT TO I JUST WANT TO
BE CLEAR I'M YES, YEAH, I BELIEVE SO IF WE'RE THINKING OF THE SAME THING I HAVE SEEN AN ARTICLE IN NPR ABOUT THE GOVERNOR TALKING ABOUT THIS IMPACTING AROUND 5000 MINNESOTANS STATEWIDE. SO I BELIEVE THAT IS
CONNECTED. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. YOU COMMISSIONER MOUA WELL, I'M GOING TO BE A SQUEAKY WHEEL AS I HAVE IN OUR
CONVERSATION ADVOCATING FOR THE LOWER LEVY WE'VE THE COUNCIL HAS ASKED THE REST OF THE CITY TO REDUCE AND SO
I'M ASKING THE HRA TO REDUCE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGES WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND UNCERTAINTY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUT THE ONE THING I KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT PEOPLE
ARE STRUGGLING TODAY RIGHT NOW AND WE HAVE DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB NOT TO DISMISS THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AND GOING OUT AND FINDING OTHER DOLLARS TO BRING OUR DOLLARS BACK TO BLOOMINGTON.
BUT I THINK IN THE MOMENT THAT WE'RE AT WITH THE WORK THAT WE HAVE, I BELIEVE THE LOWER BUDGET ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK THAT WE HAVE SAID WE'RE GOING TO DO WHILE
MAINTAINING THE AFFORDABILITY WITHIN BLOOMINGTON. AND SO THAT'S MY ADVOCACY AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS WHOLE TIME TO THE HRA AND SO AGAIN I RESPECT WHAT THE
BOARD HAS TO SAY BUT I'D BE PUSHING FOR THE LOWER LEVY TO SAY YOU'RE GRABBING OUT ON THE
AVE WE FOR 2020. WE CAN'T TAKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE THIS WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA TO HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE WHAT YOU'RE TAKING POINT I SAID MORE COME ON THIS WHERE YOU CAN COME ON DECEMBER 8TH AND AND AND DISCUSS THAT WE
JUST WE CAN'T TAKE COMMENTS RIGHT NOW NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT ADVERTISED AS HAVING PUBLIC TESTIMONY SO THEREFORE IT IS
NOT FAIR TO THE OTHER TWO OTHER CITIZENS OF BLOOMINGTON WHO MAY WANTED TO HAVE ATTENDED THIS. SO WE CANNOT HAVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
YOU CAN COME ON DECEMBER 8TH. WE DON'T MEAN TO SHUT ANYONE DOWN BUT IN TRUE FAIRNESS FOR THE REST OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, THIS WAS NOT ADVERTISED AS A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO WE CANNOT TAKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO MOVE ON. COMMISSIONER WHO CAME? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
JUST TO CLARIFY, I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THE HRA HAS FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS BEEN PRETTY MUCH AT THE LOWEST LEVY. I JUST WANT THAT CLEAR FOR ON RECORD THAT WE HAVE LOWERED
OUR LEVY FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS SO I JUST WANT YOU KNOW KNOWING THAT WE HAVE BEEN MAKING YOU KNOW WE HAVE BEEN MAKING SACRIFICES AND WE UNDERSTAND WHERE THE COUNCIL
IS COMING FROM AND WHERE RESIDENTS ARE COMING FROM. WE ARE RESIDENTS AS WELL AND THE CITY AND IT'S OUR TAX DOLLARS AS WELL. I WANT TO COMMEND STAFF BECAUSE WE HAVE LEVERAGED A LOT OF EXTERNAL RESOURCES AND
I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE OTHER CITY BODIES TO DO THE SAME AS WELL DURING THIS TIME AS MUCH AS THEY CAN I FEEL OUR STAFF HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO GET RESOURCES AND
FUNDING OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS AND CITY TAX DOLLARS WHICH HAS ALLOWED US TO DO THE PROGRAMING THAT WE DO. I WANT TO STATE THAT I AM NOT
I'M NOT AGAINST GOING AND COMPROMISE ING ON THE LEVY BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE CLEAR ON MY VOICE OF THE FACT THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF BLOOMINGTON AND NOT TODAY. I WILL ALSO BE THE SQUEAKY WHEEL THAT SAYS THAT WE DIDN'T ALL GET AND THIS POSITION IN THE CITY FROM JUST FIVE
YEARS THIS HAS BEEN MANY YEARS WHERE TAXES HAVE HAD TO BE RAISED BECAUSE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WERE NOT TAKEN AS A PRIORITY YEARS AGO AND SO NOW WE'RE IN A POSITION
OF EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO FIX WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOUR YEARS AGO. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE SO THAT NEXT GENERATIONS AREN'T IN THE
POSITIONS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. WHO CAME? COMMISSIONER WOOTEN YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT AND I'M NOT A
SQUEAKY WHEEL I'VE BEEN A PROPONENT OF NOT HAVING OUR LEVY RAISED FOR OUR SYSTEM AND WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION AND I GUESS IN SHORT AND THE BODY
LEVY RAISED POINT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD HEARING NONE.
LET'S MOVE TO A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO YOU CAN YOU PUT THIS SCREEN BACK UP SOME OF THE LANGUAGE
CHATTER OKAY. SO I'M ASKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FINAL LEVY OF A SPECIAL BENEFIT TAX LEVY
PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 469.003 SUBDIVISION SIX AND APPROVAL OF A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 JUST
COMMISSIONER WHO I APOLOGIZE CHAIR I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GUESS BEFORE WE DO THIS WE DISCUSS WHICH LEVY AMOUNT WE WANT TO APPROVE.
I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR I, I APPRECIATE I DO WE HAVE BACK ON THE SCREEN THE TWO OPTIONS PLEASE I APOLOGIZE. IT JUST WE CAN'T WE DO HAVE TWO OPTIONS AND I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE HAVING THAT JUST FOR ALL CLARIFICATION . THANK YOU. I'M SORRY
. OKAY . >> SO SO CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS THE RESOLUTION INCLUDES THE HIGHER LEVY SO IF YOU WANT TO APPROVE THAT LEVY
YOU JUST NEED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS WRITTEN. IF YOU WANT TO APPROVE A DIFFERENT AMOUNT THEN YOU NEED TO SPECIFY THAT IN THE MOTION .
OKAY. MAKE A MOTION . OKAY. SO THIS MOTION IS TO AUTHORIZE
THE LEVY OF THE CURRENT RECOMMENDATION AND PRELIMINARY LEVY AMOUNT OF $3.2 MILLION.
SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? >> SO MOVED MOVED BY COMMISSIONER DOLLINGER
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS WE DON'T HAVE AND I THINK THE CHAIR COMMISSIONERS
I THINK YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THE MOTION FIRST. YES. NO. HI, NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. I'M RACHEL TIERNEY. IF YOU HAVE A MOTION ON THE
TABLE IT EITHER FAILS FOR LACK OF A SECOND OR IF YOU GET A SECOND THEN YOU NEED TO VOTE AND THE MOTION NEED TO FAIL BEFORE IT'S APPROPRIATE TO START A NEW MOTION. OKAY.
OKAY. SO WE HAVE NO SECOND SO NOW I AM PROPOSING A NEW MOTION TO
AUTHORIZE THE I'LL TURN ACTIVE OPTION LEVY OF $2.7 MILLION SO MOVED MOVED BY COMMISSIONER
WOOTEN SECOND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHO CAME IN. WE NEED A ROLL CALL. HELLO AGAIN. SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE RECORDS REALLY CLEAR THAT THE MOTION THAT YOU'RE MAKING IS FOR A LEVY OF TWO $2,769,133.
YOU ARE ALSO THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU APPROVES NOT ONLY THE LEVY AMOUNT BUT IT APPROVES THE BUDGET THE TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET. SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S DONE THAT MATH. I THINK IT WOULD BE OKAY TO
SAY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN THE OVERALL ANNUAL BUDGET TO SO WE COVER BOTH OF THOSE BASES IN ONE MOTION I MOVED
OKAY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO REREAD THE MOTION SO WE ARE VERY CLEAR ON
THIS SO AND ASKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE TO AUTHORIZE THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL BENEFIT LEVY AND THAT WE GO WITH THE
ALTERNATIVE OPTION OF 2,769,000 AND $133 AND THAT WOULD CORRELATE TO THE
CORRESPONDING BUDGET REDUCTION OF SEVEN MOVED OKAY MOVE BY COMMISSIONER WOOTEN SECOND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHO
CAME AND NOW WE CAN PROCEED TO THE ROLL CALL VOTE
COMMISSIONER MOUA THE COMMISSIONER WHO HIM I PLEASE COMMISSIONER OPLINGER I BE OUR
WEBEX COMMISSIONER WHAT AM I CHAIRING MUELLER I MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0 THE LAST ITEM
OF DISCUSSION IS THE HRA ADMINISTRATOR UPDATES ME. WE HAVE THE REPORT . >> YES.
I'M JUST PULLING UP MY NOTES HERE. OKAY. WE HAVE WELL YOU'VE BEEN INTRODUCED TO RACHEL TIERNEY. RACHEL IS FROM KENNEDY AND
GRAVES SHE IS OUR GENERAL COUNSEL THAT WAS SELECTED THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS AND THE CONTRACT WAS APPROVED AT THE LAST MEETING. SO WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR JUMPING IN IT
AND WELL AND WE'LL ALSO WELCOME JEFF BOTTS WHO IS OUR NEW ATTORNEY OVER THERE. SO HE STARTED EARLIER THIS MONTH AND HE IS REPLACING THE FORMER AG ACCOUNTANT WHO
DEPARTED IN AUGUST. SO TWO NEW INTRODUCTIONS AND THEN I DID WANT TO ALSO NOTE DURING THE DISCUSSION ON THE
THE SELECTION OF THE EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE PROVIDER THE NAME IS PUBLIC. SO I JUST WANTED TO COMMISSIONER ONTO YOUR QUESTION I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE THE THAT OUR CURRENT PROVIDER DID SUBMIT AN
APPLICATION AND THEN MOVING ON TO OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. SO A COUPLE NOTES ABOUT WHAT'S COMING UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT ARE RELATED TO THE HRA ON DECEMBER EIGHT THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF THINGS ON CONSENT AND A PUBLIC HEARING. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS RELATED TO CDBG OR CDBG COVID DOLLARS WHICH ARE FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT WERE GIVEN TO US DURING COVID.
AND SO WE HAD INCLUDED IN OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THIS YEAR THAT WE WOULD BE SPENDING THIS ON SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HRA OWNED PROPERTIES AND HUD ASKED US TO MAKE THE
CHANGE TO THE PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2020. SO WE HAD TO GO BACK AND DO AN AMENDMENT TO THAT CHANGE. SO THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE CITY COUNCIL SO YOU'LL SEE THAT BUT IT IS FOR AN ITEM THAT WAS ALREADY DISCUSSED
WITH THE HRA AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNUAL CONTRACTS GOING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON THAT DAY. WE HAVE OUR STAFF SERVICES CONTRACT, OUR CDBG MUTUAL AGREEMENT AND THEN THE LEVY
AMOUNT THAT YOU JUST SET THE FINAL LEVY WILL BE ALSO BE GOING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON THAT DATE. AND THEN ANOTHER NOTE I KNOW WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF ITEMS
AND DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE ST MARK'S PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND REDEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CELL TOWER AND THAT THEY ARE DISPUTING THE SITE PLAN THAT
WE SENT THEM SO WE'RE STILL TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM AND STILL BELIEVE THAT WE CAN COME TO A SOLUTION. HOWEVER WE DID EXTEND THE CONTINGENCY DATE THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR AND IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A WRENCH IN OUR PLANS.
SO WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT. JUST WANT TO LET THE BOARD KNOW AND THEN THE LAST THING I HAVE HERE IS JUST TO NOTE THAT THE LAST MEETING THE NEXT MEETING ON DECEMBER 9TH WAS THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR AND MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF A
LONGER AGENDA. SO JUST WANTED TO PREPARE YOU ALL FOR THEM AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER WOOTEN, YOUR COMMENT AND I WANTED TO ASK ON
THE STATUS OF A PROJECT THE THE THE HOA PARKING STRUCTURE PROJECT WE HAVE ANY DOWN WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT? >> YES. CHAIR COMMISSIONERS WE WERE
ACTUALLY OUT THERE TODAY GIVING THEM NOTICES FOR PARKING IN CASE OF SNOW AND THEN AS FAR AS THE CONSTRUCTION GOES I BELIEVE THAT THEIR BUILDING PERMIT WAS
APPROVED JUST THIS WEEK SO WE SHOULD BE SEEING CONSTRUCTION START ON THAT PROJECT PRETTY SOON. I BELIEVE THE FIRST STEP IS THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURE AND THEN CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW
STRUCTURE WILL BE MORE TOWARDS THE SPRING SO YOU MIGHT SEE JUST THE DEMOLITION AND THEN NO ACTIVITY OVER THE WINTER BUT THAT IS A POSITIVE STEP. SO THANKS.
THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA. OH, COMMISSIONER HULKING. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A NEW CITY MANAGER. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE COULD GET AN INTRODUCTION MAYBE AT OUR NEXT MEETING OR SOMETHING THAT IT WOULD JUST BE NICE TO MEET AND GET A FORM OF ACTUAL INTRODUCTION? >> YES.
CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS I KNOW THAT THAT IS ON HIS ONBOARDING LIST. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S THE NEXT MEETING BUT I CAN I CAN FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND WE'LL WE'LL HAVE AN INTRODUCTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE HERE. >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. NOW WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA SO MY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE TUESDAY
NOVEMBER 25TH, 2025 HRA BOARD MEETING. SOME MOVED BY COMMISSIONER WHO CAME AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOVE MAY WE HAVE
THE ROLL CALL VOTE COMMISSIONER MA HIGH COMMISSIONER WHO AM I COMMISSIONER DOUBLING HER RIGHT WE ARE WEBEX COMMISSIONER WOULDN'T I CHAIR
MUELLER I MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THANKSGIVING