##VIDEO ID:knLJzE1Nve0## .  GOOD EVENING BUT WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE TUESDAY DECEMBER 17TH, 2020 FOR HOUSING OR REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO ORDER THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA HEARING AND SEEING NONE THE ONE THIS MEETING JUST I'M GOING TO BACKTRACK THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVERYBODY IS A THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON AND ONLINE PEOPLE MAY PARTICIPATE ELECTRONICALLY AS PERMITTED BY MINNESOTA STATUTES FOR THIS HRA COMMISSIONER WOOTEN WILL BE ANTICIPATING REMOTELY THEREFORE WILL NEED TO TAKE ROLL CALL VOTES SO COULD WE HAVE THE CALL FOR ATTENDANCE CHAIR WOULDN'T PRESENT AS IT AS IT CHAIR TO HIM PRESENT PRESENT COMMISSIONER MUELLER PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER  THE COMMISSIONER PRESENT COMMISSIONER YOU SAY PRESENT OUR FACTS SO NOW YEAH WHY DON'T WE  AND COMMISSIONER MUELLER  COMMISSIONER MUELLER IS JUST WALKING IN AND WILL PRESENT WONDERFUL.  SO MOVING ON NOW TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA THERE WERE NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA SO BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TUESDAY DECEMBER 17TH, 2024 AGENDA.  SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOUBLING OUR SECOND AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ISAY TO APPROVE THIS EVENING'S AGENDA IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NONE. MAY WE HAVE THE ROLL VOTE BY COMMISSIONER WOOTEN CHEER WHOOPING I COMMISSIONER MUELLER I AM COMMISSIONER  MIRO I AM COMMISSIONER YOU I AND COMMISSIONER DOLLINGER I MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AND I'M 3.1 THE NOVEMBER 26TH 2024 BOARD MEETING MINUTES IS THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE NOVEMBER 26 MEETING MINUTES HEARING AND SEEING NON WE BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 26TH 2024 HRC BOARD MEETING MINUTES WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MUELLER SECOND AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ISSA TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 26 HRC BOARD MEETING MINUTES IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, HEARING AND SEEING NONE WE WILL. WILL YOU PLEASE COULD WE PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL CALL THE CHAIR WOULDN'T A CHAIR WILL HIM HIGH COMMISSIONER MUELLER I COMMISSIONER MUELLER AND COMMISSIONER YOU SAY I COMMISSIONER DON'T GO I MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO MOVING ONTO ADAM 3.2 THE DECEMBER 10TH 2024 HRC BOARD MEETING MINUTES IS THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS HEARING AND SEEING NONE. WE'D BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER 10TH 2024 HRC BOARD MEETING MINUTES SO MOVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MUELLER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BILL BINGER TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER 10TH, 2024 BOARD MEETING MINUTES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NONE. MAY WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE CHAIR WOULDN'T I CHAIR HOLDING HIGH COMMISSIONER MUELLER I THINK COMMISSIONER MOUA COMMISSIONER YOU SAY I AND COMMISSIONER DOLLINGER I MOTION PASS A60 MOVING ONTO THE CONSENT CONSENT AGENDA PRIOR TO THE MEETING NO ONE HAD ASKED TO REMOVE ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION. I WILL ASK AT THIS TIME DOES ANYBODY TO HOLD ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION SEEING NONE WE'D BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO CONSENT ITEMS 4.1 TO 4.3. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOUA SECOND AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DELLINGER TO APPROVE COURSE AND CONSENT ITEMS 4.1 TO 4.3 IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING AND SEEING NON ME WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL VOTE TO CHAIR WOULDN'T I TELL HIM I COMMISSIONER MUELLER HIGH COMMISSIONER MOUA COMMISSIONER YOU SAY I AND COMMISSIONER W I MOTIONASSES SIX ZERO MOVING AND ITEM FIVE ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS ITEM 5.1 THIRD AMENDMENT TWO A BRUSH WITH KINDNESS AGREEMENT WE MAY WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT  HI GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS AND SALVADOR ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR SO THE ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING IS A THIRD AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH A BRUSH WITH KINDNESS WHICH IS RUN BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. WE'RE GOING TO START FIRST WITH A PRESENTATION FROM MIKE ROBERTSON AS THIS IS ACTIVE AGREEMENT JUST TO GIVE PROGRAM UPDATES AND THEN I'LL BACK WITH GUIDANCE ON NEXT STEPS. MIKE WONDERFUL.  THANK YOU .  GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. THANKS TO THE CHAIRS. THANKS TO THE COMMISSIONERS TO ANNA FOR INVITING ME TO COME AND SPEAK WITH YOU THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS MIKE ROBERTSON. I AM THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR A BRUSH OF KINDNESS WHICH IS TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY'S OWNER OCCUPIED PROGRAM.  AND I'M HERE THIS EVENING JUST TO TALK ABOUT OUR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP AS WE CONSIDER AN EXTENSION OF THE AGREEMENT AND ALL RIGHT THERE WE GO. SO JUST A BRIEF HISTORY OF THIS PROGRAM. IT WAS BEGUN IN THE TWIN CITIES IN 1989 AND HAS NOW SERVED OVER 2300 FAMILIES SINCE THEN WE'VE COMPLETED 13 PROJECTS IN BLOOMINGTON SINCE THE PARTNERSHIP BEGAN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND USE SOME ARPA FUNDING IN ORDER TO START THAT PARTNERSHIP.  OUR FOCUS IS REALLY ON CRITICAL HOME REPAIRS BUT THE COST OF THE PROJECTS BLOOMINGTON BECAUSE THE HOUSING STOCK IS GENERALLY IN DECENT SHAPE IS FAIRLY SMALL ABOUT $4,000 AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO USE THE FUNDING TO TAKE CARE OF THE CITATIONS THE HOMEOWNER IS FACING AND THEN USE SOME POTENTIALLY ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO DO OTHER HEALTH AND SAFETY REPAIRS INSIDE OUT.  AND WE LEVERAGE OUR VOLUNTEER MODEL JUST LIKE WE DO WITH OUR HOME CONSTRUCTION. WE BRING OUT GROUPS OF CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS, CHURCHES, INDIVIDUALS TO HELP DO SOME OF THE LESS SKILLED WORK WOULD SAY SO PARTNERSHIP WORKS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. BLOOMINGTON IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL CITIES THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH IN THIS WAY. WE'VE GOT LOTS OF EXPERTIZE AND HISTORY IN OWNER OCCUPIED REPAIRS WHICH ARE A VERY DIFFERENT ANIMAL THAN BUILDING SOMETHING NEW CITIES HAVE LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE AT RISK OF CONDEMNATION OR FORFEITURE BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND SO COMBINING THOSE RESOURCES PRESERVES HOUSING STOCK AND PREVENTS DISPLACEMENT OF VULNERABLE RESIDENTS  THIS IS JUST KIND OF A BASIC FLOWCHART OF HOW THE PARTNERSHIP WORKS. BASICALLY THE INSPECTORS IDENTIFY A CLIENT THAT MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM RESOLVING A CITATION AND THEY REFER THEM TO US WE THEN WORK WITH THAT HOMEOWNER TO DEVELOP A WORK SCOPE THAT ADDRESSES ALL OF THE OPEN ORDERS WE DO THE INCOME QUALIFICATION ON OUR SITE AS WELL MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY TITLE ISSUES THE PROPERTY WE THEN CAN SCHEDULE AND COMPLETE THE PROJECT USING COMBINATION OF TRAINED STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND LICENSED SUBCONTRACTORS FOR THINGS LIKE PLUMBING OR ELECTRICAL WORK WE PROVIDE OF COMPLETION BACK TO THE CITY WORKING WITH THE INSPECTORS AND THEN PERIODICALLY WE'LL SEND A DISBURSEMENT REQUEST TO THE CITY TO TO KIND OF DRAW DOWN THAT GRANT .  THE OTHER THING THAT WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON IS THAT WE STAFF THAT ARE TRAINED IN SOCIAL WORK. SO OFTENTIMES THE HOUSE WE HAVE DISCOVERED IS REALLY JUST A SYMPTOM OF WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE HOMEOWNER'S LIFE.  AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO IN ADDITION TO SORT OF THE BRICKS AND MORTAR REPAIRS CONNECT THOSE THOSE RESIDENTS WITH ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND,  WRAPAROUND SUPPORT. IT'S SURPRISING HOW MANY FOLKS WE RUN INTO THAT ARE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY THEY MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT BENEFITS THAT THEY DON'T THAT THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THEY QUALIFY AND WE CAN HELP THEM GET SIGNED UP FOR THAT. THEY MAY HAVE PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.  WE CAN HELP THEM WITH ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS OR THEY MAY BE OPEN TO ACCEPTING HELP WITH SOME MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES IF THAT'S APPROPRIATE AS WELL.  SO THE BENEFIT FOR THE CITIES THAT WE WORK WITH AND FOR THE RESIDENTS IS THAT IT STABILIZES THEM. IT'S IT'S KIND OF I'VE COME THINK OF IT OVER TIME AS A HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND ANTI DISPLACEMENT POLICY MOST OF THE FOLKS THAT WE WORK WITH ARE 30% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME OR LESS. A LOT OF THEM ARE OLDER REALLY HOUSE THEY'RE IN IS THEIR ONLY ASSET AND THEIR MOST AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE AND WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO STAY THERE THEY LIKELY WIND UP EITHER COUCH SURFING OR IN A SHELTER OR LIVING UNSHELTERED . AND SO THIS THIS KIND OF PARTNERSHIP PREVENTS CONDEMNATIONS THE LOSS OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUE PRESERVES THE EXISTING HOUSING THROUGH CRITICAL HOME REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT IN A PERFECT PROTECT SINGLE FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS.  THE HOUSING STOCK THAT WE HAVE IN THE TWIN CITIES IS OLDER BUT IT'S A LOT OF IT'S BEEN AROUND 100 YEARS AND WE SEE NO REASON WHY IF IT'S CARE OF THAT IT CAN'T SERVE THE NEXT GENERATION THINK THAT IS MY LAST SLIDE OF OR ANY QUESTIONS CAN ANSWER ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS WHO TYPICALLY IDENTIFIES FAMILY OR HOUSE IN NEED YEAH IN BLOOMINGTON IT'S IT'S THE I GUESS I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR EXACT TITLE IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSPECTORS IS THAT CORRECT?  SO ONE OF THOSE GUYS WILL REACH OUT TO OUR INTAKE PERSON AND SAY I'VE GOT A CLIENT, WE HAVE THEM FILL OUT KIND OF REFERRAL FORM AND GET THE BALL ROLLING AND THEN WE KIND OF TAKE IT FROM THERE, HELP THE CLIENT COMPLETE THE APPLICATION, DO THE INCOME DOCUMENTATION.  ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOUR TIME. THANK YOU .  ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MIKE FOR THAT PRESENTATION JUST AS A SUMMARY TOO.  WHAT IS UP FOR APPROVAL THIS EVENING? SO THIS WOULD BE A 30 MINUTE AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING AGREEMENT.  THIS AGREEMENT WAS AMENDED IN 2022 TO ADD OR TO EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE AGREEMENT TO 75,000. AND SO THIS IS THE AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS JUST TO EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD OF THE AGREEMENT TO ALLOW FOR MORE TIME TO EXPEND THOSE FUNDS.  WE SEE THE BRUSH WITH KINDNESS AGREEMENT A SUPPLEMENT TO OUR OTHER REHAB LOAN PROGRAMS, A WAY OF EXPANDING AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITIES OR OPTIONS OF PEOPLE TOUCH WHO WE TOUCH WITH HOME IMPROVEMENT DOLLARS IN THE CITY AND AGAIN THIS IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND FURTHER ENHANCES AND SPREADS OUR HEALTH DOLLARS AS WELL BY HAVING THIS OTHER PROGRAM THAT SERVES A SIMILAR POPULATION. SO YEAH WONDERFUL AND THERE ANY QUESTIONS SEEING AND HEARING NO QUESTIONS WE WERE LOOKING FOR A MOTION AUTHORIZING STAFF TO ENTER INTO A THIRD AMENDMENT TO SERVICES AGREEMENT TWIN CITY TWIN CITIES FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC AND HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND AND FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON SO MOVED WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MUELLER AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DOLLINGER TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ENTER INTO THIRD AMENDMENT TO SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWIN CITIES HABITAT HUMANITY INC AND HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND AND FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING AND SEEING NO DISCUSSION WE BE LOOKING FOR THE ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE CHEW.  SORRY I'M TOTALLY HIGH COMMISSIONER WOULDN'T I?  COMMISSIONER MUELLER I AND COMMISSIONER MOTT I COMMISSIONER ARE YOU SAYING I COMMISSIONER W I MOTION PASS A60I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE THE RECORD SINCE IT WASN'T CALLED AT THE BEGINNING THAT COMMISSIONER CARTER IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT SINCE HER NAME WAS NOT CALLED DURING CALL I JUST WANTED THAT CLEAR FOR OUR RECORDING PURPOSES.  MOVING ON TO SEC BURWELL SOME DISCUSSION ITEMS I KNOW MINISTER ABE HAS SOME EXCITING NEWS FOR US SO I WILL SEND IT TO HER.  YES, SHARON COMMISSIONERS, GOOD EVENING. I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE OFFICIAY FILLED THE ROLE OF OUR SECOND ASSISTANT H.R. ADMINISTRATOR AS OF LAST MONDAY AND WE HAVE HERE TODAY WITH US MIKE PALERMO. MIKE HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY SINCE 2017. HE'S SERVED IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT DIVISIONS STARTED THE PLANNING DIVISION HAS WORKED MORE RECENTLY IN THE PORT AND NOW IS MOVING OVER TO THE HRA AND PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH THE CITY OF DULUTH LOTS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT WHICH IS AS YOU IS A BIG PROGRAM RUN THROUGH THE HRA. HE HAS A MASTER'S URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING AND A LEADERSHIP IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CERTIFICATE AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME MIKE TO THE ROLE YOU WANT TO  THANK YOU BOTH. THANK YOU, MR. ABE AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND WELCOME WORKING WITH YOU ON THE NEAR FURE HERE ABOUT PROJECT WITH CBG AND YEAH LET ME TURN AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM AS WE RAMP THAT UP I'M SURE YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR DISCUSSION TONIGHT WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND JUST TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOU GUYS APPROACH THIS WORK. THANK YOU.  WONDERFUL WELCOME. LOOK LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.  MOVING ON FOR THE DISCUSSION ITEMS WERE ACTUALLY I'M WE'RE GOING TO NEED A TO RECESS UNTIL 630 AND THAT THAT POINT WE WILL RECONVENE WITH THE PLANNING SO MOVE TO A MOTION COMMISSIONER MOA SECOND AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ISSA TO RECESS UNTIL 630 WHEN WE WILL RECONVENE WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NONE MAY WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL VOTE VOTE CHAIR GAME I COMMISSIONER WOULDN'T I I COMMISSIONER MUELLER I I COMMISSIONER WHAT COMMISSIONER ARE YOU SAYING I AND COMMISSIONER W.A. I MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO WE ARE IN RECESS