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Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Sequoia Rutan to the Saint Paul Public Housing Agency (PHA).
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Public Housing Agency (PHA) is formed to help families and individuals with low incomes achieve greater stability and self-reliance by providing safe, affordable, quality housing, and links to community services; and
WHEREAS, the Public Housing Agency is funded through a combination of tenant fees, federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several State and Local programs; and
WHEREAS, the Public Housing Agency of the City of Saint Paul is a public body corporate and politic organized under Code of Federal Regulations, Title 24, Part 964, Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.003 and Minnesota Session Laws, Chapter 228 (1977) with terms of PHA appointments governed by that enabling legislation requiring that the commissioners be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the governing body; and
WHEREAS, the Public Housing Agency of the City of St. Paul is comprised of a seven-member Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Mayor Carter’s reappointment of Liz Xiong to the Public Housing Agency for a term ending September 1, 2029; and
WHEREAS, Liz Xiong has stepped down from Public Housing Agency leaving an open seat on the Public Housing Agency; and
WHEREAS, Sequoia Rutan applied to serve on the Saint Paul Public Housing Agency Board of Directors and has been recommended by staff to serve in a seat being vacated Liz Xiong; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Carter wishes to appoint Sequoia Rutan to the Public Housing Agency to fill the remainder of the term ending on September 1, 2029; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council approves the appointment to Sequoia Rutan on the Public Housing Agency for a term ending September 1, 2029.