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Approving the April 25, 2018 HRA Board meeting minutes
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ROLL CALL
Present 6 - Commissioners Bostrom, Brendmoen, Henningson, Noecker, Prince and Chair Tolbert
Absent 1 - Commissioner Thao
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approving the April 11, 2018 HRA Board meeting minutes
Adopted as set forth in MIN 18-13
2. Resolution authorizing the issuance of conduit charter school lease revenue bonds for the Metro Deaf School Project, 1125 Energy Park Drive, under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.152 through 469.1655 and approving related documents, District 10, Ward 4
Adopted as set forth in RES 18-678
Moved by Commissioner Henningson, Consent Agenda is Adopted
VOTE: Yeas - 6 Nays - 0
STAFF REPORT
3. Affordable Housing Policy Briefing
Dr. Bruce Corrie, HRA Executive Director, shared that with limited resources we are making a lot of progress in serving our residents with affordable housing options all across the continuum of housing - from homelessness to NOAH properties. Today we are in a very important moment. There is a strong and unified interest and commitment by you, members of City Council and the HRA, Mayor Carter and Deputy Mayor Tincher, and we at the Department of Planning and Economic Development. We are in a position to make a significant leap forward in meeting the affordable housing needs of our residents. To this end, Housing Director, Patti Lilledahl and her team have assembled our baseline data and information on our critical gaps, funding sources and where our investments have occurred. As we move forward my intent is to focus on both the demand (raising income levels) as well as the supply of affordable housing units, especially in the areas of most critical need. In recent days I have been engaging with a number of small developers they can get people into an affordable home. You will find me actively engaged with affordable housing issues as we move forward and I thank you for your support and leadership in this area. Now I invite Housing Di...
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