Details Meeting Name: Housing & Redevelopment Authority Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/13/2021 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers, City Hall Please see below for meeting guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic emergency Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (3) Public Comments (2) 3 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details Video Min 21-28 1 1 Approval of Minutes Approving the minutes of the August and September 2021 HRA meetings Adopted Pass Action details Video RES PH 21-290 1 2 Resolution-Public Hearing Resolution approving the license agreement for execution regarding the real estate commonly referred to as the Lowertown Ramp, 316 Jackson Street North, District 17, Ward 2 Adopted Pass Action details Video SR 21-168 1 3 Staff Report Follow-up on the Proposed HRA - PED 2022 Budget Referred   Action details Video  Add New Comment 2 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by File # Group by Name Group by District Group by Opinion Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word File # Date  Name District Opinion Comment Action SR 21-168 10/10/2021 2:55 PM James Wilkinson     This is weird, my previous message is shown to be delivered at 2:53 on the 10th. Not 9:53 am on the 10th. SR 21-168 10/10/2021 2:53 PM James Wilkinson     I read in the report that there is a problem with not spending CDBG funds in a timely manner and risks losing $. This is not right! Among the various obligations is that the City affirmatively further fair housing. Among the ways that this can be done is to contract for fair housing education and enforcement services and I think the city does this with So MN Regional Legal Services, a very competent non-profit that directly ***ists thousands of St Paul residents who are most at risk for loss of housing, discrimination, poor conditions and the like. Please increase the allocation to SMRLS. I also suggest that it is worthwhile exploring whether CDBG money could be used to partner with Public Housing to add to the housing voucher funding to serve more people who rent in the City. While mixing into the current Section 8 program might not be possible or wise, a parallel program, perhaps with a more shallow subsidy, would be a direct benefit to those most in need.