City Hall and Court House

15 West Kellogg Boulevard

Council Chambers - 3rd

Floor

City of Saint Paul

651-266-8560

Minutes - Final

Housing & Redevelopment Authority

Chair Rebecca Noecker

Commissioner Anika Bowie

Commissioner Mitra Jalali

Commissioner Cheniqua Johnson

Commissioner Saura Jost

Commissioner HwaJeong Kim

Commissioner Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

ROLL CALL

2:00 PM

Council Chambers, City Hall

4 -

3 -

Present

Absent

Commissioner Rebecca Noecker, Commissioner Mitra Jalali, Commissioner

Anika Bowie, and Commissioner Saura Jost

Commissioner Nelsie Yang, Commissioner Cheniqua Johnson, and

Commissioner HwaJeong Kim

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Present

5 -

Commissioner Rebecca Noecker, Commissioner Mitra Jalali, Commissioner

Anika Bowie, Commissioner Saura Jost, and Commissioner HwaJeong Kim

2 - Commissioner Nelsie Yang, and Commissioner Cheniqua Johnson

Absent

Approving the June 2024 HRA meeting minutes

Min 24-27

Noecker

Sponsors:

Attachments:

6.5.24 Meeting Minutes

6.12.24 Meeting Minutes

6.26.24 Meeting Minutes

Moved by Commissioner Bowie, Approval of Minutes is Adopted.

5 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Bowie,

Commissioner Jost, and Commissioner Kim

Nay:

2 - Commissioner Yang, and Commissioner Johnson

Absent:

FOR DISCUSSION

Present

6 -

Commissioner Rebecca Noecker, Commissioner Mitra Jalali, Commissioner

Anika Bowie, Commissioner Cheniqua Johnson, Commissioner Saura Jost,

and Commissioner HwaJeong Kim

1 - Commissioner Nelsie Yang

Absent

Resolution approving and authorizing reservation of funds for certain Saint

Paul projects applying for funding from the Minnesota Housing Finance

Agency, Districts 2, 4 and 5, Wards 6 and 7

RES 24-985

Johnson and Yang

Sponsors:

Attachments:

Board Report

Sources & Uses

Maps

Neighborhood Profiles

Robert Clapp Letter

Moved by Commissioner Johnson, Resolution is Adopted.

6 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Bowie,

Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Jost, and Commissioner Kim

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Yang

Absent:

Authorizing staff to apply for grant funds of up to $2,000,000 from the

Minnesota Housing Community Homeownership Impact Fund (MHIF) to

support the Downpayment Assistance and Homeowner Rehab programs,

Citywide

RES 24-993

Noecker

Sponsors:

Moved by Commissioner Jalali, Resolution is Adopted.

6 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Bowie,

Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Jost, and Commissioner Kim

Nay:

1 - Commissioner Yang

Absent:

STAFF REPORT

Briefing on a proposed easement agreement between HRA & Central Towers

Limited Partnership at 475 Cedar Street

SR 24-98

Noecker

Sponsors:

Attachments:

Presentation

Received and Filed

ADJOURNMENT

Housing and Redevelopment Authority Board of Commissioners (HRA) meetings are

open for in person attendance, but the public may also comment on public hearing

items in writing or via voicemail. Any comments and materials submitted by 12:00 p.m.

of the day before the meeting will be attached to the public record and available for

review by the Board. Comments may be submitted as follows:

Written public comment on public hearing items can be submitted to

HRAHearing@ci.stpaul.mn.us or by voicemail at 651-266-6806. Live testimony will be

taken in person in the Council Chambers, Third Floor City Hall.

Members of the public may view HRA meetings online at

https://stpaul.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx or on local cable Channel 18.

HRA Meeting Information

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agendas and HRA files are all available on the Web (see below). Commissioners use

mobile devices to review the files during the meeting. Using a mobile device greatly

reduces costs since agendas, including the documents attached to files, can be over

100 pages when printed.

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