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Council Chambers - 3rd

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City of Saint Paul

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Meeting Minutes - Final

Housing & Redevelopment Authority

Chair Cheniqua Johnson

Commissioner Anika Bowie

Commissioner Saura Jost

Commissioner HwaJeong Kim

Commissioner Rebecca Noecker

Commissioner Matt Privratsky

Commissioner Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Roll Call

2:00 PM

Council Chambers, City Hall

Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 2:21 p.m. to allow time to enter and

publish a Suspension item.

7 -

Present

Commissioner Rebecca Noecker, Commissioner Nelsie Yang,

Commissioner Anika Bowie, Commissioner Cheniqua Johnson,

Commissioner Saura Jost, Commissioner HwaJeong Kim, and

Commissioner Matt Privratsky

Discussion

RES 25-734

Resolution Approving the LISC CAT Fund Master Participation

Agreement Amendment, Citywide

Johnson

Sponsors:

Attachments:

Board Report

Program Summary

Motion made by Commissioner Yang; item is Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Yang, Commissioner Bowie,

Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Jost, Commissioner Kim, and

Commissioner Privratsky

Nay:

RES 25-736

Recommending the authorization and approval of the purchase of a

$150,000 participation interest in the LISC CAT Fund for the acquisition

of 964-968 Payne Ave, District 5, Ward 6

Yang

Sponsors:

Attachments:

Board Report

District 5 Neighborhood Profile

Map

Motion made by Commissioner Yang; item is Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Yang, Commissioner Bowie,

Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Jost, Commissioner Kim, and

Commissioner Privratsky

Nay:

RES 25-733

Resolution Endorsing Proposed Changes to the Minneapolis/Saint Paul

Housing Finance Board’s 2026-2027 Low Income Housing Tax Credit

Procedural Manual and its 2026-2027 Qualified Allocation Plan;

Citywide.

Johnson

Sponsors:

Attachments:

Board Report

2026-2027 Procedural Manual

2026-2027 Qualified Allocation Plan

Chart - 2026-2027 Procedural Manual Proposed Changes

Chart – 2026-2027 QAP Proposed Changes

Motion made by Commissioner Bowie; item is Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Yang, Commissioner Bowie,

Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Jost, Commissioner Kim, and

Commissioner Privratsky

Nay:

Suspension Item

Chair Johnson moved suspension to the rules.

RES 25-808

Letter of support to Request to Adopt Ramsey County HRA to Include

Economic Development Authority Functions - State and Local

Government Omnibus Bill

Johnson

Sponsors:

Attachments:

HRA Support Letter

Motion made by Commissioner Bowie; item is Adopted

7 -

Yea:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Yang, Commissioner Bowie,

Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Jost, Commissioner Kim, and

Commissioner Privratsky

Nay:

Staff Report

SR 25-80

Introduction to a Subordination of the HRA Loan to New Financing, and

Modification of Loan Terms, for the OAHS TC Limited Liability

Partnership, Regarding the Sibley Park and Sibley Court Rehabilitation

Project, Located at 211 East 7th Street and 484 Temperance, District

17, Ward 2

Noecker

Sponsors:

Attachments:

Presentation

Received and Filed

SR 25-81

Staff Report on Maintenance Agreement and Declarations for Parking

Lot Improvements and Easements at Skyline Tower Located at 1247

Saint Anthony Avenue, Ward 1, District 13.

Bowie

Sponsors:

Attachments:

Presentation

CRWD Maintenance Declaration

Declaration of Easements

Stormwater Maintenance Declaration

Received and Filed

Recess

The meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Housing and Redevelopment

Authority of the City of Saint Paul (HRA) will recess after the last staff report is

completed. The HRA Board of Commissioners will reconvene during the City Council

meeting held on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City

Hall to consider the following resolution:

RES 25-737

Resolution approving the adoption of a Sixth Amendment to the Tax

Increment Financing Plan for the Ford Site Redevelopment Tax

Increment Financing District and authorizing the execution of related

documents, including a new Development Agreement for Block 2 and

amendments to the redevelopment agreement, minimum assessment

agreement and related documents; and approving an HRA budget

amendment; District 15, Ward 3

Jost

Sponsors:

Attachments:

Board Report

Block 2 Renderings

Sixth Amendment to TIF Plan

Financial Analysis

Highland Bridge Documents May 14

Motion made by Commissioner Jost; item is Adopted

5 -

Yea:

Nay:

Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Bowie, Commissioner Johnson,

Commissioner Jost, and Commissioner Privratsky

2 - Commissioner Yang, and Commissioner Kim