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Housing and Redevelopment Authority Board Meeting, July 22, 2025.
Anoka CountyTuesday, July 22, 2025
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Noa County redevel housing and redevelopment authority board. >> Um, let me just All right, the clerk can take the role. >> Trusty Hinrich >> here. >> Trusty Braad >> here. >> Trusty Reiner >> here. >> Trusty Gamash >> here. >> Trusty Schulty >> here. >> Trusty Jeepson >> here. Trusty Meisner >> here. >> We're all here today. Item number three is the approval of minutes from the AC board meeting on June 24th, 2025. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Moved by Trusty Jeepson. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> By Trusty Hinrich. Any changes, corrections? Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. Hear none. It passes. Um chair's remarks. I don't have any chairs remarks this morning. So, we'll move down to item number five, which is the HR management committee report, and I'll turn it over to Tanya. >> Thank you, chair. Uh, other trustees. Um, for the management report, um, we just went over, um, the senior housing. Oh, I'm sorry, that's the wrong one. My apologies. I'm looking at the previous month's minutes. Um, my apologies. Um so the first action item um is recommendation um from from the board of trustees for two H staff to travel to attend the National Association of County and Community Economic Development annual training um and conference in Mesa, Arizona um in September. And so just some general um costs there on what we think it's going to cost for us to go. So >> I'll move it, Mr. Chair. >> Thank you. Uh moved by uh Trustee Schultey. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Trustee Jeepson. Any comments hearing? None. This a roll call vote. >> Trusty Brazed. >> I. >> Trusty Reiner. >> Hi. >> Trusty Gamash. >> Hi. >> Trusty Schulty. >> Hi. >> Trusty Jeepson. >> Hi. >> Trusty Meiser. >> I. >> Trusty Heinrich. >> Hi. >> That passes unanimously. On theformational items, that's why we're here for >> Yep. Um, one of your items will be the next thing, which is the public hearing. And then, um, just the information that I went over with you at the meeting from our meeting with Ham Lake. Um and then the Rice Place purchase agreement with Duffy. Um and then just some educational stuff on continue continuum of housing and affordability. >> Excellent. So then we can move right into item number six. >> Yes. >> Okay. So that is the notice of the public comment period and I'll turn over the county attorney. >> Uh thank you, Mr. Chair. At this time, I will open the public hearing portion of the meeting. The time is 10:19 a.m. I would ask that the minutes reflect that notice of this public hearing was published on June 30th, 2025 in the Ina County Union, informing the public that a hearing would occur during the regular meeting of the HA board on today, July 22nd, allowing the public comment on a proposed reallocation of a portion of Anoka County's program year 2025 CDBG funds. Before we receive any public comments, Renee Sandy, the community development manager, will address the board with an overview of the proposed changes. >> Rene, welcome. >> Good morning, Mr. Chair and trustees. I'm Renee Sandy uh with the community development department. Uh basically, uh worked with Alexander House. they are in need of an updated fire suppression system at their facility um that serves domestic abuse victims um and sometimes homeless families as well if they have space available for that. Um initially they were awarded $330,000 in CDBG funds back in March um after they went through the bidding process and excuse me in further discussions with the city. They are not going to be allowed to grandfather in their old system. they need to have a more extensive system which is going to include some additional construction cost with that. So, they are requesting an additional $120,000 today. >> All right. We will now begin the uh public comment portion of the hearing. But before we do, it's my understanding that we did not receive any written comments in advance. Is that correct? >> No written comments. >> All right. If there are any members of the public who wish to provide comment, now is your opportunity. Please take turns stepping up to the podium and state your name and program you represent. That was one call. I will ask again, are there any members of the public present who would like to address the board? And final call, any members of the public who wish to address the board? Seeing nobody stepping forward, I will close the public hearing portion of the meeting and turn the meeting back to the board chair. Thank you. >> Thank you, uh, county attorney. And we will um we have here let me go back to the agenda quickly. All right. Um, so to we are to consider approving the reallocation of PY 2025 community development block grant CDBG funding from single family home rehab program funds adding 120,000 112,000 for project plus 8,000 for estimated Davis bacon costs to Alexander House uh for use to replace improve uh to the domestic violent shelters fire suppression system. >> So moved. >> It's been moved by trustee Schulty. Do I have a second? >> Second. second by trustee Heinrich. Any discussion? I'm glad that we have this available for them. Um obviously Alexander House does some great work in helping people and it's good that um I'm sure they were a little shocked at the price and then finding out how much they um that they couldn't grandfather in. So I'm glad we're able to help. Any other comments? Hearing none. This a roll call vote. >> Trusty Rinert. >> Hi. >> Trusty Gamash. >> Hi. >> Trusty Schulty. >> Hi. Trusty Jeepson. >> Hi, >> Trusty Meisner. >> I, >> Trusty Hinrich, >> hi. >> Trusty Braon, >> I. >> And that passes unanimously. Thank you, Renee. Um, anything else to come before the H? >> Seeing none, we're are adjourned. Thank you, everybody.