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December 10, 2024 Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting

Bloomington City CouncilWednesday, December 11, 2024
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[0:32] . [0:32] GOOD EVENING AND LATE TO CALL [0:36] THE TUESDAY DECEMBER 10TH, [0:37] 2020 FOR HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT [0:39] AUTHORITY MEANING TO ORDER FOR [0:40] THIS MEETING IT WILL BE HELD [0:44] IN PERSON AND ONLINE PEOPLE [0:45] MAY PARTICIPATE ELECTRONICALLY [0:48] AS PERMITTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE [0:48] STATUTES. [0:49] SO FOR THIS MEETING H.R. [0:49] COMMISSIONER WOOTEN WILL BE [0:52] PARTICIPATING REMOTELY [0:52] THEREFORE THEREFORE WE WILL [0:56] NEED TO TAKE ROLL CALL VOTES [0:56] AND ACTIONS. [0:57] SO TO BEGIN THIS MEETING CAN [0:59] WE DO A ROLL CALL FOR [1:00] ATTENDANCE PLEASE HEAR I CAN [1:10] UNDERSTAND YOUR INPUT JUST [1:14] HERE WHAT YOUR [1:25] HERE? [1:27] HERE WE DO HAVE A QUORUM [1:29] MOVING ON WILL BE LOOKING FOR [1:30] AN APPROVAL OF THE EVENING'S [1:31] ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR [1:32] CORRECTIONS TO THIS EVENING'S [1:33] AGENDA HEARING NONE. [1:36] WE'D BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION [1:37] TO APPROVE THE TUESDAY [1:39] DECEMBER 10TH, 2024 AGENDA SO [1:40] MOVED IS A MOTION BY [1:44] COMMISSIONER MILLER AND A [1:45] SECOND BY COMMISSIONER [1:45] DOLLINGER TO THE AGENDA MAY WE [1:47] HAVE ARE THERE IS THERE ANY [1:48] DISCUSSION HEARING NO [1:51] DISCUSSION MAY WE HAVE THE [1:52] ROLL CALL VOTE I HEY I [2:04] COMMISSIONER WOOTEN I HEAR ME [2:08] YES YOU HEAR ME I I AGAIN I [2:22] MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS I'M [2:26] 6.1 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT [2:30] AARP HOMELESS RPONSE [2:30] HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE AND [2:34] PREVENTION SERVICES AGREEMENTS [2:35] MAY WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT? [2:37] YES. [2:37] THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT [2:38] CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS IS [2:39] RELATED TO THE REMAINING ARPA [2:41] FUNDING THAT THE HRA WAS ASKED [2:45] TO ALLOCATE OUT INTO COMMUNITY [2:48] . [2:48] THE HRA HAS ALREADY ALLOCATED [2:51] MOST OF THE $500,000 AND THOSE [2:52] FUNDS HAVE BEEN SPENT THERE'S [2:54] A REMAINING $175,000 TO COMMIT [2:55] YET THIS YEAR THESE CONTRACTS [2:58] DO NEED TO BE EXECUTED BY THE [2:59] END OF 2024 AND SO WE HAVE [3:02] STAFFERS ACCORDING TO AN RFP [3:02] PROCESS AND RECEIVED THREE [3:06] APPLICATIONS. [3:06] I RECEIVED THREE PROPOSALS [3:08] FROM VARIOUS HOMELESS RESPONSE [3:09] AND PREVENTION SERVICES [3:12] ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE [3:13] COMMUNITY LOCAL HERE THE [3:15] RECOMMENDATION BEFORE YOU IS [3:16] TO FUND TWO OF THOSE [3:16] APPLICATIONS AT FULL REQUEST [3:20] AND THE THIRD ONE OUT 85% [3:22] OF THE REQUEST AND THOSE [3:23] CONTRACTORS WOULD BE MOVING [3:26] AHEAD IMMEDIATELY HERE FOR [3:27] SIGNATURE BEFORE THE END [3:28] OF THE YEAR AND THEY WOULD [3:28] HAVE UNTIL JUNE OF 2025 TO [3:30] SPEND THESE DOLLARS WITH THE [3:30] OPTION TO EXPAND EXTEND THOSE [3:33] CONTRACTS BY THREE MONTHS [3:34] IN ORDER TO MEET THE TOTAL [3:37] SPENDING DEADLINE TO END [3:38] OF 2025. [3:38] SO THAT'S THE ACTION BEFORE [3:41] TONIGHT. [3:41] LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY [3:42] QUESTIONS. [3:43] WE ALSO HAVE STAFF THAT WERE [3:43] PART OF RFP PROCESS HERE TO [3:45] ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE [3:45] ANY QUESTIONS. [3:48] THANK YOU. [3:48] ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS [3:51] COMMISSIONER? [3:56] DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THIS [3:57] EVENING? [3:57] OH NO I WOULD TO ACCEPT HAVING [4:02] A HEARING. [4:02] NO QUESTIONS. [4:02] WE'LL BE LOOKING A MOTION TO [4:06] APPROVE A RESOLUTION 2024 DASH [4:08] 27 AUTHORIZING STAFF TO ENTER [4:09] INTO SERVICE AGREEMENTS [4:10] BETWEEN OASIS FOR YOUTH HOME [4:12] LINE AND TOUCHSTONE MENTAL [4:13] HEALTH SERVICES AND THE [4:17] HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT [4:17] AUTHORITY AND FOR THE CITY [4:18] OF BLOOMINGTON FOR [4:18] HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE AND [4:21] PREVENTION SERVICES. [4:21] SORRY, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. [4:22] OH, OKAY. [4:25] COMMISSIONER MUELLER THANK YOU [4:28] CHAIR SO WE SENT OUR RFP WAS [4:32] GIVEN THE HIGH PROFILE CASE [4:33] THAT'S GOING ON IN MINNESOTA [4:35] REGARDING AMERICAN RESCUE ACT [4:36] FUNDS RIGHT NOW. [4:40] CAN YOU START TO SHARE A [4:41] LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE REVIEW [4:43] RFP AND WHAT WE DID TO VET THE [4:44] ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THE [4:47] FUNDS WILL BE USED PROPERLY [4:48] AND WE'LL BE SUPPORTING [4:49] RESIDENTS IN BLOOMINGTON I'M [4:50] CHAIR AND COMMISSIONER WHAT I [4:56] WOULD SAY IS THAT WE'LL BE [4:57] FOLLOWING OUR STANDARD [4:57] CONTRACTING PROCESSES. [5:00] THE RFP PROCESS WAS ALSO OUR [5:01] STANDARDIZED PROCESS. [5:03] THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS [5:04] THAT TALK ABOUT THE QUALITIES [5:05] OF THEIR ORGANIZATION. [5:05] THEY'RE SCORED BY BOTH ON, YOU [5:07] KNOW, EXPERIENCE AND [5:07] REPUTATION AS WELL AS THE [5:08] PROPOSAL FOR THE SERVICES [5:10] THEY'RE GOING TO DELIVER. [5:11] ALL THREE OF THESE [5:12] ORGANIZATIONS ARE KNOWN [5:13] COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HERE [5:14] SO THEY HAVE A REPUTATION TOO [5:15] THAT'S FACTORED DETERMINING [5:18] THE AWARD. [5:18] BUT THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE [5:19] SECURITY REALLY THE [5:22] CONTRACTING WHERE WE ENSURE [5:22] THAT THEY PROVIDE PROPER [5:23] DOCUMENTATION BOTH AT THE [5:26] BEGINNING AND THROUGH THE [5:26] PROCESS. [5:27] SO I THINK I'M NOT FAMILIAR [5:30] WITH AN AIRPLANE BUT I KNOW [5:33] THERE'S BEEN SOME FRAUDULENT [5:34] FEDERAL USE OF DOLLARS. [5:37] THAT'S ALWAYS A RISK OF COURSE [5:38] WHEN WE'RE GRANTING DOLLARS OR [5:38] CONTRACTING WITH VENDORS. [5:41] BUT I THINK OUR SYSTEMS ARE [5:42] PRETTY ROBUST HERE TO MONITOR [5:45] THAT AND IT'S A FOCUS OF OUR [5:46] NEW STAFF TO MAKE SURE WE'RE [5:49] FOLLOWING OTHER CONTRACTING [5:50] LAWS AND WORKING WITH THE ALL [5:51] TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON. [5:52] THANK YOU. [5:52] ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT ALL [5:56] THREE OF THESE HAVE HAVE BEEN [5:56] PROVIDERS IN THE AREA FOR A [5:57] LONG TIME. [6:00] I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. [6:01] THANK YOU. [6:03] ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS [6:07] ? [6:08] OKAY, NO OTHER QUESTIONS. [6:08] I'D BE HAPPY TO MOVE THIS. [6:09] OKAY. [6:11] SO I MOVE TO APPROVE [6:12] RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STAFF [6:14] TO ENTER INTO SERVICES [6:15] AGREEMENTS BETWEEN OASIS FOR [6:16] YOUTH HOME LINE AND TOUCHSTONE [6:19] MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND THE [6:19] HOUSING AND AND REDEVELOPMENT [6:22] AUTHORITY IN AND FOR THE CITY [6:23] OF BLOOMINGTON FOR A [6:23] HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE AND [6:25] PREVENTION SERVICES WE HAVE A [6:30] MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MUSA [6:30] SECOND AND A SECOND BY [6:31] COMMISSIONER MUELLER. [6:33] IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION I I I [6:44] I I I WONDER IF MOVING ON TO [6:51] DISCUSSION ITEMS ITEM SEVEN [6:54] ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ITEMS [6:55] THIS EVENING OR UPDATES? [7:00] SHARON COMMISSIONERS JUST A [7:01] FEW UPDATES FROM ADMINISTRA [7:04] LEADER ABE WHO WASN'T ABLE TO [7:05] BE HERE TODAY. [7:06] YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE [7:09] MIKE PRO-MARRIAGE ON OUR [7:10] ALTERNATE. [7:13] HE WILL BE FORMALLY INTRODUCED [7:14] TO YOU NEXT TIME SARAH IS ABLE [7:15] TO DO THAT INTRODUCTION AS [7:16] HE'S ONE OF YOUR NEW ASSISTANT [7:17] ADMINISTRATORS AS OF THIS WEEK [7:19] AND THEN ALSO JUST A REMINDER [7:20] THAT THE DEC 17TH MEETING IS [7:23] YOUR STANDARD MEETING NEXT [7:24] WEEK. [7:28] SO NEXT WEEK ALREADY. [7:29] YES AND IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY [7:30] A JOINT COMMISSION MEETING. [7:31] SO YOU GET TO MEET ALL THE [7:33] BODIES OF THE CITY TWO WEEK [7:33] PERIOD. [7:38] JONATHAN, IS THERE ANY OTHER [7:39] DISCUSSION UPDATES SEEING [7:42] NONE. [7:42] WE'D BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION [7:45] TO ADJOURN THE TUESDAY [7:46] DECEMBER 10TH, 2024 A MEETING [7:50] SO MOVED THE MOTION BY [7:51] COMMISSIONER DOUBLING HERE AND [7:52] A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER [7:53] MUELLER IS THERE ANY [7:54] DISCUSSION HEARING NONE MAY WE [7:57] HAVE THE ROLL CALL VOTE I I I [8:00] I I I WE ARE ADJOURNED