City Council Meeting Date: February 13, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Melissa Hanson, Housing Coordinator
Jake Reilly, Community Development Director
Title
Review and Discuss the Draft Land Disposition Policy proposed by the Northfield Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA).
Body
Action Requested:
No formal action is requested.
* Staff would appreciate specific individual commentary on Section I. Core Principles and Section IV. Policy (specifically the timeframe); and within Section V. Procedures, specific commentary on No. 4.
Summary Report:
The Northfield HRA's mission is to be a partner in providing a sufficient supply of affordable, adequate, safe and sanitary dwellings in Northfield.
Our goal is to create a community with housing opportunities available along the entire housing spectrum: from renters to homeownership, first-time homeowners, to senior living, workforce housing and empty-nesters. We strive to create affordable housing opportunities and strengthen our neighborhoods utilizing:
* Sustainability
* Innovation
* Partnerships
* Community Input
Throughout the years, the HRA has come to own Real Property through various means: foreclosure, tax forfeiture, purchase, etc. The HRA has also sold to and partnered with developers for the development of land owned by the HRA: Including, but not limited to: Spring Creek I & II, Hiley-Neff development, and the Cannon River Community Land Trust.
As the HRA contemplates the future of housing in Northfield, and the impact of a well-documented growing housing supply issue, the board and staff agreed it was time to establish criteria for the disposition of HRA-owned land, with the understanding and belief that establishing such a policy would provide clarity to project proposers, the public, and afford the board a framework for decision-making. Staff first reviewed current City and Department policies to determine if there was an existing policy and/or procedure for se...
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