Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting Date: July 7, 2026
To: Members of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority
From: Melissa Hanson, Housing Coordinator
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Consider HRA Resolution Approving Consultant Service Contract with Three Rivers Community Action to continue Mobile (Manufactured) Home Rehabilitation Services and Authorizing a 2026 Budget Amendment.
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Action Requested:
Staff recommends the HRA pass a motion approving Resolution Consultant Service Contract with Three Rivers Community Action to continue Mobile (Manufactured) Home Rehabilitation Services and Authorizing a 2026 Budget Amendment.
Summary Report:
The Mobile (Manufactured) Home Rehabilitation Program provides critical repair, health and safety, weatherization, and accessibility improvements to residents of Northfield's two manufactured home communities.
In the summer of 2024, the City of Northfield Building Department conducted exterior assessments of the homes in the Viking Terrace and Riverside communities. The last time the Building Department conducted exterior assessments was summer 2013. Based on those assessments, the HRA allocated a one-time infusion of $50,000 to assist homeowners with necessary repairs, prioritizing households that had received an Order to Correct from the City.
To quickly launch the program, the HRA entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with HCI in October 2024. In February 2025, the HRA was notified that HCI had undergone organizational restructuring and that the Mobile (Manufactured) Home Repair program, along with the Mobile Home Coordinator position, had transitioned to Three Rivers Community Action (TRCA). The HRA subsequently entered into an MOU with TRCA in March 2025 to ensure continuity of services.
Since that time, the program has operated under TRCA's administration. TRCA has leveraged its technical expertise, contractor network, and complementary energy assistance and weatherization programs to efficiently deliver repai...
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