Meeting Date: June 6, 2024
To: Members of the Housing & Redevelopment Authority
From: Melissa Hanson, Housing Coordinator
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The HRA Board shall be given an update on outstanding HRA/City and housing related items.
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Action Requested:
There are a number of outstanding items related to and connected to the HRA, City, and housing in the community. Below is a summary update on each item. The Board has the opportunity to discuss or ask questions about each item individually if desired.
Summary Report:
Community Engagement
Attachment 1 is a summary of the table discussions and Attachment 2 are the handwritten questions that took place on February 29, 2024 at Northfield Middle School.
The City Building/Inspections Department, HRA, Community Development, and Communications are working together with HCI, TRCA and CAC on communications and information for an upcoming City-led physical assessment of homes in both manufactured home communities in Northfield. Assessments will begin in mid-June and will be completed by the end of August. There will be a joint Viking Terrace and Riverside Manufactured Home Community meeting with city staff and representatives from HCI on Wednesday, June 5, 5:00PM-7:00PM to explain to the residents the process that will be followed and provide resources (HRA Manufactured Home Rehab forgivable loan program, HCI/CAC Emergency Manufactured Home Repair Program, MHFA Weatherization and Repair Programs available through TRCA) to help address required repairs.
The HRA has partnered with the Northfield Library to bring a hands-on workshop on repairing and restoring old windows on Saturday, June 8, 10:00AM-1:00PM at the library. This workshop is brought to you by the Education program at Rethos, a Minnesota-based Historic Preservation non-profit, and through funding from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's GreenStep Cities program. The Rethos Education program is also funded in part by the Arts & Cultural Legacy Fund through the M...
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