HRA Meeting Date: June 30, 2025
To: Members of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority
From: Melissa Hanson, Housing Coordinator
Title
The HRA to Establish a Subcommittee.
Body
Action Requested:
The HRA to Establish a Subcommittee to meet as needed.
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
In order to more efficiently bring forward policy and program modifications, as well as recommendations for financial requests, staff requests the establishment of a subcommittee of three (3) HRA members. Per City Code, subcommittee members can only be board or commission members.
Northfield Minnesota City Code, Part II - Northfield Code, Chapter 2 - Administration, Article VI. - Boards and Commissions, Division 1. Generally, Sec 2-285. - Subcommittees.
(a) Establishment. A board or commission may establish subcommittees by majority vote in consultation with the city staff liaison.
(b) Composition. Subcommittees are comprised of board or commission members only. Subcommittees may only include a number board or commissioner members less than the number sufficient to constitute a quorum of that board or commission. Any subcommittee created must include the city staff liaison or other designated city staff.
(c) Prohibition. A subcommittee may not engage in activities, functions, or duties outside the scope of authority granted to the board or commission by which it was established. A subcommittee is advisory only to the board or commission that created it.
Past subcommittees:
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