City of Bloomington, MN Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), 13 Sep 2022

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September 13, 2022 Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting

A

All right good evening, I would like to call to order the september 13 2022 meeting of the housing and redevelopment authority. um Let the record show that there is a quorum present this evening. um We will begin with the approval of the agenda. Are there any um additions or corrections?

A

Hearing none? Oh yes, commissioner. Sorry, madam chair.

B

Just to clarify the item: 5.1 that's been pulled right.

A

And we're going, I will, when we get to that we're going to one.

B

Step ahead of me,.

A

As always, that's okay, that's my job! All right! So do I hear a motion to approve the september 13th 2022 agenda so.

B

A

All right, it has been moved by commissioner thorsen with a second by commissioner martin to approve the agenda, all those in favor signify by saying I I I, um the emotion, passes, moving on to item number three. We do not have um minutes for this evening. We will have those next meeting I'm now going on. There is no organizational business moving on to new business item, 5.1 housing, improvement areas, hia application, 8045, xerxes avenue south.

B

Thank you, chair lewis, um this this hia application request of three million two hundred ninety thousand, comprised of two million six hundred forty thousand fee assessments and six 650 000 in tax and current financing has been withdrawn by staff at this time.

A

Thank you. Moving on to item 5.2, the public hearing and approval of the 2023 housing choice, voucher, section, 8 annual plan and administrative plan. May we have the staff report.

C

Please hi good evening, chair lewis and commissioners I'll reintroduce myself, because I'm a newer face in the hra. My name is anna salvador, I'm a program specialist in the office every year the bloomington hra is required to submit an annual plan and an administrative plan for the housing choice, voucher program and it needs to be submitted to hud before you tonight are both of those plans.

C

The annual plan serves as a high level guide for hra policies and programs focusing on meeting local housing needs. The administrative plan goes into more detail about how the the housing choice, voucher program is administered and local policies associated with that program. There's no significant changes to the plans. From last year a notice was published and we also had a 45 day comment period for both of the plans.

C

We also sent notices to all of the housing choice, voucher participants in the program, and at this time no comments have been received. Thank.

A

You miss salvador. I will now open the public hearing. Is there anyone who would like to speak to this item?

A

Is there anyone who would like to speak to this item? Is there anyone who would like to speak to this item hearing none. Do I have a motion to close the public hearing?

A

Is there a second thank you? It has been moved by commissioner coulter with a second by commissioner thorson to close the public hearing, all those in favor signify by saying aye, aye um four. That was four to nothing, so we will close the public hearing now. Are there any questions for staff on this item before we move on to another motion.

A

Hearing none do I hear. Do I have a motion to approve the 2023 housing choice, voucher, annual plan, certifications and administrative plan for submission to the u.s department of housing and urban development?

A

Is there a second second? It has been moved by commissioner coulter with the second by commissioner thorson to approve the 2023 housing choice, voucher, annual plan, certifications and administrative plan for submission to the u.s department of housing and urban development. All those in favor signify by saying I I I opposed the motion- has passed four to zero.

A

Moving on to item 5.3 new payment standards for the housing choice, voucher, section, 8, rent assistance program. May we have the staff report please.

B

Yes, thank you, chair lewis, erica coleman, hr administrator, um so, as stated in our administrative plan for the housing choice, voucher or section 8 program, because we are under a current administrative plan, um the one that you just moved forward will be presented to hud and then they will have to approve it and it will go into effect january 1 2023.

B

um So, under our current administrative plan for hcv, the bloomington hra is required to annually or as necessary, review the payment standards used for the program and the payment standards determine the amount of subsidy a participant will receive. So several factors affect the hra sets payments. How the hra sets payment standards, including hud's, fair market rents for the metro area, vacancy rates, rent increases within the market and funding provided by hud so attached to the staff report is a detailed proposed increase to each payment standard by bedroom. Size.

B

Payment standards are required to be set within a range of 90 to 110 percent of the published fair market value, and the new payment standards would be effective october, 1 2022..

B

um So, as you can see on the attached chart, for instance, a three-bedroom um unit, the fair market rent currently is 1 841, it is to be increased by 75, um and so the 90 to 110 range is a payment standard could be one thousand seven hundred twenty four dollars up to two thousand one hundred eight dollars.

B

Our current payment standard for a three bedroom is one thousand six hundred ninety five dollars, which is under the ninety percent amount, and so we are proposing raising it by 68 to 1 763.

B

So that is how that chart that page breaks down to give you an example and then the income limits that are there were the income limits that were published by hud as of may of 2022, and as you can see, they are the updated income limits where the median household income for minneapolis-st, paul, bloomington statistical area for a family of four is a hundred and eighteen thousand two hundred dollars.

B

So, based on the amis based on the incomes going up fair market rents, going up, we are proposing all of our payment standards go up, and hopefully this will continue to help our participants be able to uh stay in bloomington and find places in bloomington. I can stand for any questions.

A

Sorry are there any questions for administrator coleman.

A

Hearing no questions: do I have a motion to approve the new payment standards for the housing choice, voucher, section, 8, rent assistance program.

B

A

Second, thank you was moved by. Excuse me, commissioner, martin, with a second by commissioner coulter, to approve the new payment standards for the housing choice, voucher, section, 8, rent assistance program. Is there any other further discussion hearing, none all those in favor signify by saying I, I opposed motion passes four to zero. Thank you.

A

Moving on to item 6.1, commissioner questions and comments. um Do any of the commissioners have something they would like to bring up tonight.

A

My goodness you're a quiet group um hearing no items. I would be looking for a motion to adjourn the september 13th 2022 hra board meeting.

B

I'll make a motion to adjourn.

A

Second, thank you. It's been seconded by commissioner thorsen with a second by commissioner martin to adjourn the september 13 2022 hra board meeting. All those in favor signify by saying aye aye motion passes four to zero. Thank you.

A