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March 14, 2023 Bloomington, MN Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting
A
Good
evening,
I
would
like
to
call
to
order
the
Tuesday
March
14th
2023
meeting
of
the
Housing
and
Redevelopment
Authority
Let
It
Be
noted
that
a
quorum
is
present.
Our
first
order
of
business
is
approval
of
the
agenda.
Are
there
any
additions
or
Corrections
hearing?
None
do
I.
Have
a
motion
to
approve
the
agenda.
A
Second,
all
right,
it
has
been
moved
by
commissioner
doblinger,
no
Putin.
Sorry,
commissioner
Wooten
with
a
second
by
commissioner
Mueller
to
approve
tonight's
agenda.
All
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
I
I
opposed
the
agenda
has
been
passed
and
we
will
move
on
to
item
number
three
approval
of
the
minutes
of
February
28
2023..
Are
there
any
additions
or
corrections
to
the
minutes?
A
B
A
C
You
chair,
Lewis,
Erica,
Coleman,
HRA
administrator
before
you
in
the
packet
is
a
proposal
for
consideration
and
vote
to
amend
the
bylaws.
We
are
requesting
Amendment
of
the
bylaws
due
to
the
fact
that
in
2022
we
were
successful
in
passing
State
legislation
to
increase
the
number
of
HRA
Commissioners
from
five
to
seven
and
second
of
all.
Also
in
the
2022
legislation.
Article
3
section
J
needs
to
be
updated
to
change
the
required
number
of
votes
from
three
Commissioners
to
a
majority
of
Commissioners
in
office.
A
C
A
C
A
D
D
D
Back
in
the
90s,
a
concept
was
developed
for
The
Interchange
that
was
adopted
by
MnDOT
Hennepin
County
in
the
city
of
Bloomington,
and
that's
the
design
that
you
see
in
front
of
you
a
couple
things
to
note.
The
ramps
on
the
the
upper
left
have
been
constructed.
The
ramps
on
the
lower
right
were
planned
for
the
future,
and
so,
with
this
plan
adopted,
the
city
state
met,
Council
proceeded
to
start
acquiring
Parcels
to
build
the
rest
of
those
ramps
and
that's
been
the
long-term
standing
plan.
D
D
The
in
addition
to
being
two
stops,
one
of
two
stops
in
the
city
for
the
Orange
Line.
The
transit
station
also
serves
98th
Street
transfers
to
Normandale
Community
College.
It
serves
most
of
Old
Shakopee
Road.
It
serves
Portland
nickel
at
Lindale.
Excuse
me:
Nicolette
Lindale,
not
Portland,
Old,
Shakopee,
Road,
all
the
way
up
to
the
Mall
of
America,
so
it
is
a
really
key
Transportation
Hub
for
the
city,
it's
one
of
two
major
regional
transit
stations,
the
other
being
the
Mall
of
America.
D
So,
whatever
ideas
they
had
in
the
90s,
an
interchange,
design
that
knocks
out
a
very
successful
Transit
Hub
is
not
going
to
be
seen
as
favorable
to
the
city
and
so
we're
taking
a
look
at
the
area,
and
it's
not
just
that
Transit
Hub
as
a
whole,
but
there's
an
interest
also
in
the
the
area
above.
The
transit
station
met
Council
I
met.
D
Metro
Transit
wants
to
serve
that
population
in
terms
of
getting
them
around
and
so
they're
interested
in
that
Transit
oriented
development.
The
Bloomington
HRA
from
a
housing
perspective
is
interested
in
serving
that
population
and
I'm
interested
in
helping.
So
that's
another
issue
that
we're
looking
at
with
this
study
and
then
from
a
land
use
perspective.
The
area
has
changed
drastically
since
the
90s
as
well
right
here
in
the
midst.
D
The
Lindale
retrofit,
which
envisions
a
much
different
model
for
development
along
this
Corridor
than
was
thought
about
in
the
1990s
development,
is
expected
to
go
upwards
in
a
more
dense
model,
along
Lindale
Avenue,
providing
housing
options
for
people
who
are
looking
for
transportation
options
for
transit
for
multimodal
accommodations
versus
just
the
single
passenger
vehicle
as
their
main
means
of
transportation,
and
so,
while
that
adds
fewer
trips
than
a
traditional
development,
it
still
adds
trips.
And
how
can
this
interchange
accommodate
that
sort
of
growth?
That's
expected
to
occur,
so
it's
become
quite
a
key
focal
point.
D
We've
launched
a
study
on
the
overall
goals.
Big
picture
are
just
to
see
if
we
can
look
at
a
plan
that
preserves
and
enhances
the
transit
station,
identify
near-term,
long-term
changes
to
improve
conditions
for
motorized
users.
If
you
spent
any
time
out
there,
it's
a
really
wonderful
area
of
the
city,
but
if
you're
doing
that
on
foot
or
by
bike,
it's
not
the
friendliest
place
to
be,
can
we
fix
that?
Can
we
can
we
make
some
changes
that
are
going
to
help
all
users
get
around
improve
safety
and
then,
as
part
of
our
process?
D
We
want
to
really
make
sure
we
emphasize
our
engagement,
that
we're
talking
to
people
who
live
and
work
and
move
about
this
area
every
day,
and
so
that
was
a
key
focus
of
the
study.
So
in
summary
and
Brian's
going
to
talk
about
the
details,
but
in
summary
we
have
come
up
with
design
Alternatives
that
we
believe
do
all
that.
So
with
that
in
mind,
Brian
nemus
is
here
to
present
the
study
process
so
far
and
our
next
steps
moving
forward.
E
Through
here
so
a
part
of
the
study
here
we
have
three
poetry,
Partners
called
the
mank
Alliant
and
neopartners,
and
again
a
lot
of
stakeholders
in
this
project.
Minnesota
Department
of
Transportation
Metropolitan,
Council,
Metro,
Transit
city
of
Bloomington,
MnDOT,
Hennepin,
County,
pretty
much
everybody.
E
This
Corridor
has
been
prevalent
with
a
lot
of
pedestrian
and
bicyclist
crashes
that
we've
seen
along
the
corridor
in
the
last
10
years
of
note.
Here
is
the
four
bicycle
crashes
that
have
occurred
at
Dupont
Avenue.
Those
have
occurred
usually
with
a
eastbound
vehicle,
with
a
pedestrian
Crossing
or
bicyclist
crossing
the
South
crosswalk
and
that's
again
the
same
thing
was
a
Northbound
vehicle
again
with
the
same
crosswalk.
E
E
The
initial
study
started
off
with
some
initial
intersection
Concepts
three
areas
of
consideration
that
we
included
was
kind
of
the
West
End
near
Old,
Shakopee,
Road
and
City
Hall,
the
center
interchange
area
and
then
over
at
Lindale.
Avenue
I
just
wanted
to
indicate
that
there's
been
a
lot
of
intersection
Concepts
way
more
than
even
we
have
shown
on
here
so
kind
of
going
through
that
engagement
activities.
To
date,
we
have
had
some
videos,
some
social
media
Flyers
out
to
the
public
website.
E
Let's
talk,
Bloomington
has
been
a
substantial
portion
of
our
public
involvement
and
actually
a
lot
of
engagement
on
that.
We
also
had
an
open
house
in
December
and
prior
to
that
we
actually
had
some
pre-open
house
activities
with
some
Community
groups
and
also
pop-up
events
at
the
farmers
market
and
also
at
the
Metro
transit
station.
E
As
we
move
through
that,
as
we
moved
into
the
open
house
in
December,
we
did
present
all
of
these
intersection
Alternatives.
We
had
an
online
comment
period
about
four
weeks.
We've
had
really
tremendous
engagement
about
750
people
have
visited
the
website.
90
people
have
engaged
providing
comments
either
on
the
website
or
in
person.
E
I
can
do.
It
was
looking
at
adding
some
kind
of
a
signalized
Crossing
between
James,
Avenue
and
Dupont,
between
James
and
Dupont.
Right
now,
there's
not
any
signalized
Crossings.
It
is
very
difficult
to
cross
that
Corridor
and
there
are
multiple
bus
stops
along
both
sides
of
the
roadway,
so
getting
one
side
to
the
other
and
multiple
destinations.
E
Another
one
was
to
eliminate
that
Northbound
merge
So,
currently
on
Old
Shakopee
Road.
Both
lanes
go
down
to
one
before
it
takes
this
wide
sweeping
free
right
turn
at
high
rate
of
speed
and
then
weaving
across,
especially
if
you
need
to
go
Northbound
on
35W
you're
having
to
weave
across
all
those
lanes
because
nobody's
really
stopping
for
you.
E
E
You
know
turn
this
transit
station,
this
transit
station
area
into
a
connection
that
not
only
Vehicles
can
get
to
and
not
only
Transit
can
get
to,
but
also
providing
that
space
for
pedestrians
and
bicyclists,
and
we
heard
from
quite
a
few
bicyclists
and
pedestrians
that
use
this
Corridor
on
a
daily
basis
and
people
that
would
do
walk
to
that
transit
station
and
making
it
more
livable
for
them.
Another
big
thing
was
eliminating
the
channelized
right
turn
on
off
the
ramp.
E
Eliminating
again
those
channelized
right
turns
I,
don't
think
any
pedestrian
really
loves
going
across
those
shortened
in
pedestrian
Crossings
to
wide
roadway,
both
East-West
and
north
south.
So
any
opportunities
we
have
to
shorten
the
The
Crossing
distance
will
be
an
improvement
and
then
making
sure
that
anything.
If
we
do
try
to
eliminate
some
Lanes,
can
we
maintain
capacity
Mobility
for
vehicle
traffic,
and
that
was
especially
important.
Metro
Transit
had
indicated
you
know,
they've
run
a
lot
of
buses
through
all
different
directions,
all
four
legs
of
that
intersection.
E
With
our
study,
we
are
looking
at
not
only
existing
traffic,
we
are
considering
future
traffic,
one
of
the
other
things
real
kind
of
potential
development
or
Redevelopment
in
coordination
with
the
Lindale
retrofit
plan
really
matching
into
that
area.
On
the
northwest
corner
of
Lindale
Avenue
between
35W
and
Lindale
Avenue.
E
In
addition
to
that,
we
also
looked
at
you
know:
Festival
Foods
parking
lot
out.
There
is
a
big
sea
of
pavement.
It's
not
fully
utilized
on
a
regular
basis.
Is
there
an
opportunity
to
potentially
add
some
other
retail
or
commercial
I
mean
apartments
in
that
area,
so
just
making
sure
that
anything
we're
looking
at
not
only
works
for
today's
traffic,
but
also
looking
at
you
know
this
midterm
of
this
Redevelopment
and
then
we're
also
considering
long
term.
E
E
Through
that
we've,
we
had
those
initial
about
five
different
concepts
for
each
intersection
developing
into
three
or
two
primary
Concepts
at
each
intersection,
location,
so
concept,
one.
We
have
different
areas,
so
we
have
two
different
options:
at
Old,
Shakopee
Road
we'll
have
two
different
options
at
the
DuPont
Avenue
intersection,
we're
looking
at
two
different
concepts
here
at
the
bridge:
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
those
in
into
detail,
but
if
you
do
want
to
go
and
ask
questions
on
those,
I
can
go
through
them
later
and
then
again,
concept.
E
Two
again
we'll
bring
this
forward
with
the
project
management
team
that
we
have
Hennepin
County
still
needs
to
go
through
it
and
developing
a
preferred
alternative,
and
as
a
as
a
note
on
that
as
those
midterm
ones,
that's
really
what
that
Redevelopment
is
maintaining
the
existing
bridge
that
crosses
35W.
Currently,
MnDOT
has
indicated
that
that
bridge
has
a
current
life
of
20
over
20
years.
20
to
30
years
of
the
current
bridge,
but
recognizing
that
this
bridge
will
eventually
need
to
be
replaced.
E
E
If
you
notice
today,
the
south
side
has
about
a
10
foot
sidewalk,
but
the
north
side
only
has
about
a
five
foot
sidewalk
and
is
very
uncomfortable
to
be
walking
either
realistically
on
either
one
but
a
much
more
comfortable
on
the
South
Side
than
it
is
in
the
north.
But
could,
through
this
project
expand
those
facilities.
E
If
they
want
to
see
something
a
little
bit
different,
we'll
be
refining
that
concept
and
then
we'll
present
the
final
concept
to
the
public
and
we'll
also
bring
the
final
study
and
Concepts
to
the
HRA
and
city
council
this
summer,
and
in
summary,
we
do
have
all
all
the
concepts
we
do
have,
but
our
preferred
Concepts.
They
achieve
the
study
goal
and
project
goals.
They
provide
a
long-term
plan
for
the
interchange
they
preserve
and
enhance
the
transit
station.
E
That
is
currently
there
maintain
vehicle
vehicular
Mobility,
including
Transit,
that
was
very
important
to
this
project:
enhancing
non-motorized
traffic
Mobility
so
providing
those
extra
facilities
across
the
entire
Corridor
that
are
currently
not
there
today
and
improving
safety
for
all
users.
That
includes
you,
know:
pedestrians,
bicyclists,
wheelchair
users.
People
are
visually
impaired,
Transit
users
and
vehicles,
and
then
also
allowing
for
traffic
growth
due
to
development
and
Redevelopment
in
the
area
and
then
eventually
replace
the
98th
Street
bridge
over
I-35w
will
be
something
that's
anticipated
need
in
the
future.
E
F
E
C
C
F
E
Not
specifically,
on
the
website
platform,
we
do
not.
We
do
know
from
some
of
the
community
engagement
groups,
we
do,
it
have,
did
have
a
pretty
a
good
variability
and
who
was
attending
those,
but
those
were
more
specifically
focused
type
groups.
We
had
you
know
Kirk,
if
you
remember,
which,
which
group
sales
were.
D
Chairman
Lewis,
commissioner
Wooten
there
we
had
some
specific
focus
groups
with
elderly
communities
in
the
area
we
reached
out
to
the
high
school
and
and
we
were
able
to
speak
with
some
minority
interest
groups,
and
so
there
were
some
very
specific
conversations
with
the
specific
specific
groups
of
which
I
don't
have
a
list.
But
it
was
a
fairly
comprehensive
effort
to
do
that
or
one
of
our
community
outreach
and
engagement
staff
helped
us
with
that
and
did
a
very
good
job.
So
I
hope
that
addresses
your
question.
F
G
C
E
D
Commission
ruler,
one
other
thing
that
I
want
to
point
out
too,
so
that
the
open
space
would
be
a
negotiation
that
happened.
You
know
at
the
time
a
development
comes
up
or
in
conjunction
with
the
city's
requirements.
For
that
one
thing:
I
do
like
about
this.
The
concepts
that
we're
coming
forward
with
is
this
is
a
rare
case
at
Lindale
and
some
of
the
areas
around
there,
where
we
have
more
pavement
than
we
need,
and
so
what's
going
to
happen
with
these
projects
is
lindale's
implemented.
D
We're
actually
going
to
be
removing
Lanes,
removing
pavement,
removing
the
the
crazy
pork
chop,
islands
and
things
like
that,
and
that
is
open
space.
It's
available,
then
for
public,
for
who
knows
what
you
know
we'll
come
up
with
for
that,
so
the
project
does
fundamentally
open
up
a
bit
more
room
for
that
and.
A
F
C
You
chair
Lewis,
commissioner
Wooten
Commissioners,
so
our
opportunity,
housing
ordinance,
does
come
into
play
when
there
is
development
of
at
least
20
of
at
least
20
units.
So
all
of
these
proposed
Redevelopment
opportunities
are
first
just
staff
and
our
Consultants
saying
this
is
a
great
opportunity,
but
there's
not
necessarily
a
developer
on
board,
and
this
is
not
City
owned
or
HRA
owned
property.
C
So
the
Inc,
the
opportunity
housing
ordinance,
does
come
into
play
where
a
minimum
of
nine
percent
of
the
units
do
need
to
be
affordable
at
60
Ami.
However,
the
HRA
focuses
on
deeper
affordability,
and
so
that's
where
the
opportunity
would
come
in
for
the
HRA
to
work
with
the
port
authority
and
any
potential
developers
with
our
opportunity,
housing
ordinance
that
does
have
incentives
around
deeper
affordability,
but
also
open
space
requirements.
B
With
regard
to
the
changes
being
made
to
Lindale
98th
intersection,
there
has
there
been
any
talk
of
like
protected
bike,
slash,
walk
areas
that
would
be
I
frequent
that
area
and
there's
a
lot
of
people
jumping
out
of
the
way
so
to
speak,
of
traffic
and
things
like
that
and
I
protected
bike
paths
and
walkways
have
been
successful
in
other
places
and
I
was
wondering
if
there's
any
consideration
of
something
like
that.
Yeah.
E
I
think
with
any
of
the
Alternatives,
if
we,
if
we
look
here
on
this
slide
here,
we
are
looking
at
you
know.
Eliminating
those
free
rights
gives
a
lot
more
opportunity
to
expand
those
pedestrian
and
bicyclist
facilities.
Right
now,
we're
kind
of
considering
more
of
a
multi-use
trail
with
a
wider
Boulevard.
Wider
Boulevard
gives
a
little
more
space
for
signs
and
snow
storage
and
everything.
E
So
we
can
keep
that
snow
off
the
facilities
all
winter
long
as
the
kind
of
the
plan,
but
you
know
it
could
be
expanded
out
to
you,
know
separate
pedestrian
bicyclist
facilities
if
that
needs
to
be
looked
at
in
the
future.
One
other
thing
we
are
considering
is:
if
you
run
on
the
the
east
side
of
Lindale
Avenue
south
of
98th
Street,
it
runs
down
to
99th
Street
there.
The
trail
picks
back
up
again,
but
there's
kind
of
a
Missing
Link
in
there.
F
E
So
in
the
short
term,
MnDOT
does
have
a
project
in
2026
that
they're
scheduled
to
start
they're.
They're
right
now
is
just
a
signal
project
to
replace
the
two
traffic
signals
at
the
interchange,
with
that
they
have
indicated
that
their
Ada
group
and
their
pedestrian
bicyclist
group
will
be
getting
involved
in
that,
as
it
gets
closer
to
2026
that
there
might
be
an
opportunity
to
look
in
and
add
in
some
of
these
other
things.
But
again
before
that
group
comes
on
they're,
not
willing
to
commit
to
anything
yet
and
I
know.
D
Right
chairman
Lewis,
commissioner
Wooten
the
so
this
is
the
plan.
This
will
end
up
once
the
council
adopts
this,
the
the
recommended
layout.
That
will
be
the
approved
plan
that
gives
us,
then
the
ability
to
go
ahead
and
start
looking
at
ways
to
fund
and
build
the
different
segments
there
or
the
whole
thing,
as
as
we're
able
to
do
so,
and
so
some
of,
as
Brian
mentioned,
the
some
of
the
areas
around
The
Interchange.
Those
will
probably
because
we've
done
this
study
and
are
advancing
it.
D
Some
of
those
will
get
picked
up
by
MnDOT
in
actually
in
one
to
two
years.
Some
of
these
improvements
will
take
place.
Others
will
have
to
work
with
our
project
partners
and
go
find
some
funding
for
some
of
them.
They
look
kind
of
simple
and
small
on
here,
but
they
would
be
substantially
expensive,
and
so
we
would
go
seek
Federal
funding
and
everything
like
that
up
to
the
bridge
replacement
that
could
be
20
years
out
and
so
you're.
Looking
at
a
plan
that
implementation,
three
years
out
up
to
25
years
out,.
A
F
E
And
that
that's
part
of
the
plan
is
to
make
sure
that
anything
we
build
in
the
midterm
can
work
with
that
long-term
Bridge.
You
know
so
make
sure
the
curb
lines
are
making
sure
everything
so
you're
not
rebuilding
everything
over
twice
and
that's
part
of
it.
The
bridge
is
my
own
by
MnDOT,
so
it's
up
to
them
I
mean
ultimately
it's
their
decision.
They
may
end
up
doing
some
rehab.
They
can
do
a
full
replacement
within
that.
A
D
Lewis,
just
one
other
note,
so
we're
going
to
as
Brian
mentioned,
we're
going
to
develop
the
recommended
concept
based
on
the
two
that
you
see
and
get
that
out
to
our
partner
agencies,
build
our
project
partners
and
our
and
some
enthusiasm.
We
will
be
back
to
the
HRA
this
summer
and
we're
going
to
be
asking
for
a
recommendation
of
approval
of
that
plan
and
the
study
overall
to
the
council.
So
we're
going
to
be
asking
you
to
give
us
a
green
check,
mark
and
advance
that
issue.
D
That's
the
next
step
after
we
talk
to
our
agency
partners
and
so
starting
May,
we'll
be
back
out
to
the
community
you're
going
to
see
us
at
the
farmers
market
and
probably
all
over
the
place.
Look
at
us
look
at
us,
give
us
your
comments
and
so
yeah.
We
will
do
that
next
and
and
to
your
original
question
as
well.
We'll
have
some
stats
on
who
we
met
with
and
what
those
conversations
were
about.
So
I
appreciate
that
great.
C
You
chair
Lewis,
on
our
last
meeting
on
February
28th.
The
HRA
board
did
receive
an
update
from
West
Hennepin,
affordable
housing,
Land
Trust,
better
known
as
Walt
executive
director
Brenda
Lana
wolke.
Regarding
the
memorandum
of
understanding
that
we
have
between
the
between
the
HRA
and
Walt
for
the
HRA
owned
property
at
9030,
Park
Avenue
South.
After
the
update
and
through
discussion
by
Commissioners,
the
board
did
direct
staff
to
draft
a
letter
of
support
for
the
single
family.
C
Two
family
zoning
standards
proposed
amendments
as
they
pertain
to
the
development
of
affordable,
new
construction,
homeownership
housing
at
9030,
Park,
Avenue,
South
and
so
in.
Your
board,
packet,
which
you
all
have
and
also
is
available
for
the
public,
is
a
drafted
letter
that
is
to
be
submitted
to
the
planning
manager
after
HRA
board
approval,
and
so
I
am
looking
for
any
questions
or
comments
or
edits
that
you
have
on
that
drafted
letter
before
proposing
a
motion
of
approval.
A
A
Yes,
commissioner
Martin:
oh,
that
was
the
yes,
you
are
okay,
that's
our
official!
Yes,
all
right!
Any
other
questions,
it
sounds
like
sounds
like
everyone
is
happy
with
it.
So
I
would
be
looking
for
a
motion
to
approve
the
memo
to
support
of
support
for
single
and
two
family
zoning
standards
at
90,
30,
Park,
Avenue,
South,.
E
A
Second,
it
has
been
moved
by
commissioner
Martin
with
a
second
by
commissioner
Wooten,
to
approve
the
memo
of
support
for
single
and
two
family
zoning
standards
at
30,
90,
30,
Park,
Avenue
South.
Is
there
any
discussion
hearing
none
I
would
call
for
a
vote.
All
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
I
I
opposed
motion
passes
six
to
zero.