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From YouTube: October 24, 2018 Housing Policy & Development Committee
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Minneapolis Housing Policy & Development Committee Meeting
A
To
noon
I'm
going
to
call
to
order
this
meeting
of
the
housing
policy
and
Development
Committee.
This
is
our
regular
meeting
of
October
24th.
My
name
is
cam
Gordon
I'm,
chair
of
the
committee
and
I'm
joined
today
by
Vice
Chair,
Jeremiah,
Ellison,
good
timing
and
also
councilmembers
Reich,
Goodman,
bender
and
Schrader.
This
is
a
full
committee.
Is
here
and
that's
definitely
a
quorum
of
the
committee.
We
have
a
number
of
public
hearings
today
which
are
all
land
sales.
A
We
have
two
consent
items
and
then
we
have
three
discussion
items
I
think
what
I'm
going
to
do.
First
is
move
the
consent
agenda,
but
I'm
also
going
to
pull
one
of
it
for
an
amendment.
The
consent
items
has
include
two.
The
first
is
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
home
program,
Neighborhood
Stabilization
appropriations.
There's
three
appropriations
listed
on
the
agenda.
They
a
second
consent
item,
which
is
the
ninth
item
on
the
printed
agenda,
is
our
2018
emergency
solutions
grant
capital
funding
recommendations?
A
This
item
was
carried
over
from
the
last
committee
so
that
we
could
have
some
discussions
about
making
a
possible
change
to
the
staff
recommendation
and
I
would
like
to
move
a
change
to
the
staff
recommendation.
This
would
be
approving
an
award
of
ESG
funding
in
the
amount
of
up
to
two
hundred
and
ninety
nine
thousand
two
hundred
and
twelve
dollars
to
Salvation
Army
for
capital
improvements
at
Harbor
lights.
A
That's
the
same
as
the
staff
recommendation,
but
then
the
second
portion
would
be
to
add
an
award
in
the
amount
of
up
to
99
thousand
four
hundred
and
thirty,
eight
to
the
bridge
for
youth
for
capital
improvements
at
the
bridge
for
youth
facility
to
support
the
expansion
of
services
to
pregnant
and
parenting.
Youth
experiencing
homelessness,
I'll
move
those
both
as
consent,
but
we
can
certainly
discuss
either
of
them
at
anybody.
Wants
you
seeing
no
discussion,
then
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye.
B
A
C
Good
afternoon
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
as
you
just
stated,
we
do
have
the
first
four
items
for
one
buyer:
that's
34,
1835,
43,
36,
35
and
36
38,
all
on
Girard
Avenue
north
for
the
sail
through
the
Minneapolis
home's
policies
for
the
program
were
established
by
the
City
Council
on
December,
11,
2015
and
again
on
February
10th
2017.
The
staff
recommends
the
sale
of
34
1835
43,
36
35
and
36
38
Girard
Avenue
north
to
the
greater
metropolitan
Housing
Corporation,
also
known
as
gimmick
for
the
appraised
values
of
seventy
six
hundred.
C
Seventy
five
hundred
seventy
five
hundred
seventy
six
hundred
dollars
respectively,
subject
to
conditions
staff,
has
continuously
marketed
these
properties
to
an
email
listserv
of
now
over
2400
recipients,
and
these
are
the
only
offers
received
for
these
properties.
The
purchaser
is
secured
at
a
four
million
dollars
in
new
markets,
tax
credits
to
invest
and
building
the
first
of
ten
new
single-family
homes
to
be
market
exclusively.
The
owner
occupants
see
fence
construction
management
staff.
C
As
we
view
the
scope
of
work
and
estimates
invented
by
the
applicants
builder
and
confirm
that
they
are
sufficient
to
meet
the
minimum
construction
standards
of
the
program,
those
vacation
was
provided
to
the
following:
Neighborhood
Association
on
August
6
2018,
even
Spencer
from
the
great
event
from
gimmick
is
here
today.
Are
there
any
questions?
I.
A
C
D
Even
Spencer,
with
the
greater
metropolitan
Housing
Corporation
and
like
Matthew
mentioned,
we
were
awarded
four
million
dollars
in
new
market
tax
credits
from
a
national
organization
called
Housing
Partnership
network.
So
it's
gonna
allow
us
to
do
actually
11
projects
in
North
Minneapolis,
we
own
one
of
the
Lots
and
our
goal
is
to
do
a
variety
of
different
owner-occupant
housing
styles.
D
So
a
mixture
of
different
bedrooms
from
about
two
to
four
two
stories:
one
stories
all
following:
our
typical
Minnesota
Green,
Communities
criteria,
Energy
Star,
certification,
kind
of
a
variety
of
opportunities
that
will
be
available
for
new
owners
next,
probably
for
summer
involved,
so
yep.
So
thank
you
to
the
committee
for
your
consideration.
Thank.
D
A
E
Hi,
my
name
is
Kitty
Stratton
at
35:19,
DuPont,
Avenue,
North
and
I'm
on
the
follow
Neighborhood
Housing
Committee
along
with
Marilyn,
and
our
concerns
on
these
properties
is
that
they
may
meet
Energy
Star.
But
if
you
look
at
some
of
the
new
research
out
that,
if
you
take
them
to
Net
Zero
through
not
only
super
energy
efficiency,
but
it
only
adds
three
to
four
percent
of
the
cost.
Rocky
Mountain
Institute
just
brought
out
that
whole
data
analysis.
As
far
as
upgrades
Energy
Star
is
barely
above
housing
code
and
housing
code.
E
Building
Code
is
the
crappiest
house
you
can
build
so
Energy.
Star
is
slightly
above
that
I
happen
to
live
in
a
green
homes,
north
house,
it's
not
zero
by
design
and
it's
more
than
possible
if
these
houses
are
going
to
suffer
twenty
to
be
able
to
incorporate
those
design
features.
I
have
had
conversations
with
Kurt
Bennett
at
GMAC,
I
mean
a
gimmick
and
because
of
the
short
deadline,
it's
still
really
possible.
I
submitted
a
lot
of
information
and
I
think
that
if
the
City
Council
pushed
us
from
your
perspective,
I
can
supply
all
the
documentation.
E
So
it
gives
me
in
my
partner
an
average
about
$200
a
month
towards
other
resources.
Excuse
me,
and
the
second
thing
is
the
range
of
costs
from
220
to
250
and
the
fall
neighborhood.
People
are
looking
for
houses
in
the
150s
and
I
really
think
that
this
is
possible,
especially
in
the
two-bedroom
two-bath
models,
but
220
is
not
affordable
in
full
neighborhood
association,
with
an
average
income
of
43
thousand
dollars.
Thank.
A
F
My
name
is
Mary
land
and
I
live
at
36th.
I
never
sent
half
knew.
North
I
am,
as
she
said,
I'm
on
the
follow
neighborhood
committee
for
housing
and
I've
been
in
her
house.
It's
beautiful,
it's
efficient
it
and,
if
we're
looking
at
affordable
housing
through
these
things,
through
these
lots-
and
these
grant
I
mean
these
credits
I
think
it's
really
wise.
F
It
would
be
incumbent
to
you
to
here
kind
of
some
of
the
housing
savings
that
she
can
save
to
make
housing
more
affordable
in
North
Minneapolis
in
the
fall
neighborhood
I
think
just
two
hundred
and
twenty
two
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year,
I'm
a
resident
of
fifteen
years
than
Phi
walls,
so
I
I
know
the
neighborhood
I've
also
been
on
the
board.
It
just
seems
kind
of
really
high
for
our
neighborhood.
It
firkin
trying
to
make
these
affordable
housing.
But
me
you
know:
affordable
housing
and
I.
F
A
A
You
very
much
any
comments
on
the
motion.
Oh
I
really
appreciate
the
comments
and
hopefully
we
can
keep
pushing
ourselves
to
be
more
energy
efficient
and
also
lower.
The
cost
of
some
of
these
houses.
I
also
really
appreciate
that
we're
getting
these
properties
moved
back
into
circulation
to
provide
some
housing.
There
might
even
be
an
opportunity
to
have
conversations
between
now
and
when
they're
built,
I
hope
that
does
happen.
A
H
Want
to
say
that
I
appreciate
the
comments
from
neighbors
and
while
I
don't
want
a
hamper
or
hinder
the
these,
these
properties
from
getting
activated
and
I
think
it's
really
important.
I
think
it's.
There
are
a
lot
of
making
lots
and
properties
that
need
repair
in
North,
Minneapolis
and
and
so
I'd
be
happy.
I
know,
I'm,
not
your
representative,
but
I'd
be
happy
to
engage.
You
know
because
I'm
not
I'm,
just
not
privy
to
some
of
the
things
that
you're
talking
about
I
would
be
happy
to
engage
to
see.
H
A
That
I
think
that
may
express
the
sentiment
of
the
committee.
Generally
then,
on
the
motion,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed.
You
know
that
motion
carries
then
now
we
have
another
series
of
land
sales
and
I.
Think
we'll
have
to
take
these,
maybe
one
at
a
time
quickly
and
go
through
the
list.
Welcome
back
mr.
Ramanathan
Thank.
C
You
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
our
first
is
our
first
of
our
rehab
land
sales.
This
one
is
4901
Vinson,
Avenue
North
again
this
is
staff
recommending
the
sale
of
4901
Vinson
evanora
to
harvest
Management
Group
LLC
for
its
appraised
value
of
sixteen
thousand
four
hundred
subject
to
conditions.
Additionally,
approving
the
award
of
up
to
twenty
thousand
in
home
buyer
incentive
funds
to
an
eligible
Baro,
as
defined
by
the
Minneapolis
House
bill
to
rehab
manual
4901
Vinson
Avenue
North
was
acquired
on
May
18
2017
from
Hennepin
County
as
tax
forfeited
land
for
$1.
C
The
staff
marketed
this
property
with
an
open
house
held
in
June
2018.
With
the
notification
sent
to
a
listserv
of
now
over
2400
people,
there
were
two
applications
received,
the
other
applicants
being
C
TW
group.
However
C
TW
group
was
deemed
as
unresponsive
because
its
proposed
only
minor
rehab
to
a
severely
dilapidated
structure.
The
purchaser
proposes
to
invest
two
hundred.
C
The
program
notification
was
provided
to
the
Shingle
Creek
Neighborhood
Association
on
July
13
2018
on
August
22nd
2018,
the
neighbor
and
notified
staff
that
they
were
in
support
of
the
harvest.
Management
Group
proposal,
Denise
King,
the
developer
for
harvest
Management
Group
is
here
today.
Are
there
any
questions?
I.
I
My
name
is
Denise
king
I'll
be
the
developer
on
this
project
and,
as
opposed
to
Ramadhan,
had
mentioned.
I
met
with
the
Shingle
Creek
Association
during
the
summer
to
review
plans.
We
went
through
the
architectural
drawings
that
I
have.
They
did
have
some
concerns
in
regards
to
the
size
of
the
house,
since
a
lot
of
the
homes
in
that
area
are
one
to
one
and
a
half
story,
so
I
told
them
that
as
we
move
forward,
I
would
definitely
take
their
considerations.
A
J
C
Mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
a
1236
Avenue
North
staff
is
recommending
the
sale
of
this
property
to
Gini
Investments
LLC
for
its
appraised
value
of
$7,500,
subjected
to
conditions
and
if
Ginny
investments
fails
to
close,
approving
the
sale
of
the
property
to
acquaintance
Investment
LLC
for
$7,500
subject
to
conditions,
it
was
a.
This
property
was
acquired
on
March
23rd
2018
from
Hennepin
County's
tax
forfeited
land
for
$1.
We
marketed
this
to
now
over
2400
and
our
listserv.
With
an
open
house
held
in
June
2018.
C
There
were
actually
five
applicants
who
proposed
to
build
on
this.
Besides
the
two
recommended,
they
were
C
TW
group,
Northeast,
Minneapolis,
Properties,
LLC
and
xvh
enterprise,
seen
how
Virginia
investments
and
clean
investments
that
are
to
highest-ranked
because
of
their
greater
experience
and
quality
of
completed
projects.
The
purchaser
proposes
to
invest
one
hundred
ninety
five
thousand
two
hundred
to
rehab
and
construct
an
additional
four
hundred
square
feet
of
finished
living
space
to
the
property.
C
The
proposal
single
family
project
will
have
four
bedrooms
and
three
baths
with
an
attached
garage
to
be
market
exclusively
to
owner
occupants
the
option
to
purchase
our
proposal
to
invest.
One
hundred
three
thousand
eight
hundred
fifty
to
rehab
the
property
as
a
2-bedroom
1-bath
single-family
home
with
a
detached
garage,
would
be
market
exclusively
the
owner
occupants.
Our
construction
management
staff
has
reviewed
both
proposals
and
confirmed
they
are
sufficient
to
meet
the
minimum
rehabilitation
standards.
C
Notification
was
provided
in
the
McKinley
neighborhood
on
July
13
2018
Jennifer
courier
was
here
earlier
today,
but
she
had
to
leave
to
get
back
to
another
project,
and
you
may
remember
her
as
recently
having
two
completed
rehabs
in
about
five
months,
that
she
did
and
she's
been
one
of
our
superstars
and,
if
you've
seen
in
our
cpad
newsletter,
two
of
really
great
production
for
us
unfortunate,
like
I,
said
she
had
to
leave
to
get
back
to
a
project
and
so
she's
not
able
to
be
here
today.
Are
there
any
questions
for
me,
though?
I
do.
A
A
C
This
one
actually
was
the
alternate
purchased
her
on
our
previous
one,
but
now
we're
recommending
32:57
Logan
Avenue
north
to
be
sold
to
quite
an
investment
LLC
for
$22,000.
Subject:
conditions
if
clean
investment
fails
too
close
to
sell
to
xvh
Enterprise
LLC
for
22,000,
subject
conditions
this
property
was
acquired
on
January
17
2017
from
Hennepin
County
as
tax
fricative
prop
land
for
$22,000.
C
C
C
Unfortunately,
their
their
financing
was
kind
of
tight,
so
we
believe
that
they
would
be
more
suitable
to
be
an
alternate
rather
than
the
main
purchaser
CPS
construction
management
group
reviewed
the
work
scope
of
work
in
estimates
submitted
and
confirm
that
they
were
sufficient
to
meet
the
minimum
rehabilitation
standards.
A
program
notification
was
provided
to
the
McKinley
neighbor
Association.
C
A
Don't
see
any
questions,
okay,
very
much,
I'll
open
the
public
hearing,
then
for
this
item
the
Langella
32:57
Logan,
Avenue
North.
Is
anybody
here
to
speak
on
this?
Perhaps
somebody
from
Queens
investment?
Okay,
we've
got
two
people
yep.
You
can
go
next
after
this
gentleman
even
stand
in
line
and
waiter.
Yes,
mr.
J
Chairman
there
console
my
mask
on
the
representant
of
the
quaint
investment.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
rehab
yet
another
project
in
North
Minneapolis
and
we're
a
small
company,
and
it's
real
our
yet
next
another
project
and
we're
happy
to
take
it
and
just
provide
good
new,
looking
and
efficient
house
for
the
community.
A
E
Again,
my
concerns
are
when
I
hear
minimum
standards.
I
was
a
plant
examiner
for
the
city
for
a
while
and
I
understand
what
minimum
standards
are
going
forward
and
looking
out
into
the
future.
These
houses
at
meeting
minimum
standards
now
in
ten
years,
we'll
be
in
the
condition
that
they
were
before
it
takes
very
little
to
do
more
than
minimum
and
it,
and
the
end
result
is
that
in
10
years
the
neighborhood,
my
neighborhood,
will
not
look
like
it
did
light
in
the
last
ten
years.
E
A
Appreciate
that
anybody
else
wish
to
speak
on
this
item,
I
don't
see
anyone,
then
I'll
close
the
public
hearing
and
I
think
there
probably
is
an
opportunity
in
the
future
to
look
at
what
the
standards
are
and
in
the
program
and
how
it's
working,
especially
in
terms
of
energy
efficiency
and
expectations.
I'm
also
curious
about
looking
at
what
the
housing
sales
are
in
the
end.
I
know
that
we've
had
concerns
about
this
in
the
past
was
brought
up
today.
A
Are
we
contributing
to
displacement
from
the
neighborhood
because
of
the
expense
of
the
houses
and
who
could
buy
afford
a
house
who
already
lives
there?
I
think
there
is
a
an
interest
in
seeing
how
we
could
provide
more
homeownership
opportunities
of
residents
of
these
neighborhoods
who
are
currently
living
there
and
I
think
we
should
keep
our
eye
on
that.
This
I
think
this
isn't
really
the
time
to
look
at
that
process
or
that
whole
process
and
studied
and
I
know.
A
You
won't
have
numbers
off
the
top
of
your
head
anyway,
but
let's
make
sure
that
we
think
about
doing
that
for
the
future,
but
for
now
I'm
happy
to
move
forward
with
this,
so
I
will
move
the
land
sale
at
thirty
to
fifty
seven
localnet
but
north
to
quaint
investment,
who
could
certainly
explore
some
our
energy
efficiency
and
Net
Zero
ideas
as
well.
When
you
move
forward
to
any
questions
on
that
motion,
are
there
comments
seeing
none
that
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
all
right,
any
opposed,
say
no!
A
That
motion
carries,
and
that
is
our
last
land
sale
of
today.
Thank
you
very
much.
So
we'll
move
on
to
our
discussion
items.
The
first
discussion
item
is
our
Minneapolis
for
the
affordable
housing
incentive
program,
establishment
committee,
members
and
others
might
recall
that
we
had
a
pilot
program
earlier
and
now
we're.
K
A
L
Chair
gordon
members
of
committee,
I
apologize.
We
have
one
of
the
members
who
are
one
of
the
folks
that
has
been
invited
to
speak.
That
has
some
time
constraints.
I
didn't
know
how
long
the
presentations
were
going
to
be,
but
we
have
Steve
hoarse
field
here
from
Simpson
housing
and
another
Gaston.
We
may
had
just
have
some
time
sensitivities,
so
I
wanted
to
alert
folks
to
that.
A
All
due
respect
to
my
colleagues,
yeah
I,
haven't
checked
in
with
the
rest
of
them,
but
why
don't
we
do
that
then,
and
accommodate
them
I
believe
the
other
discussion
items.
A
So
we'll
go
ahead
with
the
Hiawatha
encampment
discussion.
I
just
want
to
warn
my
committee
members
that
this
is
a
notorious
item
for
the
council
to
want
to
discuss
and
ask
questions
on
for
a
long
time
so
as
we're
moving
into
this.
Let's
just
be
sensitive
now
that
we
bumped
to
other
items
to
come
later
and
taking
our
longest
item
potentially
my
my
predicted
would
be
longer
before
that.
So
let's
try
to
be
succinct
and
get
the
information
that
we
need
and
take
the
time
we
need
but
be
sensitive
to
that.
Okay.
L
M
Mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
David
Frank
from
C
ped,
just
very
briefly,
I
want
to
give
you
an
update
on
what's
happening
now
with
the
navigation
Center.
We
understand
from
the
site
that
two
of
the
buildings
will
be
down
by
later
today
later
today
and
the
subject
of
much
discussion
with
you.
The
choice
of
the
structures
who
made
later
this
week
in
consultation
with
the
now
hired
architect
with
red,
Lakes
contractor,
as
well
as
with
our
partners
here
within
the
city,
from
the
health
department
and
also
from
our
newly
hired
consultants.
M
We
you'll
hear
about
in
a
minute,
as
well
as
our
hope
for
shelter
operator
and
our
County
Partners.
So
we
are
trying
to
bring
a
wide
net
to
this,
but
also
keep
moving
as
quickly
as
possible,
and
we
will
make
that
choice
later
this
week.
So
those
are
my
quick
updates.
If
you
have
any
questions
for
me,
I'm
sitting
over
there
Maria's
back.
L
Wanted
to
provide
a
quick
update
on
where
we
are
at
the
encampment
right
now,
and
we
were
really
happy
to
hear
from
folks
on
the
ground,
from
mud
and
from
Red
Lake,
who
are
working
to
continuously
update
the
census
that
we
have
provided
that
there
is
only
one
family
left
at
the
encampment.
That
does
not
mean
that
we
are
stopping
to
work
from
families.
There
was
a
question
posed
during
the
course
of
our
conversations
with
policymakers
about
placement
and
I
can
share
some
numbers
provided
and
from
the
county
and
David
Hewitt
is
here
with
us.
L
Should
you
have
additional
questions
and
then
a
representative
from
bread
Lake
also
sent
me
some
information
about
their
work
with
avi
bow
to
date
from
the
county
they
have
15.
They
have
placed
18
families
and
to
shelter
three
families
into
supportive
housing,
17
single
adults
into
supportive
housing.
L
The
45
that
they
are
working
with
are
all
actively
engaged
and
the
16
on
the
waiting
list
are
checking
and
regularly.
Three
individuals
have
signed
leases
and
moved
into
their
apartments
for
approvals,
for
housing
with
move-in
dates
are
scheduled
for
November.
First
21
applications
have
been
submitted
that
we
are
waiting
on
approval
or
denial
information
and
of
those
21
applications.
Sevens
of
those
folks
that
approved
will
be
Mabel
will
be
able
to
move
into
apartments
between
now
and
next
Tuesday.
L
So
work
on
placement
is
happening
wrapping
rapidly
and
one
of
the
things
that
Aviva
wanted
to
make
sure
in
Red
Lake
is
that
even
though
perhaps
we
don't
have
actual
families
staying
overnight
at
the
encampment,
it
does
not
mean
we're
not
working
with
families,
because
it
means
that
families
are
separated.
There
may
be
children
who
are
in
little
earth
or
staying
with
friends
or
relatives
elsewhere,
and
our
goal
is
to
make
sure
that
we
find
some
spots
where
families
can
be
together.
L
They
they
all
received
that
news
favorably
and
helped
to
move
and
transition.
Those
tents
and
those
barriers
were
are
being
placed
up
today
as
a
matter
of
fact,
so
that
work
has
been
really
collaborative
and
moving
forward.
The
other
note
that
I'll
say
there
have
been
rumors
about
the
current
hygiene
service
area
being
closed
down
at
the
end
of
the
month.
If
you
recall,
the
current
hygiene
area
is
a
place
off
across
the
street.
From
Franklin
might
go.
Z
is
someone
who
put
that
up
really
quickly.
L
It
provides
shelter,
it
provides
shower
services
and,
frankly,
a
centralized
place
by
which
the
county
and
other
outreach
workers
could
provide
a
safe
space
to
get
intake
to
do
and
take
and
do
housing,
referrals
and
placement,
and
that
we
have
committed
to
continuing
on
until
the
start
of
the
navigation
Center.
So
that
will
remain
open.
We
are
going
to
be
working
with
them
to
help
work
with
our
philanthropic
community
to
see
how
we
can
help
secure
funding
assistance
for
that,
but
they
have
agreed
to
maintain
that
open.
L
L
They
are
working
directly
with
Red
Lake
and
some
of
our
outreach
providers
and
as
David
mentioned
and
shares
with
his
update
and
I
know
that
we've
been
doing
with
the
county
in
terms
of
providing
some
additional
assistance
with
outreach
workers,
which
is
another,
ask
we're
trying
right
now
to
pair
the
current
outreach
efforts
with
some
of
the
more
community
trusted
folks,
so
that
we
can
get
better
outcomes
as
that
most
forward.
So
I'll
share
that
we've
got
two
folks
today
that
I
know
that
folks
are
interested
in
speaking
with.
L
We
have
Margaret
King,
who
we
had
mentioned.
We
were
successful.
I
can
now
really
say
it
publicly.
Pull
led
Foundation
has
stepped
up
and
approved
funding
for
a
project
manager
so
that
we
are
not
singularly
holding
all
of
this
together,
where
I
believe
no
one's
happier
than
I
am
that
that
has
come
forward
and
Margaret
King
is
with
us.
She
was
previously
in
Seattle
and
has
helped
implement
the
navigation
Center
there,
and
also
just
imaged
in
this
work.
So
knows
a
little
bit
about
what
the
landscape
is
like
and
then
really
happy
to
say.
L
That
Steve
horse
field
is
here
as
well
and
happy
to
address
the
council
on
what
the
shelter
collaborative
is
planning
on
doing
moving
forward
and
their
commitment
to
ensuring
that
what
we're
doing
both
at
the
encampment
right
now
and
as
we
think
about
design
a
navigation
center
and
really
critically
services
that
they
really
are
formed
and
informed
and
really
led
by
community
voice
and
community
need.
So
I
will
step
back
and.
N
Mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
thank
you
very
much.
I'm
Steve
force
field
executive
director
with
Simpson
Housing,
Services
and
I-
am
here
before
you
today
on
this
very
difficult
and
complex
matter
of
the
concentrated
representation
of
the
ongoing
housing
crisis
in
our
community
that
we
see
at
Franklin
and
Hiawatha
and
I
am
representing
the
collaborative
of
agencies
that
provide
single
adult
shelter
services
in
Hennepin
County,
which
is
Catholic
Charities,
our
savior's
housing,
Simpson
housing,
st.
Stephen,
st.
Stephens,
Human
Services
and
the
Salvation
Army.
N
The
the
directors
of
these
organizations
around
shelter
meet
regularly
and
have
we
have.
We
have
positioned
ourselves
in
this
discussion
in
a
way
such
that
we
ideally,
we
would
like
to
be
able
to
provide
operational
support
with
the
voice
of
Native
leadership
and
residents
of
the
encampment
to
inform
design
for,
for
what
services
should
look
like
and,
and
so
I'm
I
know
what
Margaret's
going
to
speak
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
she
and
I
got
into
immediately.
N
It
was
the
idea
of
getting
focus
groups
together
to
make
sure
that
whatever
it
is
that
we
that
we
offer
at
a
as
a
community
at
the
navigation,
Center
is
something
that
is
going
to
be
taken
up
by
by
residents
of
the
encampment
and
is
a
successful
utilization
of
resources.
We
are
scheduling
a
meeting
with
Margaret
and
one
of
the
suggestion,
Genda
items
in
a
conversation
with
with
council
president
bender
yesterday
is
this
idea
of
what
would
we
like
to
see
the
conditions
under
which
our
shelter
operations
are
filter?
N
Operators
would
step
up
in
that
support
role,
and
those
would
be
things
like
making
sure
that
we've
got
authentic
voice
from
the
community.
That's
from
the
users
as
far
as
how
that
should
be
designed
as
well
as
all
the
things
around
harm
reduction.
We
have.
We
have
a
strong
perspective,
given
that
we
are
single
adult
shelter
operators.
We
have
a
strong
position
that
we
would
look.
We
would
prefer
that
there
not
be
minor
children
in
a
in
an
environment
where
we're
also
practicing
harm
reduction
in
doing
work
with
with
single
adults.
K
K
So
it's
really
really
meaningful
that
you're
willing
to
do
this.
I
think
I
just
want
to
be
clear.
That
I
think
it's
been
important
to
include
these
five
operators
in
the
design
of
the
navigation
Center
itself,
because
some
of
these
critical
questions
we're
a
little
bit.
Will
there
be
children
there?
It
sounds
like
no.
There
really
can't
be.
If
we're
talking
about
one
of
these
five
operators
will
it
serve
both
men
and
women?
If
so,
then
likely
there
would
be
some
site
design
considerations
to
take
into
account.
K
What
would
it
take
to
get
one
of
the
operators
to
be
able
to
do
this
in
terms
of
funding
in
terms
of
time
in
terms
of
staff
capacity,
in
terms
of,
are
there
any
sort
of
non-negotiable
details
that
we
should
know
before
we
purchase
buildings
or
do
anything
else
with
the
site
that
would
be
critical
to
being
able
to
secure
one
of
the
five
operators
to
be
able
to
operate
the
site
in
addition
to
your
normal,
day-to-day
already
very
stretched
thin
work.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
O
A
N
A
A
N
A
N
Make
one
observation
on
that
point
and
that
was
simply
that
an
area
that
went
listed
a
great
deal
of
activity-
that's
taking
place
around
housing
placement.
Since
this,
since
the
encampment
began,
and
there
has
been
quite
a
bit
of
activity,
we
people
different
people
as
a
key
partner
in
our
community
serving
families
they
did
have
capacity.
At
the
beginning
of
this,
we
set
up
a
fast
trip
I.
Should
we
I'm
there
was.
There
was
a
fast
track
that.
H
N
A
And
that
would
be
a
great
alternative
would
satisfy
my
concerns
as
well
and
I
know
some
several
individual
families
that
have
gotten
to
the
drink,
for
example,
so
I
know
that
that
has
been
working
but
I'm
I
would
be
concerned
if
it
was
job
protection,
stepping
in
or
something
else,
and
somehow
we
ended
up
having
families
split
up
just
so
that
the
parents
could
get
to
some
I,
don't
know
so
it
gets
complicated.
But
I
don't
want
to
distract
us
too
much,
even
though,
obviously,
that
did
raise
some
higher
so
go
ahead.
Chair.
L
Gordon
and
members
of
the
committee
I
want
to
say
that
we
share
that
thought
as
well.
We
do
not
want
to
see
families
separated
in
any
shape
or
form.
The
county
has
already
stepped
up
a
lot
of
efforts.
As
you
mentioned,
there's
availability
at
and
they've
got
vouchers
for
the
Drake
Hotel.
We
are
focused
our
efforts
right
now
on
doing
nothing
more
than
between
now
and
the
time
that
the
navigation
Center
opens
is
to
make
sure
that
families
are
taken
care
of
first
followed
by
the
elderly.
L
These
are
concerns
of
ours,
of
our
most
vulnerable
communities
that
we
really
want
to
make
sure
that
we
endeavor
to
take
care
of
and
because
of
our
commitment,
to
try
to
move
that
forward.
We
are
hopeful
that
we
won't
by
the
time
the
navigation
Center
opens,
have
families
there,
and
that's
one
of
the
reasons
that
while
there
are
no
and
I
want
to
say
this,
because
if
we
had
children
at
the
encampment
staying
overnight,
there
are
some
mandated
reporter
requirements
and
we
are
trying
not
to
go
that
route
families.
L
A
Q
Hello,
thank
you.
It's
good
to
be
here
so
I've
been
asked
to
just
share
a
little
bit
about
my
background,
so
you
know
a
little
more
about
who
I
am
I
just
moved
here
from
Seattle
I
have
been
living
in
Seattle
for
about
27
years.
I
grew
up
in
Minneapolis
and
I'm
glad
to
be
back
here
and
excited
about
doing
this
work
here.
I,
don't
think
I
anticipated
being
in
front
of
the
front
of
a
city
council
as
quickly
as
that
has
happened,
but
I'm
excited
to
be
doing
this
work
here.
Q
So
thank
you
for
having
me
in
Seattle.
My
role
was
I
worked
as
a
director
of
a
large
multi
service
agency
for
serving
single
adult
homeless
people
experience
homelessness,
with
a
focus
on
people
with
with
behavioral
health
and
physical
and
mental
health
disabilities,
and
chronic
long
long
long
periods
of
time
on
the
street.
Q
That
Agency
was
the
largest
provider
of
services
of
that
nature.
In
the
Pacific
Northwest
region,
we
served
about
10,000
different
people
over
a
year,
operated
500
shelter,
beds
and
1,200
permanent
housing
units
and
served
about
6,000
people
in
licensed
behavioral
health
programs.
So
it
was
a
very
large.
It
had
a
very
large
footprint
when
the
mayor
of
Seattle
decided
after
visiting
San
Francisco
in
2015,
had
had
already
declared
a
state
of
emergency
in
Seattle
on
homelessness
and
went
to
San
Francisco
and
saw
their
navigation.
Q
Q
Q
You
bring
your
partners
and
you
bring
your
all
your
belongings
and
you
bring
your
animals
and
you
just
come,
and
so
we
were
excited
to
do
that,
because
we've
done
that
kind
of
shelter
for
a
long
time
and
we
knew
that
people
will
accept
shelter
if
it
doesn't
require
them
to
leave
too
much
of
their
autonomy
and
dignity
at
the
door,
and
so
there's
a
subset
of
people
that
really
need
this
kind
of
shelter.
So
I
was
really
excited
when
I
heard
that
Minneapolis
wanted
to
do
a
navigation
Center.
Q
It's
one
piece
of
a
larger
homeless
response
system
and
it
does
seem
to
that
model
I
described-
does
seem
to
serve
a
particular
subset
of
homeless
folks,
better
than
other
models
that
we've
all
tried
and
I
know
that
you
all
know
that
Seattle
I'm,
not
I'm,
it
seems
like
it's
possible.
Minneapolis
is
going
the
way
of
the
West
Coast.
Economically,
it's
a
thriving
economy.
Here,
vacancy
rates
are
really
low.
Q
The
City
of
Seattle,
as
all
cities
face
with
this
really
vexing
problem,
are
all
are
doing
their
best.
You
know,
there's
no
I
was
asked
yesterday.
If
there
was
a
best
practice
that
I
was
aware
of
for
encampment
response
in
there
I
said
there
wasn't
what
I
regret.
I
didn't
really
finish.
That
thought,
which
is
that
I
really
believe
that
better
is
better
and
if
we
can
help
people
get
into
humane,
safe
environments,
even
if
it's
inconvenient
for
them
or
for
us
it's
the
right
thing
to
do
so.
I
was
just
really
glad
to
see.
Q
Minneapolis
was
going
to
try
to
take
this
up.
It's
temporary,
it's
gonna,
give
us
a
chance
to
see
what
works
and
what
doesn't,
and
so
that
is
exciting.
To
me,
I
will
also
say
that
I
have
been
really
impressed
and
heartened
by
the
level
of
cross
jurisdictional
collaboration
happening
in
I.
Have
not.
That
was
not
my
experience
in
Seattle
local
governments
work
really
hard
in
Seattle,
but
there
wasn't
a
lot
of
collaboration
of
the
nature
I've
seen
here
and
I've
been
really
I.
Q
A
You
and
it's
it's
great
to
have
you
here
appreciate
that
do
you
have
a
question
councillor
Wilson
first.
H
I
just
wanted
to
thank
both
you
guys
for
coming
in
and
talk
to
the
council.
You
know
this
is
a
unique
issue
that
we're
looking
at
we're
looking
to
be
a
major
part
of
solving
I
did
have
one
question
for
for
both
of
you
guys
but
I.
Imagine
that
the
question
will
come
out
like
answers
will
be
different.
Given
your
different
perspectives,
one
is
from
both
the
structural
standpoint,
but
then
also
from
a
service
standpoint.
You
know
this
site
is
going
to.
J
Q
Well,
I,
you
know,
hopefully,
people
respond
to
I
I,
think
that
there's
challenges
certainly
to
doing
anything
else.
It's
a
fast
timeline,
as
I
said,
I
really
have
been
impressed
with
how
much
how
much
investment
kind
of
with
people's
time
across
all
these
different
partners
has
been
going
on.
So
that
really
helps
move
things
much
more
quickly.
Q
Q
Getting
people
indoors
during
the
coldest
hours
during
the
coldest
months
of
the
year
is
important
and
it-
and
you
know
all
shelter-
does
save
lives.
This
kind
of
a
shelter,
that's
enhanced,
where
there's
lots
of
services
saves
lives
and
also
gets
people
on
a
track
of
making
the
connections
they
need
to
make
around
their
income
and
their
stuff
to
get
into
the
housing
market.
It's
not
going
to
solve
unsheltered
homelessness
by
the
spring,
but
it's
going
to
teach
us
a
lot.
N
N
With
her
opening
remarks,
we
we
would
approach,
obviously
based
on
what
we
hear
from
the
native
from
the
Native
community
and
from
the
residents
of
the
encampment
about
what
they
would
like
to
see
in
terms
of
a
service
model
and
how
that
should
be
all
laid
out.
That
being
said,
we
would
walk
into
that
looking
at
it
with
layers
with
the
existing
service
responses
that
are
already
happening,
it
would
not
be
operating
in
isolation,
which
is
how
we
do
things
anyway.
You
know
our
shelter,
for
example,
we
have
health
care
for
the
homeless.
N
On-Site
we
have
you
know
we
work
together
is
how
we
do
this.
So,
given
that
we've
already
got,
we've
got
increasing
momentum
around
housing
placement
work,
that's
happening,
I
think
that
that
is
the
most
critical
element,
then
that
we
that
we
sort
of
put
some
infrastructure
around
this
with
markers
project
and
with
the
input
from
native
community
and
shelter
operations
to
care
for
it
to
arrange
for
the
physical
space.
While
all
these
housing
placement
activities
are
moving
forward
and
these
services
are
working
together
to
make
good
use
of
this
time,.
A
K
You
mr.
chair
I,
think
I
know
the
answer,
but
I'm
wondering
how
we're
doing
on
developing
a
budget
for
a
service
rich
24/7,
operational
shelter,
because
one
of
the
biggest
barriers
to
having
that
in
any
of
our
existing
sites
is
not
desire.
But
but
funding
chair.
L
Gordon
council
president
bender,
if
the
response
that
you
were
thinking
you
had
is
that
we
don't
have
one
yet,
then
that
is
correct,
but
not
because
we
haven't
been
working
on
it
impact
the
the
meeting
that
is
happening
later
this
week
with
seat
pad
and
Steve
and
Margaret
and
other
folks
to
really
think
about
it.
It
will
impact.
L
At
the
last
council,
you
created
a
working
group
and
we
have
had
our
initial
meeting
and
we
actually
had
to
that
day.
That
folks
could
come
to
we're
hoping
to
have
those
every
week.
This
week
may
be
interesting,
because
I
think
what
would
be
better
is
if
we
had
the
information
from
Friday's
meeting,
but
we're
going
to
start
to
schedule
those
periodically
so
that
we
can
update
everyone
as
we
go,
because
we
know
this
is
a
fast-moving
project
and
we
want
to
make
sure
everyone
has
enough
information.
B
K
L
Gordon,
council
president
bender
I
think
right
now
we're
trying
to
match
funding.
What
we've
heard
from
the
county
in
terms
of
services
is
that
they
have
a
variety
of
funding
streams
and
they
haven't
yet
heard
of
one
that
they
cannot
match
or
divert
to
and
where
the
gap
is
and
that's
where
we
would
like
to
tap
into
our
philanthropic
partners.
We've
had
a
lot
of
conversations
and
we're
ready
we're
getting
ready
for
an
ask.
L
For
example,
we
know
that
we
want
some
additional
outreach
navigation,
outreach,
folks
and
community
that
are
trusted
that
can
get
people
to
better
placement
outcomes.
That
is
a
new
model.
It
is
not
that
we
don't
have
outreach
out
there,
but
it
is
usually
offered
by
known
organizations
or
by
the
county
or
by
some
of
the
partners.
We
want
to
make
sure
it
comes
from
community
because
we
believe
the
outcomes
will
be
different,
so
we
have
a
budget
request
for
that.
We
want
to
continue
to
service
the
hydrant
service
area.
L
We
have
a
budget
request
for
that,
but
there
are
a
variety
of
other
things
as
we
think
about
what
once
the
design
is
set.
What
the
new
navigation
Center
will
need,
then
we
will
go
match
those
against
what
streams
are
available,
either
from
state
or
from
the
county
and
to
that
gap.
We
will
then
look
to
our
partners
to
see
how
they
consist.
C
A
K
You
mr.
chair,
it's
my
last
question,
I
think
just
given.
So
given
the
numbers
that
you
went
through
quickly
at
the
beginning,
in
the
success
of
placing
folks
into
either
shelter
or
housing,
it
still
seems
like
the
number
of
folks
that
the
encampment
hasn't
been
diminishing
because
new
people
are
coming
and
so
I'm
just
wondering
how
we're
designing
the
size
of
a
navigation
Center
and
just
given
that
the
decisions
about
structure
will
be
made
in
the
next
few
days.
K
L
Gordon
council
president
bender,
although
there
there
is
truth
to
the
fact
that
as
people
are
placed,
new
people
are
coming
in,
the
relative
numbers
at
the
encampment
has
actually
remained
stable
lately
and
so
and
by
lately,
I
mean
the
past
few
weeks.
Since
the
red
light
sends
us,
we
have
I
I
know
that
there
are
folks
that
see
tens
out
at
the
Hiawatha
encampment,
not
all
of
those
are
occupied.
Some
of
those
are
now
being
used
for
storage,
so
we're
working
on
taking
some
of
those
down
and
creating
space
as
well.
L
So
we
are
engaging
it
as
one
of
the
reasons
it's
critical
to
engage
the
people
on
the
ground,
so
Red,
Lake
and
mud
will
be
part
of
these
discussions
about
design.
They
have
been
on
the
ground
every
single
day
and
know
what
that
flow
of
folks
are,
and
so
I
think
that
our
numbers
of
about
a
hundred
and
fifty
and
a
hundred
to
two
hundred
have
been
pretty
steady.
We
know
that
there
are
some
people
who
will
choose
not
to
be
at
the
encampment.
L
We
also
know
that,
as
we
continue
to
place,
families
that
that
will
also
reduce
numbers
as
well,
so
we're
feeling
fairly
confident
that
we
have
enough
information
to
move
forward
with
a
design.
The
other
thing
I
will
say
and
I
know
that
I
spoke
to
a
mud
prior
to
coming
here-
is
that
a
lot
of
this
will
depend
on
our
help,
with
our
mud
leadership
and
our
na
folks
on
the
ground
and
Red
Lake
as
well.
There
is
a
community
meeting
really
intended,
facilitated
and
intended
to
be
for
Native
American
community
next
week.
L
We're
part
of
these
discussions
about
what
do
we
do
with
this
encampment?
How
do
we
provide
for
safety?
How
do
we
make
sure
that
the
folks
that
are
in
this
census
are
getting
ready
and
transitioned
and
path
wade
into
the
navigation
center,
and
then
how
do
we
continue
to
close?
The
footprint
as
we
have
opportunities,
are
all
discussions
that
they
will
be
having
as
well,
because
we
depend
on
their
assistance
as
we
move
forward.
L
L
So
I
say
that
only
to
say
that
we
have
not
lost
sight
that
this
encampment
is
about
one
issue:
that
the
issue
of
the
unsheltered
homelessness
population
persists
throughout
our
city
and
that
some
of
the
learnings
that
we
have
from
this
encampment
we're
hoping
to
be
able
to
bring
forward
in
different
ways
and
perhaps
approach
how
we
respond
to
homelessness
in
different
ways
in
the
future.
So
I,
don't
I,
didn't
want
to
forget
that
or
leave
the
impression
that
we
are
not
thinking
about
longer
term
solutions
as
well.
A
Appreciate
that
I
also
will
note
that
originally,
when
you
came
in
presenting
some
ideas
a
few
weeks
ago,
one
was
a
navigation
Center
and
the
other
was
for
a
culturally
informed
transitional
housing
project,
and
we
asked
you
to
come
back
on
this
date
and
report
in
on
that
culturally
informed
transitional
housing
project.
I
understand.
Take
that.
Let
those
last
comments
you
made
was
your
up.
A
Data
is
saying
we
haven't
forgotten,
we're
still
interested,
but
we
haven't
necessarily
gotten
to
anything
specific
we're
actually
hoping
that
the
state
and
other
partners
are
going
to
help
us
do
that.
I
do
know
that
there
are
some
new
housing
opportunities
that
are
culturally
informed
opening
in
the
area
too,
and
I
think
that's
going
to
help
address
some
of
those
needs,
but
what
we
can
pick
up
on
these
discussions
at
future
meetings
and
future
opportunities,
because
I
still
think
we
can
try
to
efficiently
complete
the
work
of
our
committee.
A
I,
don't
see
any
other
questions
and
I
think
people
can
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
staff
along
the
way
and
also
work.
Group
members
and
I
understand
that
councilmember
Fletcher
is
on
the
workgroup,
councilmember
Ellison
so
and
cano
so
and
more
sami.
So
council
members
are
at
least
committee
members
feel
like
we
can
connect
and
reach
in
that
way
and
get
more
details
and
I
know
that
some
of
you
have
been
reaching
out
to
us
to
make
sure
we
were
briefed.
You
brought
up
to
speed
and
I
appreciate
that.
A
A
B
So
the
term
for
D
refers
to
the
for
D
property
tax
classification
in
the
state
of
Minnesota,
and
that
offers
a
lower
tax
rate
and
is
reserved
for
properties
with
rent
and
income
restrictions.
And
the
Minneapolis
for
the
incentive
program
is
an
innovative
housing
strategy
that
offers
owners
of
naturally
occurring
affordable
housing
or
nowa
housing,
with
an
opportunity
to
qualify
for
the
forty
tax
classification
and,
as
you
mentioned,
chair
Gordon.
The
city's
for
the
pilot
program,
which
was
offered
this
spring
d,
generate
substantial
interest
from
rental
property
owners.
B
B
Participants
in
the
4d
pilot
were
asked
to
make
a
tenure
commitment
to
keep
at
least
20%
of
the
apartments
in
their
buildings,
affordable
to
an
occupied
by
households
that
are
making
60%
of
area
median
income
or
less
and
participants
are
eligible
for
a
40%
tax
reduction
on
designated
affordable
units,
and
then
they
also
have
access
to
a
dedicated
pool
of
program.
Funds
within
the
city's
green
business
cost
share
program.
B
Qualification
for
40
tax
status
requires
that
participants
submit
annual
application
paperwork
to
Minnesota
Housing
and
the
standard
application
deadline
is
March.
31St
and
I'll.
Note
that,
although
that
deadline
it
already
passed
by
April
27th
of
this
year,
which
is
when
the
city
authorized
the
4d
pilot
city,
the
city
was
able
to
work
closely
with
Minnesota
Housing
to
enroll
a
limited
number
of
participants
during
what
ended
up
being
a
very
short
six-day
application
window.
B
So
staff
have
previously
submitted
a
report
to
the
council
about
outcomes
of
the
pilot
program,
but
we
didn't
get
a
chance
to
discuss
that.
So
I
wanted
to
briefly
touch
on
some
of
the
highlights
of
that
report.
Now.
So
there
were
a
total
of
22
applications
for
463
units
for
the
pilot
program
and
ultimately,
we
were
able
to
accept
10
applications
from
8
different
property
owners
and
across
8
8
different
city
council
wards.
Preserving
the
affordability
of
207
housing
units
in
Minneapolis,
with
minimal
budget
expenditures
and
limited
tax
base
impacts.
B
The
pilot
program
I
also
want
to
highlight,
was
very
successful
in
encouraging
property
owners
to
consider
energy
efficiency
improvements
to
their
buildings.
Staff
from
the
city
and
from
the
Center
for
energy
and
environment
encouraged
all
program
participants
to
do
an
energy
assessment
on
their
properties,
and
so
far,
five
out
of
eight
participants
in
the
pilot
have
either
already
done
that
assessment
or
have
expressed
interest
in
the
assessment
and
funding
from
the
city,
and
so
based
on
that.
B
We
do
anticipate
that
we'll
be
spending
100%
of
the
dedicated
energy
efficiency
funds
and
that's
going
to
result
in
improved
housing.
Quality
quality
and
lower
utility
bills
and
I
also
want
to
note
that,
based
on
feedback
from
rental
property
owners
that
participated
in
the
pilot,
the
program
was
attractive
to
them
in
part
because
it
offered
what
we
refer
to
as
an
administrative
light
touch.
And
by
that
we
mean
there
was
not
unnecessary
amount
of
paperwork
that
was
required
for
the
program.
B
Participants
were
required
to
submit
a
wrecker
all
a
two-page
application
to
Minnesota
Housing,
and
then
they
needed
to
sign
a
participation,
agreement
and
affordability
declaration
that
was
drafted
by
the
City
Attorney's
Office
and
on
an
annual
basis.
Participants
will
also
need
to
report
rent
and
income
data
to
the
city,
and
then
they
will
also
need
to
submit
the
application
paperwork
to
Minnesota
Housing
on
an
annual
basis.
This.
What
we?
B
Action
and
I
want
to
go
over
some
new
program
elements
that
do
distinguish
this
program
from
the
pilot
we
offered
in
the
spring.
This
slide
highlights
some
of
those
program
elements
and
the
remaining
program.
Correct,
are
identical
to
the
pilot
program.
So,
first
rental
property
owners
that
participate
in
this
new
program
will
receive
a
small
grant
of
$100
per
housing
unit
which
will
be
capped
at
$1,000
per
property
and
that's
the
recognition
of
the
limited
by
notable
administrative
program,
that's
associated
with
participation
in
the
program.
B
In
addition,
we're
happy
to
report
that
participants
will
receive
priority
for
the
city's
solar
energy
incentives
and
just
a
little
bit
about
those
incentives.
Is
that
when
you
prepare
the
city's
incentives
with
state
incentives,
a
certain
solar
energy
investments
could
actually
generate
enough
energy.
B
That
would
help
them
pay
for
themselves
in
around
six
years,
and
so
that
creates
a
lot
of
opportunities
for
property
owners
to
make
those
investments
creates
a
strong
incentive
for
them
to
do
that,
and
that
really
does
help
to
pair
affordable
housing
with
sustainability
and
make
the
existing
new
housing
we
have
in
the
city.
A
lot
greener
and
I
also
want
to
highlight
some
new
eligibility
guidelines
that
staff
are
recommending.
So
first
buildings
are
tax
parcels,
but
this
videos,
two
units
would
now
be
eligible
and
the
city
would
have
the
right
to
deny
any
application.
B
The
mayor's
budget
does
include
$250,000
for
this
program,
and
I
would
also
note
that
if
1,500
units
participate
in
the
first
year
that
this
would
impact
the
city's
tax
pace
by
just
0.2
percent.
So
a
small
impact
and
I
also
want
to
let
you
know
that
I've
received
about
40
phone
calls
or
emails
from
property
managers
or
owners
who
are
very
interested
in
this
program,
and
so
that's
very
encouraging
and
based
on
this
high
level
of
interest
prior
to
even
establishing
the
program
and
based
on
some
plan,
marketing
efforts
that
we
have.
B
We
expect
that
we
can
enroll,
somewhere
between
seven
hundred
and
fifteen
hundred
housing
units
in
2019,
that
those
units
would
achieve
4d
status,
so
preserving
the
affordability
of
that
many
homes,
many
of
which,
which
would
also
benefit
from
the
energy
efficiency
incentives
and
renewable
energy
incentives
for
solar.
That
would
really
help
quite
a
bit
to
address
the
ongoing,
affordable
housing
crisis
in
Minneapolis
and
could
have
a
positive
long-term
impact
on
the
lives
of
Minneapolis
residents.
B
A
G
You
mr.
chair
I'm,
Dean
I'm,
just
just
thrilled
with
your
work
I,
had
the
good
fortune
and
I
would
urge
others
to
have
Dean
present
no
strategies.
At
my
lunch
with
Lisa
meeting
last
month,
it
was
the
highest
attended
lunch
with
Lisa
meeting
in
the
past
numbers
of
years,
and
we
pitched
it
as
what
can
you
do
to
help
solve
the
affordable
housing
crisis?
Meaning?
Could
you
buy
a
property,
that's
forward
that
would
for
D
and
become
a
property
owner,
and
so
one
of
the
things
I
think
that's
really
great
about
this
recommendation.
G
Is
it
goes
from
two
units
enough.
If
we
really
want
the
general
public
to
kind
of
become
little
landlords,
even
in
their
own
homes,
you
know
so
their
house
and
two
others.
For
example,
people
are
showing
up
to
pay
attention
to
whether
or
not
this
is
something
they
could
do
to
help
solve
the
problem.
So
I
really
love
the
flexibility
to
go
down
to
two
units.
I
think
your
presentation
of
the
entire
thing
is
really
great.
Your
work
is
amazing.
I'll
lastly,
say
that
I
really
appreciate
your
approach
to
the
energy
efficiency
guidelines.
G
I
think
it's
really
important
from
the
folks
that
I've
talked
to
that
are
in
the
program
that
they
see
this
as
an
incentive.
Oh
I,
get
an
energy
review,
not
audit,
and
then
I
can
qualify
for
solar
or
I
can
qualify
for
energy
efficiency.
Upgrade
is
a
different
way
of
saying
it
then
you're
required
to
do
an
energy
audit.
I
think
the
light
touch
at
first,
so
folk
side
is
really
important.
This
really
needs
to
be
seen
as
something
that
we're
asking
to
partner
with
property
owners
on
not
regulate
the
heck
out
of
them.
G
We
would
have
no
ability
to
conduct
700
to
1500
energy
audits
in
one
year
anyway,
so
we
might
as
well
encourage
people
to
do
it,
offer
them
an
incentive,
see
how
many
we
can
grab
that
way
and
as
the
program
progresses
over
time
see
who
else
we
can
capture
at
the
end,
so
I
very
much
appreciate
the
approach.
I
I'm
happy
to
see
this
moving
forward
and
I.
Thank
you
for
your
work.
P
Want
to
echo
councilmember
Goodman's
comments:
I
would
differ
a
little
bit
on
the
energy
efficiency.
I
think
it's
important.
While
we
have
landlords
at
the
table
to
be
talking
about
it.
I
think
the
approach
right
now
as
councilmember
Goodman
talked
about
of
making
sure
it's
an
incentive
makes
sense
right
now,
but,
as
this
program
grows
to
see
to
reevaluate
that
to
see
is
there
more
that
we
can
be
asking
as
it
grows
in
popularity?
A
Guess
I
had
one
question:
I
also
did
want
to
make
one
comment:
I
enjoyed
reading
the
comments
that
we
got
in
the
feedback
that
were
provided.
I
noted
one
person
said
why
don't
you
and
I
think
it's
a
landlord
said
it
should.
The
increase
should
be
held
down
to
three
percent,
not
six
percent.
It's
allowed
I
noticed
we
kept
the
recommendation
at
six.
We
also
the
guidelines
say
that
the
free
energy
efficiency
and
Healthy
Homes
assessments
will
only
be
available
to
those
units
that
are
those
participants
that
have
five
more
units.
B
B
So
I
think
that
the
initial
information
that
went
out
for
public
comment,
we
had
noted
that
the
assessments
were
available
to
buildings,
five
units
and
above,
and
that
was
the
understanding
of
staff
at
the
time.
However,
had
the
opportunity
a
little
bit
later
on
just
about
a
week
ago,
to
talk
with
some
members,
so
I've
sent
her
some
staff
members
that
Center
for
energy
in
the
environment
and
actually
learned
that
the
home
energy
squad
program
that
they
offer
provides
energy
assessments
for
buildings
between
two
and
four
units.
B
So
that's
actually
I
did
update
the
latest
version
of
the
Turia
I
believe
it
does
say
that
we
are
now
able
to
offer
the
energy
assessments
for
those
properties
through
the
home
energy
squad.
So
it's
just
a
different
program
that
offers
the
energy
assessments,
but
we
are
able
to
offer
some
kind
of
assessment
at
either
free
or
low
cost
to
any.
You
know
entity
that
would
participate
in
this
program.
Well,.
A
K
You,
sir
chair
I,
just
quickly
make
a
couple
comments,
but
one
is
that
this
is
a
game
changer
for
morons,
like
mine,
where
80%
of
people
are
renters
and
are
rapidly
losing.
You
know
the
cut
these
kinds
of
affordable
unit,
so
I
think
it's
really
really
exciting.
I'm
also
very
excited
about
the
expansion
of
the
program
and
the
reduction
down
to
two
units.
Again,
that's
where
we
see
a
lot
of
the
most
affordable
units
in
the
community.
K
I
did
ask
the
assessor's
office
to
try
to
coordinate
with
this
program
because,
as
buildings
are
sold
in
my
ward
and
across
the
city,
we're
using
those
values
to
assess
the
property
tax
bills
for
adjacent
properties
that
may
be
much
more
affordable
than
the
new
buildings,
and
so
that's
like
a
standard
practice
across
the
state.
But
the
very
least
we
could
do
I
think
is
communicate
to
those
property
owners
that
are
seeing
significant
tax
increases
because
of
that
methodology
that
we
have
this
program
and
we
hope
that
they'll
participate.
K
So
I'll
follow
up
with
assessor's
office
to
make
sure
that
that
is
happening.
They
also
wanted
to
just
comment
that
I'm
interested
at
track,
how
we're
defining
affordability
over
time
and
how
much
we
think
we
can
get
out
of
this
program
back
just
in
terms
of
the
rent
increases
and
also
the
length
of
time
so
I.
K
You
know
just
kind
of
look
to
staff
to
just
be
doing
that
evaluation
and
then
I'm
also
really
excited
about
potentially
taking
what
we're
learning
from
this
program
and
starting
to
create
a
new
group
of
present
water,
basically,
preservation
buyers,
potentially
in
our
city
and
I,
think
we
have
this
funding
for
Noah
preservation.
That's
been
difficult
to
get
out
the
door
because
of
all
of
the
challenges
that
we
have
in
competing
in
the
open
market
for
sales
of
buildings
and
the
super
hot
market.
But
I
know
that
we
have.
K
You
know
thousands
and
thousands
of
these
very
small
property
owners
across
the
city
that
be
owned
between
one
and
four
units
and
if
we
could
find
a
way
as
a
city
to
help
them
expand
their
portfolio,
you
know
likely
I
think
a
lot
of
them
are
local
owners
who
live.
You
know
in
the
community.
Maybe
they
own?
A
duplex
and
they
rent
out
one
unit
so
I
think
there's
an
exciting
opportunity
to
build
on
this
program
and
learn
from
it
and
potentially
expand
it
into
a
broader
preservation
strategy.
K
A
Thank
you
very
much,
I,
don't
see
any
other,
any
other
comments
or
questions.
So
then
I'm
just
gonna
go
ahead
and
move
approval
of
this
item,
and
that
includes
the
resolution
delegating
the
authority
to
make
an
executor,
4d,
affordable
housing
incentive
program
and
adopting
the
form
documents
and
also
authorizing
it
to
proceed.
I
guess:
there's
two
actions
there.
A
You
can
see
on
the
agenda
any
discussion
on
that
motion,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say
no
motion
carries
and
I
will
move
on
to
our
last
item
in
our
second-to-last,
the
2018,
affordable,
housing
trust
fund.
This
is
a
report
in
response
to
some
staff
directions
that
this
committee
made
some
time
ago.
Yes,.
R
Good
afternoon,
chair
Gordon
and
members
of
the
committee
I'm
Angie
scold
I'm,
the
manager
of
residential
finance
and
the
sea
pet
housing
team
back
in
May
council
member
rake
in
this
committee,
directed
staff
to
evaluate
funding
gap
needs
leverage,
opportunities
and
timing
considerations
for
the
affordable
housing,
trust
fund
and
report
back
with
recommendations
on
funding
limits.
I'm
here
today,
with
a
receive
in
file
report
when
that
director,
the
recommendations
before
you
today
do
not
require
a
vote
at
this
time.
R
These
program
rules
are
implemented
through
the
trust
fund,
RFP
document
which
staff
brings
to
this
committee
and
Council
in
April
or
May
of
every
year.
So
that's
where
any
changes
would
be
formally
incorporated
in
the
future.
That
said,
I
thought
it
would
be
helpful
to
start
with
a
little
refresher
for
the
Committee
on
what
the
current
program
rules
are
in
this
regard.
R
Overall,
there
is
a
$25,000
per
unit
maximum
award.
This
limit
has
not
changed
since
it
was
instituted
which
we
believe
was
in
about
2011
since
2016.
We
have
also
had
a
special
program
within
the
trust
fund
called
the
family
housing
initiative
that
allows
up
to
$50,000
per
unit
for
three-bedroom
units
that
serve
households
at
or
below
30%
of
the
area.
Median
income
were
also
homeless
or
at
risk
of
homelessness.
This
special
limit
is
to
incent
production
of
these
important
units
and
also
to
recognize
the
impact
that
3%
units
have
on
a
project
performer.
R
In
addition,
last
year,
the
council
created
a
contingency
pool
that
allows
for
an
up
to
additional
$15,000
per
unit
to
close
final
gaps
and
get
projects
to
financial
closing.
This
has
been
a
highly
successful
approach
and
I'm
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
it
in
a
few
minutes
so
for
the
staff
direction,
we
analyzed
a
myriad
of
different
factors
and
considering
recommendations
for
you
today
for
the
2019
award
limits,
including
construction
cost
trends,
timing
considerations,
constraints
from
other
funding
sources,
city,
housing
policy
goals
and
others,
and
our
recommendations
and
rationale
are
as
follows.
R
First,
we
recommend
that
the
general
word
limit
be
increased
from
$25,000
to
$35,000
per
unit.
Second,
we
recommend
that
a
new
award
limit
of
$40,000
per
unit
for
two-bedroom
units
at
30%
AMI
be
added.
Third,
we
recommend
maintaining
the
existing
$50,000
per
unit
limit
for
three-bedroom
units
at
30%
of
ami.
Fourth,
we
recommend
that
you
continue
to
set
aside
funds
for
contingency
pool
and
fifth,
we
recommend
that
there
are
be
some
modifications
to
the
eligibility
for
pipeline
Awards.
R
Currently,
only
projects
that
have
previously
applied
to
the
trust
fund,
but
we're
not
awarded
or
eligible
staff,
proposes
a
change
to
allow
any
projects
that
meet
trust
fund
requirements
to
apply
on
a
pipeline
basis,
provided
that
they
can
close
within
six
months
and
subject
to
availability
of
funds.
Here's
the
rationale
for
these
recommendations.
R
First
and
foremost,
it's
important
to
maintain
a
per
unit
limit.
The
affordable
housing
trust
fund
is
a
gap
source,
not
a
primary
funding
source.
These
resources
leverage
other
sources
like
text
code
and
investments
that
our
homeland
bank
state
bonding
money
and
any
of
the
up
to
dozen
other
sources
that
can
be
involved
in
these
projects.
It's
important
to
maintain
this
limit
in
order
to
maximize
our
ability
to
leverage
those
other
funds.
R
Third,
in
order
to
meet
the
city's
housing
policy
and
comprehensive
plan
goals
of
building
both
more
large
family
units
and
providing
more
units
at
30%
of
the
area
median
income,
we
recommend
the
new
tiers
of
higher
subsidy
for
two-bedroom
units
at
30%
AMI
and
the
maintenance
of
the
even
higher
subsidy
for
three-bedroom
units
at
30%
of
ami.
These
higher
subsidies
offer
our
offerings
with
signal
to
development
community
the
importance
and
the
value
that
the
city
places
on
these
units
and
in
since
they're
in
their
development.
R
R
Of
course,
it's
difficult
to
say
you
know
every
project
buries
all
the
different
variables
are
different
from
deal
to
deal,
but
in
this
deal
we
built
a
project
that
actually
works
at
cash
flows.
If
all
of
these
units
were
at
60%
of
ami,
just
to
show
you
what
changing
the
ami
levels
does
to
the
feasibility
for
these
projects.
If
you
reduced
all
of
those
units
from
60%
down
to
50%
of
ami
you'd,
create
a
three
million
dollar
gap
in
your
project.
R
If
you
wanted
to
go
down
to
30%
of
ami
just
on
the
web
bedroom
units
and
leave
everything
else
at
50%
of
ami
you'd
create
a
six
point:
four
million
dollar
gap
in
your
project.
If
you
wanted
to
extend
that
30%
of
affordability
to
two
and
three-bedroom
your
larger
units,
the
problem
only
grows
from
there.
So
I
just
thought.
R
It
was
important
to
highlight
that
for
the
committee,
what
what
the
impact
of
30%
units
does
on
on
a
typical
project
pro
forma,
getting
back
to
the
rationale
for
our
other
recommendations,
I
want
to
talk
just
a
minute
about
the
contingency
pool.
It's
been
in
place
for
a
year
now
and
is
permanent,
proving
to
be
a
very
effective
strategy
for
helping
us
get
money
out
the
door
more
quickly
in
support
of
producing
more
units
more
quickly.
R
Contingency
awards
for
projects
with
an
expected
fifth
in
the
works
is
allowing
us
to
close
on
268,
affordable
housing
units
that
otherwise
would
still
be
stuck
in
the
development
pipeline
program
rules.
Allow
for
additional
awards
between
five
and
15
thousand
dollars
per
unit
and
our
average
award
is
right
around
nine
thousand
dollars
per
unit.
It's
a
little
bit
more
for
projects
that
serve
deeper
affordability,
a
little
laughs
for
projects
that
have
higher
affordability
levels.
R
The
flexibility
that
this
resource
affords
step
is
critical
in
getting
projects
out
of
the
pipeline
and
also
very
helpful
in
allowing
staff
to
negotiate
for
additional
project
features
that
advance
city
goals
like
deeper
affordability
or
more
large
bedroom
units.
And,
finally,
the
last
recommendation
around
pipeline
flexibility
is
the
recommendation
to
modify
the
pipeline.
We
think
that
this
is
important
to
allow
the
city
to
support
smaller
infield
mixed
income
projects
that
may
not
be
largely
privately
financed
in
order
to
incent
those
projects
to
include
a
portion
of
their
units
as
affordable.
R
So
currently,
the
once-a-year,
affordable,
housing
trust
fund
pipeline
process
doesn't
really
align
with
the
faster
project
timelines
of
these
kinds
of
projects,
and
so
we
think
that
it's
important
to
make
this
change
so
that
we
have
the
ability
to
support
those
kinds
of
deals
again,
noting
that
pipeline
funding
is
subject
to
the
availability
of
funds
overall.
So
I
think
I'll
pause
there
and
see
if
anybody
has
any
questions
about
the
award
limit
report
and
recommendations,
excellent
I'll
keep
going.
R
The
second
distraction
that
came
last
May
was
to
report
on
the
impact
of
trust,
fund
policies
and
procedures
on
projects
proposed
for
areas
of
the
city
where
more
than
50%
of
the
population
is
racially
diverse
and
to
make
recommendations
to
alleviate
any
negative
impacts
on
projects
in
this
area.
Again,
this
is
a
receiving
file
report.
Any
changes
would
be
implemented
through
next
year's
text.
Trust
fund,
RFP
and
again,
as
a
refresher
I,
will
remind
the
committee
that
this
year
the
City
Council
implemented
changes
to
the
economic
integration
scoring
criteria
in
our
2018
RFP.
R
The
scoring
system
adopted
by
council
was
reflected
on
this
slide
before
you,
and
the
differentiation
of
concentrated
and
non
concentrated
areas
was
originally
adopted
by
council
to
encourage
income
integration
and
support
locational
choice
per
the
staff
direction.
We
have
analyzed
the
results
of
trust
fund
policies
to
date
on
the
distribution
of
funded
projects
in
the
city,
and
the
following
map
shows
the
results
of
that
analysis.
R
As
you
can
see,
projects
have
been
funded.
Both
inside
and
outside
of
concentrated
areas
of
the
hundred
and
thirty
six
projects
seen
here,
80
are
located
inside,
concentrated
areas
and
56
are
outside
to
the
specific
question
of
the
staff
direction.
This
map
shows
that
the
current
policies
are
not
resulting
in
negative
impacts
for
projects
located
inside
of
concentrated
areas.
R
First
staff
recommends
continuation
of
the
scoring
system
that
was
adopted
by
council
in
2018.
This
scoring
reduces
to
the
number
of
overall
points
available
under
the
economic
integration
heading
and
reduced
the
overall
point
differential
between
concentrated
and
non
concentrated
areas.
When
we
took
a
look
at
the
results
of
this
change
in
this,
this
year's
current
funding
round,
which
will
be
bringing
to
committee
in
the
next
cycle.
It
suggests
to
us
that
this
change
was
effective
and
continuing
to
incent,
affordable
housing
in
all
areas
of
the
city.
R
Secondly,
the
maximum
limit
to
establish
eligibility
for
the
trust
fund
has
historically
been
50%
of
ami
rents.
However,
two
years
ago,
the
council
approved
a
change
that
allowed
projects
that
are
located
in
concentrated
areas
to
go
up
to
60%
rents
in
order
to
encourage
income
integration
and
spur
market
rate
development
in
those
areas.
At
this
time,
staff
is
recommending
eliminating
that
provision
and
returning
to
a
uniform,
50%
rent
limit
for
all
areas
of
the
city.
R
We
believe
that
this
will
help
to
prevent
displacement
and,
importantly,
to
create
new
housing
opportunities
that
are
more
affordable
to
current
residents
in
areas
where
incomes
may
be
lower.
I
will
note
that
other
city
resources
will
still
be
available
to
support
the
affordability
at
30%
of
ami,
including
tax
credits
and
TIF.
So
I'll
pause
here
to
see
if
there's
any
questions
about
the
racially
diverse
areas,
report
and
recommendation.
B
S
Thank
you.
Mr.
chair
I
was
wondering
if
the
staff
could
please
explain
the
bullet
point
number
one,
because
just
initially
just
reading
the
first
portion
of
it,
it
would
seem
that
it's
in
conflict
with
the
second
portion
of
it,
but
I
might
not
be
understanding
quite
what
that
second
portion
means
explicitly
adding
geographic
distribution
as
a
selection
consideration.
So
if
you
could
just
unpack
that
bullet
point
for
me,
one
more
time.
R
S
R
You
later
so
that
concludes
the
are
CA
receive
and
file
items
I'm
now
going
to
shift
gears
for
a
minute
to
follow
up
on
some
questions
that
were
raised
by
councilmember
bender
at
the
CPA
budget,
hearing
related
to
the
trust
fund
and
then
I'm
gonna
turn
it
over
to
my
colleagues
mark
ruff
and
Sasha
Bergman
to
follow
up
on
some
questions
that
council
member
streeter
raised
at
that
same
meeting
so
related
to
the
questions
of
the
trust
fund
budget
and
spend
down
I
can
offer
the
following.
As
of
today.
R
There
is
approximately
nine
point,
two
million
dollars
in
the
trust
fund
that
is
committed
to
a
specific
project,
not
including
a
small
set-aside
of
contingency
pool
funds
that
remain
at
the
very
next
meeting
of
this
committee.
We
will
be
bringing
forward
recommendation
that
commits
all
of
this
money.
Funds
that
have
been
allocated
in
previous
budget
years
to
the
trust
fund
are
also
100%
committed
to
projects.
We
do
not
let
these
projects
linger
in
the
pipeline
indefinitely.
All
words
come
with
timely
completion
rules.
R
Trust
fund
awards
are
reserved
for
15
months
from
the
point
of
council
approval.
The
developer
must
submit
monthly
progress
reports,
letting
us
know
how
they're
doing
moving
towards
closing
at
the
end
of
those
15
months,
if
they're
not
ready
to
close,
and
if
the
project
excuse
me,
the
developer
can
demonstrate
that
at
least
one
third
of
their
funds
are
in
hand
and
if
they
can
provide
evidence
that
the
balance
is
likely
to
be
raised,
and
they
can
provide
evidence
that
the
closing
will
occur
within
the
next
12
months.
R
Staff
has
the
ability
to
administer
administrative
Lea,
extend
that
deadline
for
an
additional
12
months.
Projects
that
are
unable
to
meet
these
timelines
do
have
their
awards
rescinded
so
that
those
funds
are
available
to
be
expended
on
projects
that
are
more
ready
to
go
as
you'll
be
hearing
again
at
the
next
meeting.
The
trust
fund
in
this
round
received
a
record
16
applications
for
funds
from
developers
who
had
site
control
and
they
request
that
a
record
23
million
dollars
in
requests.
R
Secondly,
I
would
point
out
that
staff
is
making
tremendous
progress
in
clearing
out
our
pipeline
of
projects
that
have
been
stuck.
This
table
shows
you
the
projects
that
have
Trust
Fund
funding
that
have
closed
so
far
in
2018.
You
can
note
that
this
includes
over
10
million
dollars
in
trust
fund
support.
You
can
roughly
equate
these
closings
to
spending
of
dollars.
R
Financial
closing
means
that
these
funds
are
encumbered
in
the
city's
accounting
system
legally
committed
to
the
project
and
the
spending
process
or
draws
can
start
at
this
point.
Some
projects
draw
all
of
their
funds
at
closing,
while
others
drowned
chunks
over
the
construction
period
which,
depending
on
the
just
typically
six
to
18
months,
looking
ahead
in
2019,
we
currently
anticipate
working
on
closing
a
number
of
projects
that
include
over
twenty
million
dollars
in
additional
closings
in
2019.
R
K
G
T
R
Council
member
chair,
Gordon
councilmember
Goodman
you'll
be
hearing
more
about
it
at
the
upcoming
session,
where
we
look
at
this
year's
trust
fund
awards,
and
this
is
a
project
that
previously
received
an
award
of
trust
funds.
Two
cycles
ago,
the
awards
were
rescinded,
but
they've
been
working
on
the
project
and
they're
very
close
to
being
ready
to
go.
R
R
Sorry
for
creating
computer
honor.
Alright,
this
is
my
last
slide
as
it
pertains
to
the
2019
budget.
Just
to
let
you
know,
this
is
a
general
timeline
of
how
we
would
go
starting
in
January
1,
the
budget
would
become
available
and
eligible
pipeline
requests
could
be
considered
at
this
point
going
forward
in
April
May,
the
council
will
approve
the
2019
RFP
and
July
RFP
applications
will
be
due
and
in
October
awards
will
be
made.
R
A
fully
funded
project
could
close,
say
approximately
within
eight
weeks
of
word,
approval
stays
say,
starting
in
January
28
2010
per
the
timely
completion
rules,
a
project
that
is
funded
and
ours
is
awarded
in
October
of
2019
would
be
required
to
close
no
later
than
January
of
2021
by
the
15-month
rule
or
at
the
very
latest,
January
2022
by
the
12-month
extension
to
the
full
27
month.
Maximum.
R
It's
important
to
point
out
that
these
October
awards
are
critical
to
leveraging
additional
sources
necessary
to
complete
projects.
Increasingly,
other
funders
hesitate
to
commit
to
projects.
The
city
hasn't
already
awarded
to
put
a
finer
point
on
this
issue
for
the
group
of
projects
that
completed
construction
in
2017.
R
As
we've
discussed,
there
is
significantly
more
demand
for
these
resources
and
we
currently
have
supply
there's
less
than
one
percent
vacancy
rate
in
affordable
housing.
There's
a
severe
shortage
of
resources
throughout
the
entire
system,
but
2018
and
2018
and
2019
demonstrate
how
it's
possible
for
us
to
do
more,
and
these
years
represent
a
significant
increase
in
both
expenditures
and
productions
from
years
past,
with
that
I'm
gonna,
take
any
questions
in
addition
on
this
topic
or
I
can
hold
those
and
turn
it
over
to
Marcus
Sasha
I.
A
Don't
see
any
questions
necessarily
but
I
do
want
to
note
that,
in
terms
of
those
first
couple
recommendations
having
to
do
with
the
future
request
for
proposals,
I
think
if
council
members
of
committee
members
have
concerns
or
issues
with
those,
that's
something
to
think
about
and
I
think
we'd
like
to
find
out
about
them.
Essentially
what
we're
saying
is
we're
gonna
keep
giving
some
points
for
projects
located
in
concentrated
areas
just
like
we
did
this
year,
5
points,
but
all
the
projects
have
to
be
at
50%
of
area
median
income.
A
There
won't
be
any
more
awards
for
at
60
I
think
those
are
some
of
the
bigger
differences
for
people
to
think
about,
at
least
in
my
mind,
and
also
if
you
have
concerns
about
increasing
the
amount
of
the
awards.
I
know
that
was
there
was
some.
We
felt
some
pressure
that
we
weren't
giving
enough
per
unit
in
terms
of
focused
on
that,
so
want
to
make
sure
you're
aware
of
that,
and
you
think
about
that
and
potentially
before
those
next,
the
next
RFP
is
approved.
A
A
In
April
or
May,
April
or
May,
all
right,
thank
you
and
now
also
member
Reich
may
have
a
question
or
comment.
O
Mr.
chair,
your
comments,
sort
of
prompted
that
there
there
is
future
steps.
However,
as
we
advance
towards
those
steps,
I
think
this
presentation
was
a
very
concise
way
to
pivot
around
the
issues.
I
think
they're
well
drafted,
and
the
fact
that
there
was
analysis
and
rationale
that
was
concisely,
packed
in
with
the
recommendations,
I
think
will
be
very
useful
for
us
moving
forward
and
I
commend
the
work
to
get
us
to
that
point.
A
A
U
Mr.
chair
I'm
mark
ruff
the
city's
chief
financial
officer.
Mr.
chair,
you
know
me
too
well.
I
cannot
follow
with
that
level
of
both
interest
and
content.
We
were
to
talk
about
money
and
specifically
a
response
to
a
staff
direction
on
how
do
we
come
up
with
funding
for
long-term,
affordable
housing
and
I?
U
And
so,
if
somebody
wants
dedicated
revenues
to
the
zoo,
then
they
pass
a
referendum
if
they
want
dedicated
revenues
for
trails,
if
they
want
dedicated
revenues
for
animal
care
control,
then
that
gets
passed
and
it
eliminates
a
great
deal
of
flexibility
for
you,
as
an
elected
body,
to
make
changes
over
time
as
the
world
changes
right.
So
philosophically
we
live
in
Minnesota.
U
Thankfully
we
have
a
state
which
does
not
have
that
type
of
active
initiative
and
referendum,
and
we
generally
have
flexibility
on
how
we
use
general
fund
monies.
Certainly,
the
state
has
limited
some
of
our
our
revenues.
Specifically
I
call
some
of
the
examples.
Tax,
increment
financing,
certain
business
licenses
are
utility
user
fees
or
all
become
restricted
on
the
types
of
things
that
can
be
used
for,
but
our
general
revenues.
We
have
not
made
that
choice.
We
do
dedicate
expenditures
in
the
2016
parks
and
streets
who's.
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An
example
of
that
by
ordinance,
we've
dedicated
a
certain
level
of
expenditure
on
parks
and
streets,
but
that's
an
ordinance
that
could
be
changed
with
a
public
hearing
through
a
process
for
the
council,
so
we
as
staff,
not
just
because
it
makes
our
lives
easier,
but
Burghley,
because
we
think
flexibility
for
you
as
an
elected
body,
is
important
than
where
we
talk
about
just
would
change
the
language
to
say,
dedicated
expenditures
rather
than
dedicated
revenues.
So
the
answer
specifically
the
staff
direction.
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There
are
really
only
two
large
sources
of
revenue
which
we
have
where
the
city
could
redirect
an
increase
to
affordable
housing
funding.
The
first
is
property
taxes
we
as
a
city
levy,
300
proposal
from
the
mayor
is
349
million
dollars
in
property
taxes
next
year
is
a
city
that
includes
the
park
board
levy.
That
includes
our
debt
levies.
It
includes
pension
levies.
There
is
a
levy
that
is
in
special
law
that
is
currently
not
utilized.
That
goes
back
to
the
MCD
88
days
and
that's
a
595
levy.
That
is
a
special
levy.
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The
only
thing
it
would
still
be
counted
under
the
city's
overall
general
levy
increase.
The
only
thing
that,
if
that
makes
it
treated
differently,
is
it's
a
separate
line
item
on
your
people's
tax
bills.
So
it's
a
special
taxing
jurisdiction,
but
it's
still
within
the
city's
levy.
The
city
as
I
said
on
occasion,
has
used
that
in
the
past,
and
that
has
some
restrictions
to
it,
but
very
general
restrictions
associated
with
MCD
a
powers.
Otherwise
we
have
the
city's
general
levy.
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The
second
area
we
have
about
thirty
four
million
dollars
a
year
proposed
for
franchise
fees.
Those
do
have
some
upper
limit
because
they're
supposed
to
be
tied
to
the
amount
of
money
related
to
our
utility
and
gas.
This
is
primarily
utility
and
gas,
franchise
fees
and
eliminating
discussion
of
cable
franchise.
In
this
particular
case,
the
only
I
think
we
saw
an
increase
last
year
for
franchise
fees
again.
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The
state
for
property
taxes
tells
us
how
we
can
tax
right,
but
in
franchise
fees
you
can
vary
the
fee
by
residential,
commercial,
industrial
or
large
users,
or
small
users
and
I'd
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
bring
up
the
idea
of
the
fact
that
we
can
also
free
up
money
by
reducing
the
expenditures.
Someplace
else,
which
I
know,
is
a
difficult
conversation,
but
certainly
always
something
that
we
should
be
talking
about.
Generally,
so
that's
it
I
mean
in
terms
of
what
is
out
there.
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We
are
limited
on
how
much
we
can
charge
in
sales
taxes
by
the
state,
so
we
don't
have
the
opportunity
of
just
arbitrarily,
including
increasing
sales
taxes.
Many
of
our
fees
are
are
limited.
We
certainly
are
always
looking
for
an
opportunity
with
the
new
economy
for
other
revenue
sources,
but
those
are
usually
again
tied
to
some
kind
of
impact
on
our
infrastructure
or
on
our
staff
or
or
something
in
that
nature.
There
are
certainly
abilities
that
we
are
always
exploring
for
new
revenue
sources,
but
it's
it's.
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We
are
a
child
of
the
state
of
Minnesota
in
terms
of
how
we
can
raise
revenues
for
the
for
the
most
part,
I
think
the
other
part
of
the
staff
direction
that
was
asked
was.
Is
there
an
advantage
of
having
affordable
housing
within
an
enterprise
fund
and
just
a
reminder
that
enterprise
in
this
case
is
an
accounting
term?
We
typically
have
most
of
our
activities
in
a
general
fund.
We
also
have
special
revenue
funds,
which
the
convention
centers
of
special
revenue
fund,
certain
parts
of
the
police
department
and
our
affordable
housing
trust
fund.
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So
we
don't
see
any
advantages
of
putting
affordable
housing
into
an
enterprise
fund.
It
doesn't
necessarily
afford
any
more
protection
of
that
funding.
Most
of
the
protections
that
are
in
our
enterprise
funds,
for
example,
in
water,
are
afforded
by
state
law
and
not
necessarily
the
designation
as
enterprise
funds.
We
do
think
a
special
Revenue
Fund
is
an
appropriate
place
because
it
separates
it
out
from
the
regular
city
operations
and
those
funds
can
be
carried
over
from
year
to
year
without
any
kind
of
special
council
action.
A
I
just
had
one
small
comment
and
when
your
earlier
slide,
it
reminded
me
that
I
think
we
actually
have
something
in
the
Charter
that
talks
about
public
art
funding
and
that
we
have
to
fund
like
1.5
percent
debt
bonds.
That
has
to
go
to
public
art,
which
is
an
interesting
way
to
dedicate
some
amount
of
funds.
That.
A
P
You
mr.
chair
mr.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
the
effort
you
put
into
this
I
brought
this
for,
because
I
think
we
really
have
to
have
a
real,
transparent
discussion
about
how
we
fund,
affordable
housing,
we're
in
this
housing
crisis
now
because
of
a
lack
of
funding
and
lack
of
dedication
the
decades
previous,
and
so
my
what
I'm
concerned
about
is
how
do
we
not
repeat
this?
How
do
we
start
to
dig
out?
P
But
we
also
can't
do
this
alone.
You
know
we
have
to
look
toward
the
state
in
the
county
and
their
funding
and
I
appreciate
looking
into
this
because
I'm
curious.
But
what
can
we
do
as
we
try
to
balance
the
need
for
consistency
to
know
for
building
for
our
departments
that
work
on
production
work
on
preservation
that
they
will
consistently
have
this
much
in
the
budget
as
well
as
know
that
you
know
it
has
to
be
a
balance
that
we
cannot
in.
We
alone
cannot
just
tax
our
citizens
to
to
pay
for
that.
P
It's
something
of
how
can
we
lead
to
push
push
the
state
in
the
county
to
invest
with
us
and
be
partners
to
create
more
affordable
housing?
So
I
guess
don't
have
a
question,
but
I
just
want
to
really
appreciate
the
work
you've
done
on
this.
On
top
of
everything
else,
we're
really
working
on
our
affordable
housing.
Sure.
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T
You,
mr.
chair
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
Sasha
Bergman
with
the
intergovernmental
relations
department
I'm
pleased
to
be
here
today
to
talk
about
the
the
third
part
of
that
staff
direction,
which
is
about
opportunities
to
work
with
the
homes
for
all
coalition
to
expand
application
of
funding
tools
for
housing.
So
just
maybe
to
back
up
a
second.
The
home
sprawl
Coalition
is
a
statewide
coalition
of
organizations,
I
think
more
than
200
organizations.
T
At
this
point,
including
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
that
worked
to
advance
housing
initiatives
at
the
state
level
in
sort
of
a
unified
voice.
The
Coalition
was
established,
I
think
in
2011,
really
four
different
entities
to
come
together
around
one
or
multiple
but
unified
requests
of
the
legislature
in
in
hopes
of
being
successful
in
getting
funding.
T
T
I
think
one
that
may
come
up
that
that
was
supported
last
year
by
the
Coalition
was
a
state
match
for
local
housing,
trust
funds,
and
so
that's
something
that
might
be
a
particular
interest
to
this
committee
and
can
continue
to
keep
you
apprised
of
what
is
occurring
at
that
body
and
will
continue
to
participate
in
that
over
the
next
couple
of
days
and
then
the
coming
weeks,
when
the
full
coalition
adopts
their
agenda
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
I.