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reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum
and
we
will
now
proceed
to
our
regular
agenda,
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copy
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board
members.
The
agenda
for
today's
business
is
before
us
may
I.
Please
have
a
motion
to
adopt
the
agenda.
A
Is
there
a
second
second,
we
have
a
proper
motion
before
us.
Is
there
any
discussion,
any
discussion
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
aye,
all
any
opposed,
say
name
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eyes
have
it
and
the
agenda
is
adopted.
Next,
we
move
on
to
the
acceptance
of
minutes
from
the
April
26
2023
meeting
may
I.
Please
have
a
motion
to
accept
those
minutes.
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A
We
welcome
members
of
the
public
to
make
public
comments
related
to
current
board
business
per
our
bylaws.
The
public
comment
period
is
limited
to
a
total
of
10
minutes.
Given
the
number
of
people
signed
up
to
speak
today,
we
actually
have
exactly
10.
So
I've
set
the
clock
for
one
minute,
allowing
one
minute
for
each
speaker,
so
we
can
accommodate
all
10
people
who
have
signed
up
to
speak.
We
thank
you
for
being
here
today
and
we
can
move
forward
with
our
first
speaker.
A
A
D
Am
I
think
it's
overwhelming
for
me
a
little
bit
but
I'm
going
to
speak.
I
came
because
I
live
at
Lynnway
Manor
on
North
3rd
Street
apartment.
E
30
13
and
the
guy's
shower
water
comes
down
on
me
and
my
shower
so
I,
don't
like
it.
It's
very
unclean,
I
don't
like
and
don't
know
what
to
do
about
it.
I
called
the
command
center
and
I
also
reported
it
to
the
property
manager
and
she
looked
like
she
can.
Nobody
knows
what
to
do.
It's
been
there
before
I've
been
there
four
years,
but
it
was
okay.
E
Up
until
this
year,
then
the
water
comes
down,
but
the
three
years
before
then,
but
you
could
tell
it-
was
already
done
before
so
there's
something
wrong,
so
I'm
a
little
upset
about
it.
That's
what
made
me
come
down
to
here
to
the
office
came
down
there,
but
anyway,
that's
all
I
got
to
say
I'm
not
happy
about
it.
So
I
hope
something's
done.
A
F
Well,
thank
you
for
what
you
said:
I've
been
in
and
out
of
public
housing
before
I'll.
Be
brief,
I'm
in
a
spend
down
situation
now,
which
means
I'll,
have
to
start
all
over
again
to
get
on
a
list.
My
daughter's
disabled
she's
ready
to
lose
her
home
north
side,
but
I
just
want
you
all
to
know.
This
problem
is
going
to
balloon
because
our
state
is
now
a
Haven
declared
officially
for
queer
and
transgender
people.
For
example,
I
am
a
gay
person.
F
Just
for
be
loving,
who
they
love,
and
the
last
thing
I
want
to
say,
is
that
I
never
believed
I
was
a
Public
Employee
I
never
believed
that
at
my
age
of
75,
after
surviving
cancer
and
cataract
surgery,
that
I
would
be
broke,
that
I
would
be
dependent
every
every
single
week
on
food
shelves
and
that
I
would
have
to
go
to
food
shelves
to
help
feed
my
daughter.
This
is
absolutely
unconscionable
and
the
problem
is
going
to
get
much
worse
very
soon.
A
Thank
you,
Miss
Byron
next
is
Miss
Shirley
Brown.
G
Thank
you,
as,
as
you've
said,
my
name
is
Shirley
Brown
I
want
to
say
thank
you.
Council
Peter
persons
for
inviting
us
here
and
mayor
fry
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I've
been
living
in
public
housing
for
25
years.
G
I
worked
in
as
a
paraprofessional
in
Minneapolis
public
schools
up
until
2016
and
public
housing
is
what
helped
me
get
through
the
lean
times
when
there
was
not
no
any
no
work
during
the
summer
and
I
just
wanted
to
come
here
and
support
our
residents
and
and
PHA,
because
it's
been
a
Lifeline
for
me,
but
we
also
need
that
funding
for
public
housing.
We
need
the
mill
Levy
reinstate
it.
We
got
one
electrician
for
42
high-rises.
You
know,
we've
got
work,
orders
that
are
backed
up
my
res
my
my
neighbor
downstairs.
G
We've
been
asking
for
help
a
work
order
put
in
for
his
shower,
was
walls
were
bulging
and
he
was
having
problems
I'll
quick
quickly,
stop,
but
finally,
we
finally
got
the
people
to
come
in
and
look
at
it,
and
they
just
sent
me
some
pictures
today
where
they
went
into
the
walls,
there's
mold
and
mildew,
and
he's
right
down
below
me
and
he's
been
living
down
below
me
for
years.
So
we
really
need
that
funding
and
I
just
hope
that
we
can
get
that
done.
Thank.
H
You
I'm
here
to
support
our
buildings,
because
we
need
need
all
the
funds
that
we
can
get
to
make
sure
that
they
function
for
people
as
the
years
pass.
So
I
I
lived
there
for,
oh
goodness,
for
well
ever
since
07.
H
J
Mayor
Frye
I'm,
coming
to
you
to
please
put
the
levy
back
that
you
promised
five
years
ago
that
you
would
put
it
back.
That
was
your
campaign.
We
need
that
money,
it's
not
a
budget,
it's
a
tax!
It's
completely
different!
We
need
that.
Please
put
it
back
that
you
promised
us.
I
got
a
whole
room,
full,
that's
going
to
start
hounding
you!
If
you
don't
get
it
back.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
Miss
slabry.
Let's
also
make
sure
we
keep
our
there's,
not
a
problem
with
your
comment.
You
didn't
attack
anyone,
but
let's
make
sure
we
all
respect
each
other
so
that
we
can
work
together.
But
your
comment
was
fine.
Thank
you.
Ma'am
Miss,
Vander
block,
Mr,
Vanderpump
I,
know
I,
didn't
pronounce
that
correctly.
Please
correct
me.
K
Well,
I
I,
wanna,
I,
love,
Minneapolis
It's,
a
Wonderful
City
I
want
to
support
housing,
let's
support
housing
and
for
quality
of
life.
This
is
such
a
wonderful
City.
Everyone
deserves
good
housing,
that's
a
big
asset,
it's
one
of
the
great
things
about
Minneapolis
and
I.
Wonderful
people
I
live
with,
and
they
all
deserve
better
housing
to
maintain
the
services
and
housing
quality.
We
have
and
keep
going
and
get
very
in
better
housing,
but
we
need
to
maintain
at
least
what
we
have
right
now
and
keep
it
and
I
hope
the
years
have
come.
K
Housing
is
available
so
for
people
retired
in
a
military
or
all
works
of
life
and
I.
I
hope
that
you
remember
Pastor
Levy
that
so
we
can
retain
the
housing
we
need
to.
Thank
you.
L
Hi,
my
name
is
Maddie
Henderson
and
I
spoke
in
the
other
room,
but
this
time
I
just
want
to
really
talk
about
ventilation
systems
where
I
live.
1710
Plymouth
I've
been
there
for
14
years
and
I'm,
seeing
a
major
difference
in
our
ventilation
system,
where
I
I
think
it
seems
like
they
backfired
this
supposed
to
go
out,
but
it's
coming
in
a
lot
of
residents
are
speaking
about
how
they
sweep
during
the
day
you
get
it
up.
It's
right
back.
The
dust
is
just
a
mess.
L
A
M
Welcome
my
name
is
Belinda
Walker
and
I
live
I'm
for
Lindale
and
Broadway
North
Minneapolis.
Four
years
ago,
I
was
homeless
and
I
signed
up
for
public
housing
and
I'm
grateful
for
it.
We
have
a
lot
of
issues
in
our
building
and
I
know
that
our
maintenance
is
low
as
far
as
people
working
and
coming
and
helping
sometimes
I'm
afraid
to
complain
due
to
the
fact
that
our
building
might
be
shut
down
and
I
know
what
it
is
to
be
homeless.
So
I
just
asked
that
the
levy
be
past.
M
A
N
I've
been
to
public
housing
in
a
very
short
time,
and
it
was
I'm
thankful
for
it,
because
I
couldn't
work
anymore
for
medical
reasons
and
so
I
finally
got
into
housing.
It
took
a
while,
but
the
only
sometimes
it's
really
hard
to
be
there,
because
you
see
things
that
are
broken
and
it's
like
you
can't.
They
can't
get
fixer
right
away.
It
has
to
take
a
long
time
and
it's.
N
And
it's
sad
to
see
a
lot
of
people
say:
oh
well,
my
shower
don't
work
or
this
doesn't
work
and
it's
like
you,
try
to
help
them
and
you
do
as
much
as
you
can
to
help
each
other
out.
It's
you
become
a
community
and
it's
that's
a
great
thing,
but
we
can.
We
don't
have
the
money
to
fix
it.
So
you
just
do
the
best
that
you
can
so
I'm,
just
hoping
that
you
can
give
us
our
tax
money.
So
we
can
get
the
things
fixed,
that
we
need
and
have
security.
N
A
You
thank
you
for
being
here
with
us
today.
Mr
Larry,
Brown.
O
O
Hey
Mr
Mayor,
my
name
is
Larry
Brown
and
I
live
at
1710,
Plymouth
also
and
I
feel
very
strongly.
We
need
this
funding
because
hey
that
building
that
I'm
living
in
I
mean
it
to
me
as
far
as
health-wise.
O
You
know
it's
unsafe
me,
I'm
going
to
have
asthma,
I
have
COPD
and
I
have
allergies
up
there
yeah
and
the
building
itself.
As
far
as
it's
been
spoken
on
Anyway
by
Miss
Manny
for
one
the
ventilation,
it's
ridiculous
I
mean
I,
ventilated.
The
events
are
supposed
to
circulate
air
throughout
our
Farmers,
but
it's
not
happening.
You
know,
I
mean
and
doing.
Also
during
the
winter
we
have
to
sit
in
there
with
our
windows
closed
all
went
along,
and
that
does
not
have
a
physical
condition.
O
O
P
I'm
Mary
McGovern
and
I'm
the
president
of
the
Minneapolis
high-rise
representative
console.
We
have
42
high-rises
in
Minneapolis
and
we
want
to
preserve
these
high-rises.
We
want
them
to
last
for
years
and
years
to
come.
We
have
vulnerable
adults
that
need
places
to
live
before
my
high-rise
went
through
the
rad
conversion
and
was
completely
remodeled.
Before
that
we
had
elevator
problems,
we
had
flooding,
we
had
apartments
that
were
so
bad
that
the
walls
had
to
be
redone.
P
We
are
we
need
this
at
this
tax
levy
really
really
bad.
We
can't
the
you
can't
even
imagine
the
uptake
uptake
and
upkeep
on
all
the
high
rises
and
all
these
units.
It
takes
so
much
money
and
work
to
keep
them
to
keep
them
updated
and
everything
we
want
our
residents
to
feel
like
they're,
they're,
safe
and
secure,
and
the
ceilings
and
the
walls
are
not
going
to
fall
on
top
of
them.
We
need
this
tax
levy.
Thank
you.
A
Q
Q
The
basic
ask
for
habitable
conditions,
a
place
that
you
can
live
and
call
home
that
is
well
kept,
is
repaired,
and
when
you
have
an
ask
that
maintenance
needs
to
take
place,
it's
done
timely.
Those
are
fair
and
legitimate
asks.
Those
are
asks
that
need
to
be
met,
and
so
I
want
to.
Thank
you
just
deeply
and
I'm
going
to
have
a
series
of
questions
here
that
have
come
out
of
the
the
report
that
I
believe
will
be
presented
here
shortly.
Q
You
know,
I
I
ran
for
office
originally
because
we
cared
about
affordable
housing
and
we
cared
about
public
housing,
and
you
may
have
heard
this.
We
have
been
producing
six
times
more
deeply
affordable
housing
units
than
we
did
on
an
annual
basis
previously
six
times
more.
Is
it
enough?
No,
it's
not.
Q
And
actually,
we
aren't
aware
of
any
time
that,
where
we
have
provided
more
funding
than
we
have
in
this
last
year,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
every
one
of
those
dollars
goes
to
you
that
you
feel
the
benefit
of
it,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
you
all
have
the
conditions
that
you
deserve.
That's
part
of
the
work
that's
happening
here.
Q
There
are
some
complexities
to
get
there,
and
so
we
will
do
everything
possible,
not
just
to
get
the
funding
from
the
city,
but
you
may
have
heard:
we've
also
brought
together
a
coalition
of
city
and
county
and
state
and
federal
people
that
can
help
to
get
even
more
Monies,
because
the
basic
ask
that
you
have
to
the
city
can't
stop
there.
Q
Q
The
city
has
a
role
here
where
we
need
to
step
up,
and
we
need
to
do
it
thoughtfully
and
smartly,
where
we're
collaborating
with
other
entities
as
well.
Otherwise,
we're
going
to
continue
to
see
this
backlog,
we
need
to
lean
into
some
of
the
difficult
Solutions
and
not
simplify.
Some
of
the
issues
we're
facing
and
my
pledge
is
to
you
each
and
every
one
of
you
is
that
we
at
the
city
will
do
everything
possible
that
we
can
to
make
this
right
to
get
the
funding.
Q
The
funding
that
you
need,
and
so
thank
you
for
coming
and
I-
will
have
a
series
of
questions
during
the
presentation
just
to
make
sure
everything's
checking
out.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
mayor
fry
additional
comments.
All
right,
I
I'll
have
one
comment
myself
before
we
move
on
the
mayor
just
mentioned
why
he
ran
and
I
actually
want
to
start
with
that.
I
ran
for
four
important
reasons:
one
my
ancestors
called
me
to
to
my
love
of
the
village,
which
is
who
raised
me.
A
Elders
such
as
many
of
you
in
this
room,
my
community.
That's
who
raised
me
I,
grew
up
in
South,
Central
I
grew
up
spending
a
lot
of
time
in
public
housing.
My
father
still
lives
in
South,
Central
still
living
in
public
housing.
He
takes
so
much
pride
when
I
come
to
town
as
his
pride
of
Pride
and
Joy
of
his
daughter.
That
has
been
able
to
Against
All
Odds,
make
something
of
myself
and
when
I
go
to
stay
with
my
father
in
his
public
housing.
A
It
breaks
my
heart
every
time,
because
his
food
is
expired
because
they
haven't
been
able
to
come
change,
a
light
bulb
in
seven
years,
a
very
special
light
bulb,
so
he
can't
see
his
food.
He
has
a
lot
of
rodents.
There
are
a
lot
of
issues
in
his
apartment
and
when
I
go
to
visit
him
as
much
as
I
possibly
can,
because
all
of
my
family
is
out
on
the
west
coast
and
me
and
my
family
are
here
alone.
A
It
is
incredibly
painful
to
to
be
in
the
place
with
my
father,
where
he
wants
me
to
be,
but
to
see
him
live
that
way
and
he's
very
independent,
much
like
myself,
and
so
that's
where
he
wants
to
be
that
that
is
our
neighborhood,
that
is
our
community,
that's
where
we
are
from
that's
where
he
grew
up,
and
so
it's
very
difficult
to
see.
A
He
just
had
his
74th
birthday
that
the
same
conditions
that
you
all
are
living
in
I
know
it
very
well
because
I've
been
there
myself
and
my
father
still
lives
in
those
conditions,
but
I
want
to
also
say
that
we
have
to
keep
our
faith,
because
when
we
keep
our
faith,
we
remain
hopeful,
and
this
is
not
a
competition.
This
isn't
about
where
the
money
Merriman
at
come
from
any
source
of
funding
all
available
sources
of
funding.
A
I
am
a
partner
I'm
speaking
to
you,
as
our
community
I'm
speaking
to
all
of
you.
As
my
colleagues
I
am
a
partner.
I
want
to
be
present.
I
want
to
be
at
the
table.
I
want
to
work
with
everyone.
Yes,
I
have
my
own
ideas
and
ideologies,
but
it's
not
about
that.
I
sit
here
and
represent
the
whole
city
within
my
seat,
and
so
I
will
I'm
I'm
sitting
here
to
make
sure
that
I
do
that,
and
so
I'm
available
and
I
I
want
to
be
at
the
table.
A
The
mayor
mentioned
about
the
Coalition
Count
Me
In
in
your
Coalition
mayor.
I
want
to
be
at
the
table
with
you.
I
want
to
work
with
you
and
everyone
else.
I
just
want
to
say
that
it
takes
a
lot.
As
you
see,
I'm,
even
getting
emotional
myself,
it
takes
a
lot
to
be
vulnerable
and
share
your
story.
I.
Do
this
work
for
a
living
every
day
on
the
North
side,
affordable
housing,
work
specifically
working
with
tenants
that
are
living
in
poor
conditions
and
so
I
I
live
and
breathe.
A
This
work
every
single
day
and
I
know
how
difficult
it
is
to
come
and
share
your
very
personal
stories
and
be
vulnerable
in
that
way.
But
I
we
appreciate
you
coming
here
today
we
see
you,
we
hear
you.
We
value
you
and
I'm
very,
very
glad
that
you're
here
today,
you
all
broke
a
record
today.
I'll
end
with
that
in
the
history
of
the
BT,
there's
never
been
more
than
10
people
that
have
showed
up
if
we
hadn't
changed
our
bylaws,
my
colleagues
and
I
last
year.
A
You
wouldn't
be
allowed
to
be
here
speaking
today,
because
it
was
only
for
the
the
two
Charter
allowed
public
hearings
that
where
folks
were
allowed
to
speak,
and
so
this
is
very
meaningful
and
shows
that
people
do
actually
care.
They
are
actually
paying
attention.
A
They
are
starting
to
learn
about
the
work
that
we
do
and
how
it
feeds
into
the
larger
infrastructure
of
our
government,
and
so
I
think
this
is
actually
a
testament
of
our
leadership
and
what
happens
when
we
do
our
work
as
elected
officials,
to
do
community
engagement
and
ask
for
folks
to
come
in
to
the
house
of
the
people.
So
that
they
could
be
heard,
so
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
vice
president
Brent.
Did
you
have
anything
or
can
we
move
on
all
right?
A
Well
with
that
being
said,
please
receive
and
file,
and
we
will
move
on
to
item
number
five,
which
is
our
housing
Levy
presentation
from
Minneapolis
public
housing
authority
welcome
director
warsami
and
your
team.
We're
grateful
to
have
you
with
us
today.
Looking
forward
to
hearing
your
presentation.
R
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
president
priest
Stinson
and
members
of
the
bet.
My
name
is
Abdul
osami
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues,
Laura
daikuma
who's,
a
head
of
our
planning
and
development
team
and
Drew
hollandin,
who
is
our
assistant
director
of
communications
and
strategic
initiatives
thanks
to
mhrc
and
to
the
residents
of
Minneapolis
public
housing
authority
who
have
joined
us
today
as
well.
We
have
a
small
presentation
presentation
that
we
are
sharing
with
council
members.
R
We've
met
about
six
council
members
right
now
and
we
are
glad
to
be
sharing
this
presentation
with
the
members
of
the
board
of
estimate
taxation,
and
so
let
me
start
with
the
overview
so
we're
going
to
cover
mpha
housing
programs
and
demographics.
R
We're
also
going
to
look
at
the
2022
agency
accomplishments,
our
new
five-year
strategic
plan,
the
challenges
the
agencies
facing
and
some
of,
the
opportunities
that
that
are
in
front
of
us
and
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
Drew
Halland
to
kind
of
take.
Take
this
part
go
ahead.
Thank.
S
S
We
also
have
about
184
family
homes
at
Glendale,
which
also
part
of
our
public
housing
portfolio
and
a
16
unit,
townhome
development,
all
that
lives
on
the
section
9
public
housing
portfolio
that
serves
about
7
000,
public
housing
residents
and
predominantly
in
one
bedroom
and
studio
apartments
in
those
high-rises
on
the
next
slide,
we're
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
demographics,
but
if
you
remove
Glendale
from
the
equation,
it's
almost
exclusively
one
bedroom
and
studio
apartments
in
the
high
rises
in
our
public
housing
portfolio.
S
In
that
middle
middle
column,
you'll
see
our
deeply
affordable
family
housing
portfolio.
We've
had
conversations
with
many
people
in
this
room
with
residents
and,
most
recently
with
the
state
legislature,
about
the
importance
of
this
portfolio
mpha
owns
and
operates
over
700
single-family,
duplex
and
fourplex
homes
across
almost
every
neighborhood
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
This
serves
about
3
100
residents.
A
little
bit
more
about
the
demographics,
but
these
homes
account
for
more
than
80
percent
of
all
homes
that
mpha
has
available
for
families
with
children.
S
It's
an
important
note
here
that
these
homes
are
not
technically
public
housing,
they're,
not
section
9,
but
in
fact
they
are
in
section
eight.
So
in
2020
the
agency
converted
these
Port
homes
from
section
9
over
to
Section
8
through
something
called
community
housing
resources
which
is
our
wholly
controlled
and
owned
non-profit,
and
allows
us
essentially
to
be
our
own
Section,
8
landlord,
and
what
that
did.
S
Is
it
allowed
us
to
more
than
double
the
amount
of
federal
subsidy
we
got
for
serving
the
same
residents
with
the
same
protections
at
the
same
income
levels
in
the
same
homes.
It's
just
the
funding
mechanisms
at
the
federal
level
benefit
Section
8
beyond
what
they
do
section
nine.
So
we
took
advantage
of
that
tool.
The
wait
list
for
this
portfolio
has
been
as
high
as
7
500
households
recently.
S
So
this
is
the
single
greatest
demand
for
types
of
homes
that
we
have
within
our
portfolio
and
then,
like
I,
said
before
these
units,
even
through
the
conversion,
remain
deeply
affordable,
serving
the
same
residence
with
the
same
rent,
portions
I'm
in
the
same
homes
and
then
finally,
housing
Choice
voucher,
most
commonly
known
as
Section
8.
The
agency
administers
about
7
200
vouchers,
Section
8
vouchers
that
benefits
about
18,
500
individuals
right
now,
there's
about
1500
individuals
that
are
on
the
Section
8
waiting
list
and
that
waiting
list
hasn't
been
open
since
2019..
S
S
So
quick
snapshot
of
just
kind
of
demographics
and,
like
I
mentioned
before
on
that
left
side
of
that
low-income
public
housing.
If
you
were
to
remove
Glendale
and
that's
why
you
see
16
of
the
the
population
living
in
public
public
housing
is
under
the
age
of
18,
that's
almost
exclusively
from
Glendale.
We
don't
have
a
lot
of
children
living
in
the
high-rises.
S
So
if
you
remove
that
what
you're
seeing
is
low
rates
of
earned
income
High
rates
to
fixed
income,
High
rates
of
disabled,
so
you
see
59
household
head
of
household
disabled,
so
we
have
a
large
disabled
population
over
half
of
whom
are
62
or
Plus
or
elderly,
and
then
those
household
size
over
60
of
them
are
single
households.
So
again,
older,
a
large
disabled,
Community,
fixed
income
living
in
our
high
rises
that
middle
portfolio.
That's
our
family,
housing
I'd
point
out
a
few
things.
S
There
first
is
it's
87
black
African-American
family
served
in
these
homes.
85
of
these
homes
are
led
by
a
female.
There
are
much
higher
rates
of
earned
income
in
these
homes.
You
see
a
lower
rate
of
disabled,
but
two
very
important
things
is
over
half
of
the
children
or
excuse
me
over
half
of
the
individuals
served
by
this
portfolio
of
Home
3
100
people
are
children
under
the
age
of
18.,
and
you'll
also
see
that
almost
two-thirds
of
all
households
in
this
portfolio
of
homes
are
families
of
five
or
more.
So.
S
Whenever
you
hear
us
talk
about
scattered
sites,
whenever
you
hear
us
say
CHR,
what
we
are
talking
about
is
young
black
families
with
children.
So
that's
what
that
portfolio
reflects
there
and
then
the
far
right,
a
housing,
Choice
voucher,
it's
closer
to
the
deeply
affordable
family,
housing
portfolio
and
it's
in
its
demographics.
There's
some
uniqueness
there,
but
just
some
more
information
about
that
I
won't
drain.
This
I
won't
spend
too
much
time
with
this
slide,
but
but
quickly,
the
agency
in
the
last
year,
there's
been
many
Great
accomplishments.
S
It
started
from
getting
a
two
million
dollar
Federal
Direct
Federal
appropriation
from
our
federal
delegation
to
help
install
fire
suppression
systems
we
completed
I
know
we
have
Mary
McGovern
here:
the
27
million
dollar
rad
litec
renovation
of
the
Elliott
twins,
if
the
largest
of
its
kind
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis-
and
we
actually
have
the
HUD
secretary
in
August
of
last
year-
come
visit
and
she
actually
held
this
project
up
as
an
example
of
success.
S
Nationwide
and
Mary
I
don't
know
if
she
ever
took
you
up
on
the
offer,
but
she
offered
to
fly
Mary
around
the
country
to
help
talk
to
other
housing
authorities
about
rad
conversions,
because
the
way
that
the
agency
took
just
a
Hands-On
approach
with
residents
and
making
sure
there
was
minimal,
resident
disruption
and
residents
were
at
the
center
are
very
part
of
the
decision-making
process
and
the
rad
conversion.
And
then
finally,
the
agency
during
covid,
helped
750
unique
families
received
2.5
million
in
rent
relief
programs
through
rent
Health
Minnesota.
S
We
have
a
housing
stability,
team
in-house,
we
close
on
our
84
new
units
of
deeply
affordable,
family
housing
and
then
last
year,
and
thank
you
to
the
mayor
and
to
his
colleagues
on
the
council.
The
agency
was
able
to
secure
an
unprecedented
4.9
million
dollars
in
direct
funding
on
the
city's
2023
fiscal
year.
2023
budget
3.7
was
for
repairs
in
our
family
housing
portfolio
and
bringing
some
family
housing
online
and
then
also
1.2
million.
R
Thank
you
drew
and
members
of
the
BET
actually
wanted
to
kind
of
cover.
We
have
a
new
strategic
plan,
A
Five-Year
Plan,
and
we
have
six
clear
goals.
The
first
goal
is
to
provide
and
preserve
deeply
affordable,
high
quality
housing
for
high-rise
residents.
Today,
the
folks
who
have
showed
up
who
have
testified
that
folks
who
live
in
our
high
rises,
we
have
42
high
rises.
This
is
a
key
infrastructure
of
the
city
and
the
agency.
R
Our
second
goal
is
to
build
new
and
expanded
Partnerships
with
federal
state
and
local
governments,
in
addition
to
philanthropic
entities
who
support
mpha
residents
and
those
in
the
agency
waiting
list.
We
thank
the
mayor
for
putting
together
a
work
group
made
up
of
different
jurisdictions
in
order
to
find
funding
for
mpha.
So
that's
one
of
our
goals
to
come
here
to
present
to
make
our
case
and
to
tell
us
our
story.
The
third
is
to
provide
and
preserve
deeply
affordable,
high
quality
family
housing.
On
top
of
our
high
rises.
R
We
do
have
a
large
portfolio
of
family
housing,
both
in
Glendale
as
well
as
our
scatter
sites,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
we
preserve
them.
We
have
an
ask
at
the
state
of
45
million
dollars.
The
mayor
has
helped
us
and
council
members,
as
well
as
the
Commissioners,
have
also
sent
letters
of
support
and
preserving
that
family
deeply.
Affordable
housing
is
a
key
to
our
strategy
plan.
The
fourth
one
is
increase
the
supply
of
deeply
affordable
housing
by
at
least
150
units
per
year.
R
This
is
you
know,
some
of
the
success
we've
had
and
the
city
has
had
in
providing
deeply
affordable.
30,
Ami
and
Below
housing
has
been
because
of
the
voucher
program
that
mpha
provides
through
our
project-based
voucher
program.
We
intend
to.
We
have
an
ambitious
goal
of
150
new
units
every
year
and
we
believe
we
can
achieve
that.
R
The
other
two
are
mainly
internal
for
the
agency
position,
mph
as
an
employer
of
choice,
we're
a
very
Diversified
Workforce,
with
high
rates
of
people
of
color,
as
well
as
female
participation,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
retain
the
talent
that
we
have.
We
also
recruit
more
talent
to
continue
to
improve
agency
performance
to
retain
mtw
status
and
highest
HUD.
Performing
rating
mpha
across
the
country
is
a
very
high
performing
public
housing
agency.
We've
just
had
a
federal
inspections
and
we
scored
98.5
on
a
rate
of
100.
R
Our
occupancy
rate
is
98
and
we
are
also
one
of
the
first.
What
they
call
mtw
agencies
and
mtw
is
an
acronym
that
HUD
provides
moving
to
work,
we're
very
proud
of
that
that
status,
because
it
allows
us
to
be
flexible
with
the
funding
that
we
get
for
the
federal
government.
So
we
want
to
maintain
being
a
high
performance
agency
and
we
continue
to
do
so
from
the
Strategic
plan.
R
We
identified
four
main
priorities:
people
being
people-centric
make
sure
that
we
Center
all
our
work
around
the
people
that
we
serve
and
also
the
people
that
do
the
service
to
preserve
the
the
valuable
housing
stock
that
we
have.
I've
always
said
that
I
I
view
a
housing
stock
as
a
key
City
infrastructure
like
the
streets
like
the
utility
system
like
the
parks,
so
we
need
to
preserve
them.
We
do
house
five
percent
of
the
city
estimate
five
percent
of
cities
population
on
any
given
night
production.
R
We
need
to
produce
more
150
units,
the
84
units
that
we're
producing,
even
with
our
rad
conversion
at
the
Elias.
We
preserved
174
units,
but
we
added
10
extra
units
there
as
well
and
then
finally
Partnerships,
you
know
Partnerships
with
the
city
with
the
county,
with
the
state
deeper
Partnerships,
with
our
federal
government,
as
well
as
the
philanthropic
and
business
community
of
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
and
then
the
mpha.
The
biggest
challenge
we're
facing
is
a
capital
backlog.
The
mayor
mentioned,
you
know
for
the
last
30
40
years
we
have
been.
R
You
know,
deinvested
by
the
federal
government.
Our
current
capital
backlog
is
around
210
million
dollars.
You
know
we
have
42
high-rises,
which
were
built
in
the
late
60s
and
early
70s.
So
there's
a
challenge
there.
Also
our
family
housing
ranges
from
10
years
to
a
hundred
years.
So
that's
another
challenge
there
with
a
note
that
Glendale
Road
houses,
our
town
homes
in
Glendale,
neighborhood
in
Prospect
Park,
is
celebrating
its
70th
Anniversary
this
year
and
then
historically,
we
get
10
cents
for
every
dollar.
R
You
heard
the
testimony
of
our
residents,
there's
always
a
challenge.
There's
always
a
a
backlog.
There's
always
a
problem.
You
know,
because
we
for
the
money
that
we
need
from
the
federal
government
will
get
10
cents
for
every
dollar
that
has
been
around
10
to
20
million
annually
when
I
cover
the
background
is
210
million
dollars.
T
Thank
you.
Abdi
I
want
to
talk
more
in
depth
about
our
Capital
fund
challenges.
Due
to
the
magnitude
of
our
backlog,
the
agency
is
constantly
triaging.
A
growing
list
of
capital
needs.
The
210
million
backlog
only
represents
what
we
need
today
to
maintain
our
existing
portfolio.
That
figure
doesn't
reflect
resources
that
we
need
to
address
future
Capital
needs
of
the
existing
portfolio.
T
While
we
want
to
do
more,
we
primarily
utilize
our
scarce
Federal
resources
to
address
those
Capital
needs,
and
many
of
our
needs
are
Building
Systems
and
infrastructure.
Things
like
Plumbing
electrical,
you
heard
from
some
of
our
residents
about
Plumbing,
that's
leaking.
We
also
have
ventilation,
is
another
concern
of
ours
in
our
in
our
buildings,
as
well
as
fire
systems,
elevators
roofs,
Windows
facades.
Those
are
make
up
a
large
portion
of
our
needs
and
the
graph
on
the
right.
There
shows
how
we've
been
spending.
T
Our
Capital
dollars
and
you'll
see
that's
a
lot
of
what
we've
been
spending.
Our
resources
on
those
are
actually
pictures
of
pipes
that
we
that
failed,
Plumbing
that
have
been
removed
from
our
high
rises
and
recently
replaced.
So
you
can
see
they're
not
in
great
condition
again,
while
important
addressing
these
needs
do
not
necessarily
address
the
quality
of
life
residents.
Don't
necessarily
they
know
that
their
Plumbing
is
working,
but
it
doesn't
really
address
quality
of
life.
T
We
have
really
maximized
tools
available
and
resources
available
to
us
to
address
these
Capital
needs
due
to
its
high
performance
status.
Director
warsami
mentioned
we're
moving
to
work,
Authority
only
39
other
housing
authorities
across
the
agency
have
that
designation
and
it
allows
us
to
pool
our
resources
that
we
received
from
the
federal
government
and
apply
them
to
the
different
programs
where
we
see
the
the
biggest
need,
and
so
over
the
past
several
years
we
have
received
the
capital
fund
Grant,
but
we
have
been
allocating
additional
resources
to
address.
T
T
Drew
was
talking
about
the
conversions
that
we've
done
with
both
our
scattered
sites,
or
are
we
more
than
double
our
annual
federal
subsidy
by
doing
the
section
18
conversion
of
those
properties,
and
we
also
used
Hud's
rental
assistance
demonstration
program
to
do
the
conversion
at
the
Elliott
twins
that
unlocked
our
ability
to
utilize
traditional
funding
sources
like
low-income
housing,
tax
credits
and
debt
to
finance
the
the
major
improvements,
almost
30
million
dollars
worth
of
improvements
to
those
buildings.
So
we
have
been
maximizing
those
tools
as
well
the
the
state's
publicly
owned
housing
program
bonds.
T
We
have
secured
more
than
seven
million
dollars
of
those
resources
in
the
past
several
years,
but
there
that
that
program
does
pose
challenges
to
us.
We
are
not
allowed
to
utilize
HUD
conversion
tools
at
those
properties
where
we
have
used
the
debt
to
to
finance
improvements
at
those
properties.
So
it
comes
with
some
limitations.
T
Again
we
talked
about
the
city
resources,
state
county
and
met
Council
resources
that
we
have
secured
in
recent
years
to
help
address
both
our
Capital
needs,
but
to
to
also
assist
in
our
conversion
projects
and
also
expansion
projects,
most
recently
the
family,
housing,
Expansion
Project,
and
also
with
tax
credits
and
bonds.
The
city
has
allocated
those
resources
to
our
most
recent
projects,
but
those
resources
are
also
scarce
and
also
highly
competitive.
T
We
also
have
mentioned
the
45
million
dollar
cash
grant
that
we
are
pursuing
with
the
state
to
help
address
the
capital
needs
of
our
family,
housing
or
I'm.
Sorry,
our
CHR
portfolio
we're
actively
pursuing
that
and
there's
been
a
number
of
other
things
that
we
have
done
outside
of
this
not
listed
here.
We've
taken
advantage
of
Hud's
energy
performance,
Contracting
program.
We
replace
all
of
our
high-rise
boilers
and
did
a
number
of
other
Energy
Efficiency
upgrades
about
10
years
ago.
T
R
And
you
know
we
believe
it's
time
for
both
action
to
change
the
course
you
know
mpha,
as
mentioned
is,
has
pursued
and
all
of
the
above
approach
in
seeking
new
funding
and
partners
to
help
address
our
Capital
backlog.
The
agency
has
made
progress
and
we
secured
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
in
one-time
funding
and
ongoing
funding
support.
But
it's
not
enough.
R
Thankfully,
as
evidenced
by
mayor
Fry's,
public
housing
preservation
and
expansion
convenient
there
is
a
growing
understanding
that
bold
local
action
is
necessary.
Mpha
is
a
public
housing
authority
by
and
for
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
with
this
board
appointed
entirely
by
the
mayor
and
the
city
council,
On
Any
Given
night
mpha
helps
house
nearly
five
percent
of
the
City's
population.
The
agencies,
nearly
6
000
units
are
a
critical
City
infrastructure
and
they
require
a
become
misery.
They
require
investment
from
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
I
beg
your
pardon.
R
The
mayor
and
the
city
council
have
the
statutory
authority
to
fund
the
housing
Levy,
which
would
send
mpha
an
estimated
12
million
dollars
a
year
in
new
funding.
The
time
for
Action
is
now
now
in
terms
of
the
housing
Levy
a
little
bit
of
History
per
state
statute.
The
mayor
and
the
city
council
can
improve
a
housing
Levy
up
to.
R
0.0185
of
the
city's
estimated
market
value
in
2023
that
would
have
been
12
million
dollars.
This
Levy
is
separate
from
the
city's
tax
levy
and
exists
as
a
special
district
levy
in
Hennepin
County
until
2009
Minneapolis
used
a
part
of
the
housing
Levy
to
help
mpha
exclusively
meet
security
concerns.
Much
has
changed
since
that
time.
Since
14
years
the
city's,
affordable
housing
crisis
has
worsened.
R
Hud
has
created
new
leveraging
tools
that
allows
housing
authorities
to
leverage
and
finance
the
preservation
and
and
the
production
of
new
unit.
Mpha
has
you
know,
developed
in-house
capability
of
developing.
We
have
had
success
in
the
the
conversion
of
The
Elliots
and
we're
also
embarking
on
a
a
project
for
84
units.
Further,
nearly
100
localities
across
Minnesota
are
now
using
the
housing.
Levy
Authority
with
great
success,
go
ahead.
A
Q
Thank
you,
madam
chair
director,
worsami
and
mpha.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
I
have
questions
actually
about
both
this
slide
as
well
as
the
next
one.
Why
don't
we
start
with
the
previous
one?
If
that's
all
right,
so
it
talks
about
until
2009
Minneapolis
used
a
housing
level
Levy
to
help
mpha
meet
Security
expenses.
Do
you
know
what
the
maximum
amount
received
under
that
Levy
was.
Q
So
it
was
so
when
we
talk
about
replenishing
the
levy
or
restoring
the
levy,
you're,
not
suggesting
that
the
levy
was
previously
at
the
12
million
dollar
figure,
because
the
highest
amount
that
we
have
seen
previously
was
1.2
million
dollars
in
total.
Yes,.
R
Q
Thank
you
and
the
do
you
have
the
total
amount
that
we
were
able
to
fund
last
year
apart
from
the
levy,
because,
of
course,
you
can
fund
through
the
levy
you
can
fund,
not
through
the
levy,
it's
the
same
amount
of
money,
ultimately
that
you
would
get.
R
Think
we
put
that
in
our
accomplishments
in
2023,
which
was
one
of
the
slides
that
we
had,
which
we
believe
it
was,
and
we
said
it
is
unprecedented.
It's
historic
and
it
was
4.9
million.
Q
So
in
beyond
the
the
4.9
million,
there
was
also
additional
ongoing
funding
that
has
been
provided
before
then
it's
about
3.3
million
between
the
work
of
the
deeply
affordable
housing
preservation,
the
mpha
security
monies
that
we
provided,
and
also
the
2.2
million
dollars,
which
is
a
partnership
around
stable
home,
stable
schools.
H
Q
There's
around
3.3
additional
million
dollars
that
that
wasn't
accounted
for,
and
then
that
doesn't
include
the
further
amounts
that
we've
allocated
through
things
like
arpa,
2023,
operating
budget
and
other
other
time
Appropriations
as
well.
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
it
was
clear
to
to
people
when
you
know
when,
when
you
do
funding,
we
have
been
providing
funding
at
as
far
as
we
can
tell.
If
a
record
level
you
know
is
that
funding
enough
to
meet
the
needs?
No,
it
is
not,
but
the
city
has
been
stepping
up
yeah.
R
I
mean
I
would
say
to
mayor
Fry's
point:
the
mayor,
Administration
has
been,
you
know,
has
stepped
up,
has
provided
resources
to
mpha,
but,
just
like
the
mayor
said
it's
not
enough
and
that's
why
we
think
this
tool
would
help
address
that
Gap
that
we
that
we
see
today.
S
So
the
information
for
the
Department
of
Revenue-
and
this
is
looking
at
the
different
housing
levies
administered
throughout
the
state
and
you'll
see
Minneapolis-
is
actually
at
zero.
There
are
a
few
others
that
are
at
zero
around
the
state,
so
Clay
County,
Morris,
Mounds,
View,
sandstone
and
Roseville.
The
remaining
almost
100
are
all
using
their
living
authority
to
some
degree.
So
this
is
numbers
from
last
year
and
you
see
that
percent
Levy
change,
so
that
was
from
the
percent
change
from
the
2020
to
Levy
to
the
2023
proposed
Levy
in
these
different
localities.
Madam.
Q
Chair
this
is
actually
the
part
that
I
had
a
question
about.
If,
if
I
may
so
are,
are
you
suggesting
here
that
these
amounts
written
down
that
were
provided
through
the
respective
HRA
levies,
went
to
public
housing
in
these
other
jurisdictions?
We
are
not.
No
so
I
mean
the
thing
we're
talking
about
now
is
money
is
to
public
housing,
and
if
we're
talking
about
Monies
to
public
housing,
Minneapolis
wasn't
at
zero.
In
fact,
last
year
we
were
somewhere
around
15.8
million.
If
we're
talking
about
the
HRA
Levy
to
public
housing.
S
Q
S
Q
S
Q
R
I
can
answer
better
consistent.
You
know
the
the
uniqueness
of
mpha
is
one
in
size.
Half
of
you
know.
The
public
housing
units
in
across
across
the
state
is
probably
located
in
Minneapolis
and
St
Paul.
Second
of
all,
the
capital
backlog,
the
entire
Capital
backlog
of
public
housing
and
deeply
affordable
housing
across
the
state
of
Minnesota
is
around
estimated
to
be
from
narrow.
Around
380
million
210
million
of
those
is
just
Minneapolis.
Public
housing
agreed
so
in
terms
of
size
in
terms
of
the
population
that
we
serve.
There
is
no
comparison
across
the
state.
R
However.
What
you
have
here
is
these
jurisdictions
are
funding
they're
equivalent
to
the
public
housing
residents
that
live
in
their
districts?
These
are
the
most
vulnerable
populations
that
the
hras
is
serving
and
those
are
the
30
Amis
and
below.
For
example,
mpha
now
has
a
portfolio
that
isn't
on
public
housing,
but
there's
still
residents
of
mpha.
The
Elliott
twins
is
part
of
that.
The
scatter
sites
is
part
of
that.
R
So
I
think
the
issue
here
is
this:
mpha
has
the
The
Authority
if
the
mayor
and
the
council
allows
for
us
to
get
a
specific
funding
source
that
other
jurisdictions
are
funding
their
most
vulnerable
populations,
so
I
think
the
the
terms
might
be
public
housing
and
residence,
but
they
are
funding
their
localities
because
that
State
Statute
is
there
to
fund
those
kind
of
programs.
Q
Madam
chair
a
council
member
warsami
just
to
correct
it,
though
the
dollars
themselves
don't
necessarily
go
to
public
housing
at
all.
In
fact,
the
ones
that
we've
looked
at
these
other
jurisdictions
are
not
given
any
money
to
public
housing.
Specifically
now
like
we
do,
they
fund
down
payment
assistance
for
people
of
lower
incomes
like
we
do,
they
might
have
an
infrastructure
project
or
a
capital
backlog
project.
That's
meant.
The
difference
here
which
is
not
referenced
is
that
we
have
a
separate
cped
organization
that
used
to
be
mdca.
Q
Now
it's
cped,
where
we
are
able
to
fund
a
lot
of
these
things
through
that
we're
able
to
get
public
housing
money
through
that
it's
not
zeroed
out
we're
able
to
get
public
housing
money
on
an
ongoing
basis
through
that
we're
able
to
build,
affordable
housing
units
through
that
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
that
I
mean
the
juxtaposition
here
makes
it
look
like
Minneapolis
doesn't
do
anything
for
public
housing,
whereas
these
other
entities
do
a
lot.
In
fact,
if
you
look
at
the
data,
the
vast
majority
of
time,
it's
exactly
the
opposite.
A
Thank
you,
mayor
fry.
Thank
you,
director,
assami,
before
you
go
on.
I
just
want
to
make
a
comment.
I
feel
that's
a
little
re-centering
I
I
alluded
to
it
a
little
bit
earlier,
but
but
I
just
want
to
name
that.
Yes,
absolutely
I
heard
the
mayor's
address.
I
attended
the
budget
address.
A
We
are
indeed
doing
all
of
those
things
and
we
are
making
Monumental
Investments,
but
that
still
we
are
still
very
very
behind,
because
we're
we're
talking
about
the
backlog
of
public
housing,
but
where
you
mentioned
earlier
that
it
was
black
people,
the
African
diaspora,
that
mostly
makes
up
public
housing,
but
we
also
have
a
lot
of
native
folks.
Everybody
matters
don't
get
me
wrong,
but
I
am
also
saying
that
this
is
a
city
that
suffers
from
Deep
inequity,
racial
inequities
and
it
so
we're
yes.
A
Well,
we
are
making
large
gains,
and
that's
not
anything
to
to
argue
about
that
is
fact,
and
it
is
real
and
it
is
great
we're
going
all
the
way
back
to
redlining
of
trying
to
write,
make
right
for
for
things
that
were
done
wrong
for
things
that
we
inherited
that
we
now
own
having
to
make
these
decisions
for
and
while
These
funds
I
think
it
was
somewhere
between
14
and
16
million
last
year.
That
was
specific
to
public
housing.
I
have
specifics,
but
I'm
going
to
let
you
do
your
presentation.
A
I
I,
just
want
to
I
want
us
all
to
be
mindful
and
reflective
on
the
fact
that
we're
we're
going
back
for
hundreds
of
years
of
disparities
and
it's
the
people
that
are
suffering
from
those
disparities
that
are
the
primary
residents
of
the
housing
that
we're
talking
about
and
so
I
just
I
just
want
to
I
want
to
Center
Us
in
that
and
just
reflect
on
the
fact
that,
while
we're
talking
about
these
Investments,
we
still
have
a
really
really
really
long
way
to
go.
A
Because,
again,
it's
the
tie
of
of
the
historical
harm
that
was
done
and
the
primary
communities
that
are
now
asking
for
these
resources,
who
are
specifically
now
suffering,
who
are
in
this
particular
type
of
housing.
There
is
a
correlation
between
that.
The
data
is
not
in
this
presentation,
because
we're
focused
on
the
numbers-
and
this
is
a
numbers
body,
but
I
also
just
want
to
name
and
lift
up
that
that
is
critically
important
and
that
we
should
Center
it
and
reflect
on
it
and.
R
And
president
priest
Stinson
to
I
want
to
make
a
point
that
the
mayor
has
addressed.
We're
not
doubting
the
City
of
Minneapolis
gives
us
money
like
project
by
project.
What
this
gives
us
is
the
ability
to
plan
for
the
future,
and
we
were
going
to
talk
about
that
and
also
we
interface
with,
because
we
have
such
a
large
vulnerable
population.
We
interface
with
the
city
in
many
different
ways.
The
mayor
mentioned
stable
home,
stable
schools.
R
We
have
children
who
are
vulnerable,
who
are
facing
homelessness
and
we've
worked
with
the
city
and
that
we
got
funding
for
that
program.
We
have
other
challenges
that
we
Face.
We
when
we
do
a
development,
we
come
to
the
city
and
we
get
one-time
funding.
So,
yes,
that's
fine,
but
we
don't
get
reliable
resources
that
we
can
plan
for
from
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
That
allows
us
to
vary
to
Target
some
of
the
challenges
we're
facing
and
that's
what
this
tool
allows
us
to
do
right.
Thank.
I
Thank
you,
president
Christensen,
thank
you
for
being
here
and
I.
Just
want
to
start
out
by
saying
yes,
I
mean
we
need
good
quality
housing,
and
everyone
deserves
that
and
I
agree
with
that.
Full-Heartedly
and
I
and
I
commit
to
figuring
out
what
the
best
Solutions
and
tools
are
to
get
us
there
and
I
also
want
to
just
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here
today
and
just
expressing
your
experiences
it
does.
I
It
means
a
lot
I
think
you
answered
this,
though,
actually
after
I
put
myself
in
queue,
but
I
just
want
to
give
you
another
opportunity.
I
just
want
to
hear
you
know
this
tool.
I
I
would
just
you
know
why
this
tool
versus
how
we
are
currently
funding
and
when
I
just
heard
the
mayor
and
our
president
here
state
that
we
funded
you
at
you
know,
I
think
he
said.
15.8
million
versus
this
would
be
up
to
12
million
I
heard
you
say,
reliability
and
consistency.
D
I
R
Yeah
I
mean
I
mean
the
thing
is
I
think
this
the
one-time
projects
will
still
continue.
So
the
one
time
stable
home,
stable
school
will
still
get
funded.
The
one-time
projects
will
still
be
there.
Tax
credits
all
of
those
things.
What
this
tool
does,
though,
it
gives
us
reliable
income
year
by
year
that
we
can
depend
on
that.
We
can
plan
for
last
year
we
had
on
the
budget
one-time
funding,
so
we
have
3.7
million
dollars
in
one
time
funding
to
go
to
one
specific
project.
R
Next
year
we
have
to
go
back,
we
don't
know
what
we
get,
maybe
2
million,
maybe
1
million.
There
is
no
consistency
in
the
resources
coming
in
that
allows
us
to
plan
for
so
I
think
that's
where
this
tool
is
a
little
bit
different,
because
it's
a
reliable
resource
that
can
come.
That
comes
in
that
we
can
work
on,
and
the
city
can
say
to
us:
okay,
you're
getting
12
million.
Maybe
you're
not
going
to
get
this,
and
maybe
you
can
fund
that,
but
what
it
does
for
us
is.
R
We
know
we
can
plan
for
it.
Maybe
we
go
and
borrow
on
it
and
bond
on
it
and
do
large
projects
like
Glendale,
like
Heritage
Park,
like
some
of
the
challenges
we're
facing,
so
it's
a
different
type
of
tool.
The
city
has
funded
us,
yes,
but
not
50
million
every
year.
You
know.
If
you
go
back
a
couple
of
years.
We
were
getting
zero
money,
it
was
when
I
came
on
mpha
working
with
the
mayor's
office
that
we
got
one
million
dollars
ongoing
funding.
That's
what
we
have
one
million
dollars
ongoing
funding.
R
So
that's
all
we
can
rely
on
that.
One
million
is
going
to
come
in.
What
do
we
do
with
it?
We
use
it
for
sprinklers.
We
use
it
for
Windows.
Do
we
use
it
for
to
put
down
something
on
our
house?
But
what
we're
saying
is
if
we
had
the
full
funding
of
the
levy,
we
can
rely
on
12
million
dollars
a
year
plan
for
do
some
larger
projects,
while
still
working
with
the
city
to
to
solve
some
of
the
other
problems.
R
C
L
C
The
ability
of
our
residents
pay
and
looking
ahead,
the
2024,
the
city
council
and
mayor
and
their
wisdom,
signed
off
on
a
6.2
percent
property
tax
increase
by
my
back
of
the
envelope
calculations.
Adding
12
million
to
that
would
push
the
increase
up
to
8.9
percent,
and
the
park
board
also
would
like
to
add
a
Parkway
spending,
the
proposal
that
would
push
the
total
impact
up
over
to
10.
Now
the
mayor
is
the
person
who
proposes
the
budget
and
he
may
go
higher.
C
Could
you
really
in
2024
put
12
million
dollars
to
work?
If
you
got
it
or
would
you
need
to
ramp
up
your
capacity
to
administer
that
much
work?
And,
alternatively,
have
you
thought
about
Feathering
in
an
increase
in
the
levy
to
reduce
the
annual
impact.
R
You
know
that
Mr
Brown
I
think
you
you
make
a
compelling
argument
and
I
and
I.
You
know
I
I,
don't
wish
to
be
in
any
of
your
shoes
as
elected
officials,
to
make
these
decisions,
let
alone
the
Mayors.
But
for
us
we
have
to
advocate
for
our
residents.
The
park
board
comes
here
and
advocates
for
his
residence
and
asks
for
a
specific
amount,
because
the
parks
are
important.
You
know
we're
here,
because
our
residents
are
important.
R
The
42
high
rises,
the
6
000
units
that
we
have
are
important
and
the
challenge
that
we're
facing
in
the
city
I
think
there
are
two
main
challenges
and
I
know
you're
aware
of
it.
One
is
Public
Safety,
it's
a
big
Challenge
and
these
residents
are
facing
that
challenge.
The
other
is
housing
and
I
live
in
Cedar
Riverside
and
every
day
there
are
camps
encampments
that
are
they
go
away.
They
come
back,
they
go
away,
they
you
know
it's
like
a
little
game,
that's
being
played
in
our
neighborhood
and
it
affects
our
children
I'm.
R
R
Twenty
eight
thousand
vulnerable
people.
Eighty
percent
happen
to
be
black.
Now.
If
this
infrastructure
fails
and
we've
seen
what
happened
with
the
navigation
Center,
we
see
what
happened
with
some
of
the
slum
laws
that
you
know
couldn't
aren't
able
to
House
people.
We
know
what
happens
when
involuntary
displacement
of
residence
happen.
It
costs
the
city
more
money
to
house
those
people.
So
what
we're
saying
is:
let's
keep
this
infrastructure?
Let's
keep
these
folks
whole.
R
Let's
add
a
little
bit
over
time
and
it's
going
to
cost
the
City
of
Minneapolis
an
average
home
household,
the
fifty
dollars
a
year.
So
again,
that's
the
balance
and
I'm.
Not
that's
not
my
job.
My
job
is
to
Advocate
and
to
let
you
know
what
our
challenges
that
we're
facing
and
what
the
challenges
our
residents
are
facing
today.
C
To
follow
up,
you
touched
on
a
point
that
I
was
going
to
bring
up
and
I've
always
been
a
believer
that
when
it
comes
to
public
infrastructure
and
certainly
public
housing
is
public
infrastructure
along
with
roads
and
sewers,
and
so
on.
Your
first
priority
should
be
to
take
care
of
what
you
have
before
you
add
more.
R
Brian
we're
not
asking
for
240
million
dollars,
so
so
we're
not
asking
for
240
million
dollars.
So
that's
one
and
also
so:
what's
the
proportion
in
terms
of
preservation
to
production
well,.
T
Preservation,
of
course,
would
be
our
top
priority,
but
we
do
I
mean
every
every
project
presents
opportunities
and
the
new
unit
production
numbers
can
vary,
but
we
would
try
to
Target
at
least
producing
another
400
or
more
units
with
with
these
dollars
now
I,
don't
I
can't
tell
you
today
what
the
price
tag
is
of
that,
because
we
would
also
leverage
these
dollars
to
bring
in
other
resources
to
stretch
the
dollars
further,
so
it
wouldn't
be
necessarily
just
the
full
240
million
or
the
annual
amount
that
would
go
towards
new
unit
production.
R
Then,
to
to
add
to
Laura's
Point
most
of
the
new
unit
production
is
going
to
be
done
through
Partnerships,
with
developers,
for-profit
and
non-profit
developers
through
the
project-based
vouchers.
So
a
lot
of
it
is
not
us
actually
creating
the
physical
units.
We
will
be
providing
the
subsidy
to
the
developers,
so
then
they
can,
it
can
help
them
develop
the
units,
so
majority
of
the
work
will
be
preservation
and
then
it
depends
on
the
challenges
we're
facing.
But
the
main
thing
here
is
reliable
resources
that
we
can
plan
for
on
an
annual
basis.
C
Can
you
update
me
on
what
the
status
is
of
the
Glendale
proposal
that
was
going
to
be
I
believe
a
rad
project
going
back
to
when
I
was
still
working
and
I
know
there
was
a
lot
of
pushback
a
lot
of
fear
from
some
of
the
residents,
but
that
would
seem
to
be
an
obvious
solution
to
some
of
the
financial
issues
that
you're
dealing
with,
but
it
hasn't
moved
forward.
Has
it
no.
R
Glendale
has
not
moved
forward
because
Glendale
is
a
very
important
project,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
deal
with
the
community
engagement
in
a
much
more
thoughtful
and
a
long-term
process.
But
Glendale
presents
a
lot
of
challenges
which
one
of
the
challenges
is
and
that's
why
we
need
to
plan
for
it
is.
It
is
in
an
area
of
opportunity.
You
know
it's
a
it's
an
affluent
area,
it's
14
acres,
you
have
residents
who
are
afraid
of
displacement,
but
we
also
have
an
opportunity
to
add
and
I
think.
R
We've
we've
made
some
inroads
with
our
residents
because
of
the
success
that
we've
had
at
the
Elliott
Twins
and
and
the
84
unit
construction.
Where
we've
had
deeper
engagement
with
residents,
we
made
sure
that
nobody
was
displaced.
We've
kept
to
our
promises,
so
I
think
we
are
building
those
relationships,
but
Glendo
is
going
to
need
a
lot
of
resources
and
a
lot
of
money,
and
we
don't
have
that
right
now,
but
we're
planning
for
it.
C
I
want
to
clarify
what
the
ask
is
then,
because
I
read
this
as
12
million
a
year
for
20
years
and
I
wondered
how
much
additional
with
that
kind
of
spending
in
the
proportional
split
you'd
have
between
preservation
and
development.
You
would
expect
to
leverage
through,
say,
low
income,
housing,
tax
credits
or
debts.
T
Yeah
I
can't
I
can't
answer
that
directly,
but
we
do
know
there
is
a
lot
of
opportunity.
It
also
depends
on
the
availability
of
low-income
housing,
tax
credits
and
bonding
available
to
us,
but
again
we
would
aim
to
produce
at
least
400
or
more
new
units
with
these
dollars
leveraging
other
resources
to
do
that.
C
And
going
back
to
the
chart
showing
the
phas
around
the
state
and
I
appreciate
the
points
the
mayor
raised
in
defense
of
what
the
city
is
already
doing.
Have
you
parsed
the
numbers
for
a
representative
sample
of
these
hras
to
see
how
much
has
gone
to
the
housing
side?
They
also
have
the
ability
to
Redevelopment
I
believe
with
this.
S
Yes,
so
I
appreciate
that
question.
Thank
you,
member
Brandt,
and
thank
you
man
for
this
question,
because
this
actually
is.
The
next
slide
is
highlighting
some
of
the
ways
that
this
HRA
Levy
is
used
in
some
of
these
localities
in
this
housing
Levy.
So
in
neighboring
St,
Louis
Park.
They
use
the
full
maximum
allowable
amount
for
their
Levy.
You
see
there.
S
The
activities
include
preservation
and
production
of
affordable
housing,
rental
assistance,
programs,
home
ownership,
assistance
to
loan
low
and
moderate
income
families,
and
then
just
covering
some
agency
operational
expenses,
pushing
out
a
little
farther
Carver
County.
They
use
their
maximum
Max
allowable
amount,
again
operational
expenses,
their
afforded
bonding
Authority,
which
we
don't
have.
So
it's
a
little
bit
different
and
Supportive
Housing
Programs
up
in
Duluth,
1.5
million,
is
the
total
amount
for
an
81
of
Max
allowable
amount?
Again,
you
see:
preservation
of
affordable
housing,
supporting
new
Housing,
Development
high-rise,
Security,
Contracts,
Section,
8,
administrative
costs.
S
C
But
the
these
examples
are
obviously
all
housing,
but
are
there
have
you
parsed
out
in
your
list
the
amount
that
goes
to
non-housing
Redevelopment
activity.
K
C
Okay
and
going
back
to
your
response
to
the
mayor
about
predictability,
it
sounds
to
me
what
you're
asking
for
is
the
equivalent
of
what
the
park
board
got
with
its
20-year.
D
R
Think
you're
correct.
What
we
need
is
a
20-year
funding
that
allows
us
to
tackle
some
of
the
biggest
challenges
we're
facing.
The
levy
allows
us
to
get
our
own
resources
that
we
can
plan
for
that
we
can
work
with.
Obviously
in
our
strategic
plan.
Actually,
it
does
say,
go
for
the
maximum
Levy
or
an
equivalent,
so
it
could
be
an
equivalent
as
well.
But
what
we're
presenting
here
is
again
we're
not
there's.
We
know.
R
There's
no
vote
here,
but
we're
presenting
to
you
and
to
the
council
members
and
to
the
mayor
is
the
power
that
this
Levy
can
have
in
order
to
address
some
of
the
challenges
we're
seeing
and
what
we're
seeking
is
collaboration
right.
What
we're
seeking
is
this
is
a
tool
that
is
in
front
of
you
that
can
be
a
game
changer
for
mpha
and
preserve
this
key
infrastructure
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
C
R
Q
B
Q
So
first
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
that
these
HRA
levies
don't
necessarily
go
to
public
housing
and
don't
necessarily
go
to
housing
at
all,
just
to
be
very
clear
so,
for
instance,
Dakota
County,
none
of
that
nine
million
dollars-
and
we
checked
it
out-
goes
to
public
housing.
Zero
dollars
of
the
nine
million
goes
to
public
housing,
and
some
of
it
is
just
to
General
Economic
Development,
not
to
affordable
housing
or
any
other
kind
of
Housing,
and
so
I
don't
know
what
the
breakdown
is
from
these
other
jurisdictions.
Q
I'm
just
trying
to
get
to
the
Apples
to
Apples
comparison
here
this,
because
so
no
HRA
levies
do
not
mean
specifically
housing.
They
could
mean
housing,
but
they
could
also
mean
Beyond
housing.
No
HRA
levies
does
not
mean
that
the
money
is
going
to
public
housing
residents.
I
just
think
this
is
important
for
public
housing
residents
around
the
state
to
understand
just
because
it
says
it's
an
HRA
levy
on
these
does
not
mean
it
goes
to
public
housing.
It
does
not
mean
that
it's
going
to
housing.
R
Q
R
Want
it,
how
many,
how
many
do
they
have
I
mean
in
terms
of
if
Dakota
County
had
it
public
housing?
We
believe
this
funding
would
go
to
the
public
housing,
but
they
probably
converted
a
lot
of
their
public
housing
and
now
they're
called
deeply
affordable,
Section
8
Housing,
and
in
that
slide
we
say
we're
showing
there
that
the
money
is
used
for
deeply
affordable
housing.
So
it
does
probably
go
to
the
deeply
affordable
housing,
but
they
don't
have
public
housing.
So
therefore,
there's
no
comparison,
they're.
R
It
does
so.
The
comparison
we
would
make,
though,
is
that
money
goes
to
the
lowest
income
residence
of
the
of
the
county,
and
this
money
would
go
to
the
lowest
resident
lowest
income
residents
of
Minneapolis,
which
would
be
the
folks
that
live
in
public
house.
Q
The
disagreement
is
that
we
should
we
should
do
the
Apples
to
Apples
comparison
in
full,
and
so,
if
we're
looking
at
the
amount
of
monies
that
are
going
to
housing,
not
exclusive
to
public
housing
to
housing,
we
should
look
at
the
monies
that
are
contributed
by
Minneapolis
to
housing
and
public
housing.
If
we're
looking
at
Dakota
County,
for
instance,
there's
no
breakdown
of
what
of
that
is
going
to
public
and
there's
no
breakdown
of
what
is
going
to
housing.
Q
We
can
look
at
Duluth,
we
can
look
at
Carver
and
we
can
look
at
St,
Louis
Park
as
well
to
determine
how
much
actually
went
to
public
housing.
That's
the
topic
we're
talking
about.
If
we
want
to
expand
it
further
to
all
affordable
housing,
then
let's
expand
it
further
to
all
affordable
housing
and
acknowledge
what
we
have
also
done
just
like.
We
would
acknowledge
what
these
other
cities
have
done:
I'm
just
trying
to
get
to
the
Apples
to
Apples
comparison
here
again,.
R
This
data
is
correct
because
a
lot
of
these
jurisdictions
don't
have
public
housing,
correct,
redundant
conversions.
Now
they
have
section
eight,
just
like
what
we
did
with
our
scatter
site
and
what
they're
using
the
levy
for
is
to
help
those
residents.
We
have
public
housing
residents
and
I
guarantee
you
that
if
we
got
this
Levy
and
I,
you
know
you
the
commitment
you're
making
just
now.
If
we
got
this
level,
you
go
to
our
public
housing
residence,
it
will
go
to
mpha
and
we'll
go
to
our
residence.
So
there
is
no
gray
area
here
this.
Q
Q
A
Q
A
R
A
Okay,
so
I
I,
just
wanna
I,
know
we're
in
a
back
and
forth
about
this
data
and
I
think
we
should
I
agree
with
mayor
fry.
We
need
to
be
clear
on
our
data,
but
I
also
don't
want
to
end
up
in
a
ping.
Pong
and
I
want
to
respect
everybody's
time
and
what
they
showed
up
for,
and
what
we're
talking
about
today
is
that
there
is
a
need
for
public
housing
funding.
A
That's
right,
and
there
is
an
ask
for
collaboration
across
government,
any
levels
of
government
to
put
our
dollars
and
our
heads
together
to
make
it
happen.
If
we
can
mayor
fry,
please
ask
your
last
question,
but
then,
let's
move
on
to
the
rest
of
the
presentation
and
then
I
will
move
us
into
discussion.
Instead
of
forcing
discussion
before
the
presentation
is
completed,
which
we
don't
usually.
Q
Do
your
last
question?
Thank
you
madam
chair
I'll
make
my
question.
Super
short:
are
you
do
distinguished
I
guess
between
ongoing
funding
and
Levy
funding,
they're
both
deemed
to
be
ongoing,
but
both
can
be
taken
away
just
like
both
have
been
taken
away
in
the
past.
Do
you
see
a
difference
between
the
two
and
what
is
it.
R
Q
A
T
Thank
you.
So
we
want
to
talk
more
about
the
power
of
the
Minneapolis
public
housing
Levy,
so
the
max
20-year
Levy
would
deliver
an
estimated
240
million
dollars
to
the
housing
authority
over
the
next
two
decades.
We've
been
talking
a
lot
about
what
that
long-term
commitment,
the
benefits
of
that
for
us
to
be
able
to
more
efficiently
and
effectively
plan
for
projects
and
leverage
that
funding
in
a
variety
of
ways.
T
If
we
know
that
that
funding
is
stable
and
consistent
over
time,
we
are
able
to
plan
more
proficiently,
we're
able
to
plan
for
those
projects
that
have
a
longer
Runway.
We
are
able
to
better
inform
what
we
can
exactly
do
with
that
money,
including
what
we
would
do
with
new
housing
production,
and
so
without
that
commitment
we
are
just
really
planning
from
year
to
year
about
what
we
can
do.
T
So
with
this
40
with
the
45
million
dollar
ass
that
we
have
with
the
state,
along
with
the
the
20-year
commitment
to
the
levy,
we
do
project
that
we
would
be
able
to
reduce
our
Capital
backlog.
Our
projected
Capital
backlog
in
2043
from
that
403
million
dollar
figure
down
to
130
million
dollars,
much
more
manageable
figure
again.
This
does
not
account
for
the
leveraging
opportunities.
This
doesn't
account
for
the
other
enhancements
that
we'd
want
to
do
to
our
units.
This
just
really
shows
an
example
of
how
we
think
this
could
address
our
Capital
backlog.
A
I
want
to
acknowledge
this
is
not
gendered.
There
was
male
representation
that
was
doing
the
thing
I
asked
not
to
do,
and
now
the
female
representation
on
the
body
has
asked
to
speak,
so
I
don't
want
it
to
seem
like
there's
a
gender
Dynamic.
I
would
just
like
for
us
to
respect
our
usual
process
of
allowing
for
presenters
to
come
finish
to
finish
their
presentations
before
we
start
to
ask
our
questions.
So
if
that
is
okay
with
the
both
of
you
yeah.
Thank
you
very
much.
Director
was
Army
and
team.
Please
proceed.
Thank.
T
You
we
also
wanted
to
mention
other
other
benefits
of
the
levy.
So
with
a
long-term,
dedicated
commitment,
we
would
rely
Less
on
other
traditional
soft
sources
that
are
available
to
both
Us
and
other
affordable
housing
developers
like
the
affordable,
housing
trust
fund.
We
know
that
is
a
scarce
resource
that
other,
affordable
housing
developers
in
our
community
rely
on.
With
this,
we
would
be
able
to
rely
Less
on
that
source
and
other
soft
sources
again,
coupled
with
tools,
rad
conversion
and
other
HUD
tools.
T
Our
properties
would
become
a
self-sufficient
with
reliable,
Federal
subsidies
annually
year
after
year
again,
we
could
accelerate
our
new
unit
development,
along
with
accomplishing
those
other
secondary
objectives,
with
the
funding
again
increasing
and
creating
new
accessible
units.
Doing
Energy
Efficiency
upgrades
creating
new
housing
for
homeless
and
unsheltered,
invest
in
Resident
livability
upgrades
like
we
did
at
the
Elliott
twins,
where
we
added
exercise
rooms
and
other
amenities
not
usually
available
in
our
high-rises
and
then
again.
T
T
And
we
have
lots
of
opportunities.
The
the
Mayors
talked
about
his
convening
that
we've
been
participating
in
we've,
been
talking
a
lot
about
the
opportunities
that
we
have
within
our
existing
portfolio,
to
both
preserve
to
increase
or
to
enhance,
but
also
we
have
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
add
units
just
within
our
existing
land
Holdings.
We
really
just
need
the
resources
to
capitalize
on
those
opportunities.
T
T
We
have
done
some
analysis
around
impacts
to
taxpayers
both
to
all
to
homeowners,
commercial
properties
and
multi-family
properties.
Our
analysis
that
we've
done
shows
that
a
city
median
of
316
000
would
pay
an
additional
fifty
two
dollars
a
year
or
four
dollars
and
41
cents
a
month
for
for
people
that
own
homes
of
those
values
in
Minneapolis
commercial
properties
would
see
a
similar,
modest
increase
up
to
an
estimated
three
percent
annually.
T
It's
also
mentioned
that
this
the
levy
would
put
an
undue
burden
on
black
homeowners.
We've
looked
at
that
as
well.
We
estimate
that
there's
approximately
27
500
African-American
households
in
Minneapolis,
the
home
owner
home
ownership
rate
of
African
Americans,
is
approximately
19
percent.
Therefore,
mph
estimates
that
there's
around
five
thousand
to
six
thousand
African-American
homeowners
in
Minneapolis,
but
meanwhile
mpha
is
serving
26
000
people
on
on
a
daily
basis
of
which
approximately
83
percent
are
African-American
or
over
20
000
African-American
population
that
we
are
serving
so
again.
This
would.
T
We
do
not
believe
this
would
do
have
an
undue
burden
on
black
and
African-American
homeowners
in
Minneapolis.
R
In
summary,
thank
you
for
your
time.
We
believe
the
agency
can
generate
millions
of
new
funding,
the
240
million
directly
from
the
from
leveraging
the
the
240
million
dollars
over
the
20
years.
We
will
be
able
to
preserve
thousands
of
units.
S
You
know
starts
off
today
we're
presenting
to
the
board
the
board
later
in
June.
We
would
hope
to
have
a
city
council
initiated
resolution
that
would
support
the
full
Levy
funding.
Doing
so
would
be
important
to
trigger
the
appropriate
notice
to
Hennepin
County,
so
they
can
get
it
ready
for
the
the
following
Year's
property
tax
proposed
information
that
they
get
ready
in
August.
The
mayor
will
release
the
city's
fiscal
year,
24
budget
through
the
normal
budget
process,
and
then
that
just
travels
travels
along
the
normal
process.
S
I
I
feel
kind
of
strange
telling
this
to
this
group
because
you
are
of
this
process
but
anyways.
That
would
be
the
next
steps.
A
A
U
Thank
you,
so
one
quick
comment:
if
I
do
get
up
and
leave
I
have
a
park
board
meeting
tonight
and
so
I
if
I
miss
some,
if
the
meeting's
still
continuing
I'll
watch
the
rest
later,
but
I
really
appreciate
this
presentation.
I've
actually
had
a
lot
of
questions
about
our
public
housing
stock
in
the
city
for
a
long
time
as
a
citizen
but
I
think
a
couple
of
things
to
say
the
one
thing
I
can
get
my
mind
around
really
really
well
is
the
comparison.
U
The
number
of
people
have
made
it
to
streets
and
sewers
and
things.
So
this
is
an
invested
infrastructure
that
we
have
in
our
city
at
portfolio
and
I.
Think
public
housing
is
incredibly
important,
I
think
to
many
people
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
not
just
the
people
that
depend
on
it,
but
the
people
that
want
to
support
it.
U
U
This
is
our
one
opportunity
from
to
hear
from
you,
but
I'm
very
compelled
held
by
the
idea
that
it's
it's
hard
for
me
to
see
the
City
Line
zero
it
out
after
hearing
that
back
and
forth,
because
many
places
don't
even
have
public
housing,
and
so,
if
we're
talking
about
really
just
that
deferred
maintenance
backlog,
which
is
a
terrible
thing
to
have
it's
terrible,
no
matter
what
that
type
of
asset
is
because
it's
it's
taking
an
investment
that
was
made
by
taxpayers
or
people
in
the
past
and
not
not
keeping
it
up
and
regardless
of
what
it
is.
U
But
the
city
of
Minneapolis
should
get
I
think
a
lot
of
credit
for
housing
having
a
lot
a
large
public
portfolio
of
housing
that
most
other
places
in
the
state
might
not
even
have,
and
that's
a
commitment
the
city
has
made
to
say.
We
want
people
that
rely
on
public
housing
to
live
in
our
city.
This.
This
these
properties
won't
be
on
the
tax
roll
they're
going
to
be
doing
something
else.
U
I
Councilmemberkowski,
thank
you,
madam
president,
so
I
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I.
Think
I
hear
you.
What
you
are
looking
for
is
consistency
in
funding
so
that
you
can
plan.
R
I
Okay,
so
the
levy
you
know
if
approved
is
approved
year
to
year
still.
R
I
I
You
know
I
saw
assumptions
of
a
20-year
plan,
but
we're
making
the
assumption
that
year
to
year
for
20
years,
that
bet
counsel
to
council
is
going
to
continue
to
support
this
to
the
to
the
Max,
and
so
I
still
feel
that,
even
though
we're
trying
the
goal
is
trying
to
get
consistency,
so
you
can
plan
I
still
feel
that
we
still
have
a
year
to
year
and
so
I
I
kind
of
go
back
to
my
question
of
this
tool
versus
The,
Way
That
We
are
continuing
to
fund,
you
is
neither
is
Garen,
is
necessarily
guaranteed,
and
so
I
just
want
to.
I
You
know
point
that
out
and
also
understand
like
if
we
were
to
move
forward
with
this
type
of
Levy.
You
know
how
would
you
handle
that
year
to
year
still
approval
process
that
we
would
need
to
go
through
yeah.
R
You
know
we
can
only
go
for
the
low
hanging
fruits,
we
have
a
tool,
we
have
a
state
statute
it's
year
to
year.
We
have
to
go
for
that
because
otherwise
you'll
be
responsible
of
us
because
there's
a
tool
there
we're
suffering
our
residents
are
suffering
and
we
go
for
that
tool.
But
we've
asked
for
and
our
Ideal
World
is
to
do
exactly
what
was
done
to
the
parks
and
streets
to
look
at
mpha's
needs
have
a
20-year
ordinance
that
guarantees
20-year
funding
a
certain
amount
that
we
can
plan
for
for
the
future.
R
That's
the
ideal,
but
we
need
to
have
to
start
from
somewhere
and
those
the
low
hanging.
Fruit
today
is
the
year-to-year
funding
which
we
don't
get
and
I
know.
Let's
talk
about
how
much
the
city
has
funded
us.
We
don't
get
outside
of
a
million
dollars
from
the
City
of
Minneapolis
to
year
to
year,
and
that's
only
started
with
mayor
fry
a
couple
of
years
ago.
It's
one
million
dollars
the
levy
at
least
says
it's
12
million
you
can
get.
We
have
to
go
for
that.
R
R
That's
the
property
values
14
years
ago,
plus
there's
only
20,
plus
it
was
only
for
security
guards.
Now
we're
paying
1.2
million
a
year
through
the
levy
now
we're
paying
like
4
million
a
year
just
from
our
own
Pockets
towards
security
guards
and
that's
at
the
expense
of
fixing
somebody's
boiler.
So
there's
a
lot
of
challenges.
R
The
same
challenges
you
face
with
all
the
variables
with
the
city,
we're
facing
a
lot
of
challenges
and
the
problem
is
we're
dealing
with
very,
very
vulnerable
people,
and
then
the
challenges
are
compounding
now,
because
you
have
issues
with
mental
illness.
You
have
folks
now
coming
off
the
homeless
waiting
list
from
the
county
that
are
compounding
some
of
the
challenges
we're
seeing
in
our
high
rises,
and
you
know
scatter
sites
yeah.
Thank
you.
C
Director
rosami,
my
interest
was
peaked
by
your
reference
to
the
Forgotten
corner
of
the
Holman
site,
which
is
still
Maryland
28
years
after
the
consent
decree
was
signed,
is
my
recollection
that
that
was
planned
to
be
essentially
low
density,
housing,
single-family
housing
and
my
question
is:
do
you?
Are
you
still
Bound
by
the
terms
of
the
consent
decree
or
has
that
lapsed,
and
is
that
type
of
housing
the
best
way
to
fill
the
city's
housing
needs?
T
We
would
want
to
weigh
in
on
a
legal
matter
at
this
meeting,
that
the
community's
needs
have
changed
and
I
think
we
would
attempt
to
re-look
at
what
would
be
best
suited
for
that
community
and
meet
that
community's
needs
today
and
into
the
future.
A
All
right,
I'll
close
this
out
I,
have
a
direct
question
for
you
to
start
with.
There's
like
let's
just
name
the
elephant
in
the
room,
people
are
saying
it
might
not
be
used
this
way
and
they're
they're,
absolutely
right,
they're,
not
wrong.
So
I'm
just
going
to
ask
you
directly,
how
do
you
plan
on
using
the
funding?
Should
you
get
it?
Are
you
going
to
use
it
for
public
housing
residents?
Would
you
go
on
the
record
to
say
so?
Oh.
G
A
Great
the
other
thing
of
just
I
like
to
do
a
repeat
back.
So
one
thing
I'm
hearing
from
you
is
you're
wanting
to
diversify
your
funding
sources.
So
you're
not
you're,
not
limiting
yourself
just
to
a
levy
you're,
not
suggesting
that
that's
a
solution.
The
Silver
Bullet
you're,
saying
you're,
trying
to
diversify
your
funding
sources
and
add
two
you're
not
saying
take
away
you're
you're,
advocating
for
any
and
all
possibilities
because
of
your
backlog
and
then
just
the
needs
of
the
resonance
yeah.
R
We
are,
we
are
going
for
whatever
resources
that
is
out
there.
We
have
a
state
asked
45
million
at
the
state,
we're
working
with
the
county
to
figure
out
way
ways
they
can
assist
us.
They
may
just
put
a
convenient
committee,
we're
part
of
that.
We
do
the
same
type
of
presentation
there,
all
the
the
levy
details,
so
we're
just
being
transparent.
R
We're
just
trying
to
give
you
all
the
information
that
we
have
and
let's
figure
out
a
way
forward,
but
the
the
status
quo
does
not
work,
because
if
one
of
these
systems
God
forbid
one
of
these
systems
fail,
you
will
have
hundreds
of
people
who
will
be
put
on
tents
and
we
wouldn't
have
enough
tents
in
Minneapolis.
Yes,.
A
I
mean
we
have
a
systemic
issue
of
many
systemic
issues
that
we're
addressing
and
so
I
again.
But
my
comments
are
not
to
say
that
the
city
is
not
doing
enough.
I'm
part
of
the
city,
so
I'd
be
talking
about
myself.
It's
not
about
giving
credit
to
to
anyone
or
anything.
It's
simply.
A
Yes,
people
have
lost
their
lives
because
they're
living
in
buildings
that
are
not
up
to
Snuff
by
any
means
fires
and
just
other
things,
not
an
equip
I
was
there
on
the
day
that
I
testified
along
with
mayor
Frye,
representative,
wansley
and
S
representative
abaje,
where
we
were
all
testifying
in
support
of
public
housing
and,
more
specifically,
around
fire
suppression
systems,
and
so
there's
also
a
life
and
safety
issue
that
exists
there,
and
even
on
a
national
level.
A
You
mentioned
mental
health,
Jordan
Neely,
who
is
an
unhoused
man
who
was
having
a
mental
health
crisis
on
a
train
saying
that
he
is
suffering
while
he's
waiting
to
get
on
this
housing
list,
and
so
I
think
when
we
talk
about
the
numbers.
Yes,
we
have
to
talk
about
the
numbers
and
the
financial
impact,
but
there's
real
stories
behind
those
numbers
and
we
talk
about
experts
and
we
we
trust
our
experts,
you,
your
staff
residents
of
our
city,
tenants,
are
the
experts
of
their
living
conditions.
They
know
the
conditions
of
I'm
gonna
get.
K
A
Know
that
they
are
the
experts
of
their
living
conditions.
That's
true,
we're
blessed
to
not
live
with
black
mold
in
our
house,
we're
blessed
to
not
deal
with
lead,
and
when
we
talk
about
safety,
we
should
talk
about
the
impacts
of
lead,
which
are
two
things:
development
of
our
children's
brains
and
the
generational.
If
a
pregnant
woman
gets
lead,
poisoning
it's
at
least
four
generations
that
those
children
will
continue
to
carry
the
effects
of
the
lead
poisoning.
That
is
factual
and
it
also
can
lead
to
violent
tendencies.
A
Accessibility
issues
are
are
not
optional,
they
are
mandatory.
They
are
basic
minimum
again
life-sustaining
things
that
people
need,
and
so
you
know,
they're
also
the
experts
of
how
to
make
a
a
dollar
out
of
15
cents
and
trying
to
make
the
dream
work
out
of
that,
and
so
we
we
need
to
also
listen
to
them
as
experts
and
understand
that
when
people
show
up
to
testify,
you
know
we
can
debate
back
and
forth
about.
You
know
politicizing
things,
but
for
me
this
isn't
about
politicizing.
A
This
is
simply
saying
that
when
people
are
showing
up
in
mass
and
writing
in
on
mass
and
they're
writing
op-eds
and
they're
organizing
their
communities,
if
they
were
good,
they
wouldn't
show
up
they're
showing
up
because
they're,
not
good,
they're,
still
deeply
harmed
they're
still
deep
impacts,
they're
not
getting
what
they
need
and
the
Investments
that
they're
making
we're
starting
to
see
some
change.
But
it
is
still
not
enough,
so
it
is
going
to
require
for
all
of
us
to
work
together,
not
focus
on
where
we
don't
agree.
A
I
think
we're
always
clear
about
that
as
elected
leaders,
but
focus
on
where
we
do
agree
and
where
we
can
find
solutions
to
work
together
and
find
a
way
to
as
a
government
make
a
dollar
out
of
15
cents,
like
the
residents
of
our
city,
have
to
do
every
single
day
and
struggle
like
my
father,
has
to
do
and
like
I've
had
to
do
myself
and
so
I.
Just
I
really
want
to
focus
on
that,
and
when
we
talk
about
undue
tax
burden,
let's
be
Equitable
about
it.
We've
got
the
emerald
dashboard
trees.
A
We
got
the
access
road
for
upper
Harbor,
Terminal
terminal
on
the
assessment.
We
have
the
increase
to
the
fourth
and
fifth
word,
which
is
why
I
voted
no
one
increasing
the
the
taxes,
because
it
was
going
to
be
an
undue
burden
on
fourth
and
fifth
word:
residents
on
the
North
side,
but
we
do
it
anyway.
A
So
all
I'm
saying
is
is
that
there
there
is
always
there
are
always
risks
and
there
are
always
impacts
at
various
levels
and
I
think
that
we
can
consider
and
put
our
heads
together
and
figure
out
how
an
impact
of
a
levy
could
work
and
why
it's
important,
why
it's
critical
and
start
doing
some
deeper
engagement
with
residents
to
hear
more,
show
up,
hear
more
stories
and
start
to
work
together
in
a
way,
that's
collaborative
and
so
that
people
feel
heard
and
also
are
at
the
table
for
Solutions,
whether
they're,
a
financial
expert
or
they're,
just
a
resident
they're,
an
expert
as
being
a
resident
in
their
housing.
R
If
I
can
add
one
thing
and
I
I've
heard
couple
of
things
that
I
want
to
clarify:
one
I
live
in
Minneapolis,
I
love,
Minneapolis,
it's
a
great
City
and
our
public
housing
infrastructure
is
a
great
asset
for
Minneapolis
and
I
agree
with
the
member.
Her
name
wasn't
on
there,
so
yeah
Benny
I
agree
with
what
was
she.
The
member
commented
that
Minneapolis
is
a
great
City.
The
past
administration
has
built
this
infrastructure
with
the
federal
government,
but
we
need
to
preserve
this
infrastructure.
You
know
we
can't
replicate
it.
We
can
tweak
it.
R
We
need
to
preserve
it,
and
what
we
come
here
is
to
present
a
tool.
So
you
see
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it's
going
to
be
the
elected
officials
that
make
the
decision,
but
this
is
a
tool
that
can
work
to
make
sure
that
Minneapolis
gets
better,
that
the
most
vulnerable
population
in
Minneapolis
are
housed.
It's
not
going
to
be
a
Panacea,
it's
not
going
to
solve
the
affordable
housing
crisis.
It's
not
going
to
fall,
solve
homelessness.
R
I'm,
not
here,
to
sell
you
something
that
cannot
happen,
but
we
have
210
million
backlog
where
affluent
City.
We
have
the
resources,
let's
prioritize
our
poorest
community
and
that's
what
we're
presenting
second
of
all
in
terms
of
deployment
in
terms
of
deployment.
We
can
deploy
these
resources.
We
have
the
capacity
we
do
it
all
the
time
we
you
know
we.
We
know
how
to
maintain.
We
know
how
to
build
that.
We
lack
resources
and
every
year
we're
challenged.
Do
we
do
the
boiler?
Do
we
do
the
windows?
Do
we
do
the
elevator?
R
Do
we
deal
with
the
mold?
You
know?
Do
we
have
enough
staff?
We
are
challenged
and
I
think
the
City
of
Minneapolis
working
with
us.
We
can
change
a
lot
of
things
and
again
you
should
be
proud
of
mpha.
We
are
law
did
across
the
country.
We've
done
things
nobody's
done
across
the
country,
we're
one
of
the
largest
housing
authorities
across
the
country.
So
we
have
the
capacity
we
have
the
know-how.
You
have
the
ability
but
focus
on
it.
R
D
Q
There's
there's
no
dispute
about
the
Gap
in
funding
about
the
the
Deferred
maintenance
about
the
work
that
needs
to
take
place
around
both
production
and
preservation
and
we're
all
there
and
the
the
question
here
that
is
before
all
of
us
is:
how
do
we
partner
to
get
it
done.
A
No
well
said
all
right.
Well.
That
concludes
our
business.
Today,
clerk
please
receive
and
file
this
presentation
again.
We
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here
today.
This
is
the
beginning
of
many
conversations
and
adjourned.
Thank
you.