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RELEVANT LINKS: League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8/1/2023 Community Development and Redevelopment Chapter 14 | Page 5 • Dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of its interests in any property or grant easements, licenses, or any other rights or privileges to an HRA. • Furnish parks, playgrounds, recreational, community education, water, sewer, and drainage facilities or other works adjacent to or in connection with housing and redevelopment projects. Minn. Stat. § 469.192. A statutory city, home rule charter city, economic development authority, housing and redevelopment authority, or port authority may make a loan to a business, a for-profit or nonprofit organization, or an individual for any purpose the entity is otherwise authorized to carry out under any of the laws cited. Judd Supply Co. v. Merchants & Mfgs. Ins. Co., 448 N.W.2d 895 (Minn. Ct. App. 1989). Private development projects that receive public financial or other assistance will not necessarily become public projects that trigger competitive bidding or other state laws applicable to public works. B. Housing and redevelopment authorities The predominant method of delivering and administering housing and redevelopment programs in Minnesota is through an HRA, which is a legal public agency, accountable to city government. There are more than 230 HRAs in Minnesota. 1. Elements of an HRA Minn. Stat. § 469.003. An HRA is a public corporation with power to undertake certain types of housing and redevelopment or renewal activities. While state legislation conveys authority for housing and redevelopment in each city, it is up to the city council to formally establish an HRA before it can do business and use its powers. Once a council legally establishes an HRA, it may undertake certain types of planning and community development activities on its own without council approval. Minn. Stat. § 469.003, subd. 1. To create a housing and redevelopment authority, the city council must, by resolution, make one of the following findings required by law: • There are substandard, slum, or blighted areas that cannot be redeveloped without governmental assistance. • There is a shortage of affordable, decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations available to low-income individuals and families. Minn. Stat. § 469.003, subds. 2, 4. The council must pass this resolution after a public hearing. A certified copy of this resolution must be filed with the DEED commissioner.