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COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 23, 1995 Council Member Elliott moved to adopt Resolution No. 95 - 142 as presented. Council Member Bergeson seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING, ESTABLISHING A CITY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, RESOLUTION NO. 95 - 143, RANDY SCHUMACHER Mayor Reinert opened the public hearing at 7:46 P.M. Mr. Schumacher explained that in December, 1994, the Anoka County Board of Commissioners created the Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA). A memorandum from Ms. Wyland outlining the history of actions to date was attached to the "green sheet" included in the City Council packets. Ms. Wyland and Mr. Ron Batty were present to discuss whether or not the City of Lino Lakes should establish its own HRA or support the Anoka County HRA and its proposed budget and tax levy. After Anoka County created the Anoka County I -IRA, they developed a housing survey which has a lot of quality information about housing in Anoka County. Anoka County is proposing a tax levy for 1996 of $234,704.00. The City of Lino Lakes would be contributing $56,998.00 of this amount. At this time 12 other cities in Anoka County are proposed to participate in the overall levy. There are nine (9) other cities in Anoka County who already have their own HRA in place and they would not be participating in the Anoka County HRA. The Anoka County HRA is currently studying senior housing as well as housing rehab. The intent of the Anoka County HRA is to return the levied dollars back to the communities where the levy carne from by doing projects in the future. Mr. Batty explained that the Council packet included a resolution that if adopted would create the Lino Lakes Housing the Redevelopment Authority. The resolution makes the necessary findings that there are blighted conditions within the City or that there is a lack of safe and sanitary housing for low and moderate income people. If the resolution is adopted, a copy must be sent to the commissioner of trade and economic development and a copy must be published in the City legal newspaper. A second resolution will be required to appoint commissioners. The commissioners can consist of the City Council members or other citizens of the City. Mr. Batty noted that several years ago the City created an Economic Development Authority. This is what the City is currently using for economic development activities. Economic Development Authorities have become popular because they have the power of economic development authorities under the EDA Act and they also have the power of a housing and redevelopment authority under the HRA Act. They also have the power of a City Council operating under a City Development District Act. The Economic Development Authorities have the power under three (3) separate realms if they are given the power to do so in the resolution adopting them. When the City Council created the Lino Lakes EDA in 1990, the City Council conveyed upon the EDA the power to operate PAGE 7