HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.01.1974 Memo RE Housing and Redevelopment AuthorityrROI'T :
SUBJITCT:
DATE
I,lEllORAI'IDUI'1
Mayor and City Council
Michael G. lIi11er, City I,lanager
Public Hearing - Housing and Redevefopment Authority
(Agenda item E- 1)
october L, 197 4
Attached are materiats relative to the formulation and operation
of a Housj-ng and Redevel-opment Authority being proposed by the
Human Refations Commi ssion.
VII.LAGE PLEWOOD
MAPLEWOOD, IIINNESOTA 55109138O FROST AVEN UE
Octobe:: 3, 1974
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To: Flavor Robert Bruton
I'iembers o f the CitY Council
City of }4aPlevrood
Fron: The l4aplewood Human Relations Commissj-on
The Maplewood ilunan Rels.tions Comrnission suggests
the follorv1n6 orcier for its preserrtation at the public
hearin6 on a Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and
the courmi-ssion respectfully asks the Councilrs approval
of this suggested agenda:
1) fntroc'l.uction of MHRCommis sioners ,-
by Driight Jessup, Cecilia l"iahmood,
Lovery, Peter VanderPoel
vrith presenta.ti-ons
Paul
2)
?\
Citizen in-Put
Ouestion and ansvte:: peri.ocl , lvith resource pe-o-pIe
J"rii"uie: A11an Antterson, Area Office of HUD;
Will Dodge, St. Paul HRA; Nancy l?eevee, I4etro
CouncJ-1 ; ndmbere o f the III{RC .
The commiss'i on invites the Council and the public
to ask any questions on the topic of houslng, and se lbok
f orrerd to this opportunity to prcsent our vievrs on establish-
nent of an llllA ln Mapleviood.
COMI\4ISSION
HI.JI,.,4AN
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VILLAGB
1380 FROST AVENUE
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Bruton
he City Counci-1
etr'rOd
Septeriber 20, 1-974
To: l,layor Ro
l.fember sCity of
bertoft
tiap3-
tr'rom: The Map1.ewocd Huuan Rel,atione Ccnmission
The attached mate::ials have been prepared by our
coramission for distribution at the public hearing on
esta-bU-shment of a Bcusing and Redeveloprnent AuLirority
i-n llaplewood.
.lit the hcaring on 0ctober ), rnenbe:.'s of the Hunan
Relations Coirrmiesion r:i-11 pa.ss out copi.es of this mater'-
ia1 to those in attend,ance at the hearing. lncluded are
an introductory letter, question-aad-ansser sheet and a
brief resume of housitig reports previ.ously prepared by
our commission "
liJe sincerely hope this information 1'Ii11 be of inter'-
est to you and tha,t it Y.,i11 refresh your memories and
provi.rie for fu:'ther exchange of i-deas at the haa::ing.
coi\,4t\4tsstoN
RIGHTS
HUMAI!
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CITY OF.XCAPL.T$7OOD.<2;'- lj'
HUNNA}J
R E LATIONS
COMMISSION
1330 FROST AVEN UE MAPLE!\OOD, MINN ESOTA 55109
Se ptemb er 9, 1974
A t4a;rie'-r,ood llousinq t Redevelopnent Autir,;l'i ty wouid be govt:rned
by a five me rlber Boartl of Comrnissioners, appo'i nted by the l''1ayor
and approved by the Ci t.y Counci 1. Ail pr"ograms clgr.rll oped by the
The tlapi e\^/ood Human Relations Commission feels thtre is a great
neeci for such a locai planninq agency. This agency i'iou1d help
proviCe decent, safe, sanitary dr.reil ings that woulC tneet housing
cocle s tandard.; and bo an ass et to the cr-rnmuni ty , f sr moder.rte and
low income fami l i es and the elderly.
!Ji ti: growing "i nflaticn and ':ery high iir ;,Jrest. t"at.::, more 0i our
residents aro hard prr:ssed tr, purchase o:' ma'i ntain s'i ngle firnilydttel1ings. i4ust thesc people leaye Llre conmuni ty tirat they have
hel ped to bLtild? i'1ust their clrildreir, t'lten they s tart th(:ir o!'rnfanrjlies, f inrj their hore coiirrrruni ty crlt:, icie the reach of ti':e ir
'i nr;cna? i^le hope not !
llow, el derly ci ti zens must I e"ve thei r lrcmes and nei ghbors and
l ive in St. Paul in orCer to obtain the l;enef its of senior
c'i tjzeir housing. lle feel this; is a di!!r'ace.
HRA nrust have the approval
means that I ocal control i
f rom begi nnI[.--To end . ---
sid,ir the nee cis of tire people r.rho l irre
thei l futures or vJe can cl os e our eyesaway. The probl em rii l1 not go away I Athe most crucial needs in tlap ie'/,,ood. L
of the l'layor and City Counci l; this
n housing proqrarns would be insured
our city and plan for
d hope the probl efir goes
quate hoLrsing is one of's p1a n together f or
lle r:;;n either begin tonight to set up an agency t';h i ch will con-
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aIt
iic
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gooci housi ng -ior a.l I rri';rnber's of our coririruni ty.
"Housjng & Redevelopment Authority"
Genera I I nf orrna ti on
A "Housing & Redevelopment Authority" is a public agency, established bythe local councjl under s tate lavr, to enabl e communities to prov j de the
broadest range of hous i ng poss ible for a'l I of its citizens.
|Jhy does l'1api ewood need an HRA?
An tiRA would assist the council to
Map1ewood's "Comprehens ive Plan".
implement the housing secti ons of
2. Establishrnent of an HRA in our community \,Io ul d also be an excellent
way of implementing the l4apl er.rood City Council's resolution, passed inJune, 1972, wh ich stated the'i r support of low to moderate incone
dwel lings vrithin l,lapl ewood. The need for low to moderate inconre housifor t'la p)evtood senior citizens and l,lapl ewood families has freen indicatein housing surveys and published census data.
How could an HRA fulfil.l the qeed for better housinq in l'1ap1er.roo{?
ng
d
A variety of housing programs can be executed under an HRA; a
programs could be uS ed accordi ng to the des i res and needs of
Among housing progranrs available to communities wjth such anare; I
ny
th e
Aut
of thcse
conrmunity.hority
--construct'i on of hous ing for the eider'l y;--construction of scattered site and individual horres for I ovr incomefamiiies;
--purchase of existing dwel. lings for family use, both for rental and
h onre ownership;--leasing.of dwel l ing units from private ovrners;--ti0PLIF (Home 0pportunity Prograin for Lovr Income Famiiies)vrhich enablessuch families, via government mortgage subsidy, to become tax paying
homeowners in a "communi ty".
H or,r would I'iapl ervood ci ti zens benefi t f rom an HRA ?
Hhat wou'l d be involved in settinq up an HRA in l,laplewood?
First step--Vi11age staff r,loul d prepare the necessary resolutions for theestabl ishment of an HRA. Second step--staff preparation of an ord'i nance,and guidelines for appointment, by the City Council, of an HRA Board of
!9mm!ssjoners conrposed of fjve l,la-p lewood residents. These steps involvelittle or no cost to the city. Metro Councjl can provide the detailed
i nformati on neede d for the taking of the f irs t tvo s teps and subsequentaction.
Are f ede ral monies avaiiable norv clrams ?for housinq pro
Cong res s has
hous i ng bi i1
th ree years.
passed, and
authorizing
on August 24.- 1974 the
el even bill ion dol I ars
Pres i dent s i gned, a
be spent within the next
Does a n liR A i vc l1a I ewood oth er a dvantaqes other than ho
hi ghest pri ori ty ratinqse.g. parki and acquisit'i on.
Yes !
'i n a
Pos i t i ve hous i ng programs are necess ary forwtde variety of federal grant-in-aid programs
Uhat is an HRA?
Among residents of our community who vrould benefit from low to moderateincome housing would be young married couples r.rho are noll forced to leave14aplelood because of a I ack of i nexpens i ve, decen t rental units. 0ur seniorcitizens as vrell, would be able to stay in Mapl er^rood rather than be forced'to move elsewhere in order to enjoy the benefits of senior housing.
September 9, 197 4
To: I'layor & Ci ty Counci l - Map lewoodFrom: Itlapl ewood Hurnan Relations CommissionRe: A Maplewood Hous ing & Redevelopment Authori ty
This meno provides a brief summary of information
the Council; it contains no new information. The
capsule of the infornration might be he.l pful to the
of the 0ctober 3rd hearing on formation of a iocal
ment authority (HRA).
June 22, 1972 and July .l5, 1973
supporte d federal ly s ubs i di zedlocal HRA; they said, in part:
memos from the MHRC
housing in Mapl evrood
a lready presented to
MHRC thought that a
Councii for purposes
housing and redeve lop-
to the Counc i l
and formati on of a
Maplevlood wil l
'i ncome housi nga1l peopl e in
to make positive
der to insure anty anC ach i eve a
need
i n orthe ci
provisions
i ntegrate d
residential
for I ow
bal ance
mosaic
moderate
housi ng f or
aI I creeds,
to
of
of
races and socio-economic backgrounds.
l4ore l orv and moderate income housing will be needed by l'laplewood residents'
including senior ci ti zens. A local HRA keeps housing deci s i ons cl ose to
home while providing more program possibilities than are now avai'l able
to the Council.
Accor'di ng to the .l970 federa l census:
--5,121 people in l,laplewood l ive in overcrowded housing--20.3% of the
l9 70 popul at i on;--lB0 Maplewood fa m i I i e s , c o v e r i n g 994 total individuals, Iive on i ncomes
below the poverty I evel;
--4.9% of the residents are 65 or older, and ful1y 20% of our senior
citizens live on incomes below the poverty l eve l;
--11 .2% of the community's 6,649 dwelling units in i970 were overcrowded;
--204 people lived in due'l iing units that had no plumbing.
l,lith housing costs cont'i nuing to cl imb and the price ofthe conclusion is inescapable that many older I'laplewood
young peopl e, the sons and daughters of our res i dents to
unable to afford housi ng in our communi ty unl ess more un
moderate income persons are provided.
'I and also rising,citizens and
day, will be'its for low and
l'lithout an HRA, the CounciI must rvait for, and depend on, proposals for
subsidized housing from private m a r k e t , " o u t s i d e " sponsors--proposals
which too often do not seem to fit 14aplewood wel1. With a local HRA,the Council could proceed on'i ts own initiative, selecting, thru theAuthority, the housing programs and sites which make most sense to the
communi ty.
-m0 re -
2-HRA Memo to Counci I
September 9, 1974
More than twenty metropol i tan mun ici pal i ti es , and many more outs i de the
metro area, ha vi ng hous ing and re de ve lo pmen t authori ti es. The existence
of an Authority is a positive factor when it comes to ranking municipal
grant appl i cati ons for federal aid in a wi de va ri ety of programs , includ--
ing LA!.,lC0N money - -a pos i ti ve factor under regu lati ons of bo th the federal
governmen t and the Metropol i tan Councj l.
In Apri 1, 1g72, the l,lHRC adopted a resolutjon asking the City Counci l to
approve the pr"inciple of subsidized housing for Maplewood.
In June, 197?, the City Council
resolution:
unanimously a p prov ed the following
l.lHEREAS, the Metropol i tan Counci l interim housing alIocation
dated December .l5, 1971, lists the Vil lage of l'lapl ewood as a
area for the devel opnrent of I ow and modera te i ncome hous i ng,
proposal
high priority
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE VI LLAGE OF I,lAPLEI,JOOD
approves of participation in the federal Rent Supplement program in orderto make a portion of these federal ly subsidjzed units available to
families and individuals of I or,J inconle.
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF I,lAPLEl^lOOD
approves the development of federally subsidized housing 'in the Village
vrhen -th e hous i ng proposa ls are in accordance with sound phys i ca I and
social devel opment cri teria;
In l'lay 1973, the l,1HRC approved a resolution asking the City Council toestablish a HRA in 14api er.lood. The Cornmission was asked for more informa-tion and in July it submitted the second of the tv''o memos summar.i zed
on the first page of this memo. Subsequently, the Commission and theCity Attorney coordinated efforts to see that needed data required for a
heari ng would be avaiiable.
The City Council subsequently set 0ctober 3, 1974 as the date for its
hearing on the question of establishing a l,lapl evJood Housing & Redevelop-
ment Authority.
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Michael G. I'1il1er
l'lunicipal Housing
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and Iledevelopment Authority
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Tlrc jqunicipal Housing and Redevelopment Act creates, in each
municipa.Lity, a publ"ic body corporate and politic to be known
as the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for that
nlullicipa.lity provided, however, that no such authority sha1l
transact business until the Councj.l of said municipality sllaII
nra]'.e f indings that in said municipallty:
1. Substandard, s lum,
cannot be developed without
or deteriorated areas exist vJhich
government as s j. st-ance,
not ar,,ailab1e to
or
Adequate housing accomodartions are
and servj-ceriien and thc j,r f amilies,
3. There is a shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary
dwel.Iing accomodations affordable to persons of low income and
their families at rental.s thev can afford.
If ar:y one of the above findinqs is made after a public hearing,
thc council may find that there is a need for a llousing and Redevelop-
i:enL Authority to function in that municiipality. In determining'vhcther dwelling accornodations are unsafe or unsanitaxy, ot whether
substandard, sl-um or deteriorated- areas exist, the counsil may takeinto consideration the clegree of deterioration, obsolescense, oroi'cl-crowding, the p.rcentage of land coverage, the light, air, space
and access available to inhabitants of such d\,re11ing accomodations,the size and arrangements of rooms, the sanitary facilj"ties, theelitent to wl-rich conditions exist jn sucll buifdings which endangerIife or property by fire or other causes, and the original 1and p1.an-ning, 1ot layout, ancl condi-tiorls of title in the area.
Memorandum
Michael G. MiIler
Septernber 4, L97 4
In considerj-ng whether there are facts upon which to make these
fi.ndinqs, the council should consider the matters brought to its
attention at the public hearj-ng, staff reports, materials submitted
by the Maplewood Human Rights Commiss ion and matters within the
particul.ar knowledge of the respective councj.lmen. The guality
of evidence before a legisl.ative body need not be the same as
before a judicial body. Hearsay and opinion can be cons j-der:ed.
In the event that a finding is made, this office has a suggested
form of transcript for the organization and establishment of
housing authcrities in l"linnesota which wilf be made available to
the rnunicipal clcrk for c,:mpl.etion.
OnIy upon finalization of the initial steps, can publicaticn of
the resol-ution of need, need the council concern itsel-f with the
appointment of commissio]rers to the board of commissioners of the
Ilousing and Redevelopment- Authority. The L974 Legisl-ature,
Chapter 444 amended Section 462,425, Subd. 5, to provide as foll-ovrs:
"An authorj-ty shall cons j-st of five commj.ssioners, rvho sha1l be
residents of the area of operation of the authority, who shall be
appointed after the resoluLion provS-ded for in this Section becomes
finally effective. "
P::eviously this s:rme Secti.on had the foll.owing exclusions: "No pubJ-ic
officer or empiol'ee of thc nrunicipality in *-hj-ch the authori.ty is
organized shall be eligible to serve as a conr,riss j,oner, but a
cort'tiissioner nai/ be a notary public. " Airparently 1egis1atj.ve fear
of publ j-c officcrs or employees has subsided since the enactment.
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