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• CHAPTER 17 <br /> Minn.Stat.§469.003,subd. 1. To create a housing and redevelopment authority, the city council must,by <br /> resolution,make the following findings required by law: <br /> • Substandard, slum,or blighted areas that cannot be redeveloped without <br /> governmental assistance; or, <br /> • • A shortage of affordable,decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling <br /> accommodations available to low-income individuals and families. <br /> Minn.Stat.§469.003,subds.2 The council must pass this resolution after a public hearing. A copy of this <br /> and 4. resolution must go to the commissioner of DTED. <br /> 2. Area of operation <br /> Minn.Stat.§469.004,subds.1, The area of operation of a city HRA is the corporate limits of the city. <br /> 2. County and multi-county HRAs operate in areas that include all the political <br /> subdivisions within the county or counties, except they may not undertake <br /> any project within the boundaries of a city that has not adopted a resolution <br /> authorizing the county or multi-county HRA to exercise powers within that <br /> city. <br /> Minn.Stat.§469.004,subd.5. Establishment of a county or multi-county HRA precludes the formation of <br /> city HRAs,unless the county or multi-county HRA and the commissioner of <br /> IIIDTED agree to let the city form one. <br /> 3. Membership <br /> Minn.Stat.§469.003,subd.6. An HRA consists of five commissioners who are residents of the city.The <br /> mayor appoints and the council approves the members who serve five-year, <br /> staggered terms. City councilmembers often serve on the HRA. The entire <br /> membership of an HRA may consist of councilmembers. <br /> 24 C.F.R..964.415 Federal regulations require that at least one member on a Public Housing <br /> Agency Board,which may be the HRA, an EDA or other public housing <br /> authority. This rule applies to any public housing agency that holds a public <br /> housing annual contributions contract with HUD or that administers Section <br /> 8 tenant-based rental assistance.The rule does not apply to state-financed <br /> public housing projects or Section 8 project-based assistance.A"small PHA <br /> exception"also exists. <br /> Minn.Stat.§469.003,subd.7. The city clerk must file a certificate of appointment for each commissioner <br /> to a city HRA and send a certified copy to the commissioner of DTED. <br /> Minn.Stat.§469.011, State law allows the HRA to adopt bylaws. <br /> subd.2. <br /> • HANDBOOK FOR MINNESOTA CITIES 17-3 <br />