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METROPOLITAN COUNCIL HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 300 Metro Square Building, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55701 MINUTES OF METRO BRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING July 18, 1984 Members Present: Joan Archer, Vice Chair; Marilyn Spensley, Sharor Garber, Ed Bowler, Josey Warren Members Absent: Phil Cohe^., Wan'a Schumacher, Thomas Duffy, Lyn Burton Staff: Nancy Reeves, Phil Katzung, Wayne Ne1:-on, Guy Peterson Vice Chair Archer called the meeting to ordt.• at 11:00 a.m. The agenda was approved. Minutes were approved as submitted. '.ital Rehabilitation Program: Katzung described HUD"s Rental Rehabilitation Program which replaces the previous Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program. There are two allocations in the program: one for property owners to rehab rental property and "ie other for Section 8 certificates. Rehabilitated buildings must be fin-ncially viable even if all subsidized tenants chose to move from their units. Initially, the certificates must be used in the rehabilitated buildings. However, tenants are nest required to stay in the rehabilitated build: .gs after their lease ends --they may leave and take their certificates with them. Owners are required to match the loan from other sourc,_.s. Participating communities" staff will provide the outreach and rehab services to property owners. Metro HRA staff will certify the eligibility of tenants and administer the Section 8 certificates. Garber moved, seconded by Spensley, to approve the following staff recommendation: That the Metro BRA cooperate with the cities and counties participating in the HUD Rental Rehabilitation Program and that the Staff Administrator be authorized to submit applications for Section 8 funds to be used in the program. The motion carried unanimously. Project Self Sufficiency: Katzung announced that the Program has been dropped. Revisions to Housing Review Guidelines: Nelson, and Peterson, Housing Planning staff, described proposed revisions and additions to the Guidelines. New sections are Community De%!lopment, Housing Review Guidelines, and a Community Index. The Index replaces the subsidized housing allocation plan that the Council has used since 1971. It recognizes that because federal subsidies have decreased, another tool must be found to look at how housing opportunities can be provided fairly throughout the Metro Area. Few revisions are being proposed to the General Review Guidelines. A major change in the Subsidized Housing Review Guidelines is the elimination of the sutsidized housing allocation plan.