Housing and Redevelopment Authority — Bloomington, MN
Date: 2026-01-14

Housing and Redevelopment Authority
 AGENDA


 HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING
 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025
 CURRENTLY MEETS ON WEBEX
 NORMAL MEETING LOCATION:
 COUNCIL CHAMBERS
 BLOOMINGTON CIVIC PLAZA
 1800 W. OLD SHAKOPEE RD.
 BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431
 6:00 PM
 HRA Commissioners: Jenna Carter Blake Doblinger
 Vicki Hoogheem Jennifer Mueller
 Rod Wooten Chao Moua
 Samiira Isse


ANNOUNCEMENT

This meeting will be held in person and electronically via Webex. Some members of the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority, testifiers, and presenters may participate electronically as permitted by Minnesota
Statutes. Members of the public may participate in person or electronically. Directions are provided below.



To watch or listen to the meeting or provide testimony:

 Attend in person
 Watch online on the City's YouTube channel blm.mn/youtube
 Participate via phone (testimony for public hearing only): 1-312-535-8110, Access Code: 2632 475 9289
 Password 4721 (Note: long-distance call. Consider calling methods to reduce or eliminate long-distance
 charges.)
 Participate via computer (testimony for public hearings only):
 Link: Event number: 2632 475 9289; Event password: MAeWbKj3u44
 https://logis.webex.com/logis/j.phpMTID=mf1a9994b508ddebb119080e920b3d193



Note that no testimony is taken on non-public hearing items


To aide in the smooth running of the meeting, the HRA recommends pre-registration for remote testimony for
public hearing items: e-mail HRA@BloomingtonMN.gov or call 952-563-8937 any time prior to 4:30 p.m. on the
date of the meeting to register and receive instruction.


1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. CONSENT BUSINESS

 3.1 November 25, 2025 HRA Board Meeting Minutes

 3.2 New 2026 Payment Standards for the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Rent Assistance Program

 3.3 Adoption of Utility Allowance Schedule for Bloomington HRA Rent Assistance Programs

 3.4 2025 Year-End HRA Budget Adjustment

 3.5 Portability Receivable Write-Off

 3.6 2026 Contract for Staff Services between the City and the HRA

 3.7 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant Mutual Agreement

 3.8 2026 Local Affordable Housing Aid Mutual Agreement

4. ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS

5. NEW BUSINESS

6. DISCUSSION ITEMS

 6.1 HCV Waiting Lists Update

 6.2 HRA Administrator Updates

7. ADJOURNMENT

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before the meeting day.

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Bloomington Housing & Redevelopment Authority Commission
 Approved Minutes


 Housing And Redevelopment Authority
 Tuesday, December 9, 2025
 Council Chambers
 Bloomington Civic Plaza
 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd.
 Bloomington, MN 55431
 6:00 P.M.
 Webex Virtual Meeting


 CALL TO ORDER Chair Jennifer Mueller called the HRA Board meeting to order at 6:08 p.m.


 HRA Commissioners Present: Chair J. Mueller, Commissioner R. Wooten (present
 on Webex), V. Hoogheem, B. Doblinger, J. Carter (present
 on Webex), S. Isse and C. Moua.


 Staff Present: Sarah Abe, HRA Administrator
 Anna Salvador, HRA Assistant Administrator
 Melissa Manderschied, City Attorney (present on
 Webex)
 Maricruz Hernandez, Program Specialist I


 Also Present: Rachel Tierney, Kennedy and Graven

 APPROVAL OF AGENDA
 Item 2.1
 Approval of December 9, M/Hoogheem, S/Doblinger, and all present HRA Commissioners voting aye, motion to
 2025, Agenda approve the December 9, 2025, agenda. Motion passed 7-0. Agenda approved.

 CONSENT
 Item 3.1 through 3.8 M/Doblinger, S/Carter, and all present HRA Commissioners voting aye, motion to approve
 the Consent Business Items 3.1 through 3.8. Motion passed 7-0.

 ORGANIZATIONAL
 BUSINESS

 NEW BUSINESS

 DISCUSSION ITEMS
 Salvador provided an informational update on the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program
 Item 6.1 waiting lists. She noted that this presentation is intended to be an annual update to the
 HCV Waiting Lists Update Commission and that no formal action was required.

 Salvador explained that the HCV Program relies on waiting lists to issue vouchers due to

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 demand significantly exceeding available funding. The Bloomington HRA currently
 maintains three active waiting lists used when vouchers become available:

 • The 2018 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List, which opened and closed in 2018
 and is nearing exhaustion, with 54 households remaining.
 • The 2024 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List, which opened in July 2024 and
 remains continuously open.
 • The 2024 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List, which also opened in July 2024 and
 remains continuously open.

 Looking ahead to 2026, staff plans to continue conducting two waiting list updates
 annually, anticipated in February and September. Additionally, the HRA plans to open a
 new Project-Based Voucher Waiting List for the Rosalyn (also known as 700 American)
 property, expected to open in January 2026.

 Commissioner Carter thanked staff for the presentation and asked why a separate waiting
 list is maintained for that specific project.

 Salvador responded that a separate waiting list was established because the property is
 restricted to individuals age 55 and older.

 Commissioner Carter stated that she assumed staff would notify individuals on the other
 waiting list who fall within the 55-and-older age range, noting that the number of affected
 households appears to be small.

 Salvador responded that staff intends to conduct targeted outreach to households
 currently on the waiting list who may qualify for the new, age-restricted waiting list.

 Commissioner Wooten asked how upcoming federal budget discussions in Congress may
 affect the HCV waiting lists.

 Salvador responded that the HRA’s semiannual waiting list update process keeps the
 waitlist current, as households that do not respond to update requests are removed from
 the waiting lists. This process helps ensure that the waiting lists remain active and reflect
 continued interest.

 Commissioner Wooten asked whether staff is taking proactive steps in outreach and
 marketing.

 Salvador responded that when the waiting list was first opened, a marketing plan was
 implemented to broadly reach all community groups in Bloomington.

 HRA Administrator Abe provided a brief report updating the Commission on recent activities and upcoming
 items. She noted that the CDBG amendment was approved at the recent Council meeting,
 Updates
 while the HRA levy discussion was postponed to the December 15th meeting. She also
 reminded Commissioners that the next meeting is scheduled for January and that this was
 the final meeting of the year.


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 Commissioner Hoogheem offered a comment regarding the City Council meeting held the
 previous evening. She noted that the meeting was challenging and expressed concern that
 the Board’s efforts on developing the budget and determining the levy request were not
 fully recognized. She highlighted the time, care, and diligence invested by the Board,
 including consideration of Council liaison feedback and resident input, and noted that the
 Board compromised by lowering its original levy request.

 Abe acknowledged that this was Commissioner Moua’s final meeting serving as a Council
 representative. She noted that a new representative would join the Commission at the
 first meeting in January.

 Commissioner Moua offered farewell remarks, noting that this was his final meeting as a
 Council representative after two years of service.

 Commissioner Wooten asked for an update on the budget and levy. Commissioner
 Wooten also requested that protocols for managing crowds and maintaining respectful
 meeting environments be included in future discussions.

 Abe provided an update on the budget and levy, noting that the item will be on the City
 Council agenda on Monday, December 15th. Regarding Commissioner Wooten’s question,
 Abe noted that she is exploring providing training for Commissioners.


 ADJOURNMENT M/Moua, S/Wooten, and all present HRA Commissioners voting aye, motion to adjourn
 the December 9, 2025, HRA board meeting at 6:34 pm. Motion passed 7-0.

Maricruz Hernandez, HRA Meeting Minute Secretary




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