Meeting record · Richfield, Minnesota
Housing & Redevelopment Authority — Tuesday, February 17, 2026
7 items on the record
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Items on the record
Item 4Discussedinformational or procedural item — no vote taken
Approval of the Agenda
The HRA Commissioners considered approval of the February 17, 2026 meeting agenda as presented, a routine procedural step required before conducting business.
Item 5.aDiscussedinformational or procedural item — no vote taken
Approval of January 20, 2026 HRA Work Session and Regular Meeting Minutes
The HRA considered approving the minutes of its January 20, 2026 Work Session, during which Commissioners interviewed five candidates for an HRA/EDA vacancy, and its January 20, 2026 Regular Meeting, at which the HRA approved a $50,000 VEAP emergency rental assistance agreement and a MnDOT sidewalk access permit at 1600 and 1620 78th Street East.
Item 6.aDiscussedinformational or procedural item — no vote taken
2025 HRA/EDA Year in Review Presentation
Staff presented a review of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority and Economic Development Authority's activities and accomplishments during 2025 to the HRA Commissioners.
Item 7Discussedinformational or procedural item — no vote taken
Consent Calendar
The HRA considered a consent calendar of routine items recommended for approval in a single motion, with any Commissioner able to request an item be pulled for separate discussion.
Item 10.aOutcome pendingrecorded in the approved minutes — tally not yet extracted here
Developer Agreement with West Hennepin Affordable Housing Land Trust (Homes Within Reach)
The HRA considered a resolution authorizing a Developer Agreement providing $240,000 to Homes Within Reach to acquire and rehabilitate at least three single-family homes in Richfield through 2026, which will then be resold to households earning no more than 80% of Area Median Income. Since 2002, Homes Within Reach has purchased, rehabilitated, and sold 15 homes and built 3 new homes in Richfield using its Community Land Trust model, which keeps land ownership with the trust to preserve long-term affordability for future buyers.
Item history
- May 14, 2024 · City Council
- May 14, 2024 · City Council
- Nov 17, 2025 · Housing & Redevelopment Authority · Approved
- Jan 20, 2026 · Housing & Redevelopment Authority · Approved
- Feb 17, 2026 · Housing & Redevelopment Authority · This item
Item 11.aOutcome pendingrecorded in the approved minutes — tally not yet extracted here
Demolition Contract with Harkness Excavating for 6804 14th Avenue South
The HRA considered a resolution authorizing a $22,304 contract with Harkness Excavating to fully demolish the vacant, substandard home and structures at 6804 14th Avenue South, a property the HRA purchased in September 2025 for $150,000 under the Richfield Rediscovered Program. Demolition must be completed by May 31, 2026, after which the site would be marketed for a new single-family home or duplex; staff found deconstruction, estimated at $41,530 even with a Hennepin County grant, too costly compared to the $22,304 demolition-only bid.
Item 14Approvedper the meeting record — vote tally not extracted
Approval of Claims
The HRA Commissioners considered approval of routine claims and payments for HRA operations, following the same process used at the January 20, 2026 meeting, where $323,296.07 (12/15/2025) and $515,013.28 (1/20/2026) in combined HRA and Section 8 checks were approved.
Official documents
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