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JUL. 11.200~ 9:5~AM CiIY Ob HMOK~ COMMUM£ Y <br /> <br />r,,tu, r'b~d H. ~' ......... <br /> <br />'Housing <br /> <br />M/ss/on Statement: To promote access to quality life cycle housing for households of all <br />types and economic levels. <br /> <br />The Anoka Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) was created by.a resolution of <br />the Anoka City Council on September 20, 1965, under Mfimesota Statutes, Chapter <br />462.425, 8ubd. 1, which has been recodified into Chapter 469, Th.(s agency was <br />establLshed immedistely after the most damaging flood in the First AVenue floodplain, <br />which, resulted in demolition of several properties and acquisit/on of those prope~es by <br />the City. <br /> <br />The Anoka HRA is a public corpozation empowered by state law to undertake oertain <br />types of housing,' renewal and redevelopment act/rides. It may operate witkin the entire <br />corporate 1/mits of the City of Anoka. Its powers include, but are not Iirnited to, the <br />followLug: <br /> to employ its. own staff; to buy, own, lease and sell prop~cy; <br /> <br /> to apply for, receive and use state and federal financial assistance.p, ro~ams; <br /> <br /> · to issue bonds backed by pledges of revenues, grants, or other contributions; <br /> <br />· to ur~rtake projects which include acquisition, relocation, demolition, site <br /> preparation, rehabilitation or construction of new devdo~memt; <br /> <br />· to establish and can-y out tax increment financing programs; to 'designate <br /> deteriorating areas Ld need °fr~development and areas with unsafe, unsanitary <br /> and overcrowded homing conditions; <br /> <br />· to make recommendations to the City concerning the enforcement of <br /> applicable hcaltk, homing, building~ fire-prevention and housing maintenance <br /> code r~quirements as they relate to residential dwelEng smactures; <br /> <br />to make recommendations to the C~ty regarding the initiation.of municipal <br />powers against certain real properties relating to repair, closLng, condemnation <br />or demoli~on o~unsM~ unsanitary, h~rdous' and unfit buildings; <br /> <br />· to carry out studies of the housing and redevelopment needs within the Cit7 <br /> and the preparat/on of plans m address those needs. <br /> <br />The A. nok~ HRA consists of five resident commissioners who serve' for five year <br />staggered terms. The Anoka City Council appoints commissioners, and no member of <br /> <br />PAGE 18 OF 38 <br /> <br /> <br />