Hennepin County Board & Regional Railroad Authority

Remote

Approved a ~$16,000 contract with the Network for Better Futures to salvage reusable materials from the demolition of the Aqua City Motel in the Windom neighborhood. This prompted a discussion that unveiled the following updates:

• A different organization, not named during this meeting, has been selected to do the majority of the demolition.
• Originally, this site was identified as a potential Single Room Occupancy housing project. However, after an assessment, staff determined an excess of structural issues and decided it would be better to create new units affordable to residents at or below 30% AMI. It may not be Single Room Occupancy; staff said they did not have all the details.