11-28 Resolution No. 12153RESOLUTION NO. 12153
RESOLUTION AFFIRMING APPROVAL OF ASTER COMMONS AND AUTHORIZING
BEACON INTERFAITH HOUSING COLLABORATIVE TO APPLY FOR A GRANT
FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY’S ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE FUND
WHEREAS, Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative (“Beacon”) is proposing to
construct Aster Commons (“Project”), a development containing 38 units of affordable,
supportive housing targeted to neurodiverse young adults on property owned by the
City’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) located at 6613-25 Portland
Avenue South; and
WHEREAS, Beacon conducted environmental testing on the property that
indicates that some environmental contamination is present and needs to be
remediated; and
WHEREAS, on November 1, 2023, Beacon applied for $21,641 in environmental
assessment funds through the Hennepin County Environmental Response Fund (ERF);
and
WHEREAS, the ERF application requires a resolution from the City stating that it
grants its approval of the Project; and
WHEREAS, Beacon applied to the City for various land use approvals on July
11, 2023, to construct the Project; and
WHEREAS, on November 28, 2023, the City Council reviewed and approved the
application for land use approvals; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
1.On November 28, 2023, the City of Richfield granted land use approvals
for the Aster Commons project, for which an Environmental Response
Fund grant application was submitted to the Hennepin County
Environment and Energy Department on November 1, 2023, by Beacon
Interfaith Housing Collaborative.
2.The City Council authorizes Beacon to apply for an ERF grant from
Hennepin County.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 28th day of
November, 2023.
Mary B. Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
Dustin Leslie, City Clerk