121624 Resolution 54ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
IN AND FOR THE CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO.54
RESOLUTION ADOPTING LOAN FORGIVENESS POLICY
WHEREAS, the Economic Development Authority in and for the City of Richfield, Minnesota
(the "Authority") administers several housing programs for property owners and offers deferred loans
("EDA Loan") which are secured with a note and a mortgage filed against the property; and
WHEREAS, each of the loans becomes due upon various occurrences, including the payment in
full of a first mortgage, the date the property is sold, transferred or otherwise conveyed, the property is
rented, leased, unoccupied or assigned, a default under the first mortgage, the mortgage is satisfied or
assigned, or the property owner does not occupy the home for more than one year; and
WHEREAS, property owners sometimes face financial hardships and may have insufficient
funds to repay their EDA Loan in full; and
WHEREAS, Authority staff request the flexibility to respond to property owner requests related
to their EDA Loans when each mortgage is due and financial hardship is present; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the Economic
Development Authority in and for the City of Richfield, Minnesota as follows:
1. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to review and execute modifications to EDA
Loan notes and security agreements, which may include but is not limited to forgiveness, extensions of time
to pay the loan, and/or reduction in the repayment amount in cases of financial hardship.
Adopted by the Economic Development Authority in and for the City of Richfield, Minnesota
this 161 day of December, 2024.
Erin Vrieze Darhels, Pre ent I
ATTEST:
Melissa Poehlman, Executive Director