1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to housing; appropriating money for the Iskufilan Village Workforce
1.3 Housing Development in St. Cloud.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT .
1.6 Subdivision 1.Appropriation.$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the
1.7general fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for a grant to
1.8the Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization (CAIRO) for the construction
1.9of 70 units of workforce housing as part of the Iskufilan Village development in St. Cloud,
1.10Minnesota. The purpose of the project is to provide safe, modern, and affordable housing
1.11for low-income and middle-income families that are frontline workers. This is a onetime
1.12appropriation. Any amount encumbered under contract on or before June 30, 2025, is
1.13available until June 30, 2027.
1.14 Subd. 2.Authorized expenditures.(a) Money appropriated under this section may be
1.15used only to construct residential housing in the Iskufilan Village.
1.16 (1) At least ten percent of the residential units must be reserved for affordable housing.
1.17For the purposes of this subdivision "affordable housing" means rental units targeted at
1.18households with incomes at or below 60 percent of the area median income, adjusted for
1.19household size, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
1.20Development.
1.21 (2) The remaining residential units must be designated for middle-income households.
1.22For the purposes of this subdivision a "middle-income household" means a household
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
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Referred to Housing and Homelessness Prevention 2.1earning more than 60 percent of the area median income up to 120 percent of the area median
2.2income, adjusted for household size, as determined by the United States Department of
2.3Housing and Urban Development.
2.4 (b) CAIRO shall oversee project planning, construction, and housing allocation, ensuring
2.5compliance with all state and local workforce housing requirements. CAIRO must prioritize
2.6design plans that are energy-efficient, family-friendly, and provide two-, three-, and
2.7four-bedroom units suitable for workforce families.
2.8 (c) The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall oversee funding and ensure compliance
2.9with workforce housing affordability guidelines. CAIRO must report to the commissioner
2.10of the Housing Finance Agency on compliance with the housing requirements in paragraph
2.11(a) when the residential housing reaches a 90 percent occupancy level.
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