Metro Cities Housing & Economic Development Committee

This committee considers all issues related to economic development and housing, including subsidized housing, affordable housing and activities of the Metro Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA). It also reviews all amendments to the Met Council’s Housing Guide Policy Chapter and develops policy dealing with economic development issues, HRAs, tax increment financing (TIF) and development authorities.

Anne Norris (Chair)
City Manager, Crystal
Metro Cities 2008 Housing &
Economic Development Policies
Bonnie Balach
Contract Consultant, Minneapolis
Cecile Bedor,
Planning & Econ. Dev., Minneapolis
Gino Businaro
Councilmember, Chaska
Tami Diehm
Councilmember, Columbia Heights
Rick Getschow
City Manager, Hopkins
Bryan Hartmen
Program Manager, Bloomington
Brian Heck
Administrator-Clerk, Shorewood
Lee Helgen
Councilmember, St. Paul
Jon Hohenstein
Community Dev. Director, Eagan
Schawn Johnson
Asst. to City Manager, New Brighton
Brian Kleven
Councilmember, EDA Comm., Osseo
Steve Lampi
Mayor, Brooklyn Park
R. Michael Lee
Comm. Dev. Dir., Shakopee
Dean Lotter
City Manager, New Brighton
Bruce Nordquist
Community Dev. Director, Apple Valley
Tammy Omdal
Deputy City Manager/CFO, Burnsville

Samantha Orduno
Administrator, Dayton

Terence Quigley
Councilmember, Shoreview
Ron Rankin
Comm. Dev. Dir., Minnetonka
Melissa Reed
Government Relations Rep., Minneapolis
Robert Schreier
Dir. of Commun. Devv., Brooklyn Park
Bob Streetar
Comm. Dev. Dir., Oakdale

Wendy Underwood
Government Rel. Rep., St. Paul

Craig Waldron
Administrator, Oakdale
Pierre Willette
Government Relations Rep., Minneapolis
Liz Workman
Councilmember, Burnsville