The Redevelopment Commission on Aug. 18 approved a resolution authorizing the director of Housing and Neighborhood Development to grant short-term rights of entry to RDC-owned property for brief activities such as artist projects or training exercises, with reporting and annual review requirements.

Commissioners discussed the scope and safeguards of the authorization. "There are times that individuals like artists...need access to some RDC properties for a short period of time," Anna Kelly Hansen said, explaining the proposal would allow staff to approve single events so the commission did not have to convene for routine, short-duration uses. Hansen said indemnification and other protections would still be required for anyone granted access and that staff would report each right-of-entry at subsequent commission meetings.

Commissioners asked about likely frequency and duration. Staff estimated short-entry requests occur two to three times monthly and emphasized the intent was for days-long permissions rather than weeks or months. Commissioners asked for an annual reminder of the authorization to keep the grant visible across administrations. Staff revised the draft during the meeting to make the authorization expire Jan. 31 of each year unless extended by the RDC; the commission approved the amended language.

There was no public comment. The commission approved Resolution 25-104 unanimously by roll call. Staff said long-term or financially substantive uses would continue to require a separate resolution and that indemnities and other standard conditions would remain in place for all entries.

The action is administrative: it delegates short-term, low-cost property access to the HND director while retaining commission oversight through meeting reports and an annual renewal requirement.