Housing authority created RICHFIELD A resolution creating a housing authority has been approved on a 5-0 vote by the Richfield City Council. A five-member commission will be appointed by the council, and a convener will be selected by the mayor and council to call the first meeting of the housing authority. Beverly Williams, spokeswoman for the New Horizons Crisis I Center, said among the reasons for the authority are neighborhood I improvement programs, housing rehabilitation, construction of affordable af-fordable housing, the administration of low interest loans and the administration of housing rental supplements.