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City of Arden Hills – 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Approved:, 2018 <br />7-17 <br />projects. Repair and rehabilitation support is a useful tool to preserve ownership <br />units affordable at 80% AMI and below. <br />Foreclosure Prevention: The Housing Crisis Response in Ramsey County <br />provides foreclosure counseling to Arden Hills residents. The Minnesota Home <br />Ownership Center and Lutheran Social Services may also be resources to the <br />residents of Arden Hills. Foreclosure prevention funds are a useful tool to <br />preserve ownership units affordable at 80% AMI and below. <br />Energy Assistance: Ramsey County offers an energy conservation deferred <br />loan program to Arden Hills residents. EnergySmartsPays.com is also an energy <br />conservation program that is available. Energy assistance is a useful tool to <br />preserve both rental and ownership units affordable at 80% AMI and below. <br />Rental Assistance: Renters interested in suburban rental housing assistance <br />can contact the Metro Housing and Redevelopment Authority, which is the <br />program that administers the Section 8/Housing Voucher program to Arden Hills <br />residents. Rental assistance is a useful tool to preserve rental units affordable at <br />80% AMI and below. <br />Livable Communities Grants: Arden Hills is a participating community in the <br />Metropolitan Council’s Livable Community Act (LCA) programs. Arden Hills can <br />consider applying for livable communities grant on behalf of developers who are <br />provide level of affordable housing and the guaranteed length of affordability that <br />generates a public benefit greater than the resources required to apply for and <br />administer the livable community grants. LCA grants are a useful tool for the <br />development of both rental and ownership units affordable at 80% AMI and <br />below. <br />Local Fair Housing Policy: Ramsey County works with the Twin Cities Metro <br />Area Fair Housing Implementation Council to stop discrimination and promote <br />integration. Any Arden Hills residents that feel they have been subjected to unfair <br />housing practices should contact this organization. Ramsey County CED can <br />continue the implementation of its fair housing policy. Local fair housing policy is <br />a useful tool for the preservation of both rental units affordable at 80% AMI and <br />below. <br />Land Trusts: There is no established Land Trust serving the City of Arden Hills <br />currently. Should a Land Trust be established, the Rondo Community Land Trust <br />in St. Paul would be a good model to use. A land trust can be a useful tool for Draft 04/04/2018