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<br /> ---------- <br />* Develop mechanisms to maintain affordable rental rates in the suburbs by buffering them . <br /> from school tax levies which push rents too high for affordability. <br />ROLE OF REGIONAL AGENCIES - COUNTIES, METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />* Establish a regional housing choice counseling service. The service should work with all <br /> communities to locate suitable housing options for low and moderate income individuals <br /> and families. <br />* Develop a variety of models for non-concentrated, low income housing. The models should <br /> emphasize suburban locations which include the delivery of social services and access to <br /> jobs and transportation. Such models should be developed through partuerships with <br /> regional housing agencies, city officials, advocates for low income people, foundations and <br /> local housing officials. <br />* Support a policy of scattered site, low income and affordable housing in both central cities <br /> and suburbs in order to avoid the economic segregation that has occurred in the past with <br /> large scale subsidized housing projects. <br />ROLE OF CITY/COMMUNITIES <br />* City government should administer neighborhood revitalization programs using funding <br /> from state and regional sources. . <br />L REVITALIZATION PLANNING POLICIES <br />Neighborhoods in the Twin Cities vary in tenns of the amount of needed revitalization. Some <br /> neighborhoods or sections of neighborhoods may be so deteriorated that only a clearance <br /> and redevelopment effort is feasible. Other neighborhoods require targeted physical <br />improvements, while still others need a combination of physical improvement and concentrated <br />development of both human capital and organizational resources. The following priorities should be <br />considered in planning any revitalization effort: <br /> a. Redevelop neighborhoods to provide for a mix of moderate income homeowners/renters. <br /> b. Provide adequate financial assistance, homeowner education and training to ensure that <br /> residents can manage their housing. <br /> c. Design homes characteristic of the neighborhood, or create a new, enhancing character <br /> for the neighborhood. (See Appendix I for Lyton Place) <br /> [Ii] Urban Strategies Task Force Report 18 . <br />