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housing and age groups for a vibrant first ring, mature suburb. 2.15 Staff is prepared to send out the Arona Senior Project Request for Proposals as soon as the market study is complete and the Council provides further direction. 2.2 Common Bond, a well known affordable - moderate income senior housing developer has asked for time to describe the type of project they currently do and also asked if it would be possible for Common Bond to collaborate on a Senior Housing Market Study. (See attachment) 2.3 Roseville has over 6,000 multi-family rental housing units. A portion of our goals has been to ensure that these units and their owners have incentives and financing available to keep these units is excellent shape. With this is mind, the staff has prepared a work program for 1998 which includes using Affordable Suburban Housing and Bill Schatzlien and the Center for Energy and the Environment to act as the city ombudsman to contact owners of the smaller buildings about updates and funding available through Minnesota Housing Financing. (See attachment) 2.4 Roseville's Housing Replacement Program is nearing the end of the first year, offering to buy older or non-code compliant homes voluntarily from residents, raze the structure and rebuild as a new home,, Two sites are currently being worked on by staff and Bill Schatzlien. We expect to request Council(HRA) action to acquire these sites in the next 30 to 60 days. See the attachment. 2.5 The 2nd annual House and Garden Fair will occur on February 28th. See the attached notice. This is an opportunity to announce a second round of the Rambler Redesign Program in which we had over 8{] inquiries last year. (Two of the three homes are preparing for construction this sprig.) Does the Council wish to continue this program, funding by our housing fund, with a cost not to exceed $32,000? 2.6 The Planning Commission has recommended to the City Council that 2