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HRA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Page 5 1 RHRA Work Plan . as revised 2 Ayes: 4 3 Nays: 0 4 Motion carried. 5 6 c.Discuss Work Force Housing Loan Program 7 Ms. Kelsey summarized the need to update the City’s Work Force data, currently seven (7) 8 years old or more, prior to moving forward with a potential Housing Loan Program. Ms. 9 Kelsey sought HRA direction as to whether to allocate staff time and resources to proceed with 10 a plan for updating that employer database, as detailed in the staff report dated April 19, 2011. 11 12 Motion: Member Masche moved, seconded by Member Majerus to direct HRA staff to 13 return to the HRA with a plan for updating the City of Roseville employer database. 14 15 Ayes: 4 16 Nays: 0 17 Motion carried. 18 19 d.Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) Intern for the summer 20 Ms. Kelsey briefly summarized the staff request to accept a paid intern from CURA as detailed 21 in the staff report dated April 19, 2011; with the HRA to provide office equipment and 22 reimburse any mileage. Ms. Kelsey noted that opportunity would work into the item identified 23 for intergenerational housing in the work plan directive; with CURA seeking out Roseville to 24 apply for this grant, and their subsequent selection for an intern during the summer months. 25 26 Discussion included the City reimbursement of mileage and use of office equipment; the space 27 part of what the HRA was charged for by the City in the total financial support package; 28 review of the Student RA Posting Form included in the meeting packet; and Ms. Kelsey’s 29 intent to meet with area school districts to inform them of this research and potential use of it 30 by the school districts. 31 32 Motion: Member Majerus moved, seconded by Member Masche to accept the paid intern 33 from CURA, and authorizing staff to provide office equipment and space; and to 34 reimburse the intern for applicable mileage in accordance with City policy. 35 36 Ayes: 4 37 Nays: 0 38 Motion carried. 39 40 Back to Presenters 41 Mary Burjold Maxfield Research and John Hamilton of Urban Works Presentation on 42 Baby Boomer’s Aging 43 Discussion ensued between Mr. Hamilton and Ms. Burjold and HRA Members in affirming 44 that senior co-op housing options were still an attractive option for younger baby boomers, 45 usually couples versus singles and the strong sense of community in those cooperatives, and 46 responsibility of that younger group of boomers in being involved in and accept responsibility 47 for the governance of the cooperative; financial constraints in the current economy and 48 housing market, but still attractive for core groups of friends or acquaintances from within a 49 business or other tight-knit group in staying together and in controlling their own destinies. 50 51 Further discussion included viability of the resale of shares in existing co-ops and whether 52 there would be a return on those investments; and trends improving as the housing market 53 recovered and sales of homes increased, anticipated to take another 12 – 18 months for 54 recovery; affordable housing projects, such as 202 projects; limited HUD financing at this 55 time, creating more competition among projects; and examples of several successful projects,