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0" u iity Council Minutes August 11, 2008 Public Comment Attachment A Mayor Klausing called for plubil�ic comment i by m�eim�bieirs of the audience on any n�on�-agein�da items. m a�. Jack Cain n,. Attorney with Ho using Preservation Project,. 570 Asbury, St. Paul Mr. Cann� reivieiweid the �ission of the Housing Pireiseirvat�ion Pirojeicti to pireserve and supipil affordable h�ousin�g in state and n�at,ion�. Mr. Cann� oplin eid t�h�ati the con seiquein ceis of the City CounciI's reicein ti deicision� to approve a bionod sale for Centennia! Commons Apia rt,m�ein�t's in Roseville h�ad bieiein� to allocate scarce plubil ii reisourceis from a l iimiheld state al l ocat�ion�, in addit�ion� to n uimeirous negative implacts on rein idein t�s, including rein t, increases of $75 - $150/m�on t'h�, a n um�bieir of eviction n ot iceis wit�h�outi causei, an d a probable h�igh�eir purchase piricei for the deiveil�opleir due to the bion�din�g funds. Mr. Cann questioned the plubil�ic purpose reisul�t�s t�h�rough� the sale of these bion�ds; and askeid for the City Councii! to enlighten� h�iim of the plubil ii purpose seirveid. Mayor Klausing clarified the dist�in�ct�ion� of the bion�d issue, and conduit financing t'h�rough� the City for the pirojeict�; an d the City CounciI's supiplorti of opiplort a it�ieis for own eir reih�abiil it�at�ion of multiple family housing, while reit�ain�in�g as mu& affordable h�ousin�g in the community as ploys ibil ei. Mayor Klausing, while n�oti immediately recalling the spleicifics of th�is action�, assuread Mr. Cann� t'h�at, the intent, of the City Councii! was similar to the imission� of Mr. Can no's firm�, an d askeid t�h�ati the City Councii! biei givein� an opiplort,un it�y to l o o k into the imat,t,eir furth�eir. Mayor Klausing askeid Mr. Cann� of h�is spleicific reiqueist, to the City Councii! at, t'h�is t'iimei. Mr. Cann� oplin eid t�h�ati h�ad the City Councii! n oti act�eid, rat�eis for those u it�s woul d have reiimain eid l owes an d reicipliein t�s of eviction n ot�iceis woul d n oti have bieiein� seirveid. Mr. Cann� reivieiweid currein ti imeidiian� renta! rat�eis in the Twin Cities, an d sought additiona! infor imp ation� from the deiveil opleir"s subiimission imat�eirial s as to the pi ro j ei ct� ei d renta! rat�eis. Mayor Klausing again askeid Mr. Cann heat, h�is purpose was in coimin�g before the City Council, and h�is deisireid act�ion� of the City Councii! in� ordeir to move forward, rat'h�eir t'h�an� h�aviin�g the City Councii! bieiin�g vieiweid as the enemy; again assuring Mr. Cann of the City Council's supiplorti of affordable housing, an�d h�is desire to solve an�y past, eirrors th�ati staff an d Ica r the City Councii! imay have made in supi pica rt�in g t�h is plarticul a pirojeict. Mr. Cann� suggeist,eid t'h at, the City work join�t�l y witfi h�im� to see if an�yt,h�in�g could biei don�ei; and askeid t�h�ati staff reispion�d to the data piract'iceis a ct� i t�h�ati he h�ad subiimit�t�eid t�h�reiei weieiks ago, reiqueist�in g al! data from the deiveil�opleir.