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Minutes, from December 18, 2006 City Council Meeting Cond�uct a Public Hearing and Consider a Petition from Westwood Village I Resid�ents HRA Executive Director Cathy Capone Ben n�e�t,t, presented a p�e�t�it�ion request from own�e�rs wit�h�in estwood Village I, pier statutory re�quire��e�n�t�s, MN Statute 42,8A.12,, totaling 47 a it�s, with 39 sign at�ure�s re� pi re� s e� n t� in g 83% of the own e�rs. Ms. B,e�n n e�t�t� e�xpil ain e�d the re�que�st� in de�t�ail ; rev ie�we�d various que�st,ion�s and con�side�rat�ion�s staff had asked of and discusse�d with the associat�ion boa rd; and re�vie�we�d the piroce�ss. Thy e P ub�l ii He�arin g had b�e�e�n� publidy n ot ice�d for the purpose of con�side�rin�g the n�e�e�d for the adopit�ion of an ordinance e�st�ab�l ish�in g a Housing Improvement, Are�a (HIIA) for Westwood Village I, which plarce�l s were de�fin e�d wit�h�in the b�oun dary imap, as part of the n ot'ice�, an d to con side�r the cre�at�ion of a HIA in orde�r to facilitate ce�rt�ain iimpirove�ime�n is to the pirople�rt y al! in accordance with the HII►. Ms. Ben nett advised that the Cound! was asked to take n�o act,ion� t,on�igh�t', but to authorize an analysis by staff, with up, to six m�on�t'h�s (up, to June 11, 2,007) delay in setting an ordinance. Ms. B,en�n�et,t, n�ot,ed t'h�at, the delay would allow time to review the financia! situation of the association�; the association�"s future financia! pil�an�; to research cattier financia! opition�s (i.e., private bank financing or bon�din�g); to determine the cost for work needed (scope of work and two bids); and to survey City townhome and condo associat,ion�s to determine broader community needs with�in the City of Roseville for an HI► im pi -cave m e n t tool . Ms. Bennett n�ot�e�d re�com�m�e�n�dat,ion of the HR► at their- November 2,11 2,006 meeting to supiplort, the con�ce�pit of using an HI► if it could be pirove�n t'h�at, n�o rather private or plub�l�ic private plart'nie�rsh�ip, funding opit�ion could be pirovide�d in an affordable manner. Ms. Bennett n�ot�e�d the HR► Housing Plan and overal! goals of the City's Comprehensive Plan would suppoft use of an HII►, reading a plort�ion of the Comprehensive Plan language t�o, "Preserve e�xist�in�g h�ousin�g and develop, new h�ousin�g in plart'nie�rsh�ip, with federal, state and regiona! agencies and n�on�-pirofit community groups and businesses." Ms. Bennett reviewed various finds of need, based on a self- Attachment A Public Hearing Consid�er Petition from Westwood Village I Resid�ents