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HRA Meeting Minutes October 18, 2011 Page 8 1 2 Some of those Roseville-specific statistics addressed poverty levels; food stamp recipient 3 needs; children in the healthcare system; eligibility for free/reduced school lunch programs; 4 and comparisons with other northern suburbs and the state, including census information 5 related to those tenants paying rent over 30% of their income; and short-term homelessness 6 statistics. 7 8 Ms. Kelsey advised that staff would be sharing data with the School District as well as the 9 HRA and City Council. 10 11 Ms. Kelsey addressed one issue being the very limited availability of long-term shelters for 12 families, only allowing for a three (3) month stay before they were forced to leave and require 13 qualifying again. Ms. Kelsey advised that there were currently no serviced addressing families 14 with permanent homelessness issues, emphasized by social service providers and school 15 districts. Ms. Kelsey advised that this was apparently not unique to Roseville, with the intern 16 tracking differentials in Ramsey County and Hennepin County; and applying science to that 17 research. Ms. Kelsey advised that the question remained whether or not intergenerational 18 housing could stabilize or fix social welfare needs. Since identifying that housing 19 displacement issue, Ms. Kelsey noted that no one had built anything of that nature; with 20 housing provided to-date related to children permanently in the foster care program and 21 attempting to stabilize their lives. Ms. Kelsey advised that those in the housing programs see 22 23 future. 24 25 Ms. Kelsey advised that the formal report was anticipated in 2012 for the HRA and School 26 District to understand the overall issues. 27 28 11. Adjournment 29 The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:15 p.m. 30 31 Next Regular Meeting: November 15, 2011 City Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m.