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<br />Special Joint Study Session: Roseville Citizen Commission Chairs, Department Heads, City Council <br />Saturday, 02/07104, Harriet Alexander Nature Center, 2520 North Dale Street, Roseville, MN <br />Discussion Notes - Page 15 <br /> <br />effect. <br /> <br />Weaknesses <br /> <br />1. Limited staff resources (1/3 ED Professional Time; 14 <br /> Support staff <br />2. Lack of identity in community <br />3. Communication gap between Council and HRA <br />4. Inexperience with abilities of an HRA (i.e., new <br /> board, new programs, etc.) <br /> <br />Mr. Majerus noted that the HRA was the "new kid on the <br />block," with limited staffing resources requiring them to <br />work smarter and not harder to get the best return on the <br />City's investment. Mr. Majerus note the need to further <br />eliminate communication gaps and misperceptions between <br />Councilmembers and the HRA. <br /> <br />Opportunities <br /> <br />1. Partnership with Council and Commissions <br />2. Continued technical and fiscal support (i.e., HRC, <br /> Community Development, Finance, legal) <br />3. Increased awareness within the City, County, State <br /> and Fed's <br />4. Applewood Project success <br />5. Fiscal support for General Fund <br />6. Grants for projects <br /> <br />Mr. Majerus noted that the HRA preferred to provide a <br />"hand up," rather than a "hand out" to those it served, and <br />needed to project its image in the City to provide <br />information to citizens (i.e., how to help people who want to <br />live in Roseville; what's special about living in Roseville; <br />transforming old housing stock into new opportunities; <br />advantages of first-ring suburbs; and Applewood Pointe as a <br />successful pilot project. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Welsch noted that the <br />proposed 5 - 7 housing units at Applewood Pointe would be <br />offered to public employees first (i.e., firefighters, Police <br />officers; teachers) in an effort to promote housing to live <br />