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HRA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Page 2 1 2 8.Presentations 3 4 Good Samaritan Homes – Susan Raper a. 5 Executive Director Trudgeon noted that Good Samaritan owned the vacant parcel on the north 6 side of County Road B across from Har Mar Mall. Mr. Trudgeon noted that the former skilled 7 nursing facility located on the site now occupied by Heritage Place (Dale Street) had been 8 demolished in 1999 or 2000. Mr. Trudgeon advised that City staff had been continued 9 discussion over the last few years with Good Samaritan staff on future use of the site. 10 11 Susan Draper, Director of Operations, Good Samaritan Homes/Eastern MN – Wisconsin 12 Ms. Draper advised that Good Samaritan operated the largest chain of not-for-profit senior 13 housing organizations, with various skilled service options available, in the State of MN, with 14 thirty-five (35) locations in the State of MN; and affordable housing facilities in seventeen (17) 15 different states throughout the nation. Promotional information was distributed to Members, 16 attached hereto and made a part hereof. and available to the public, Ms. Draper noted that 17 Good Samaritan owned two (2) senior housing sites in Roseville: Heritage Place on Dale Street 18 and the vacant parcel on County Road B; in addition to a home care agency serving Roseville 19 citizens. Ms. Draper noted that the former Good Neighbor facility on County Road B had been 20 acquired by Good Samaritan in 1992. 21 22 Ms. Draper expressed the company’s excitement to be in the metropolitan area 23 24 Ms. Draper advised that Good Samaritan continued to explore opportunities for their vacant 25 parcel; and expressed interest in further exploring the needs of the community and possible 26 partnership opportunities with the City for affordable housing. Ms. Draper noted that Good 27 Samaritan currently operated several affordable housing facilities, including three (3) in WI 28 and one in MN, Inver Grove Heights (Dakota County). Ms. Draper noted that their company 29 goal is to provide a product to recognize and meet the needs of the senior population. Included 30 in discussions on how best to develop and redevelop Good Samaritan properties. Ms. Draper 31 noted that the company was currently exploring the vacant parcel for senior housing, given its 32 proximity to transportation options and retail amenities. Ms. Draper noted that their company 33 had a presence in twenty-five (25) different states, and primarily operated in rural areas. 34 35 Mr. Trudgeon familiarized Members with the site; and transit and retail amenities just west of 36 the site; and expressed staff’s interest in a senior housing development occurring, based on 37 studies supporting such a need in that location. If the City could meet the mission-driven 38 values of Good Samaritan, Mr. Trudgeon expressed enthusiasm for potential development of 39 the site. 40 41 Discussion among Members, staff and Ms. Draper included no current partnerships of Good 42 Samaritan with other HRA bodies, but willingness to explore the potential to facilitate 43 additional affordable housing and recognizing the importance of partnerships at the local level; 44 and status of Good Samaritan as a 501.3C corporation. 45 46 Housing Manager Jeanne Kelsey advised that Ms. Draper’s expertise was from a management 47 perspective, not a financial perspective; and advised that if the HRA Board was interested in 48 pursuing options, staff could invite other members of the Good Samaritan team to present at 49 the March HRA meeting. 50 51 With member concurrence, Chair Maschka expressed the HRA Boards interest in redeveloping 52 the approximately two (2) acre vacant site; opining that it was perfect for senior housing given 53 the transportation and retail amenities available nearby. Chair Maschka referenced studies 54 indicating the need for additional senior housing in the community. 55