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HRA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Page 7 1 City bus route, or on-demand transportation within RV 2 Co-op housing and allowing secondary suites or second buildings on single family lots for 3 granny or in-law or student housing 4 Figure out what the city is good at and focus on that 5 Programs to upgrade/replace homes near newer developments 6 Walkable and transit-oriented development gain popularity as gasoline prices rise and pop 7 ages 8 Continue to encourage investors in group homes 9 10 Ms. Raye reviewed other responses on the HRA’s role in economic development; how 11 accomplishments/outcomes over a three (3) year period would define success; and positive 12 view of the HRA as a whole and their work to-date. 13 14 Executive Director Trudgeon distributed survey information for the HRA members to take 15 with them as a bench handout, and incorporated with Saturday’s meeting packet, and including 16 previous research and study materials for reference in preparing for the Workshop. 17 18 Ms. Raye reviewed the “homework” assignment for individual HRA members in preparation 19 for the Strategic Planning Workshop through a worksheet and notes based on information to- 20 date, and individual priorities for the next five (5) years. Ms. Raye asked that individual 21 members list what they saw as the biggest opportunities or challenges in the next 3-5 years, 22 and their vision, as a way to initiate discussion at the workshop. 23 24 Vice Chair Majerus thanked Ms. Raye for her presentation. 25 26 9. Action/Discussion Items 27 28 a.2325 Dale Street / Dale Fire Station 29 Executive Director Trudgeon updated the Board on the presentation made to the City Council 30 by HRA Chair Maschka, Housing Manager Kelsey and him to the City Council at their April 31 9, 2012 meeting. At that time, Mr. Trudgeon advised that they had been introduced to 32 combining this property and pursuing purchase, with preliminary interest and support provided 33 from their perspective in working cooperatively with the HRA on the fire station property. In 34 general, Mr. Trudgeon advised that the proposal was positively received; however, additional 35 discussion on an end project was still needed. Mr. Trudgeon advised that staff was directed by 36 the City Council at that meeting to continue pursuing the initial steps in the process; as well as 37 directing staff to look at other adjacent single-family lots to the south. 38 39 Mr. Trudgeon noted that pursuing single-family lots further south would drive down the 40 density of a project for development of townhomes or duplexes. 41 42 Ms. Kelsey advised that, if the HRA was interested in pursuing the four (4) single-family lots 43 as well as the original fire station parcel and adjacent parcel at 2325 Dale Street, staff would 44 seek two distinct appraisal scenarios and bring them forward to the HRA for future discussion 45 and decision-making. 46 47 By consensus, staff was directed to proceed with the “next steps ” as previously outlined by 48 the HRA by formal motion: 49 Previous Motion: … to direct staff to seek a market evaluation from two (2) commercial 50 and two (2) residential realtors; and then negotiate a purchase agreement for 2325 Dale 51 Street for RHRA Board approval at a future meeting; based on the following four (4) 52 contingencies: 53 1)Order an appraisal; 54 2)Negotiate financing and options; 55 3)Return to the HRA Board for their approval; and