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HRA Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Page 6 1 In reviewing the 1998 guidelines, Member Masche noted the considerable wisdom of the City 2 Council at that time in developing those guidelines, since it continued to meet the current 3 intent/plan. Member Masche suggested the amount of the low-interest loan, currently $10,000 4 in the HRP guidelines may need revised given current economics, but noted the relevance of 5 sustainability guidelines. Member Masche noted that the guidelines provide considerable 6 flexibility; and clarified with staff that each request would come before the HRA for individual 7 review. 8 position. 9 10 Ms. Kelsey noted that each individual request would be reviewed by the HRA, similar to 11 previous City Council reviews, providing for a progressive program, with code compliance a 12 goal in addition to targeting lower valued homes knowing they were substandard properties, 13 approaching homeowners to incent them to raise that valuation. 14 15 At the request of Chair Maschka, Ms. Kelsey advised that the $10,000 demolition provision 16 should be sufficient, as typical demolitions currently ranged from $8,000 - $15,000 depending 17 on the size, mitigation requirements (e.g. asbestos or lead), basements or type of foundation. 18 19 Member Willmus suggested this may be a good time to review exterior home design materials 20 sion. 21 22 Member Majerus suggested incorporating current options and resources available to encourage 23 green initiatives. 24 25 Staff duly noted suggestions, and advised they would plan to bring a revised document to the 26 April HRA meeting for further review and subsequent adoption of an amended program. 27 28 Ms. Kelsey referenced a rental property on the west side of Roseville consisting of a 29 30 current property owner, who has expressed interest in getting out of the rental business. Ms. 31 Kelsey suggested the HRA continue to work with the property owner by making 32 recommendations to make sure he is aware of resources available to address those types of 33 situations. 34 35 Member Masche suggested marketing the program on the website if the HRA decided to 36 continue the program; with Ms. Kelsey responding that one staff recommendation would be 37 not to limit the program to builders, but for homeowners also as an added value. Ms. Kelsey 38 noted that builders controlling lots in Roseville at this time were reluctant to build a rambler, 39 while homeowners may prefer a rambler for sustainability and green construction options. 40 41 While understanding the original rationale to keep younger families in Roseville through 42 having room to grow with additional bedrooms, Chair Maschka opined that he remained 43 unsure about the number of bedrooms required for a current program, but otherwise saw no 44 major revisions needed. However, Chair Maschka recognized that those homes needed to 45 remain compatible to others in the neighborhood. 46 47 As an example, Ms. Kelsey addressed the recent Green Awards winner who did just that by 48 building 3 bedrooms, with an optional fourth bedroom in the basement by building an egress 49 window in current construction. Ms. Kelsey noted that an internal staff committee, the Design 50 Review Committee (DRC), was always involved in reviewing any projects with city 51 involvement to determine whether it would work in a particular neighborhood (e.g., height), 52 and suggested that DRC review be made part of the HRC as well. 53 54 Chair Maschka opined that the program looks like a good start, if additional revisions could be 55 incorporated to build sustainability while retaining good quality.