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HRA Meeting Minutes Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Page 11 1 2 Ms. Peilen thanked the HRA for keeping the MMHFA involved in the process. 3 4 c. Housing Replacement Program 5 Ms. Kelsey provided a bench handout, attached hereto and made a part hereof, with a minor 6 modification from the program outlined in the staff report in the packet (page 4). Ms. Kelsey 7 summarized the updated Housing Replacement Program (HRP) as amended, and as further 8 detailed in the staff report dated April 16, 2013. Ms. Kelsey noted the difficult process in 9 10 commitment to address substandard properties in Roseville. 11 12 Plan for investing in 13 private properties. 14 15 Discussion included incentives for selling lots with their value established through the 16 appraisal process, or lot assessment at fair market value; examples provided for Green 17 Communities Concepts; all criteria contingent upon board approval for purchasing substandard 18 lots, demolition of current structures, and abatement of any hazardous materials; and intent that 19 construction and replacement of those substandard homes will result in higher value homes 20 built in the neighborhood and improvement the overall quality of that neighborhood and other 21 homes. 22 23 Member Masche opined that this would result in a good outcome for Roseville. 24 25 Member Willmus questioned if staff had researched holding costs with such a focused program 26 and controlled end-product being attempted versus demolishing a blighted home and putting 27 the lot back on the market. Member Willmus further questioned if a green home would take 28 longer to move under current code. 29 30 Ms. Kelsey advised that staff anticipated no more than 1-2 homes on the books annually at a 31 32 33 Strategic Plan goal toward sustainable housing, not asking for certification, but allowing 34 credits for the homeowner to tell how they met green community standards; and allowing the 35 HRA to follow-through with this goal of their Strategic Plan. 36 37 Chair Maschka concurred, noting that many of those green elements made sense for 38 homeowners long-term. 39 40 Ms. Kelsey reviewed some of the easy ways to accomplish these green objectives, opining that 41 they should be recognized in the community, and providing for high standards and quality, 42 with established criteria outlined in the HRP to follow. 43 44 Ms. Lee noted that a lot of those green incentives were going on. 45 46 Member Willmus whether that certification should be tied to criteria; and noted his struggle in 47 what was actually the most effective. 48 49 Member Lee advised that there were strict criteria to meet those certifications. 50 51 Member Willmus advised that he kept flashing back to fire station construction discussions, 52 whether to formally certify or build to that green level. 53 54 Ms. Kelsey clarified that the green criteria was only related to the $5,000 rebate and due to 55 additional cost and third-party verification versus relying on the homeowner.