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HRA Meeting Minutes Tuesday, August 13, 2013 Page 12 1 Ms. Kelsey referenced the staff report dated July 16, 2013, noting that there should be no 2 further impact to a median-valued home in Roseville beyond the 2012 HRA levy. 3 4 Chair Maschka concurred that this was basically a flat increase request from the 2013 HRA 5 levy. 6 7 Motion: Member Quam moved, seconded by Member Elkins to adopt Resolution No. 50 8 9 the staff report dated August 13, 2013. 10 11 Ayes: 6 12 Nays: 0 13 Motion carried. 14 15 e. Discussion of Living Smarter Home and Garden Fair 16 In response to previous HRA discussions regarding the Living Smarter Fair, Ms. Kelsey 17 provided background information and survey information received from attendees and 18 exhibitors of the most recent Fair. Ms. Kelsey expressed appreciation for the survey 19 information completed for guiding future programming. Detailed information was provided in 20 the staff report and Attachments A, B and C dated August 13, 2013. Ms. Kelsey sought further 21 guidance from the HRA for the 2014 Fair. 22 23 Discussion included hours of operation based on attendance while accommodating the 24 popularity of workshops; weather impacts on attendance during the day; perception of 25 continually declining attendance for the event; and how to gather feedback from those 26 choosing not to attend and their rationale for that decision. 27 28 Ms. Kelsey advised that, until a new hire was in place for the Communications/Marketing 29 position, that more detailed information, probably accessible through social media, would not 30 be available. Ms. Kelsey opined that it was vital to find how the Fair could meet the needs of 31 en the Fair began eighteen (18) years ago, 32 when the intent was to address the needs of a fully-developed community with older homes 33 and trying to encourage people to make the right type of home improvements. Similar to the 34 energy audit program, Ms. Kelsey suggested that the desire was to bring resources to residents 35 enabling them to better their homes. 36 37 Ms. Kelsey opined that another component was what the HRA wanted the Fair to morph into if 38 as evidence from reports 39 received from the Housing Resource Center that the scope of services they provided to 40 Roseville residents definitely spiked immediately after the Fair. Ms. Kelsey noted that, 41 through providing the energy audit program resource to people, indications were given that 42 97% of those audited homes planned to improve their home. However, Ms. Kelsey advised 43 that there was no current way to track those plans with reality, and as a clear indication of 44 whether or not the resources brought to them had proven beneficial. 45 46 Member Willmus opined that a more direct survey of those not attending and why, and what 47 would encourage their attendance, would be beneficial. 48 49 Ms. Kelsey opined that it would serve as a great outreach tool if a way could be found to 50 implement such a survey. 51 52 Chair Maschka spoke of the turnover being experienced in his neighborhood, with more young 53 families, necessitating a way to target them, as they would most likely be making 54 improvements to their homes. 55