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HRA Meeting Minutes –Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Page 2 1 of the HRA and City Council, at which time a matrix would be made available showing and comparing 2 each component from each of the proposers; with a follow-up held by staff and the developers on 3 October 22, 2013; and then on November 19, 2013, the next monthly HRA meeting, more public input 4 would be received after everyone had time to better absorb theproposals. Chair Maschka advised that 5 the public was encouraged to provide additional input at anytime during the process and invited them to 6 also attend the joint meeting of the HRA and City Council, the HRA meeting, and/or provide input to 7 individual members and/or staff at anytime during the process as well. Chair Maschka advised that the 8 HRA may or may not be prepared to make a recommendation for a preferred developer at their 9 November meeting; however, he noted there were many aspects that remained pending, especially the 10 complexity of the financial component, as well as a number of related issues regarding the intensity or 11 density of the development itself. 12 13 Chair Maschka asked that each developer make their presentation, at which time they could then leave 14 the meeting room. Chair Maschka advised that a copy of each presentation was also available in the 15 back of the Chambers, and was available on the City’s website as well. 16 17 Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation(GMHC–501c(3) nonprofit corporation) 18 15 South Fifth Street, Suite 710; Minneapolis, MN 19 Carolyn Olson, President of Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC) 20 Ms. Olson briefly introduced the GMHC team presenting; and thanked the HRA for allowing them to 21 make this proposal and answerquestions following the proposal. 22 23 Bill Buelow,Director of Construction with GMHC 24 Mr. Buelow advised that he had attended all of the CDI meetings and heard comments expressed by 25 residents and their preferences; and reviewed his familiarity with the Cityof Roseville; as well as the 26 other twenty-nine projects already located within the Roseville area. 27 28 Todd Rhoades, Architect with Cermak Rhoades Architects 29 Cermak Rhoades Architects;275 E Fourth Street, Suite 800;St. Paul, MN 55101 30 Mr. Rhoades reviewed the GMHC proposal and site plan for a mix of single-story senior components 31 along Dale Street, 2.5 story townhomes and detached homes, as detailed in their proposal dated 32 September 26, 2013. Highlights included twenty-nine green, sustainable, single-familyhomes 33 consisting of 12 two-story single-family homes set in a court style configuration; 8 single level 34 accessible senior homes; and 9 townhomes. Mr. Rhoades noted that each unit would have a dedicated 35 outdoor space(e.g. porch, patio, and/or balcony); with shared courtyardsand sidewalks throughout with 36 the goal of encouraging neighborhood connectivity; and rain gardens created to capture storm water 37 runoff and create abuffer between existing homes in the neighborhood. 38 39 At the request of Member Quam,Mr. Rhoades addressed the location proposed for stormwater 40 management in the back of the project area, based on the pedestrian-oriented green space and units 41 accessed behind with two-car garages, with amenities possibly including rain gardens as part of that 42 area, depending on storm water requirements. Mr. Rhoades reviewed proposed landscaping around the 43 townhomes that would also be bermed to create an edge to transition to the first floor of the townhomes 44 and changing topography, as well as providing a semi-public aesthetic to the townhomes, and the entire 45 site covered with boulevard trees around the perimeter and trees on property lines and foundation 46 shrubbery throughout the complex. Mr. Rhoades noted that each unit had outdoor private space and a 47 walking court area between single-family homes that provide uniqueness to the area. Mr. Rhoades 48 provided a diagram with housing types and their proposed locations on the site and their specific square 49 footages depending on the type of unit; providing various styles and personalities for each type of 50 housing. Mr. Rhoades advised that the intent was to provide a public front porch area, and private side 51 yard area for single-family homes. 52 53 Regarding green aspects for the proposed homes, Mr. Rhoades advised that it was their intent to seek 54 green certification as part of the overall construction process (e.g. Minnesota GreenStar or MN Green 55 Path) based on the best fit for the finalized design.