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HRA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, April 15, 2014 Page 7 1 Nays: 0 2 Motion carried. 3 4 c.Southeast Roseville Discussion 5 Ms. Kelsey provided demographic and economic characteristic data researched by staff from 6 the southeast portion of the City of Roseville, as part of researching census data. As detailed 7 in the staff report dated April 15, 2014, and attached maps, Ms. Kelsey reviewed that data 8 compared to the whole city, and using poverty census tracks. 9 10 Ms. Kelsey opined that the resulting information did not prove significant evidence of 11 disinvestment in this neighborhood, but did indicate some difference from the remainder of the 12 community. Ms. Kelsey clarified that the available information was limited, and therefore 13 compared over a five-year period from 2009 – 2013. As noted in the staff report, data was 14 taken from census information, Ramsey County property records, City building permits and 15 the Community Development Department’s PermitWorks database. Ms. Kelsey advised that 16 building permit officials made a concerted effort to review single-family building permits and 17 average home values to ensure those values were fair and not understated when making 18 improvements. 19 20 Ms. Kelsey advised that staff had also looked at single-family registered rentals to ensure no 21 concentration was evident, and found this area pretty much on par with other neighborhoods in 22 the community. Ms. Kelsey advised that homes around the lake were excluded, as they often 23 had more investment made in them making them worth more. However, Ms. Kelsey noted that 24 excluding that data did minimal affect the numbers. 25 26 Ms. Kelsey advised that staff was providing this information as a discussion point, and sought 27 direction as to whether the HRA wanted to implement any targeted programming for this 28 neighborhood. 29 30 At the request of Chair Maschka, Ms. Kelsey advised that a perceived concentration of multi- 31 family housing in this area did not significantly impact it, noting that staff found 21% of the 32 community’s multi-family housing was located in this neighborhood, which was comparable to 33 the neighborhood immediately to its north, also having concentrated rentals. Ms. Kelsey 34 opined that the lower median income and lower home values were more likely attributable to 35 a higher concentration of new immigrant population living in that neighborhood, and them not 36 currently being educated to the higher levels found in some of the community’s other 37 demographic areas. Ms. Kelsey noted that the census data did not provide poverty levels by 38 family, and while an assumption can be made, there was not definitive answer as data had not 39 been tracked down to that level. 40 41 At the request of Chair Maschka, Ms. Kelsey clarified that the multi-family housing in this 42 area was comparable to other multi-family properties in the community that were built in the 43 1960’s. 44 45 Member Etten advised that he had lived in that area most of his life; and he found a clearly 46 larger majority of heavier poverty coming from that multi-family complex. Member Etten 47 recognized the fantastic work being undertaken by the HRA to try to improve that situation. 48 Using his own home as an example, Member Etten clarified that people many homeowners are 49 investing a significant amount of money in their homes versus abandoning those efforts, as 50 well as representing the largest Nextdoor.com website participation in the entire City of 51 Roseville, confirming that the neighborhood was closely connected. In the most recent park 52 clean-up efforts, Member Etten noted that 40 neighbors and 60 members of the Minnesota 53 National Guard had participated, further indicating that the neighborhood was heavily invested 54 in the community. 55