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~111 QSA, Inc. W 861-2026 ~ 8/13/98 C9 11:52 AM D 1/6 Roseville Cornerstone ProgramTl\1 "Rambler Redesign" The RosevilJe Cornerstone TM "Rambler Redesign" program seeks to encourage the use of good design when older Roseville homes are reconstructed. The use of a qualified designer assures that there will be enduring value both to the homeowner and to neighboring properties. By addressing the age and style of homes that are becoming less marketable, and describing the improvements that will qualify them for the program, Roseville can also assure that homes in the program will provide a variety of homes that attract and retain families. By opening this program to a broader range of homeowners (at least some of whom may be motivated by interests other than return on investment and the immediate cost of financing) this revised "Rambler Redesign" Program addresses a builder's market with rapidly escalating prices and a shortage of skilled contractors. The homeowners who will complete a reconstruction project in this market are hard to detect in the nonnal assessment process, but they are likely to qualify themselves to participate in the program if given the opporhmity. The program should be publicized broadly in Roseville as follows: 1. Roseville will pay one-half of a homeowners architect fees, up to $9,000 per home, with a maximum program budget of $27,000 for architect fees. (This could permit more than 3 homes to be included in the program each year.) 2. Interested homeowners will be given a prepared description of the styles of homes that will qualify, for example "Typical" homes built between 1945 and 1975, of ranch, rambler or Cape Cod. (story and one-half) style. 3. The prepared program qualifications will also specify improvements that (at least one of which) must be demonstrated in a reconstruction. They include an enlarged and improved kitchen, an additional or enlarged bathroom, a master bedroom I couple's suite, a main floor family room, and a second garage stalL 4. The improvement must be designed by an architect (minimum Bachelor of Architecture degree). 5. The city will be permitted to video the improvement, hold an open house to display it, and otherwise publicize it. This includes a right of the city to acquire design plans and dra~gs for publication. 6. A homeowner can /lprequalify" by having his or her plans approved before construction begins, then enter an agreement with the city to complete the construction by a specified date. No funds will be diBbursed by the city until the project is ready for display. The homeowner must permit photography and documentation of the project in advance of ~ompleting the project.