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ROSEVILLE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM HOUSING INCENTIVES AalON PLAN Revised for Participation in 1999 In December 1995 the City Council approved goals for the City of Roseville participation in the Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Act. The next step in the process was adoption of an Action Plan, in which the city identifies the possible programs that would be used to achieve its goals. The plan is: 1) collaborative, based on maximizing the assets the community already has (not a needs based program) 2) rooted in the residential areas and neighborhoods, and 3) at least partially self-supporting. Once the Council identified the action plan items, the staff prepared grant applications for the highest priority items. The Planning Commission reviewed these items and comments that all appear to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The Commission ranked and commented on each item in 1996. The following is a revision to the Action Plan and includes a progress report on each program and projects identified for future grant applications. Livable Communities Act (LCA) Action Plan Project Options: STATUS OF L.CA. HOUSING PROJECTS: 1. Arona, a senior housing and activity center - No activity on this project as it ties into the City Center Study to be accomplished with specific goals in 1999. 2. Zeece Site Soil Correction for Affordable Senior Housing - Project Completed: Southwind Builders constructed 30 units of townhomes designed specifically for the senior market. Price ranges from $139,000 - $145,000. Roseville owned 2 acres of the 6 acre site and sold it to the developer at a reduced rate to enable the financing of needed soil corrections. The proceeds from the sale were put into the Housing Fund for future projects. 3. Suburban Affordable Housing Pilot Program (Contract with Bill Schatzlien) - The City continues to contract with Bill Schatzlien of Affordable Suburban Housing for assistance in the area of rental rehabilitation programs and housing replacement. The annual goal has been to upgrade six structures or 10% of the total. Consultant participation continues to decline as the programs are implemented and staff is educated on how to continue and monitor them. 4. City loan and/or acquisition of dilapidated housing sites for new single family housing. This program called the Roseville Housing Replacement Program began in 1998 with the purchase of three homes. The program is summarized as follows: 1