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income $52,500 for a family of four). This helps to achieve the Met Council's goal to maintain a balanced portfolio of units within each community. . Met Council will make available family self-sufficiency programs for all tenants. -+- The program will attempt to link local employers with occupants of rental units and provide information as to how current local employees can access F AHP housing. . The program includes a very thorough screening process for tenants and will participate in the crime free multi family housing concepts that include strict guidelines for eviction of any undesirable tenants. . At least 30% of the units will be leased to families on the waiting lists maintained by the Metro Council for the City of Roseville. Seventy percent of the units will be made available to Minneapolis families whose rental units were demolished under the consent decree or otherwise are affected by the consent decree. Ifthe Council is not able to lease available F AHP units to Minneapolis families within 30 days, the Council may lease F AHP units to eligible families living in Roseville. . The program's average budget per unit is $167,000 which includes but is not limited to acquisition, operating subsidy, title, improvement costs and landscaping allowance. All purchases are contingent upon an inspection, appraisal and lead base paint abatement costs evaluation. Rehab costs for units in other communities to date have ranged from $2,000 to $26,000. 3.0 Policy Implication 3.1 It is anticipated that the F AHP will achieve Roseville' s housing goals, especially affordability for families with school age children, as outline below. 3.2 The guiding principals of the Roseville's Housing Policy is to provide a variety of housing for all residents, collaborate with other agencies and keep the housing programs small and incremental. The following housing goals have been established as part of the Housing Policy to guide public policy when evaluating current and future housing programs: I) provide a variety of housing types (owner occupied and rental) that balances affordability, maintains quality of housing and the urban environment, has access to public infrastructure, services and employment and enhances neighborhood viability. 2) improve the quality of approximately 200 existing units which are below the average physical condition and less than 75 percent ofthe median value of housing units within the community (currently 55 single family and 160 multi-family units). 3) provide housing for all stages of the life cycle such as the needs for entry level housing and more affordable senior housing. Specifically, assist in the provision of entry level family housing to regenerate the community, schools and our neighborhoods. Met Council Family Affordable Housing Program - Page 2 of 4