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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 9, 2015 Page 19 Chair Maschka reviewed 2014 work plan goals and those completed or ongoing as well as those yet to be completed, as detailed in Attachment D to the RCA. Af- ter the City Council completes their upcoming retreat, Chair Maschka advised that the HRA would revise their strategic plan and HRA roles for presentation to the City Council to make sure they were partnering collectively. Chair Maschka spoke to those projects that the HRA had been able to undertake and thereby re- lieve the City Council of that responsibility, including the successful and well- received residential and commercial neighborhood enhancement programs (NEP), and educational aspects of that program and success of the associated abatement program in improving overall code enforcement and livability of the community. Chair Maschka expressed his appreciation of how the rental registration and li- censing program was proceeding, and successful use of the housing replacement program for redevelopment of a parcel on Hamline Avenue and future considera- tion of whether or not this could become a revenue-neutral project going forward. Chair Maschka recognized the lessons learned and delays with the Dale Street Project, which would be on the HRA's agenda at their upcoming February meet- ing and options to 1) do nothing, 2) extend deadlines, or 3) change or end the pro- j ect. Chair Maschka referenced the business retention aspect of the HRA and favorable responses from the designated business page in the City's newsletter and other ef- forts within the community. Chair Maschka expressed his disappointment in the recent completion of the Southeast Roseville Study with results based on social aspects and not providing sufficient information to clarify next steps. From the HRA perspective, Chair Maschka stated major areas for City Council consideration in establishing priorities: • SE Corridor and jurisdictional issues Chair Maschka noted a number of programs available for the City to deal with housing issues, which was a major problem. Chair Maschka noted further discussion was needed to determine if outside consultation was needed to de- termine solutions and identify funding mechanisms and how they could work. • Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area Chair Maschka opined that it seemed like this issue had been around forever, and questioned if the dream was alive or dead. Chair Maschka suggested the need to step back, since the synergy for the original community vision was no longer there. However based on interviews with business owners in that area as part of business retention efforts, Chair Maschka noted that they were very successful, causing him to question if more concentration should be given to building a business/industrial area and give up on the housing issues, perhaps