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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 6, 2015 Page 18 Chair Boguszewski opined that that statement from Councilmember Willmus in itself was helpful for him. Councilmember Etten concurred with the comments of Councilmember Willmus; opining that there was no specific value range, but intended as a concept in look- ing at the next level of housing stock to retain residents moving up form their ex- isting housing unit within Roseville versus them feeling the need to relocate to another community if that housing stock was not available in Roseville. Coun- cilmember Etten opined it was sometimes difficult to find that quality of housing, and used as an example the Josephine Heights/Pulte Homes addition as serving as a huge boon to that effort in keeping those families in Roseville. Chair Boguszewski expressed his fear as developers hear about that desire, they automatically set that as their asking price when the actual value of the home may not be worth that amount; and questioned if developers may attempt to skew their price points to get more sympathy from the City Council and/or staff for their par- ticular project. Councilmember Etten opined that the market itself should take care of that. Councilmember Etten noted the ongoing and huge need, as recognized by the HRA and City Council, for single-level homes under $350,000 accessible for el- derly residents, sustaining that housing unit stock without exclusively encourag- ing the higher-end housing stock. Chair Boguszewski agreed that the free market had its own way to address hous- ing values; and expressed appreciation for Councilmember Etten's comments. Based on her personal perspective, Vice Chair Cunningham stated how she strug- gled with developers coming in with homes that are more in the higher range of $650,000; and her difficulty in considering those as move-up housing when con- sidering the financial status of her own family and her friends, who were unable to afford that price point, even though they may be at the point of considering "move-up"housing as their next step. Councilmember Etten agreed that it was beyond his personal financial status as well; and considered the range of$350,000 to $450,000 more of an appropriate range for move-up housing rather than any higher than that. Councilmember Et- ten echoed the comments of Chair Boguszewski in developers and/or staff coming forward with their proposals stating they are in line with City Council goals; and thanked the commission for considering this as part of their concerns. Councilmember Laliberte concurred with the comments of Councilmember Etten, opining that it was premature of the Commission to factor that price point into an- ything they were reviewing. Councilmember Laliberte noted the housing and re- development segment of the priority planning by the City Council had been kept