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HRA Special Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Page 14 1 Ms. Raye suggested it be part of the HRA’s goal for partnership development. 2 3 Chair Maschka noted the availability of strategic partners with the Ramsey County HRA that had not 4 been available in the past. 5 6 Member Etten suggested inviting Ramsey County HRA staff to a future Roseville HRA meeting to 7 discuss and learn about what they’re doing and potential areas for collaboration. 8 9 Member Wall suggested empowering staff to seek ideas from those good organizations to expand the 10 horizon and not to worry about criticism or risk. Member Wall opined that it was up to the HRA to 11 determine the amount of risk they wanted to take, and further opining that good projects often have a 12 significant amount of risk involved. However, Member Wall suggested emboldening staff and the 13 HRA’s expectations of staff and acceptance of their mistakes and potential downturns, without staff 14 feeling they bore full responsibility. 15 16 Ms. Raye noted “room for initiatives” as a goal. 17 18 Member Etten suggested making sure if something did fail, that responsibility didn’t fall on staff, but 19 the HRA took full responsibility. 20 21 Member Elkins reiterated that the community land trust was one such initiative to pursue. 22 23 Member Wall suggested the Roseville HRA set the stage for innovations and new ideas, and be the first 24 to do something, not just mirror what others have done. Member Wall opined that this would be an 25 HRA goal to make developers and the City proud of such projects. 26 27 Ms. Raye suggested “community engagement process” or “more ownership of HRA projects” as a goal; 28 but questioned if that included anything general in terms of citizen engagement or should be embedded 29 as part of each project. Referencing a comment made earlier tonight by Member Majerus, Ms. Raye 30 noted the concern that people didn’t know enough about the HRA; and questioned if there was a 31 broader community effort to accomplish that goal for more awareness. 32 33 Member Etten noted the addition of the back page in each City News newsletter that highlighted 34 businesses and HRA initiatives; opining that projects drive interest and suggested as the HRA takes on 35 projects in the future, they be highlighted in the newsletter since it went to every household in 36 Roseville. 37 38 Member Lee noted that would be even more appropriate now that the HRA was getting more involved 39 versus their past planning to build up programs or things that were not as visible as an actual project, 40 such as the Dale Street Project. 41 42 Chair Maschka agreed that, with the HRA now running more projects than programs in the past, it was 43 much more visible. 44 45 Ideas from the Public 46 Rita Mix 47 Having attended a recent HRA meeting as well as a City Council meeting, Ms. Mix reiterated her 48 project at the Old Highway 8 and County Road C-2 neighborhood, seeking any follow-up by the HRA 49 since her initial presentation. Ms. Mix highlighted several other aspects for potential elderly or senior 50 housing that she opined would be best suited to develop on remaining vacant parcels in this area 51 involving parcels in the City of Roseville and immediately adjacent to the Village of St. Anthony. Ms. 52 Mix provided a history of their townhome development; initial development plans since 2002; and the 53 existing development(s) as they stood today. Ms. Mix opined that there was a definite need for single- 54 level townhomes with basements; and asked that the HRA consider that need before considering any 55 more multi-unit buildings. Ms. Mix further addressed the need to preserve adjacent assets, including