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HRA Special Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Page 17 1 Redevelopment on a larger scale, involving strategic acquisition and investment 2 Business recruitment, enhancement and retention. 3 4 Further discussion include addressing blight areas (Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area upgrades and Se 5 Roseville) or whether to have one goal of “blight reduction” to address business retention and 6 commercial building blight; or “including all under “commercial enhancement,” including a 7 commitment for residential and commercial properties. 8 9 Member Majerus opined that would address the HRA’s name and its purpose. 10 11 Member Etten noted that the HRA’s focus now was more on the residential component even though not 12 specific; but as more resources moved into the business/commercial area, it involved part of the overall 13 100%, including economic development, business climate, and building quality. 14 15 Ms. Raye suggested rather than “intentional” redevelopment, there may be something about general 16 residential property support that could be continued from the initial list, or as another category to 17 continue providing resources for residents to empower them around their own housing needs. 18 19 Chair Maschka agreed, noting this could simply be a “continuation of loan programs,” such as for gap 20 financing too (e.g. GMAC and others). 21 22 In reviewing 2014 work plan goals, Ms. Raye concurred with a category to continue residential loan 23 programs. 24 25 While recognizing that the plate (list of goals) was already full, Chair Maschka suggested including 26 affordable senior housing; but noted the complexity of the huge issue of the SE Roseville corridor, 27 which is not only complicated by may be a long-term issue. 28 29 Member Wall opined it could also prove a real tar pit and the HRA could get sucked into something it 30 had not intended; where if a broader coalition was involved and they lost interest or were not as 31 involved, it may create a slippery slope. Member Wall suggested the HRA’s involvement and a clear 32 determination of its participation. 33 34 However, Chair Maschka noted that the HRA served as a conduit for housing and funding, and in 35 coordinating and sharing with other agencies, and sharing its concerns, resolution in fixing those 36 blighted areas in Roseville could be addressed but could not be accomplished without the intervention 37 of someone. 38 39 Ms. Raye suggested exploring a goal focusing on the HRA’s role in the SE Roseville initiative and 40 other ideas, exploring relationships with other agencies, including potential partnerships. Ms. Raye 41 suggested another goal would be to continue to improve and/or strengthen the partnership of the City 42 Council and HRA, and to include citizens in that partnership. 43 44 Further evolution of updated goals identified are as follows: 45 Residential Investment 46 Commercial Recruitment, enhancement and Investment 47 Continue to support single-family housing through providing assistance to residents 48 Advance partnerships 49 Address and streamline organizational effectiveness 50 51 Further group discussion included noting that under “residential investment,” there may not be a need 52 for more senior housing, but “affordable” senior housing remained a viable need. 53 54 Member Etten opined that senior housing also needed to include options for market rate apartments and 55 affordable general housing, as well as affordable senior housing, based on the most recent housing