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HRA Special Meeting <br />Minutes – Monday, August 3, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br />1 <br />“The HRA’s role is unique in the City because of the RHRA has the authority and flexibility to <br />2 <br />focus on projects and issues that neither the City Council nor other Commissions \[have the <br />3 <br />time to\] consider \[at the same depth\]. The HRHA has the expertise needed to maximize its <br />4 <br />positive impact on behalf of residents and businesses to make the City of Roseville an even <br />5 <br />more attractive place to live, raise a family, and grow a business.” <br />6 <br />7 <br />By consensus, the revised language was approved. <br />8 <br />9 <br />Strategic Goal 5 (pages 3 and 4) <br />10 <br />Member Wall noted that, during previous discussions, including the last joint meeting with the <br />11 <br />City Council, the relationship between the HRA and City Council had been discussed, and <br />12 <br />asked if that relationship was now sufficiently included in strategic goals of the HRA. <br />13 <br />14 <br />Ms. Raye noted Goal 5, Item C addressed that relationship; and Member Etten noted 5.H also <br />15 <br />addressed that relationship; with Member Wall recognizing the sufficiency of those statements <br />16 <br />in addressing his initial concerns. <br />17 <br />18 <br />Strategic Goal 2 <br />19 <br />Specific to Goal 2, Item E, Member Etten sought clarification as to what the term “land <br />20 <br />preservation” entailed, opining it seemed vague as to the intent. <br />21 <br />22 <br />Based on her recollection, Ms. Raye responded that, while that particular initiative didn’t <br />23 <br />receive a high priority, it included land trust models and site assembly efforts, including <br />24 <br />significant areas/lands the HRA may want to pursue a preservation approach for open land or <br />25 <br />spaces that would reinforce the pocket community concept to invest in or preserve on behalf of <br />26 <br />the broader community. <br />27 <br />28 <br />Member Wall agreed with Member Etten that the language seemed fuzzy. <br />29 <br />30 <br />Member Etten noted that Strategic Goal 1, Item C, talked about site assembly, with Strategic <br />31 <br />Goal 4, Item C addressed land trust and land banking. However, Member Etten opined that <br />32 <br />Goal 2, Item E was beyond his comfort level for the HRA and their role, if the intent was to <br />33 <br />buy and preserve land without any specific purpose in mind, and further opined that initiative <br />34 <br />was too large and bold to undertake. <br />35 <br />36 <br />Chair Maschka clarified that the original discussion and intent was specific to acquiring land in <br />37 <br />the SE Roseville corridor near existing apartment buildings, where there was currently no open <br />38 <br />space or parks in that neighborhood. However, Chair Maschka agreed the language was too <br />39 <br />vague and questioned if the HRA should undertake land acquisition. <br />40 <br />41 <br />By consensus, Item 2.E was removed in its entirety, with previous intentions referenced in <br />42 <br />other Goals. <br />43 <br />44 <br />Member Etten noted that Goal 2, Item C seemed to specific in identifying engaging <br />45 <br />conversations and partnerships with other HRA’s, but should include other agencies, no <br />46 <br />exclusively HRAs. <br />47 <br />48 <br />Ms. Raye agreed to revise that language accordingly, and by consensus the body concurred. <br />49 <br />50 <br />Strategic Goal 3 (pages 2 and 3) <br />51 <br />Member Etten opined Items B and D may be better suited to Strategic Goal 1, especially Item <br />52 <br />D. While recognizing that rental licensing was a program, Member Etten noted that the <br />53 <br />ultimate goal was to eliminate blight and unsightly properties. <br />54 <br /> <br />