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RHRA Meeting Minutes – Monday, August 29, 2016 Page 12 President Roe suggested the REDA may choose to be more supportive of assisting with the demolition of older buildings if their construction didn’t meet today’s standards that would serve to facilitate new construction. Member Laliberte concurred, noting offsetting some of those costs to make an existing site better would be more desirable to her than simply adding more units. President Roe noted that didn’t mean those projects not needing assistance if zoned for that type of project. Member McGehee opined if the REDA tore those existing buildings down to upgrade them, they needed to accommodate those tenants at the same rate. President Roe agreed such a policy required equity provisions. Ms. Kvilvang suggested policy language that provided if renovating an existing rental or condominium (e.g. HIA) that would be a priority for the REDA. However, Ms. Kvilvang sought further clarification if that included the potential for redevelopment or only renovation. Without objection, President Roe concluded the REDA supported renovation OR replacement. Also without objection, with Member Willmus highlighting it, consensus was that the REDA did not support HIA as an option. At the request of Member Etten, President Roe clarified the replacement included meeting workforce needs as a target, and also providing missing housing stock options in the community, while focusing on rehabilitation, redevelopment or replacement, but also including workforce or market study identified needs. Number and Type of Housing Ms. Kvilvang compared responses in the survey and support or lack of support for higher and lower density, affordable and luxury housing, as well as parameters for the mix of affordable units, and novel housing solutions that are sustainable. Ms. Kvilvang suggested either leaving the policy open-ended or remaining silent on this issue. President Roe noted that with Federal tax credit funding often used for workforce housing, the workforce units had to be in a single building versus spread across multiple buildings, so would not support a policy requiring units to be spread across multiple buildings, but was supportive of consistent amenities and quality among workforce and market rate units in a single project.