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REDA Meeting Minutes—Tuesday,July 18,2017 Page 4 available for the City of Roseville. As an example, Member McGehee suggested rather than the city purchasing potentially blighted properties for redevelopment into more expensive homes, it should consider financially assisting those existing homeowners in improving their property and keeping their own small homes intact. Member McGehee expressed her interest in receiving more information on other communities and the percentages they put into their code for affordable housing. However, Member McGehee disagreed with some of the take-aways by the LWV related to the Sands Companies discussion and citizen comments more specific to MDR. Member Etten thanked the LWV for their report and agreed with many of the findings. As noted by President Roe related to rental housing and other outreach efforts with owners, Member Etten asked if the LWV had examples from other cities in the study area or metropolitan area or elsewhere on actions taken by cities working with rental family owners and single-family rental homes. Member Etten noted existing inexpensive housing improvement loans by the city and Ramsey County and opportunities; but sought any other ideas the LWV could provide from other communities; with Ms. Koch duly noting that request. Member Etten agreed with the last point made by Member McGehee that there should be a percentage of affordable units included in any building, noting that the City of Minnetonka had made that a requirement of or component of public financing. Ms. Koch clarified that the City of Minnetonka required that affordable housing units were included at the very beginning of their consideration of any potential city financing package. Referencing the table included in the LWV report, President Roe sought clarification of the parenthetical numbers included below survey numbers. With the study done last spring and subsequent updating of numbers as each city was surveyed early on as most cities were just beginning their comprehensive plan update processes, Ms. Koch noted that there were points of discrepancy as indicated between the numbers provided by cities and those of the Metropolitan Council with the Metropolitan Council since having adjusted their numbers. Mayor Roe thanked the LWV speakers for bringing to mind the past Coventry project; and thanked them for their attendance and informative report. b. Discuss Land Use, Housing and Density for the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Community Development Director Kari Collins introduced this item and reintroduced Comprehensive Plan Consultant Erin Purdu with WSB