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••��i1a�i i •-•,� 2. Provide Education All types of educational programs about :1ti'�; 7�' maintenance and the City Code were proposed. It was suggested that these could be offered through Community Education. One group proposed that an educational program for rental property owners be mandatory to ensure that they are properly informed about regulations and responsibilities. Others suggested programs that would be targeted to seniors and include topics about remodeling plans that will retrofit the house to better meet their needs while simultaneously making their house more attractive to buyers and about iinancial programs designed to meet senipxs' needs. 3. Enforce Existing Codes At almost every meeting, participants urged stronger enforcement � existing codes and allocation af additional resources for more enforcement staff if that is needed. Multi-family housing owners, however, urged that enforcement be applied fairly to both single-family and multi-family housing and that other agencies' inspection programs not be duplicated, rather serve as surrogates for City programs with similar objectives. Establishing such programs as "Truth-in-Housing", Rental Licensing, and Rental Inspection was brought up at several meetings, but there was clear indication that any one � these programs would receive strong citizen scrutiny. 4. Provide Incentive Programs to Encourage Improvement of Aging Housing Stock The existing housing stockwas seen as both an asset and a source of concern. Often owned by seniors, these houses do not meet the needs of young families. Seniors lack the incentive to improve them and young fainilies, who are typically stretched iinancially when they buy these houses, lack the iinancial resources to make systems upgrades or additions. Suggested programs included: ■ Interest free or delayed interest payments on gap financing loans for either seniors or young families. • Design assistance for remodeling the "Roseville Rambler." ■ Work with Ramsey County to defer or abate property tax increases on improvement to aging housing stock. • Create a special loan program for house systems upgrades (e.g, heating and electricity) that do not necessarily add value to the home, but make it more marketable. • Targeted incentives rather than general remodeling progra�ns to address the most important areas for attracting future buyers. Roseville RHRA. Community Dialogue on Housing ---DRE�F'T--- Prepared by the Center for Policy, Planning, and Performance