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o Nuiz�ber of vehicles being stored on property and in streets o Vehicles have business advertising on thezxi. Housing Trends Discussion Points • More multi-family housing is being built because construction costs are high o Developers need to build at a higher density to realize a return on their investment • Population is growing older and therefore there are more senior housing developments needed to �z��et their needs o Rising number of senior housing units are not necessarily bad o Seniors want to stay in Roseville; senior housing is needed to accoi�znodafe them. • Multi-family housing may generate more tax revenue, which would be good for the City and taxpayers Ideas / Solutions / Suggestions • Develop a Safety Code which would cover such items as smoke and gas detectors • Develop and implement a Truth-in-Housing Program • Promote both programs and provide educational materials • Create incentives for compliance with housing programs • Develop and support neighborhood-based programs for housing maintenance ("Social Workers" for houses) o Scouts and other youth organizafians can help; earn merit badges o City should help coordinate the programs to protect vulnerable adults from scazns and to protect youth doing the work o Tap youth employment programs to help older seniors with maintenance o Tap college labor market to help with maintenance o Develop communications conduits that identify needs and matching resources o Neighbors can watch out for neighbors, offer to help facilitate help with maintenance • Ciiy could publish Code violations in the "RAP" — identify frequent types of problems and what is done to respond to them. • Parks are a great neighborhood asset — keep up regular maintenance o Park improvement projects are good projects for Eagle Scouts, etc. ■ Reduce the number of single-family houses being converted from owner-occupied to rental o City should set limits • City should keep police patrol cars going through neighborhoods General Issues and Questions Raised (Large group discussion) • As developine�lt projects come forward, no�ificatiorls should go out to those within 350 of site—impacts are felt by more than those adjacent to or close to the site ■ Work with property owner of parcel that is used by neighborhood kids as an informal bike park to facilitate placement of trash cans and cleaning up the lot o Let the kids keep using it . How many group k�ozx�es can there be in one neighborhood. Raw Notes from Flip Qiart p. 2 tVorth West Area llialague (3/29/2005}