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ATTACHMENT B - 2 Lutheran Social Services Share-A-Home. Lutheran Social Services (LSS) will continue its program of matching those Low and Moderate Income households who have more housing than they need with those that need housing. Efforts will be focused on elderly/handicapped persons, single parent families and low income persons who are being squeezed out of the rental housing market. LSS has requested $24,000 toward a total program cost of $193,000. A minimum of 30 matches (60 persons) will be served in suburban Ramsey County and 20 more individuals will receive housing information and referral assistance. Recommended CDBG funding $24,000 Ramsey County �irs#HOME Home Purchase Assistance. Ramsey County has initiated a first-time buyer program for suburban Ramsey County. Approvals to combine the Ramsey County program with Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and Fannie Mae products have been given and financial institutions will be using the program this Spring. Up to $20,000 in HOME funds may be used to reduce the purchase costs for suburban Ramsey County homes. FY2000 allocation for this program includes new HOME funds of $205,860, plus previous year unspent HOME funds of $1,566, plus program income on hand of $74,848. Recommended HOME funding $282,274 CHDO Set-Aside. The HOME Investment Partnership requires that at least 15% of an allocation be dedicated for use by an approved Community Housing Development Organization. Ramsey County has three approved CHDOs; however there are no proposed projects at this time. Recommended HOME funding $80,172 Neighborhood Revitalization and Infrastructure Improvements New Initiatives Mobile Home Park Revitalization Pilot Project. Mobile homes continue to be one solution to the need for affordable housing in suburban Ramsey County; but mobile home parks are often a source of chagrin for their communities. Some parks are not maintained to local community standards and frequently mobile home parks are not considered a part of the community. Over the years, Ramsey County has received requests for assistance to improve the conditions of mobile home parks and for programs to rehabilitate individual mobile homes. The County has declined participation due to private ownership of land leased to owners of individual units. At the request of the I-35W Corridor Coalition jArden Hills, Mounds View, New Brighton, Roseville and Shoreview), Ramsey County proposes to design and implement a pilot Mobile Home Park Revitalization Prolect which will address the neighborhood and housing needs in one of the Count, ''s mcbile_horrte parlcs. GEd sfaff will work with the Committee"s housing task force to identifya suitable rriobite horfie park and to design a public/private revitalization scheme that will benefit park residents and the community overall. The Design Center for the American Urban Landscape of the University of Minnesota has also expressed interest in participating in this unique COW and HOME WOO 2 �