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Housing Plan – 2005 Page 14 Roseville HRA <br /> <br />• Provide Professional Development Opportunities for the HRA’s Board of <br />Commissioners and staff, including membership in the National Association of <br />Housing & Redevelopment Authorities (NAHRO), Minnesota Chapter, Urban Land <br />Institute and subscriptions to various housing related publications. Identified as a <br />high priority for the HRA. <br /> <br />• Collaborate with the City Council, Commissions, 35W Corridor Housing Collaborative <br />Institute, First Ring Suburban Group an d other groups to ensure that housing <br />opportunities within the first ring suburbs receives adequate attention and that <br />City residents have acce ss to quality services. Identified as a high priority for <br />the HRA. <br /> <br />• Explore the costs and benefits of partnering with the City and local school districts <br />on a “Quality of Life” and school focused community study . This has been <br />identified as a high priority of the HRA. <br /> <br />• Create a targeted marketing and communication plan to promote the HRA and its <br />programs and services as well as housing code compliance issues. Develop, <br />distribute and fund the plan in partnershi p with local area banks, realtors and the <br />school district. <br /> <br />4.11 Continuously review and evaluate the Multi Family Housing Study Policy <br />Statements and Action Steps for fu ture implementation based upon <br />annual review with budget resources <br /> <br />1. Policy Statement: Provide more opportunities for Roseville renters to own homes <br />in Roseville, should they decide to move from their rental housing. <br /> <br />Possible Action Steps – evaluated annually for implementation within budget <br />resources : <br /> <br />i. Provide target mailings to the 50% of apartment complexes where <br />there are a high percentage of younger renters, marketing <br />homeownership classes and first time buyer programs. <br /> <br />ii. Through quarterly meetings, newslett ers, and seminars, partner with <br />Realtors and Bankers to target first time buying opportunities to <br />these complexes. <br /> <br />iii. Evaluate the pros and cons as we ll as issues associated with the <br />conversion of rental apartments into ownership condominiums. <br />Identify which complexes might be good candidates for affordable