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2 <br /> <br />Ehlers is a wholly employee-owned fi rm accomplished through an employee stock <br />ownership trust (ESOT). Ehlers is unique in th is regard. Ownership sets the tone for the <br />operation of the firm and the dedication to th e quality of services our clients receive <br />because: <br />• Every Ehlers employee has a vested interest in providing the best possible service. <br />• Our focus is on the long-term success of th e firm and its clients, not solely on <br />short-term profit and return on investment. <br />• We have a horizontal cor porate structure which give s individuals autonomy in <br />decision making. <br /> <br />Experience <br /> <br />Our firm currently works with several dozen housing and redevelopment authorities and <br />economic development authorities in Minne sota, including the Anoka County Housing <br />and Redevelopment Authority, Chisago Count y Housing and Redevelopment Authority, <br />Dakota County Community Development Au thority, City of Minnetonka Economic <br />Development Authority, City of Duluth Hous ing and Redevelopment Authority, City of <br />Brooklyn Park Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City of Edina Housing and <br />Redevelopment Authority, City of Hasti ngs Housing and Redevelopment Authority, <br />Richfield Housing and Redevelopment Au thority, City of Hopkins Housing and <br />Redevelopment Authority, City of Champlin Economic Development Authority, City of <br />Hutchinson Housing and Redevelopment Authority and Economic Development <br />Authority, and the City of St. Louis Park Housing Authority and Economic Development <br />Authority. <br /> <br />We are the financial consultants to many of Roseville’s neighbors including St. Anthony, <br />Arden Hills, Shoreview, Falcon Heights, Little Canada, and Lauderdale. In each of these <br />cases, we have worked closely with staff, other consultants, other governmental units, <br />legal counsel and developers to effec tively implement their housing goals. <br /> <br />Ehlers staff is experienced with the wide va riety of tools availabl e to the HRA that may <br />be helpful in reaching its housing objectives. Some examples used by our clients are: <br />• Essential Function Housing Developm ent Bonds in Anoka County, Chisago <br />County, and Champlin. <br />• Housing Improvement Areas within St . Louis Park, Eagan, and Hopkins. <br />• Tax Increment Financing in all of our clients including the use of a pooled <br />housing TIF fund for housing improveme nts in Dakota County and Richfield. <br />• Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds such as Brooklyn Park’s efforts to address <br />its rental housing needs and the St. Louis Park Louisiana Court project. <br />• Single Family Subdivision development including the Hawk Ridge project in <br />Duluth. <br />• Rehabilitation loan programs for housi ng such as the Richfield Rediscovered <br />program. <br />• Low Income Housing Tax credits used to finance multi-family rental housing in <br />many communities including Chanha ssen and Inver Grove Heights.