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The 20101evy while higher than 2009's levy of $258,000 is justified, staff believes, for the following reasons: ✓ The cash carryover practice did not accurately reflect the programming needs for the RHRA and underestimated the costs for all of the RHRA obligations. ✓ Every year since 2009, the RHRA contributes approximately $17,000 for code enforcement activities provided by City staf£ As a result of that contribution other funding priorities are not able to take place. ✓ In 2009, the HRA committed the use of $105,000 of its funds to pay for abatement of code violations throughout the city. The 2010 budget request is based on the RHRA Strategic Plan and the Cities Comprehensive Plan that identifies some new initiatives including programs with more "green" themes, better marketing of RHRA programs, and funding appropriate staffing levels and resources. The 2010 RHRA budget is the first one that fully addresses the RHRA priorities in the strategic plan and the Comprehensive plan. On 7uly 27th, the RHRA reviewed the preliminary budget numbers reflecting all of the programming needed to fulfill the goals in the new strategic plan and Comprehensive Plan. At that meeting, staff presented an overall budget of $598,000 with a levy of $498,000. The RHRA Board while recognizing that the proposed budget would allow the RHRA to carry out the strategic plan and Comp Plan, felt that it was too large of an increase to the 2009 levy and requested staff work with the Finance sub-committee on a budget that would meet as many of the RHRA priorities and goals as possible while keeping the 2010 HRA levy as low as possible. The Finance sub-committee met on July 30th and recommended that the budget and levy be reduced . The total budget proposed for consideration now will be $440,500 with a HRA levy of $370,500. Since that time, staff is recommending removal of $17,000 for a single-family residential marketing study as the recently received multi-family market study prepared by Ma�'ield contains information about the single-family residential market. With that deletion, the proposed budgetis $423,500 with an HRA levy of $353,500. The proposed 2010 budget is $218,900 less than last years budget, although the levy is $95,500 higher than the 20091evy. 2010 RHRA Budget Details In 2010, the following programs will continue to operate, but will receive no additional funds: ✓ Roseville Loan Program (consolidated home improvement loan program). ✓ Abatement Assistance (payment of abatement costs for code enforcement activities) ✓ SHRP — no RHRA funds allocated, but Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC) may still purchase homes in Roseville. In 2010, the following programs will be continued or expanded: RHRA 2010 Budget Discussion - Page 2 of 4