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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 HRA Meeting Minutes — Monday, July 27, 2009 Page 4 Further discussion included markering of "cottage" or "villa" type housing; with Mr. Mullins noting tl�at this type of acrive adult senior cottage had been very successful and affordable development (i.e., Maplewood, MI�; providing slab on grade construcrion, with more income guidelines and more modest price points. Mr. Mullins noted that this type of development was seen more in new developments and was usually for higher end homes (i.e., Woodbury) offering one-level living with a walkout basement for 55+ buyers with steeper price points. Additional discussion was limited indicarions related to "10-40's" or homes built after World War II, usually grouped in blocks; and any potenrial for removing a block or two of this ty�� home; increasing popularity of land banking property in MN, especially as communities so �lt to remove "problem" properties within their community, while recognizing the challenges in pr rty acquisition for most communities. _ . Discussion ensued regarding upcoming programs specific to dilapidated Housing Fund; the City's current inventory of vacant land and specific p vacant land. � Mr. Mullins noted that their study indicated thirry-eight (38) plus �� the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area, and confirmed by the ��°ns tl�at some land assembly would be required, but depended� i�� properry. Mr. Mullins caurioned that consideration be given to zo�� mixed use concepts providing the most flexibility. well � in Roseville, excluding �isive Plan Update, and use was for a particular and property types, with Further discussion included development or redevelopment or those parc easier to develop, leaving more challenging or infill lots, with a broad r 'nion and ulrir�iate design concepts for those parcels; parcels remaining (i.e., Hamline Sho t°�'� �'��e�v'� Community Center, across the street from City Hall, and other obvious parcels) �`'�� Mr. Trudgeon advised that this report would assi with the City Council and HRA needing to det they desired to be involved i� ��.noting that fi lens provided by this stud ment came Additional disc inventory based Member Pust thanked wouldn't h , ` i� �itho HRA and staff focus on future housing potential, e, from a policy discussion standpoint, whether �ousing potential; with staff looking through the i'-,�;_ versus available resources, and prices for current land for the study providing affordability information, and that it public role. Con��uding discus�v#�,�'ncluded how long the study would remain relevant, or if and when it should be ��dated, with Mr l�!�'t��ins noring that most communiries updated their housing studies every five (5) rs, and opined th�,� given the current housing market, he didn't see the need for the City of Roseville ate this stud �',any sooner than that. Mr. Mullins noted that, typically, a private developer would p"� imilar � sing studies as part of their due diligence for a potential project. Ms. Ke �� "noted that those studies would be project-specific for any new market-rate development coming ��itivard. Ms. Kelsey further noted that there was not a lot of luaury rental unit competition in Roseviiie for potenrial developers, other than for the Lexington Apartments. Member Pust opined that this housing study was hugely valuable information; and recommended that the HRA build into their budget funding for an update every five (5) years; and suggested that riming appeared to be crirical, and suggested that the HRA determine how to l�ave developers provide the City with their respective market studies. Chair Maschka and members thanked Mr. Mullins for his presentation.