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HRA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Page 2 1 a. Living Smarter Awards 2 Housing Coordinator Jeanne Kelsey formally recognized the ten (10) sponsors of the 3 upcoming Living Smarter Home and Garden Fair, scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2009. 4 Ms. Kelsey noted that three (3) of the sponsors were able to attend tonight’s meeting; and the 5 other sponsors would be given their awards at the Fair, to allow all to display their 6 presentations at their booths. 7 8 Chair Maschka presented plaques to those sponsors in attendance: Castle Building and 9 Remodeling; Linders Greenhouse; and Western Remodelers. 10 11 Chair Maschka, on behalf of the HRA and City of Roseville, thanked sponsors for making the 12 event possible; and wished them well in enhancing contacts with residents at the Fair. 13 14 Those unable to attend, but recognized by Chair Maschka, included: Xcel Energy; More 15 Construction; Wabay_____ Contracting; Renewal by Anderson; Kath Heating and Air 16 Conditioning; and Bremer Bank. 17 18 A round of applause followed; with Executive Director Trudgeon again announcing the date 19 and time of the event and encouraging residents to attend this re-branded event. 20 21 Chair Maschka echoed that invitation, for the Living Green Fair to be held at the Fairview 22 Community Center at Fairview Avenue and County Road B; noting the great information 23 provided and interesting people attending; opining that it served as the first day of spring in 24 Roseville. 25 26 Member Pust arrived at this time. 27 28 9. Presentations 29 30 a. HomeShare St. Croix – matching homeowners that need non-medical support in order to 31 stay in their homes with home seekers who are willing to exchange services for an 32 affordable place to live. 33 Ms. West of HomeShare of St. Croix presented information on this community resource 34 matching homeowners with home seekers for affordable housing. Brochures were distributed 35 by staff providing additional information on this resource to maintain independence and 36 companionship for seniors preferring to remain in their homes; while serving to bridge gaps 37 between generations, mentoring and friendship, and providing a sense of security in meeting 38 needs of all parties involved. 39 40 Ms. West advised that HomeShare currently had eight to nine (8-9) clients for this cooperative 41 venture. Ms. West reviewed the types of services provided; screening and monitoring by their 42 firm; benefits of home sharing; how to contact HomeShare for additional information; the 43 interview, evaluation, and meeting process of all parties; review of references and trial match 44 periods for each client. Ms. West noted that there was a detailed contract between both parties 45 (homeowner and home seeker) defining expectations, rules, tasks, hours and other specifics to 46 ensure the comfort of all parties. Ms. West noted that HomeShare’s fee, based on the 47 homeowner’s income, is paid only after a successful match is found, and matches could be for 48 the short or long-term, depending on which was most applicable. 49 50 Ms. Kelsey advised that the information from HomeShare would be added as a link on the 51 City’s RHRA website for citizen information. 52 53 Chair Maschka thanked Ms. West for the presentation, and for alerting the RHRA to this 54 community resource; and suggested that Ms. West contact Northwest Youth and Family 55 Services (NYFS) as an additional resource for their organization.