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HRA Meeting Minutes – Monday, July 27, 2009 Page 3 available for future redevelopment. Mr. Mullins noted that one of the challenges facing the City is that a majority of the community’s housing stock was built in the 1950’s through 1970’s, and that the community was heavily-weighted in one bedroom homes, impacting resale data. Mr. Mullins reviewed that resale data, specific to ramblers and 1-1/2 story homes, representing 70% of all single-family home sales. Mr. Mullins suggested that the City consider pursuing successful ventures for private/public partnerships to assist developers with financial barriers for redevelopment. Mr. Mullins also noted that expanding current rambler housing stock by adding a second story may be prudent for those homes applicable to such remodeling. Based on the findings and challenges/opportunities in the full report, Mr. Mullins suggested that in addressing City development priorities that the City considers: 1)Affordable active adult senior housing community – currently no active adult senior housing at this time; 2)Affordable family rental housing; 3)Market rate general occupancy rental housing (upscale market); 4)Availability of Section 8 housing vouchers – only 210 in City right now being issued throughout community – some way to get more vouchers to serve as many as possible. 5)Working with existing property owners for rehabilitation/replacement of those buildings – unfortunate deferred maintenance in evidence; 6)Owner-occupied (cooperative preferred) active adult senior housing; 7)General occupancy for-sale townhomes for entry-level buyers and older adult/senior households; and 8)Reassess service-enhanced senior housing needs. Member Pust questioned if there was a standard of Section 8 housing vouchers based on population; with Mr. Mullins responding that there was no magic number; however, opined that 210 was not a substantial number for a community the size of Roseville, and that such housing was always in demand. Mr. Mullins concluded his presentation by reminding members that housing projects attract residents from a wide geography, with 30-40% occupancy from other suburban communities; including adult children moving parent(s) into senior housing within their own community. Mr. Mullins further noted that while there may not appear to be a huge demand for senior housing from Roseville residents, to remember that such housing in an inner-ring suburb would draw from a much wider area. Mr. Mullins noted that a copy of the full report would be forthcoming to the HRA and staff. Discussion included trends for knock down/rebuild housing, with such trends being more prevalent in suburbs such as Edina and St. Louis Park, and other communities initiating ordinances addressing how much square footage was allowable on properties; and reiterated that in the future, additional second- story additions would be in evidence for inner-ring communities for current rambles, for those desiring to remain in their current communities for convenience and/or quality of life issues. Further discussion included whether a need for intergenerational housing was indicated, with Mr. Mullins opining that this type of housing was not being seen to a great extent in MN at this time, and was a more European concept, but would be a great idea for the future. Additional discussion included the rationale for continuing strong marketing and profitability for senior (55 and over) housing, with luxury or rental housing being the concentrated market for for-profit developers; in addition to faith-affiliated senior housing, with many of those faith-based facilities having available land and willing to parcel some of it for senior housing, and also addressing that faith- based mission for serving seniors as they age (i.e., Presbyterian Homes and Ecumen). Mr. Mullins opined that faith-based remained the best private/public partnership for a community, as it subsidized the project via their donation of the land, thereby reducing costs for the housing, and addressing the service from their faith perspective to that senior generation.