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RHRA – 2006 County Priorities 02/21/06 - Page 1 of 2 REQUEST FOR HRA ACTION DATE: 2/21/2006 ITEM NO: 8.d. Department Approval: Manager Approval: Agenda Section: Action Item Description: Establish Priorities for Ramsey Count y Community Development Block Grant and Housing Investment Partnership Act Funds for 2006 1.0 Requested Action City staff is requesting the annual HRA appr oval of Housing Priorities for the Ramsey County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Housing Investment Partnership Act (HOME) Funds for 2006 2.0 Background 2.1 In 2005, the HRA adopted priorities based upon previous County priorities, the HRA housing goals as outlined in the HRA Housing Plan per resolution no.13. 2.2 This year at the annual Ramsey County CDBG and Home Funds workshop the County presented the following priorities with no modifications from 2005. 1. Housing which includes the following: Rehabilitation of Owner-Occupied Single Family Houses (including energy efficiency improvements) Homeownership for First Time Homebuyers who are low to moderate income Rehabilitation of Rental Property Large and Small Removal of Dilapidated Structures (single family homes, commercial buildings, both require eligible re-use of the property, limited to benefiting low and moderate income persons.) New Affordable Housing Construction – Families and Seniors (may include multifamily, townhouses, assisted living and acquisition of land for low-income single family home ownership) Rehabilitation loans for eligible Condominium and Townhome developments. Housing Land Trusts 2. Neighborhood Revitalization Includes a combination of eligible activities. However, due to the statutory restrictions on the use of CDBG/HOME funds, not all projects in these categories are eligible. This category is narrowly focused to directly benefit low and moderate