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<br />REQUEST FOR HRA ACTION <br />Date: <br />5-17-05 <br />Item No: 7 <br />.a. <br />Staff Approval: Agenda Section: <br /> Action <br />CB <br />Item Description: Acceptance of Report on Neighborhood and Business Meetings and <br />Discuss Next Steps (HF25) <br />Requested Action: <br />1.0 <br />(To be <br />1.1The HRA will be asked to listen, review and accept a draft report and findings <br />emailed on Monday) <br /> on the Neighborhood and Business Meetings as part of the <br />Neighborhood Enhancement Program process. <br />1.2The HRA should discuss next steps for the report’s recommendations and <br />communication to the City Council, commissions and the community. <br />Background <br />2.0 <br />2.1In October 2004, the HRA developed a process to evaluate a Neighborhood Enhancement <br />Program. Beginning in November 2004 the HRA conducted an educational process to <br />learn about the issues as well as programs that other communities have implemented to <br />address housing and neighborhood concerns. In February 2005, the HRA approved a <br />series of neighborhood and business meetings to review and discuss neighborhood <br />housing issues throughout the community. <br />2.2As part of the Neighborhood meeting process, the HRA hired Barbara Raye and Carol <br />Swenson of the Center for Policy, Planning and Performance (CPPP) to facilitate and <br />then summarize the findings from each meeting. <br />  <br /> <br />The process included five neighborhood meetings and four business meetings <br />(commission chairs, local realtors, multi-family owners and representatives and a joint <br />school officials and realtors meeting) held in March, April and May. <br />2.4Barbara and Carol will provide the HRA with a summary of these meetings, the general <br />themes, the most compelling resident views and their findings on housing issues. In <br />addition, they will recommend areas for policy development and action by the HRA. <br />Suggested HRA Action: <br />3.0 <br />By motion, <br />3.1accept the draft neighborhood meeting report and findings prepared and <br />presented by the Center for Policy, Planning and Performance. <br />3.2Discuss the next steps associated with the neighborhood enhancement program including <br />formulating recommendations and communication with the City Council, commissions <br />and the community. <br />Report Prepared by: Cathy Bennett, 651-792-7072, Attachments: Neighborhood Summaries, Meeting area map. <br />RHRAD_ Neighborhood Enhancement (05-17-05) - Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />