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City of Roseville - Housing & Redevelopment Authority Meeting Minutes for July 20, 20...Page 4 of 4 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Motion: Member Hermes moved, seconded by Member Bean, to recommend the City Council adopt a companion resolution with the understanding that, as more analysis is completed, the HRA may come back for further Council direction with a specific plan for reuse of 2012 Eldridge and a specific request for a Tax Increment district if needed. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Information, Reports and Other Business 9. a) Update of Applewood Court homes (HF0005) Cathy Bennett explained the application and selection process. Some applicants did not qualify for various underwriting reasons which were review independently by a qualifying bank. There are seven qualified applicants for five homes and were categorized by 80% or 120% of median income to determine which homes they were eligible for. Points were given for family size, first time home buyer and public service employment status. She explained the point system and the lottery process. The construction has begun on four homes with expected occupancy in late fall. An open house event will be held prior to occupancy. b.) Discussion of August 23 “Housing Summit” Cathy Bennett explained the purpose and goals of the meeting on August 23, 2004. c) Twin Lakes Stakeholder Final Report Dennis Welsch provided a summary of the Stakeholder process and report on the development proposal by the developers which were provided to the City Council. Dennis advised that the Council will review the land proposal and financial gaps with a decision deadline scheduled for the end of September. He discussed the HRA’s role in the process and mentioned that Chair Bill Majerus was the HRA representative on the Stakeholder Pane d) Home & Garden Award Program Update (HF0007) Cathy Bennett provided a summary of the progress to establish a Home & Garden Award Program. It was determined that such a program needs to be formulated by a volunteer effort. Interest was received by 6 residents with emphasis on gardening and three banks. However, in the first planning meeting no volunteer chair or champion come forth. Parks and Recreation will market the program one more time in their annual brochure to gain more interest. Member Marks represented the HRA at the meetings. He explained that the garden issue is not a priority to the HRA at this time. He recommended the HRA do nothing more until more interest in generated regarding the housing. e) Other Board Member and Staff Reports Cathy Bennett distributed the second quarter reports for Community Development Department which includes the Housing Resource Center half year report of activity. Adjourn: 8:23 p.m. http://archive.ci.roseville.mn.us/council/hra/minutes/2004/hram040720.htm4/16/2010