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City of Roseville - Housing & Redevelopment Authority Meeting Minutes for July 20, 20...Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br />a) Public Hearing to consider 2005 HRA Budget and Levy Request <br /> <br />Chair Majerus opened the public hearing and requested that Executive Director Cathy Bennett <br />present a summary of the 2005 HRA budget, programs and recommended levy. <br /> <br />Cathy Bennett reviewed the various programs supported by the HRA and the proposed funding <br />required to support each program and advised that the primary sources to fund HRA specific <br />non-income restricted programs and administrative costs are the cash balance, levy funds, <br />home and garden fees and interest. She advised the levy would provide the necessary funds to <br />continue to provide housing services such as the Housing Resource Center, housing loans, <br />cleaning up distressed properties, studying demographic trends, developing first time buyer <br />options and building a fund to tackle the most severe multi-family issues. <br /> <br />In addition, Bennett mentioned that the City has discussed the possibility of implementing a <br />more proactive housing maintenance program with a more thorough housing maintenance code <br />and a rental licensing program. These new initiatives would require additional staff to implement <br />and the HRA should consider using the full levy amount to fund such as program if the City <br />Council is supportive of its implementation beginning in 2005. <br /> <br />A full levy budget option and half levy budget option was presented for consideration along with <br />the impacts to various levels of property owners. <br /> <br />Chair Majerus asked if there were any questions regarding the information presented. Seeing <br />none, Chair Majerus closed the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Motion: Member Scheunemann moved, seconded by Member Hermes, to adopt by <br />Resolution, a Housing and Redevelopment Authority Tax Levy for 2005 at the maximum <br />amount permissible to be forwarded to the City Council as part of the budget and truth in <br />taxation hearings. <br /> <br /> <br />Member Kelsey asked if the HRA did not support a full levy could the Council increase it. (yes) <br />Member Hermes noted that a full levy should be supported for multifamily renovation regardless <br />of a rental license program implementation. Marks noted that supporting the full levy shows <br />support for the Council and if the Council is not ready to implement such a program the HRA <br />could achieve their goals with a half levy amount. Millasovich mentioned that it is difficult to <br />support the full levy for a program that the HRA has not had a chance to understand and review. <br /> <br />Ayes: 4 <br />Nays: 2 <br /> <br />Motion carried <br />  <br /> <br />Action Items <br />8. <br /> <br />a) Selection of new HRA Logo. <br /> <br />Cathy Bennett mentioned that the action on the HRA logo had been tabled in July with the <br />request for modified logo ideas. Bennett presented the revised logo options for review. <br /> <br />Hermes noted that the Equal Opportunity Housing words need to be a bit clearer. <br /> <br />Millasovich noted that the intern did great work in the development of the logo and revisions and <br />should be complimented. <br /> <br />Motion: Member Kelsey moved, seconded by Member Millasovich to approve HRA logo <br />number 1 with darkened HRA letters and to incorporate this logo into HRA materials <br />logo) <br />. <br /> <br />Ayes: 6 <br />Nays: 0 <br />Motion carried. <br />http://archive.ci.roseville.mn.us/council/hra/minutes/2004/hram040817.htm4/16/2010 <br /> <br />