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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/12/1995AGENDA MAPLEWOOD HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY December 12, 1995 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM A (Note Room Change) 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes a. November 1, 1995 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Communications a. HRA Vacancy 6. Unfinished Business 7. New Business a. Metropolitan Livable Communities Act - 1996 Maplewood Goals 8. Date of Next Meeting a. January 9, 1996 9. Adjournment c:HRAAGEND.MEM MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NOVEMBER 1, 1995 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Fischer called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL HRA Commissioners: Lorraine Fischer, Tom Connelly, Gary Pearson, and Larry Whitcomb Staff: Ken Roberts, associate planner, and Melinda Coleman, director of community development Others: Jack Frost and Mike Keane from the Metropolitan Council and Joe O'Brien, an interested resident 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. September 27, 1994 Commissioner Connelly moved approval of the minutes of September 27, 1994, as submitted. Commissioner Pearson seconded. Ayes--all 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Pearson moved approval of the agenda as submitted. Commissioner Connelly seconded. Ayes--all 5. COMMUNICATIONS a. Carefree Cottages of Maplewood (Phase III) Ken Roberts, associate planner, reported that the Carefree Cottages were approved and are now being constructed. Phase III includes 32 cottages and 110 units in a 3-story apartment building. Mr. Roberts said he was told that there are up to 500 people on a waiting list for this housing. b. HRA Vacancy Ken Roberts, associate planner, stated that notices were sent to the Mapiewood Review and the St. Paul Pioneer Press requesting interested residents to fill the vacancy on the HRA. An announcement will also be put in the next Maplewood in Motion and on the cable channel. Applications will be due the second week in December. Mr. Roberts also introduced Joe O'Brien, a resident interested in the HRA, and Melinda Coleman, the director of community development since May of 1995. Maplewood HRA Minutes of 11-01-95 -2- 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Lorraine Fischer gave an update on truth-in-housing compliance. She has the newspaper ads for the past year listing houses for sale in Maplewood. Mrs. Fischer will put together the information, determine the percentage of compliance with truth-in-housing, and report at a future meeting. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Metropolitan Livable COmmunities Act Ken Roberts, associate planner, introduced this item. Jack Frost, of the Metropolitan Council and a member of the Maplewood Planning Commission, explained that the act was an effort to make housing affordable throughout the Twin Cities area. He said it was a commitment to family-young, singles and elderly-by ensuring a diversity of housing stock and a commitment to economy by enabling people to have affordable housing near where they work. He also said that the metropolitan government offers incentives to cities that participate in this act. Mr. Frost emphasized that the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act is a voluntary-type program and that the Metropolitan Council's function is solely to implement this act for the legislature. He also said that affordable housing is defined as that which costs no more than 30 percent of the median household income of the Twin Cities area. The Met Council uses 80 percent of this figure to determine affordability. Based on a median income of $50,000, an affordable house was $115,000 in 1994 dollars on a fixed 30-year mortgage. A rental apartment is affordable with a rent of $630 a month or less in 1994. This program is an attempt to encourage all cities to have a certain percentage of their housing stock as affordable. Mr. Frost and Mike Keane, who is also with the Metropolitan Council and a resident of North St. Paul, then answered questions and discussed the act with the commission members. Commissioner Fischer felt the commission had nothing to lose and might possibly gain from participating in the program. Commissioner Pearson said he had yet to see a decent program out of metro government that aided anyone who wishes to purchase or revitalize manufactured housing. Mr. Pearson stated that he has a program within his manufactured- housing community wherein he purchases the older homes as they become available, rehabilitates them, and privately finances them with reasonable financing terms. Commissioner Whitcomb said he doesn't think these programs work--they identify problems to solve but the means being used to solve them are not working. He felt it will require more money because the demand will increase as it is implemented and the current funds allocated won't meet that inceasing demand. Mr. VVhitcomb commented that the city was being coerced into participating because, if they didn't, they could lose other discretionary funding from the Met Council. He said that using wrongful means to achieve an overall greater good is still wrong. Commissioner Connelly thought the city should take part in the program for a year and, if it didn't work, they could get out at that time. Commissioner Whitcomb moved the HRA recommend denial of the model resolution rejecting participation in the Metropolitan Council's Livable Communities Act. There was no second. Maplewood HRA Minutes of 11-01-95 -3- Commissioner Connelly moved the HRA recommend adoption of the model resolution electing to participate in the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act with the understanding that the HRA, together with the Planning Commission and the City Council, will need to have future discussions regarding housing goals. Commissioner Pearson seconded. The motion passed. Ayes-Fischer, Connelly, Pearson Nays-VVhitcomb Commissioner Pearson expressed reservation about some parts of the program but seconded the motion and voted for participation as a city. b. Election of Officers Commissioner Connelly moved the nomination of Lorraine Fischer as chair and Gary Pearson as vice-chair of the Maplewood Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Commissioner Whitcomb seconded. Ayes-Fischer, Connelly, VVhitcomb Abstention-Pearson Commissioner VVhitcomb moved the nomination of Tom Connelly as secretary of the Maplewood Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Commissioner Fischer seconded. Ayes-all The motions passed. c. Meeting Time Melinda Coleman, director of community development, mentioned that the HRA will need to meet more often to draft goals for the Livable Communities Act and to make required changes to the comprehensive plan and zoning plan. Staff and the commission discussed changing the meeting time. It will be reconsidered after a fifth member is appointed. 8. DATE OF NEXT MEETING a. December 12, 1995 at 7 p.m. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9 p.m. MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: City Manager Melinda Coleman, Community Development Director Livable Communities Act--Housing Goals November 29, 1995 INTRODUCTION Maplewood must adopt housing goals to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act. The Metropolitan Council has set guidelines for participating cities that require them to adopt housing goals by December 15, 1995, and prepare a plan for carrying out those goals by June 30, 1996. The Metropolitan Council prepared a draft housing goals agreement that I have included for your review. To carry out these principles, Maplewood agrees to use the benchmarks developed by the Metropolitan Council. The city can either adopt these principles and goals as written or we can develop our own. BACKGROUND On October 23, 1995, the city council considered the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act. The council tabled this until November 13, 1995 so the HRA could review this proposal. On November 13, 1995, the city council adopted a resolution electing to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act. RECOMMENDATION Adopt the housing goals agreement benchmarks as prepared by the Metropolitan Council or some variation thereof. This agreement indicates that Maplewood will make its best efforts to meet or exceed the established housing benchmarks. After the city adopts the housing goals, staff will begin working with the HRA and Planning Commission to develop a plan for implementing the goals and objectives. c:memo\livgoals Attachment: Housing Goals Agreement DRAFT HOUSING GOALS AGREEMENT METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT P~NCIPLES The city of Maplewood supports: 1. A balanced housing supply, with housing available for people at all income levels. 2. The accommodation of all racial and ethnic groups in the purchase, sale, rental and location of housing within the community. A variety of housing types for people in all stages of the life-cycle. o A'community of well-maintained housing and neighborhoods, including ownership and rental housing. :- Housing development that respects the natural environment of the community while striving to accommodate the need for a variety of housing types and costs. The availability of a full range of services and facilities for !ts res)dents, .and the improvement of access to and linkage between housing nna emptoyment. GOALS To carry out the above housing principles, the City of Maplewood agrees to use benchmark indicators for communities of similar location and stage of development as affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the period 1996 to 2010, and to make its best efforts, given market conditions and resource availability, to maintain an index within the benchmark ranges for affordnbilit3', life-cycle and density. Affordability Ownership 82% 69-74% Rental 46% Life-Cycle T~ePe (Non-single family 38% 29-3S% tached) Owner/ruter Mix 72/28% ('/S-77} / Density Single-Family Detached 2.2/acre 1.9-2.2/acre Mul_t__ifarnil.v 13/acre 10-13/acre To achieve the above goals, the City of Maplewood elects to participate in the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act Local Housing Incentives Program, and will prepare and submit a plan to the Metropolitan Council by June 30, 1996, indicating the actions it will take to carry out the above goals. CERTIFICATION - ..Mayor Date Affordable and Life-Cycle Housing Opportunities Amount For Maplewood Your ALHOA Amount for: Maplewood 1996 $0 Not required 1997 (E~timate) $'2,950