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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Olson, Commissioners Gamec, Jeffrey, Dehen, Elvig, <br />Look, and Strommen. Voting No: None. <br />HRA BUSINESS <br />Case 1) Contract Amendment — Master Housing Plan <br />Executive Director Frolik stated that in July of 2007, the HRA hired Cathy Capone Bennett of <br />Bennett Community Consulting to develop a Master Housing Plan for the City. The contract <br />amount approved was for $4,200 and so far the City has paid $4,125, however, Ms. Capone <br />Bennett has estimated that there is additional work needed to complete a final Master Housing <br />Plan. She stated that Ms. Capone Bennett has attended the comprehensive plan/OST meetings, <br />which were not part of the original plan, which is where the cost difference stems from. She <br />stated that staff is recommending a budget amendment with Bennett Community Consulting in <br />the amount of $1,500. <br />Commissioner Dehen stated that the amendment to the contract does not bother him, but asked if <br />staff anticipated anything over and above this amount. <br />Ms. Capone Bennett stated that if the City Council would like to see significant changes in the <br />draft Master Housing Plan, additional time would be needed. <br />Motion by Commissioner Strommen, seconded by Commissioner Gamec, to approve a contract <br />amendment with Bennett Community Consulting in the amount of $1,500 to be derived from the <br />2007 HRA budget. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Olson, Commissioners Strommen, Gamec, Jeffrey, <br />Dehen, Elvig, and Look. Voting No: None. <br />Case 2) Review Draft Master Housing Plan <br />Ms. Capone Bennett stated that she put together the Master Housing Plan by updating <br />information completed by staff in 2005. She stated that she updated the demographic <br />information and took the goals stated by the City Council and condensed them down to four <br />specific goals and implementation strategies. She stated that the Master Housing Plan also <br />includes the HRA project map, which identifies some project areas that the City may want to <br />focus on in the future. She stated that staff is looking for a sense of priorities for the potential <br />project areas. <br />Associate Planner Geisler distributed the list of potential project areas and asked the City <br />Council to mark what they felt was the priority level for each one and turn them in tonight so <br />staff can compile their responses. <br />Commissioner Elvig asked if the Master Housing Plan was a 3 to 5 year plan. <br />Housing and Redevelopment Authority / November 27, 2007 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />