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<br />CASE # 2 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />HABITAT PARTNERSHIP FOR NORTHWEST ANOKA COUNTY <br /> <br />BY: <br /> <br />Sylvia Frolik, HRA Executive Director <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION: <br /> <br />Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is constructing 3 8-unit townhome buildings in Town Center <br />Gardens 3rd Addition in the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. Local residents have formed a steering <br />committee to organize and sponsor work camps involving local residents in the development. <br />This local steering group is Habitat Partnership for Northwest Anoka County (HP AC). <br /> <br />DISCUSSION POINTS: <br /> <br />HP AC is sponsoring four I-week work camps in 2007. This involves recruiting 18 volunteers a <br />day to work at the site and raising $6,000 per each of the 4 weeks. For the 4 weeks sponsorship, <br />HP AC is obligated to raising $24,000 and as many as 360 volunteers to staff the site for those 20 <br />days. <br /> <br />HP AC is working on volunteer recruitment and fund raising. Letters have been sent to all <br />Ramsey and Anoka businesses. Their plan is to approach other communities they plan serve in <br />this northwest area as well (Andover, Anoka, Coon Rapids, St. Francis, Burns and Oak Grove). <br /> <br />The 200 I City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan identifies goals and policies which include <br />providing a balanced supply of housing for people of all income levels, ethnicity and physical <br />abilities; and to add to the supply of affordable housing. The City of Ramsey Housing and <br />Redevelopment Authority was formed to serve as a tool to implement the housing goals of the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />The Ramsey BRA currently has a fund balance of $317,000. An allocation to Habitat for this <br />project is an eligible BRA expenditure and meets the goals of the Comprehensive Plan and the <br />BRA. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br /> <br />a) Proposed resolution for allocation of funds <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />Staff is recommending an expenditure of $6,000.00 to HP AC for the 2007 Habitat project in <br />Ramsey to sponsor 1 work camp week. <br /> <br />BOARD ACTION: <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner and seconded by Commissioner to allocate <br />$ _ to HP AC for the 2007 Habitat for Humanity housing project in Ramsey. <br /> <br />HRA: 08/14/07 <br /> <br />10 <br />