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<br />I <br />- <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />Topic Report: Review of HRA Goals and <br />Potential Projects <br />By: Amy Geisler, Acting BRA Director <br /> <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The City's Housing Consultant, Cathy Bennett, met with the HRA on September 4,2007 to begin <br />drafting goals and policies in preparation of a Master Housing Plan for the City. Since that time, Ms. <br />Bennett has reviewed the City's existing housing goals based on HRA input, and interviewed other <br />agencies and a number of local businesses regarding their views on housing needs in the City. <br />Summaries of these discussions are attached to this report. Ms. Bennett will be present at the meeting <br />to review this information and work with the HRA on developing a new list of goals. <br /> <br />The HRA discussed the proposed 2008 levy at the August 14,2007 meeting, and directeq Staff to <br />prepare a list of potential projects. In the second half of this meeting, Ms. Bennett and Staff will review <br />potential HRA projects, in hopes of beginning to develop a prioritized list. <br /> <br />Attachments: <br /> <br />1) HRA Work Session minutes dated September 4, 2007 <br />2) Summary ofHRA Member Questions <br />3) Summary ofHRA prioritization of existing goals <br />4) Summary of telephone discussions with housing partners and local businesses <br />5) Discussion notes from October 3rd Comp Plan SessIon on Housing <br /> <br />Action Statement: <br /> <br />Work with the consultant to develop a new list of housing goals for the Master Housing Plan, and <br />review potential HRA projects <br /> <br />~ <br />Reviewed by: <br />City Administrator: <br />Community Development Director <br /> <br /> <br />CCWS: <br /> <br />10/16/07 <br />