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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA <br />JUNE 8, 2016 <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City <br />Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 81h day of June, <br />2016 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little <br />Canada Road in said City. <br />Mayor John Keis called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the <br />following members of the City Council were present at roll call: <br />CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Mr. John Keis <br />Council Member Mr. Tom Fischer <br />Council Member Mr. Rick Montour <br />Council Member Mr. Christian Torkelson <br />Council Member Mr. Mike McGraw <br />ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Mr. Joel Hanson <br />City Clerk Ms. Heidi Heller <br />GMHC Program Director Ms. Suzanne Snyder <br />DISCUSSION <br />The purpose of this evening's meeting is for the City Council to discuss <br />ABOUT <br />creating a home rehabilitation program specific to Little Canada residents. <br />CREATING A <br />HOME <br />The City Administrator stated that one of the 2016 goals was to discuss <br />REHABILA- <br />starting a housing rehabilitation loan program. He explained that the <br />TATION <br />Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation runs almost all of the housing <br />PROGRAM FOR <br />rehab programs for cities in metro area, through their Housing Resource <br />LITTLE CANADA <br />Centers. He stated that the Housing Resource Center for the north and <br />east metro is located in Shoreview, and they handle everything so the City <br />only has to advertise their programs. The City Administrator noted that <br />there are several housing rehabilitation programs available to Little <br />Canada residents through the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation, <br />but all suburban Ramsey County residents compete for the same pools of <br />money. He explained that often the programs run out of funds before all <br />of the applicants can receive loans, and that the Ramsey County <br />Community Development Block Grant funds have had a waiting list for <br />the last few years. He stated that defaults on loans through the Greater <br />Metropolitan Housing Corporation are very low since they are very careful <br />in making sure the applicants can handle the loans. <br />