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~'t~1UT~~S <br />City COUnC~l <br />r~i~. ~6, 19£3G <br />Rutzick <br />Elderly <br />flo~asing <br />(Cont.) <br />Sc~lze conioiented t,nat this housinc~ has not been advertised and ~t'nere <br />may be n~ople in I_ittle Canada who niay b~ interested. <br />Fahey cornmFnt~d that ~the Planner has indicated that therc is not <br />a r:iar!;et for rnarket-rate elc(eriy housing and he is the ~ity's expert. <br />F~hey reportFd t;hat Johanna Gallaqher has indicaterl to h~m ~th~t there <br />is a!nar!<et for subsidiz~ci elderly housin~, but most seniors cannot <br />pzy mar;<et-rat~. Fahe,y si.~~~y~sted ~ttiat the City could ~t~tempt to <br />mari<et: T,Yie h~usinq throuph ~ notice in sewer bills or a mailin~ <br />to ,eniors in Little Canacia. 7fie 'noi,ising could ~~e set asid~ fnr <br />seniors For a c~rtain amount of ti!nr, <br />Scalze renorted that cities around Little Canac(a are encouraqing <br />mari<ef;-rate housing. One of the reasons for this in Roseville is <br />the declinin~ school enro7lment. <br />t ahe.y agai n poi ntec+: out ~:he f'l ann~r' s report. <br />i4r. Johnson indicatec! thai: he ~,ias ~rrilling to do a mai1ing to Litf,1e <br />Canada r^sident;s. <br />r,ouncil cNscussed an ad~ilts-only building. "9rs. Scalze stated that <br />she ~r~as not in favor of this, but prefi~rred either a floor or ~,ving <br />of the buildin~ b~ cles~ignatec!. for seniors. Scalze stal:ed that the <br />Council I~as received oressure from seniors for housinc~. Thn CitY <br />Cler'~c c,oimnented t`iat the seniors want subsidized housinr,. <br />I~~?r;. Sca.lze suc,inested ~tliat a six month ti~tie period be required. <br />P~r. E31 esener asl<ed ;~~hat tYie Ci ty ~•~i 11 do i f a fl oor fiil l s up na1 f <br />s•ra,y in six n?onths. Then ~,till the deve1oper be able to rent tiie <br />rest~ of the units to anyone. Idhat t=rill h~ppen to th~ seniors e~iho <br />are alreacly there. Mr. Fahey replied that these deta~ls ~,~ould have <br />to be vvor!;ed oiit and the seniors rcnting ?~~ould have to kr.ow up-front <br />vrhat coulcl happen. <br />Johnson stated t~at thc~y are ~ailling to add.ress the senior n~arket in <br />i_ittle Canada. Johnson also nreferred clesignatinq a f1oor for seniars. <br />Johnson 5•ras also concerned about v~hat tiaould happ~n if the senior <br />floor 4~i1s on1y oart~ially rented after a Certain time n~riod. <br />It s•~as also discussed that if the third floor ~;rere designated, the <br />elevat;or could 5e I<eyed to only allo~;i those rentinq on tiie thirci <br />1"~OOi" itCC~SS. <br />flr. Johnson felt that fie had the expertise in his office to pi.i't <br />together <1 qood nuestionnaire to send out fo L~ttle Canada residents <br />to cletermine tt~e senior market. <br />St was ~hc concensus of the Council that it;4~ias coinfortable with <br />~the desi~nation of a floor for seniors i~F the mari<et proved to be <br />tliere. <br />~>~pU _9_ <br />