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MEMORANDUM TO: Randy Schumacher �(�l FROM: Mary Kay Wyland DATE: September 5, 1995 SUBJECT: Anoka County HRA Following is a brief history of the Anoka County HRA, current status of the County HRA Levy and steps the City needs to take at this time. In December of 1994, the Anoka County Board created the Anoka County HRA (ACHRA). An Intergovernmental Committee comprised of Elected Officials from various municipalities within the County was formed, along with a Technical Advisory Committee including staff from the various communities. I am a member of the TAC Committee, the City of Lino Lakes does not have a representative on the Intergovernmental Committee. The ACHRA authorized the hiring of a consultant to assist the two committees in reviewing the housing needs for the County and in the development of a Housing Survey. A copy of that survey is attached for your information. On July 18, 1995 the ACHRA approved a Levy for $1.1 Million Dollars to assist the County in providing dollars for senior housing and/or housing rehabilitation. This Levy is mandatory for those communities, including the City of Lino Lakes, who do not have an existing housing authority, and optional for those communities who do have a housing authority (including Andover, Anoka, Blaine, Circle Pines, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids, Fridley, Ramsey and Spring Lake Park). The proposed Levy for the City of Lino Lakes amounts to a total of $56,998 for roughly $6.42/$72,000 home value. According to the Draft Housing Survey, there are 368 Owner Occupied substandard housing units within the City of Lino Lakes and 15 substandard rental housing units. The senior population is currently estimated at 435 and projected to increase by 88% to 818 in 2005. Following approval of the tax levy and ACHRA budget, the ACHRA established two committees to develop work plans for implementation of senior housing programs and housing rehabilitation programs. The City of Lino Lakes must indicate in which area they would like their levied funds allocated, housing rehabilitation or senior