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Housing Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Because Mounds View is a fully developed suburb with aging housing stock and lower income levels, a major concern of the City is the maintenance, rehabilitation and redevelopment of housing. The City is providing and promoting programs the most in these areas. The following is a listing of the programs offered to Mounds View residents. City of Mounds View: Mounds View Home Improvement Loans: . Demolition Loan . General Home Repair Loan . Code Enforcement Loan • Emergency Deferred Loan Conduit Revenue Bonds Housing Revenue Bonds Rental Housing Licensing (since 1970) — the City inspects 25% of rental units each year Enforcement of the Local Housing Maintenance Code (code adopted in 1974) CDBG Supported Rehabilitation Programs Foreclosure Awareness & Prevention Workshops Participation in the Livable Communities Local Housing Incentives Program to access funding resources through the Local Housing Incentives Account, Livable Communities Demonstration Account and the Tax Base Revitalization Account. North Metro Housing Resource Center: Mounds View Manufactured Housing Program loans MHFA Fix Up Fund Loan MHFA Rental Property Loans MHFA Rehabilitation Loans Neighborhood Energy Connection: Energy Conservation Deferred Loan Mounds View Home Energy Loans Ramsey County: FirstHOME Buyer Assistance CDBG and HOME funds for multi -family housing loans Local Initiatives Economic Development Authority: The City created an EDA in March 1994. One of the objectives of the EDA is to provide housing opportunities for residents. The EDA is currently in the process of creating new home improvement loans for Mounds View residents. Local Official Controls and Approvals: The City of Mounds View is continually reviewing the Zoning Code and making changes as needed. 10