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i Item No. 7 Staff Report No. Meeting Date: 1/5/98 S S . a/ Type of Business: Council Business WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business Cit of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mayor and City Council From: Steve Dorgan, Housing Inspector Item Title/Subject: Multi Jurisdictional Remodeling Planbook Proposal Date of Report: December 24, 1997 BACKGROUND The city has an opportunity to be a part of a consortium of communities,predominately inner ring suburbs, which have proposed the creation of a "Remodeling Planbook"to address the problems and potential opportunities associated with the post World War II housing stock within their communities. The proposal is modeled after a planbook created for the Longfellow Neighborhood in the City of Minneapolis. REMODELING PLANBOOK FUNCTION Much of the housing within the inner ring suburbs were built post World War II era. Most of these 4110 homes do not currently meet the current lifestyles and demographics of today's homeowners. They are typically marketed to first time home buyers and used as transitional or transient housing. In addition, the home owners stay is usually shortened due to the lack of space and amenities provided in the housing located at the growing edges of the region. The Remodeling Planbook is designed to provide an incentive to homeowners to move into or to remain in the inner-ring cities versus moving out to developing suburbs. The incentives will be provided to homeowners by identifying technical, educational, and financial services to tap into. The Remodeling Planbook will also provide ideas, inspiration, tools, encouragement, and support to homeowners. The Planbook would also be intended to serve as a marketing tool to promote the advantages of living within inner-ring cities and to inspire homeowners to remodel their home and stay. ANTICIPATED SERVICES Possible Planbook Features ► Identify and explain the structure and architectural features of the chosen housing styles including floor layouts and functional considerations. ► Identify and explain the changing housing trends. ► Develop a variety of design alternatives for each housing type. • Include graphic images, photographs, and plans to make the Planbook understandable to homeowners. ► The Planbook will be made adaptable to other media forms such as the Internet and • cable TV. ► Written guidelines to enhance the appearance of housing including landscaping, fencing, and accessory buildings. ► Identification of advantages for living within participating inner-ring cities.