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living, allowing them to maintain their independence and thus lowering the need for <br />and the costs of nursing home care, and these units increase housing density without <br />requiring high-rise construction. <br />Further information can be found at http://-,vww.nextstep.state.mn.us/ <br />Strategy: Maintaining the Lowry Grove mobile home park <br />Most of the mobile homes do not meet current federal standards in St. Anthony <br />Village; therefore, it would be in the city's best interest to ensure that the homes are <br />meeting safety and livability standards. <br />Strategy: Home energy audits and renovations. <br />Renovating "suburban lifecycle houses" built during between 1950 and 1970 with <br />efficient and sustainable materials, products and appliances (Energy Star appliances, <br />for example) and taking advantage of home energy audits to gage what steps could <br />be taken to improve these older housing units. Home energy audits require filling <br />out an application and are a set fee; however, if there is enough interest in St. <br />Anthony Village to have city-wide audits in residential, office, commercial, and <br />community space, perhaps the energy provider would be willing to negotiate the cost <br />of the audits. <br />Strategy: Provide builders with incentives to build maximum density housing, <br />infill projects, and life -cycle housing. <br />Incentives for builders could include building permit fee discounts, expedited permit <br />reviews, and grant or tax breaks. <br />Strategy: Apply for community -wide grants. <br />The Metropolitan Council is an excellent source that provides information about <br />affordable housing and has a number of options for communities to become <br />engaged. St. Anthony could consider applying for the Livable Communities <br />Demonstration Account (LCDA) grant and the Local Housing Incentive Account <br />(LHIA) grant. <br />The LCDA funds development and redevelopment projects that achieve connected <br />development patterns linking housing, jobs and services, and maximize the <br />development potential of existing infrastructure and regional facilities. Funding has <br />enabled cities and developers to expand options available in the market, like <br />transforming an outmoded shopping center into a neighborhood center with new <br />housing opportunities, retail and commercial services, and public spaces. Funded <br />projects include a variety of small-scale and large-scale developments throughout the <br />region, serving as destinations for daily activities, such as work, errands, shopping <br />and entertainment. Development grants provide funding for basic public <br />infrastructure and site assembly to support development that will be completed <br />within two years of the grant award. Pre -Development grants will assist cities with <br />activities such as detailed redevelopment designs and economic feasibility analysis to <br />prepare projects to compete for grants in the Development category. Applicants Nvill <br />. ain ho 19 <br />t la eC <br />