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<br />Item #: 5A <br />Meeting Date: March 16, 2018 <br />Type of Business: EDC <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Economic Development Commission <br />From: Brian Beeman, Business Development Coordinator <br />Item Title/Subject: Review Single & Multifamily Residential Housing Issues <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />As part of the 2018 EDC Priorities the EDC has identified the following goal: “Monitor and assist with citywide <br />housing issues & priorities and projects and older properties as well as cooperating with multifamily property <br />owners to assist with upgrading facilities”. The first step in this process is to identify the individual properties that <br />are causing concern and list specific issues associated with each property. Staff will consolidate the list of <br />properties & issues in each category and construct a master list. Once the master list has been constructed, Staff <br />will be able to identify the specific trends and needs. The City's Code Enforcement Officer will be on hand to <br />discuss the trends he is seeing. <br /> <br />Phase II of this process will be to review all known financial programs that address each type of property and <br />issue associated with each of the properties. Phase II will be conducted at a separate EDC meeting in order to <br />give adequate time to understand and discuss each program. One idea is to attempt to have a representative <br />from Ramsey County explain each of their current housing programs to the EDC at a future meeting. <br /> <br />Phase III will consist of identifying each financial program that the City can adequately administer & fund and that <br />actually addresses the identified issues. If the EDC determines that the City should move forward with any of the <br />programs then the EDC will need to make a recommendation to the EDA at the appropriate time. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />In order to fully address the concerns associated with deteriorating residential housing stock within the City of <br />Mounds View the EDC must first identify and document the specific issues and buildings that are a cause for <br />concern. <br /> <br />1. Specifically identify all multi-family structures within the City of Mounds View that the EDC identifies <br />as a cause for concern. Identify and list the specific issues associated with each property. <br /> <br />2. Specifically identify all single-family housing structures within the City of Mounds View that warrant <br />attention. Identify the specific issues associated with each property. <br /> <br />3. Specifically identify all commercial properties within the City of Mounds View that warrant attention. <br />Identify the specific issues associated with each property. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the EDC review the single & multifamily housing stock as well as any commercial property <br />in Mounds View that is a concern and include specific issues associated with each property and bring your <br />individual lists to the EDC meeting. The individual lists will be added to a master list and consolidated to identify <br />specific buildings and issues associated with those properties. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> ____________________________ <br />Brian Beeman <br />Business Development Coordinator