04-16-12 CC/HRA/PC Worksession CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
geCh-tOefeSpecial City Council/HRA/Planning
Commission Worksession
April 16, 2012
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Goettel and Chair Sandahl at 8:11 p.m. in the
Council Chambers.
ROLL CALL
Council Members Debbie Goettel, Mayor; Pat Elliott; Sue Sandahl; Fred Wroge; and Tom
Present: Fitzhenry
HRA Members Sue Sandahl, Chair; Doris Rubenstein; Steven J. Quam; David Gepner and
Present: Debbie Goettel
Planning Members Rick Jabs, Chair; Robert Hall; Maureen Scaglia; Daniel Kitzberger; Tom
Present: Rublein; and Gordon Vizecky
Planning Members Josh Root and Dennis Schuller
Absent:
Staff Present: Steven L. Devich, City Manager/HRA Executive Director; John Stark,
Community Development Director; Karen Barton, Community Development
Manager; Christine Costello, Community Development Coordinator; Michelle
Lewis, Housing Specialist; Julie Urban, Housing Specialist; Corrine Heine,
City Attorney; and Cheryl Krumholz, Executive Coordinator.
Item #1 DISCUSSION REGARDING PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS OF RENTAL
HOUSING INVENTORY AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT BY STANTEC
CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. (COUNCIL MEMO NO. 42)
Community Development Director Stark stated the findings presented this evening should be
considered draft for discussion and review. The study will be brought to the HRA for formal
consideration at a future meeting.
Jay Demma, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., presented a summary of the findings of the
study.
Special Worksession Minutes -2- April 16, 2012
There were questions from the City Council, HRA, and Planning Commission regarding the
data, including but not limited to affordability definition, subsidized housing clarification, community
vision of single-family homes, define how to make housing needs tolerable for the community, density
comparison, number of updated and/or converted units, and available land.
Additional questions should be submitted to Community Development Director Stark.
The consensus was a worksession should be held to discuss more related issues.
ADJOURNMENT
The HRA/City Council/Planning Commission worksession was adjourned by unanimous
consent at 9:41 p.m.
Date Approved: May 8, 2012 -
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