10-24 Joint CC, HRA, and PC Work Session CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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��� °���� Special Joint City Council, Housing and
Redevelopment Authority, and Planning
Commission Work Session
October 24, 2017
CALL TO ORDER
The work session was called to order by Mayor Elliott at 5:30 p.m. in the Bartholomew Room.
Council Members Pat Elliott, Mayor; Edwina Garcia; Michael Howard; Maria Regan Gonzalez;
Present: and Simon Trautmann (arrived at 6:10).
HRA Members Mary Supple, Chair; Pat Elliott; and Michael Howard.
Present:
HRA Members Sue Sandahl.
Absent:
PC Members Erin Vrieze Daniels, Chair; Sean Hayford Oleary; Allysen Hoberg; and Gordon
Present: Vizecky.
PC Members Dan Kitzberger; Bryan Pynn; and Susan Rosenberg.
Absent:
Staff Present: Steven L. Devich, City Manager; John Stark, Community Development
• Director; Melissa Poehlman, Assistant Community Development Director;
Julie Urban, Housing Manager; Jim Topitzhofer, Recreation Services Director;
and Jared Voto, Executive Aide/Analyst.
Item #1 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
Assistant Community Development Director Poehlman introduced Lance Bernard, Senior
Associate Planner, and Joe Lampe, Planner/Analyst, from SRF Consulting, the consultant assisting
the City with the comprehensive plan update. Mr. Bernard provided an overview of what the
comprehensive plan is and how updates are driven by regional policies, shared the plan element
requirements, and gave a recap of the public engagement and what has been done with the feedback
received. Mr. Bernard went into further detail of a market analysis being done at the 66th Street and
Nicollet Avenue area, including ideas for the area and design guidelines that will be developed. He
also discussed the Parks Master Plan as part of this process. Lastly, a schedule was provided for the
next steps of the process with plan adoption in August 2018.
Members of the Council, HRA, and Planning Commission commented and asked questions
about resiliency, the outreach efforts and building consensus, the Metropolitan Council's population
and housing forecasts for Richfield, and the impact of Metro Transit's Orange Line on density in the
area.
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Item #2 AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGIES
Community Development Director Stark introduced the topic and stated this is a continuing
discussion since April.
Housing Manager Urban presented tools and strategies for naturally occurring affordable
housing (NOAH) and shared progress the City has completed since July. She presented a work plan
for immediate action of: defining goals; developing a NOAH preservation policy; incorporating NOAH
policies into comprehensive plan update; applying NOAH preservation strategies to projects receiving
HRA/City assistance that include affordable housing; meet with owners/landlords to solicit feedback;
identify NOAH housing and those buildings at risk; expand the Kids @ Home program; and create a
pilot apartment rehab financing program. She also provided a work plan for potential items for 2018
that included: advanced notice period for sale of rental housing/help preservation buyers buy at-risk
buildings; prohibit Section 8 discrimination; require 60-day notice to tenants; just cause evictions/non-
renewal; building permit fee reductions; and inclusionary housing ordinance.
Members of the Council, HRA, and Planning Commission commented and asked questions
about integrating affordable housing, maintaining and improving NOAH, supporting cost-burdened
renters, improving quality affordable housing without displacing residents, using land use policy to
drive the market, ensuring the City has strong legal standing to pass items because property owners
have rights as well, and support for different policies/ordinances that were discussed during the
presentation.
ADJOURNMENT
The work session was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:58 p.m.
Date Approved: November 20, 2017
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Stev-n L. Devich
Executive Aide/Analyst City Manager