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TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Mayor Peterson and Council Members <br />Ron MooTie, City Administrator <br />• January 14,2003 <br />SUBJECT: Update Regarding the Planning and Preparations for the Joint Worksession on <br />Housing <br />Based on discussions at the last Council worksess'jn, and a discussion wth Mark Ruff of Ehlers <br />Associates, who participated in a housing worksession in Maple Grove, I have developed a list of <br />presenters for the joint housing worksession. They are as follows: <br />-Jan Callison, Minnetonka City Council member and member of the West Hennepin Area Land Trust <br />- Tom Fulton, of the Family Housing Fund <br />-Steve Cramer, of the Hennepin County HRA, and Director of 1 Icnncpin County ’s housing assistance <br />activities. <br />- Joe Errigo, of Common Bond, a developer of rental housing to serve lower income persons. <br />- Mark Ruff, of Ehlers Associates <br />Before moving ahead to contact the presenters, I want to clarify with the Council the purpose of the <br />worksession, to ensure we are all on the same page. My undcistanding of the general purpose of the <br />worksession is to enable the Council (and other participants) to gain an understanding of the key issues <br />and elements involved in the provision of housing to serve people at various stages of life and at a <br />range of income levels. The key elements to be addressed include the following: <br />- Provide a clear definition of “workforce ” and “life-cycle ” housing, and background information <br />related to the level of need for, and impacts to the community of, providing a broader range of housing <br />options in Orono. <br />- Provide an understanding of what is necessary for the provision of workforce and life-cycle housing, <br />and whether workforce and life-cycle housing can be provided without City financial assistance. <br />- Provide information regarding the resources that are available to assist in the development of <br />workforce and life-cycle housing, and how these resources can be brought together to enable a <br />successful project. <br />-Provide information regarding elTorts the City can make to facilitate the development of workforce <br />and life-cycle housing other than providing friancial assistance. <br />Mil...