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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHousing & Redevelopment Authority Packet 08-22-1977AGENDA PLYNOUtiI HOUSING AND REDEVELOPNMT AUTHOR" August 22, 1977 7:00 P.M. I. ®olI Call II. Ninutes of July 259 1977 Regular Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting M. Diseased Tree Removals Program IV. Progress Report on the Housing Rehabilitation Comnittee V. Proposed Housing and, Redevelopment Authority Budget, 1978 VI. Informational Items A. Article regarding Housing and•Urban Renewai B. Fuel Oil and Utility Bill Relief Program VII. Adjournment CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3025 HARBOR LANE, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55441 TELEPHONE (612) 559.2800 DATE: August 16, 1917 MEMO TO: Housing and Redevelopment Authority FROM: Milt Dale,: Associate Planner SUBJECT: Diseased Tree Removal Program for Low Income Homeowners In response to commissioners directive to prepare a policy resolution providing for a financial assistance program for low income homeowners for removal of diseased trees, staff has prepared the following Guidelines and Eligibility Requirements along with a resolution for its adoption. Attachments: 1. Resolution 2. Guidelines and Eligibility Requirements CITY OF PLS HXSING AM RF.IH:'VgLOFMW AUnE RM Funmw t to duo call and notice thereof, a tie alar meeting of fie City Co wil, of the City of Plymmth minesota was RM an the day of August 19 77• The following members were i foll were WSOM. introduced the following Resolution and moved its a : RESOLUTION NO. 16 ADOPTION OF A DISEASED TREE REMOVAL PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS USING COWUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVENUE SHARING FUNDS WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Plymouth has adopted a resolution providi ag for the use of $20,000 in Community Development Revenue Sharing money for providing grants for qualified low income homeowners in making necessary repairs or energy -reduction improvements to their homes; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that certain low income homeowners also require financial assistance to remove diseased trees from thein property; and WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has no present program to assist such homeowners; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE PLYMOUTH HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA that a sums not tr. exceed $2,000 be set aside, from the $20,000 Community Development Revenue Sharing money, for the express purpose of removing diseased trees from qualified low income homeowners property as per the guidelines and eligibility requirements as attached hereto. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded ye+eof. mid onupvote being taken thereon, the JF0lr00j;zM in AAA at or adstasnea: MIS declared duly POSSE Od iWed. AAA RAM CITY OF PLYMOUTH. GUIDELINES AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR DISEASED. TREE. REMOVAL PROGRAM August 22, 1977 Eltoibility.gWirements Any homeowner within the City of Plymouth who qualifies for the Home improvement Grant Program provided that: 1. The City's Environmental Department has established that the homeowner has a diseased tree(s) on his (her) property. 2. The homeowner has been given notice to remove such tree(s). 3. The homeowner provides a minimum of two bids for removal of such tree(s) to the City's Environmental Department. 4. Applicant can only submit those tree removal charges incurred after July 19 1977. Guidelines Provided a homeowner meets the above eligibility requiremerts then: 1. City's Housing and Redevelopment Authority staff ,rill review and determine eligibility of applicar` upon receipt of application. 2. City's Housing and Redevelopment Authority staff will inform applicant and the City's Environmental Department that applicant is eligible to receive financial assistance. 3. Applicant submits two bids to City's Environmental Department and 1s informed which bid is approved. 4. Applicant notifies tree removal firm to cut down tree and place at curb. 5. Applicant submits a copy of the bill for tree removal to the Housing and Redevlopment Authority staff. 6. Housing and Redevelopment Authority pays 50% of the cost of tree removal up to a total of $250.00 per homeowner for a given year. Examples: HRA Home' 100 owner1$100J HRA Home HRA Homeowner 200 owner $ •250 $3501$200 Total Cost $200 Total Cost $400 Total Cost $600 7. State of Minnesota is billed for 37% of the cost incurred for the tree removal program consequently providing the city with another $740 in grant money. 0. Applications will :be reviewed as submitted.Nith grants alloted on a first come., first serve basis. 9. Funds will be utilized for eligible applicants until such time as they are expended, i.e. $2,000 (Community Development Revenue Sharing money) and $740 (state -money). 10. Eligible applicant is allowed to waive his (her) right to a public hearing.. 11. Those tree removal costs not paid for by the Housing and. Redevelopment Authority may be paid for by an eligible applicant on a 5 year assessment basis (or earlier) with no interest charge to applicant. 2- CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3025 HARBOR LANE, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55441 TELEPHONE 1612) 559-2800 DATE: August 17, 1977 MEMO TO: Housing and Redevelopment Authority FROM: Milt Cale, Associate Planner SUBJECT: Progress Report on the Housing Rehabilitation Committee Attached are the minutes of the July 20, 1977 Housing Rehabilitation Committee meeting., a status report on home improvement projects and a copy of a recent news article regarding the City's Rehabilitation work from the New Hope -Plymouth Post. It should be noted that while the City of Plymouth was allocated $10,721.70 for the year September 1. 1976 -August 31, 1977, we have recdived approval for an additional $5,434.36 in funds, i.e. about a 50% increase. These funds were made available when other communities in Hennepin County failed to use up their allocations. Within the last two weeks staff has received a "flurry" of Home Improvement applications. (Note: A flurry is 11 applications.) Five of the applications were for assistance with diseased tree removal, five were for home improvement assistance and one was for both. The annual adjusted gross income for eligible recipients is about $4,465. Three of the 11 applicants appear to be making incomes above the $6,500 annual adjusted gross income limit or have assets in excess of $25,000. The Housing Rehabilitation Committee will review the applic- ations at its next meeting., i.e. at 7:30 p.m. on August 18th. Staff does believe the front page article provide some fine positive press exposure Ann Andersen of the Post was the reporter our program in a letter a few days after expressed a willingness to do an article went Authority. Mrs. Andersen is also a Redevelopment Authority and as such has Attachments: in the New Hope -Plymouth Post did rfor our home improvement program. and I acknowledged her coverage of the article appeared. She has also on the Plymouth Housing and Redevelop - member of the Crystal Housing and a strong interest in the area of housing. 1. Minutes of Housing Rehabilitation Committee, July 20, 1977 2. Status Report on Hone Improvement Projects 3. New Hope -Plymouth Post news article, August 4, 1977 CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3025 HARBOR LANE, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55441 TELEPHONE (612 559-2800 DATE:. August 19, 1977 MEMO TO: Housing and :Redevelopment Authority FROM: Milt Dale SUBJECT, Informational Items As attachments, I have included two items of a general informational nature. The first is in regard to a survey done by the American Council of Life Insurance on "What one area would you have the government.concentrate on?" While the government entity singled out is the federal government, the results still may have some local signi- ficance. It certainly points out the growing concern more people are having regarding the entire issue of housing and the role of government in providing solutions to the housing: dilemma. Also attached is a federally funded program to assist low income homeowners in paying off last winter's high fuel oil and heating utility bills. The program has not been too well publicized and I was informed of the program only recently. I have contacted all the eligible homeowners in the Home Improvement Program as well as the President of the Plymouth Seniors Club, "Mac" McCaughey. Should any Commissioners be aware of a likely eligible homeowner for the program, I will gladly contact the party and refer them to the proper source. It is my understanding there is still considerable money available and the August 31 deadline is imminent. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Article 2. Fuel Oil and Heating Utility Bill Relief Program American public is more concerned with housing and urban renewal than any ocher national issue When Mee birth rate in this country began b decline. some demographers hailed it as the most Important long-range population shift in the latter half of the 20M century. But it we toots back from the future, we may rate this shift as second to signifcence to one which could hove even greater impact on our life otyles. Our economic prioriti" and our Political power bases. This Is the large- scale migration of our population into and out of various regions and cities around V* country Aside from being significant in numbers, this marks the first time in our history that a geographic population ON involved such a clear-cut "class" mipretion. Certain major cities are losing vast proportions of their better educated, higher Income residents, leaving behind deep-seated economic and bureaucratic Problems, with diminished tax bases and. dedining employment opportunities. By contrast, several regions around the country are experiencing growth of unexpected size, with some welcoming this and Others struggling to prevent it. Along with these shifts come changing needs, technologies and values associated with housing. These changes have not escaped popular notice. A rather striking finding in Me 1976 MAP (Monitoring the Attitudes of the Public) survey of the American Counch of Life Insurance showed that the adult Anftelicep+ ptMk is mons concerned with housing and urban renewal, and the need for the government to concentrate On this area, then any other "0. The qu wUm Asked was: "Throe we nMy things .fes wow as go govetraoer t b do. but the currerit economy won't permit it to do all of them, If you had yep clay, iwhieh one ores would you t*w the government concentrate ant" (This was open ended; all answers were suggested by respondents. Althoto only one response was called for, about 69h Of the respondents volunteered more than one.) met research .6 None 1.3 Other 9.8 DWI knowfrf0 answer 9.8 RWA" fto SAP ftapmt 0114, Fide 1974 TOTAL RESPONSE 4i F"u$ g:'udw renewal 17.0 Dm4Wdrug problem 11.8 Food purity 11.0 fnitatwomomy 7.0 Etnploymentfunemployment 6.6 Taxes 5.0 OovendneM itseffiguvernment agerncieslcorruption! bureaucracy 4.3 Reduce spending/balance budget/ foreign aid 3.6 Food prices 3.6 Crime,ghw enforcement 2.9 Senior citizens 2.3 Welfare/welfare system itself 2.1 Banking 2.0 Price of medical drugs/ doctors/hospitals 1.6 Health insursncelhealth care/ socialized medicine/national health insurance 1.6 Educationfeducation system 1.6 tnauranceAte Insurance 1.2 Social security 1.0 Aid to the poor!poverty 8 idealization of movie industry/ motion pictures 8 Medical researchf met research .6 None 1.3 Other 9.8 DWI knowfrf0 answer 9.8 RWA" fto SAP ftapmt 0114, Fide 1974 Plymouth lowincome housing plan progressing, mayor says Plymouth Mayor Al Hilde Jr. told the Metropolitan Council that Plymouth is progressing well with its plans for low and moderate income housing. But during the council's regular meeting last Thursday Itilde also chastised the council's housing committee, saying it had not been totally "sincere in aiding Plymouth in its program to create low and moderate income housing." THE PROGRESS report was a prefix to the regular agenda, and was at first intended to merely give the council an overview of attempts made by Plymouth to reduce the cost of housing in the city. We have formed an HRA, and low and moderate income housing units are planned for the city's proposed downtown area," said City Manager Jim Willis. The council's housing committee however, had recommended on the preceeding Monday that Plymouth's community development block grant be denied for next year unless the city made a "serious effort to provide low and moderate income units." The Metropolitan Council works through its A-95 review process as an agency to recommend approval or refusal of grant applications. Ac- cording to Hilde, Plymouth was almost denied funding under this year's application, and will face certain denial next year unless the city can produce the units. ACCORDING TO HILDE, the fiscal disparities program works against cities such as Plymouth, with ZO per cent of the commercial and 4 per cent PUEILICAnCINS Z 4 of residential revenues going "into the Metro pot." The A-95 review process has simply forced free -wheeling. big city spending," Hilde said. "It rewards those who spend the most, and has not realty solved the problems of housing." According to Hilde, Plymouth is being denied potential funding because it cannot do the impossible. The Metro Council says our housing costs are too high, but they threaten to deny funding that would lower those costs," said Councilman Howard Hunt. HILDE URGED the council to encourage its staff to work with Plymouth to discover just where the city stands in terms of low and moderate .income housing. There are other viewpoints," Hilde said. "Or will you believe only what you hear from your own staff?" According to Hilde, the housing committee could provide a great service to communities by looking at the total picture of housing in the area 6 A a and to improve situation. WE WANT LOW income housing, and units either," Hilde talking about hundre we want credit for th accomplish." The council did not to the presentation sh part of the formal ag AL HI SPEECH TO METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Emphasizes sin City Manager Jim Willis outlines Plymouth's progress. income housing. C0001uht 1976 Post Publishing Company IPP 5 TWO SECTIONS . t t VOL. 14, NO.1 0 NEW HOPE -PLYMOUTH. M s July 2.90 1977 Steve Gronewold HUD Area Office 6400 France Ave.So. Edina, Pitt. Dear Mr. 6ronewold: FItit C1. OF PLYMOUTR Project Noiber MR46-E270-001 ACC 6 0-4070 Plymouth, Minnesota Enclosed aft seven seperately bound, undated counterparts of the ACC for Section 8 Assisted housing; as follows: Three copies are signed and seated by our Authority Tiro copies are in a conformed format Two copies are unexecuted and inserted in the resolution from our HRA authorizing execution of the ACC and noted as "Exhibit A% Also enclosed are two certified copies of the extracts of the minutes of. the Plymouth HRA for July 25, 2977, thee date when the HRA authorized execution of the ACC. General Certificate (following Form HUD 9009 format) is signed and sealed. forms HUD 52672 and 52673 are also en- closed as requested. I trust all is in order and an early notification of your execution of the ACC will be forthcoming. Sincerely, Al y Mil ton !...Dale, Associate Planner 3M HARBOR LANE. PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 65441. TELEPHONE (613)559-2800