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ITEM # 5. <br /> • � <br /> City of <br /> Elk -�-� <br /> River <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Housing & Redevelopment Authority <br /> FROM: Heidi Steinmetz, Assistant Director of Economic Development <br /> DATE: October 27, 2003 <br /> SUBJECT: Housing Work Plan: Follow Up to Housing Stock <br /> Inventory/Analysis <br /> Attachment <br /> • Housing availability and affordability survey <br /> Background <br /> At its March 2003 meeting, the HRA accepted a Housing Work Plan,which included <br /> presentations each month from the following cities/organizations in order to gather <br /> information and examples of housing programs and partnership possibilities: <br /> • MN Housing Finance Agency <br /> • City of Fridley <br /> • St. Cloud HRA <br /> • Central MN Housing Partnership <br /> • Tri-CAP <br /> • Habitat for Humanity <br /> In September, a housing stock inventory/analysis of Elk River was presented by the <br /> Planning Department as the final Housing Work Plan session. The analysis corresponds <br /> with the completion of the Comprehensive Plan. Both documents should be used by the <br /> HRA to determine if the current housing balance in Elk River is satisfactory. <br /> Follow Up <br /> Following the presentation and discussion, the HRA directed staff to survey Elk River <br /> manufacturers regarding housing availability and affordability issues. The results of the <br /> attached survey will be presented at the November HRA meeting. <br /> • In addition, staff is researching the following items for response to the HRA's request for a <br /> regional housing analysis: <br />