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ITEM # 8. <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: November I, 2004 <br /> SUBJECT: Overview of Greater MN Housing Fund Growth Corridor <br /> Initiative Conference <br /> Attachment <br /> • Planning&Building Better Communities in Minnesota's Growth Corridor — Pilot <br /> Counties: Wright, Sherburne, Isanti, and Chisago <br /> • Greater MN Housing Fund's Growth Corridor Initiative Program Guidelines &Pre- <br /> Application <br /> Background <br /> At the September HRA meeting, Commissioner Motin provided information on the Greater <br /> Minnesota Housing Fund's (GMHF) Growth Corridor Initiative program. He explained <br /> that Elk River might want to consider participating in the program. Staff gathered more <br /> information at the GMHF Growth Corridor Initiative conference on October 20, 2004. <br /> Program Description <br /> The program will respond to issues affecting high-growth communities located at <br /> the edge of the seven-county metro area. Initially, the program will include four pilot <br /> counties: Wright, Sherburne, Isanti, and Chisago. <br /> Four elements to the program include: <br /> • Coordinated planning <br /> • Land use <br /> • Housing <br /> • Community participation&local control <br /> There are two examples of the types of projects that might occur as part of the program in <br /> the attached"Planning&Building Better Communities..." pamphlet (the HRA might recall <br /> receiving a draft version of this pamphlet at the September HRA meeting). The two projects <br /> are located in Cambridge and North Branch and include master planning of large sites, <br />