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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-09-12 MINUTESCity of Cottage Grove Auman Services/Right Commission Meeting Minutes Wednesday, September 12, 2001 Members Present: Kathleen Klein, Grace Krumm, Bruce Schmidt, Jim Shinn, Michael Watts Members Absent: Bart Fischer, Tracy Poncin, Kristin Haertl Staff Liaison: Scott Johnson Council Liaison: Rod Hale Guest: Helene Shear, Common Bond 7:15 PM Call to Order The Commission approved the minutes from the August 8, 2001 meeting. Next, the Commission welcomed Helene Shear from Common Bond to discuss senior housing issues. She discussed Common Bond's Red Rock manner in Newport and the new Common Bond assisted living housing units at Oak Ridge Manor in Hastings. Red Rock Manner provides HLJD 202 housing to residents with an average yearly income of $11,988. Residents aze allowed to have $200,000 in assets and still be eligible for HUD 202 housing. This number is adjusted for medical expenses and all senior citizens are eligible for this program. Oak Ridge Manor in Hastings currently has 109 units. The average income for this senior development is $11,983. Oak Ridge Manor has an on site meal program, 24 hour staff, RN's, administrator and a services coordinator. The new assisted ]iving cottages are mazket rate housing with 25 units set aside for low-income housing. Common Bond also provides management and services for their facilities. The staff is lazgely made up of licensed social workers that work with individual residents. They provide management and services so residents can continue to live independently. This is accomplished through providing services and allowing residents to access the services. Common Bond also provides health care services. They work with HSI to do health checks for residents. Service coordinators work with residents to have a plan to keep them independent. The facilitator also helps to find affordable and accountable health care providers. Common Bond also encourages lifelong learning through computer training, literature, and other information. This organization wants to build on resident's strengths and abilities by having the residents coordinate programs. Each apartment has a full kitchen, living room, and bathroom. They are approximately 540 Square Feet. HUD 202 buildings usually contain 50 units. This organization wants to provide community based services instead of nursing homes. They aze a leader in housing and services. Common Bond wants to expand services in the metro and around Common Bond buildings. They want to accomplish these goals by working with service providers in the area. Common Bond currently has a contract with Washington County to provide services for all senior citizens in the county. This is done through HSI, which keeps services in the community. A Common Bond development would need to be done on cheap or donated land. Barriers for this type of project include property taxes, public perception, zoning, misc. chazges/tases, and Section 8/4D. Ms. Sheaz suggested the Commission have Doug Mayo, a Developer with Common Bond, discuss senior housing. Council Member Rod Hale suggested the Commission also have an HRA representative discuss possible senior housing spaces within the city. The Commission wants the City to do senior housing in parts. All levels of senior housing are needed in Cottage Grove. The Commission will have Doug Mayo from Common Bond and a representative from HRA discuss senior housing possibilities at the next meeting. Kathy Klein made a motion to adjoum. The motion was seconded. The meeting adjourned at 9:08 PM. Next meeting is October 10, 2001 Scott Johnson City of Cottage Grove 7516 80th St S Cottage Grove MN 55016 City of Cottage Grove Human Services/Right Commission Meeting Minutes Wednesday, September 12, 2001 Members Present: Kathleen Klein, Grace Krumm, Bruce Schmidt, Jim Shinn, Michael Watts Members Absent: Bart Fischer, Tracy Poncin, Kristin Haertl Staff Liaison: Scott Johnson Council Liaison: Rod Hale Guest: Helene Sheaz, Common Bond 7:15 PM Call to �rder The Commission approved the minutes from the August 8, 2001 meeting. Next, the Commission welcomed Helene Sheaz from Common Bond to discuss senior housing issues. She discussed Common Bond's Red Rock manner in Newport and the new Common Bond assisted living housing units at Oak Ridge Manor in Hastings. Red Rock Manner provides TiUD 202 housing to residents with an average yearly income of $11,988. Residents aze allowed to have $200,000 in assets and sti11 be eli eible for HUD 202 housing. This number is adjusted for medica] expenses and all senior citi2ens ue eligible for this program. Oak Ridge Manor in Hastings currently has 109 units. The average income for this senior development is $I 1,983. Oak Ridge Manor has an on site meal program, 24 hour staff, RN's, administrator and a services coordinator. The new assisted living cottages aze mazket rate housing with 25 units set aside for ]ow-income housing. Common Bond also provides management and services for their facilities. The staff is ]azgely made up of licensed social workers that work with individual residents. They provide management and services so residents can continue to live independently. This is accomplished through providing services and allowing residents to access the services. Common Bond also provides hea]th caze services. They work with HSI to do health checks for residents. Service coordinators work with residents to have a plan to keep them independent. The facilitator also helps to find affordable and accountable health caze providers. Common Bond also encourages lifelong leanung through computer h�aining, literature, and other information. T'his organization wants to build on resident's strengths and abilities by having the residents coordinate programs. Each apartment has a fui] kitchen, living room, and bathroom. They are approximately 540 Square Feet. HUD 202 buildings usually contain 50 units. This organization wants to provide community based services instead of nursing homes. They aze a leader in housing and services. Common Bond wants to expand services in the metro and azound Common Bond buildings. They want to accomplish these goals by working with service providers in the azea. Common Bond currently has a contract with Washington Counry to provide services for a11 senior citizens in ihe county. This is done through HSI, which keeps services in the community. A Common Bond development would need to be done on cheap or donated land. Barriers for this type of project include property taxes, public perception, zoning, misc. chazges/taxes, and Section 8/4D. Ms. Sheaz suggested the Commission have Doug Mayo, a Developer with Common Bond, discuss senior housing. Counci] Member Rod Hale suggested the Commission also have an HRA representative discuss possib]e senior housing spaces within the city. The Commission wants the City to do senior housing in parts. All levels of senior housing are needed in Cottage Grove. The Commission will have Doug Mayo from Common Bond and a representative from HRA discuss senior housin� possibilities at the next meeting. Kathy Klein made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded. The meeting adjourned at 9:08 PM. Next meeting is October 10, 2001 � ��� �� City of Cottage Grove Human Services/Right Commission Meeting Minutes Wednesday, October 10, 2001 Members Present: Kathleen Klein, Grace Krumm, Bruce Schmidt, Tracy Poncin, Kristin Haertl, Jim Shinn, Michael Watts Members Absent: Bart Fischer StaffLiaison: ScottJohnson Council Liaison: Rod Hale (absent) Guests: Doug Mayo, Common Bond Bazbara Dacy, Washington County HRA 7:07 PM Cal] to Order The Commission approved the minutes from the September 12, 2001meeting. Next, the Commission welcomed Doug Mayo from Common Bond and Barbara Dacy from Washington County HRA to discuss senior housing issues. Doug Mayo informed the Commission about Common Bond. Common Bond currently has 42 de��elopments with 3100 units. They will have up to 3500 units by the end of 2001. Doug Mayo's organization is geared toward helping seniors stay independent. Common Bonds goal is to meet the affordable housing needs for all eroups (family, seniors, specia] needs). Common Bond is able to do the full-development. 7hey can identify land, set up re-development agreements, find financing for projects, and any other step in the process. According to Mr. Mayo the need for senior housing of all le��els does ezist in Cottage Grove Barbara Dacy from Washington County HRA explained how her organization could help with the development process for affordable housing. She reiterated Mr. Mayds eazlier statement that there is a need for senior housing in Cottage Grove. HRA has done some larger mixed-use developments for senior housing (no retail). She explained that market rate senior housing "will take care of itselP' in Cottage Grove. Ms. Dacy knows the city needs to take an active role to put together a functional and attractive low-income or mixed income senior housing development. She spoke about how HRA could do a mix of services for a mixed income senior housing project in Cottage Grove. Mr. Mayo and Ms. Dacy said the project funding could take two-years to secure for a lo�+--income senior housing complex. Doug Mayo also explained the advantage of having a mixed-income de��elopment. He explained that a low-income senior housing comp]e� only has one or two possible sources for funding. When the project is opened up to a mix of income levels the funding options increase. Doug Mayo also spoke about the possible sites in Cottage Grove. He ]ikes the Cottage Squaze and Armory sites because of the suaounding amenities for seniors. These amenities include: pharmacies, transportation, and retail. The other sites in the City are to faz away for seniors to access the necessary amenities. He also spoke about a possible mixed use of senior housing and retail. According to Mr. Mayo, Common Bond has done some mixed projects with retail, but the senior housing was not in the same building as the retail. Common Bond was considered a sub-tier developer in this situation. Mr. Mayo offered the Commission tours of their mixed-income properties in Northfield and Red Wing. The Commission would like to report to the Council on their senior housing findings. They would like some direction from Council on this issue and want to set up a meeting before a Council meeting. Jim Shinn made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded. The meeting adjoumed at 8:45 PM. Next meeting is November 14, 200] City of Cottage Grove Human Services/Right Commission Meeting Minutes Wednesday, November 14, 2001 Members Present: Kathleen Klein, Grace Krumm, Bruce Schmidt, Tracy Poncin, Kristin Haertl, Michae] Watts Members Absent: Bart Fischer, Jim Shinn (excused) Staff Liaison: Scott Johnson Counci] Liaison: Rod Hale 7:15 PM Call to Order The Commission approved the minutes from the October 1 Q 2001 meeting. Next, the Commission reviewed the Senior Housing Report. The Commission members made additions and coaections to the report. The discussion shifred to the possible sites for senior housing in Cottage Grove. Bruce Schmidt thought Cottage Square w�ould be a good site for projects because of the centralized business district. It would allo�+� senior residents to stay active because e��erything would be in close proximity to the senior housing. Commission members then discussed how to present the Senior Housing Report to Council. Council Member Rod Hale suggested a workshop session with the Council. He thought the Commission should ask for direction on what can be offered and for the support of the Council. The Commission agreed on three steps: I. Ask the Council if they agreed with the findings of the report 2. Ask the Council for an RFP for senior housing in Cottage Grove 3. Utilize grants and other sources of funding to bring in a mixed-income senior housing development. Jim Shinn made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded. The meeting adjoumed at 8:45 PM. Next meeting is December 12, 2001 City of Cottage Grove Human Services/Right Commission Meeting Minutes Wednesday, December 12, 2001 Members Present: Kathleen Klein, Kristin Haertl, Bart Fischer, and Jim Shinn Members Absent: Bruce Schmidt, Grace Krumm, Tracy Poncin, and Michael Watts Staff Liaison: Scott Johnson Council Liaison: Rod Hale 730 PM Call to Order There was no quorum for the Human Services Meeting. Next meeting is January 9, 2002