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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988 10-24 EDAP Regular Session EDA AGENDA CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER October 24, 1988 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Discussion Item: a. Housing Study 4. Adjournment CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER council Meeting Date 10 -24-88 Agenda Item Numbe REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION • ITEM DESCRIPTION: Housing Study DEPT. APP VAL J EDA Coordinator Signa MANAGER'S REVIEW /RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached des ) The Council set aside $30,000 of Year XIV CPBG monies for a study (ies) leading to the development of an overall development policy for the City. The Request for a Proposal (RFP) before you is a first step in the process of developing such a policy. The Year 2000 study identified perceived trends that will impact the City over the next 10 to 20 years. The RFP before you asks that respondents verify such trends along with their impact and quantify them. As you will note this proposal is a housing/neighborhood study. A second study tied to the first will deal with the commercial /industrial side of the equation. A total development policy needs to understand the relationships between residential and commercial industrial development. However, I feel that the study of all the factors being considered would be too cumbersome (large) to handle in a single study. The RFP has been developed with the Chamber's economic development committee and the Housing Commission. It is being recommended to you by both groups. The only action required is your approval to accept proposals for the study. Obviously, you may want to add or delete from the study. A formal proposal would be approved by resolution accepting a contract. I will be available Monday evening to discuss this proposal. • Brooklyn Center Housing Study Request for Proposal Brooklyn Center is a mature, fully developed, first ring suburb on the northern boundary of Minneapolis in Hennepin County. The City has a stable population of approximately 30,000. However, the demographic characteristics of the community are changing. The change in the demographic profile of Brooklyn Center coupled with changes in lifestyle and new economic trends signals a need for the City to comprehend and measure their impact on the community. Specifically, it is Brooklyn Center's intent to solicit proposals for a study to provide an overview and profile of each of Brooklyn Centers neighborhoods (Brooklyn Center was part of the Census Bureau Neighborhood Data program) as they currently exist in today's housing market, and a narrative analysis of each neighborhood and how they will or can compete in the housing market over the next ten (10) to twenty (20) years. In 1984, the City of Brooklyn Center completed a project to inject long -term perspectives into the community's policy making process. A significant effort was made to identify long -term trends and issues that will affect Brooklyn Center. The community is now at a point where the results of the Year 2000 report need to be incorporated into policies and goals for the City. It is the intent of the request for proposal (rfp) to examine trends that will impact Brooklyn Center's housing stock and the housing needs of its population over the next ten (10) to twenty (2 0) years. It is our intent to use this study to develop policies and programs that will maintain our existing housing stock inventory, stabilize neighborhoods and enhance both the appearance and desirability of Brooklyn Center's housing stock. The strategies developed as a result of this study need to _address the housing needs of Brooklyn Center's residents as they currently exist and as projected. The Economic Development Authority is seeking proposals for professional services in the development of a position paper which will identify housing needs, long -term trends impacting the community, opportunities, strategies, and policies that will. address the issues noted in the Year 2000 report. The position paper should provide a broad outline for the City to maintain its tax base, address the housing needs of its residents, and encourage new residents to locate in the community while retaining its current residents. Respondents should be familiar with the Year 2000 plan. The position paper should be in a narrative format with a quantitative analysis supporting specific housing program recommendations. It should also provide a time frame for implementing programs. -1- A demographic profile of each of Brooklyn Center's neighborhoods • is required. The profile should reflect the current population composition of each neighborhood as well as projections ten (10) and twenty (20) years out. The profiles should be directly tied to current and future housing needs as they relate to the elderly, low income, single parent household, young and first time homeowners, and disabled. It should also reflect the occupational mix of each neighborhood. The position paper should include a narrative analysis by neighborhoods of the City's current housing inventory. It should discuss and quantify how the current housing stock addresses the City's various housing needs and identify and quantify those areas of future need. It should profile Brooklyn Center's single family housing as it compares with the metro area in price and amenities as well as the multifamily inventory as it relates to rent and amenities. The position paper should give consideration to necessary amendments to Brooklyn Center's housing stock to address future needs and recommend specific acttions coupled with a time schedule for implementing recommendations. The respondents should address Brooklyn Center's physical infrastructure (i.e., parks, streets, utilities, etc.) of each neighborhood and report on the need to update, replace, or improve the same. An analysis should ld note the adequacy and /or needs for community facilities necessary to make Brooklyn Center an appealing community. The position paper should reflect on future needs based upon o p population changes. Position papers should review and analyze neighborhood retail areas. The review should address community needs (now and in the future) for such centers. It should address labor trends and availability of a labor force to work and support local retail facilities. Finally, position papers should address_ neighborhood appearance. Respondents should provide a narrative of existing. visual/ 1/ aesthetic problems that have an impact on the desirability of Brooklyn Center's housing stock. Also, respondents should describe Brooklyn Center's perceived image /reputation in the metro area and address ways to emphasize the positive images and modify negative opinions. Respondents submitting proposals are encouraged to offer innovative means to illustrate recommendations and findings. Also, proposals need not be limited only to the areas outlined in this request. Areas not covered in this request that you feel are important to our overall objectives and help further define our housing needs and /or goals are encouraged. It is the intent that this study be conducted without resident interaction or input. It is our desire to have a party outside of the community provide an objective, unbiased analysis of Brooklyn Center and its housing needs. i -2- Respondents should submit three (3) copies of their proposal. Proposals should include: 1. An outline of their proposal highlighting specific areas of concentration; 2. A discussion of the methodology to be employed gathering data; 3. A detailing of specific information /data to be provided with each profile; 4. Specific definitions of each proposed subject of the Position paper (i.e., low income, elderly, disabled, and etc); and 5. A time frame for starting and completing the proposed study. 6. Cost estimate For further information on this request or additional information, please contact Brad Hoffman at 561- 5440. Proposals are due October 20, 1988, and should be directed to: Brad Hoffman Brooklyn Center Economic Development Authority 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 -3-