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City Council Resolution for Improved Housing Communications
1 WHEREAS, City of Saint Paul departments, offices, and agencies provide a variety of housing services and
2 programs including housing counseling and referral services, housing code compliance, and fmancing incentives
3 for home purchase and rehabilitation; and
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WHEREAS, the City has a goal to improve services to citizens tluough enhanced communicarion; and
WHEREAS, the City has a 1994-95 Housing Action Program which includes a priority to improve information
and communication; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to continue and improve providing regulaz, simple, accessible and pertinent
informarion on all city housing services and programs and, to the extent possible, to provide a single point of
contact for citizen housing information; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to provide regulaz informaUOn reports to the Mayor and City Council on housing
services and program accomplishments; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to continue and improve providing all citizens including low income, minority and
ethnic households information about and access to housing services and programs; and
Wf IEREAS, it is appropriate for the City of Saint Paul to improve housing communications in consultation with
a variety of stakeholders.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council reaffums the priority it set in the 1994-95
Housing Action Program which created a focus to improve housing informaUOn and communication.
BE IT F'[JRTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council supports the efforts of the administrative staff.
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To improve housing communications in the Ciry of Saint Paul that enhances current services and
programs by:
Using a variery of communication methods that provide regulaz, simple, accessible and current housing
information to existing and prospective city residents;
Clearly identifying and publicizing a single point of contact for residents that provides general
information and directs callers when necessary to the right person, depaztment, office, or agency;
Improving cmrent information materials to ontline city, county, and neighborhood housing services and
programs;
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Improving public information and tazgeted mazketing to reach low inwme, minority, and other
households that often do not lmow about available city housing services and programs; and
Submitting regulaz housing information reports to City Councilmembers and other stakeholders.
Develop�a community outreach plan wlrich includes current housing outreach efforts, and includes
strategies to bridge gaps in current information provision.
To simplify access aad application pmcesses, including consolidation of programs, wherever possible.
To develop standazdiied reporting mechanisms and benchmazks that can be used to measure the
success of housine communications efforts. esoeciallv in relation to the actual success of housina
4. To solicit input from stakeholders in the improvement of housing communications, and submit
improvement initiatives to the City Council's Community and Economic Development (CED)
committee for review and comment '�n S� be� 1995.
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Execution of City Council Resolution regarding improved housing communications.
PECOMMENDATIONS: Approve (A) or Reject (R) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRAC7S MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
_ PLANNMG COMMISSION _ qVll SERVICE COMMISSION �� Has ihis person/Firm ever worked under a contract for this depariment?
_ CIB COMMITfEE YES NO
_$TAFF z. Has this person/firm ever been a ciry employee?
— YES NO
_ DISTRiCr CouaT _ 3 Does this persorVfirm possess a skill not normally possessetl by any current city employee?
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNGL O&IECTIVE? YE$ NO
Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to 9�een sheet
INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNIN (Who, What. When. Where, Why):
City Council and the CED Committee has created a priority to improve housing information
and communication. This resolution will be referred to CED, and when approved by the
Council, requests the Mayor and staff to take a variety of steps to improve communications.
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ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVE�:
Focus on improved housing information and covmmnication. MAR C 6 1995
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FINANpAL INFOFMATION (EXPLAIN)
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RESOLUTION
CITY OF S� T PAUL,IVIIl�TIVESOTA
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Referred To COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELQPMENT
Committee: Date ,�'�RCH 15, 199
City Council Resolution for Improved Housing
WHEREAS, City of Saint Paul departments, offices, and agenciesJ�rovide a
variety of housing services and programs including housing cou�nseling and
referral services, housing code compliance, and financing inc.�'ntives for home
purchase and rehabilitation; and ,�
WHEREAS, the City has a goal to improve services to citize�is through enhanced
communication; and B
WHEREAS, the City has a 1994-95 Housing Action Program �ich includes a
priority to improve information and communication; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to continue and improve pro iding regular, simple,
accessible and pertinent information on all city ho sing services and programs
and, to the extent possible, to provide a single int of contact for citizen
housing information; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to provide regular
and City Council on housing services and pro�
WHEREA5, it is necessary to continue and
including low income, minority and ethnic
access to housing services and programs;'
ormation reports to the Mayor
accomplishments; and
providing all citizens
lds information about and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the City/of Saint Paul to improve housing
communications in consultation with a{rarietv of stakeholders.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that
set in the 1994-95 Housing Action
housing informaCion and communicat
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
administrative staff:
1. To improve housing
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City Council reaffirms the priority it
�am which created a focus to improve
Council supports the ef£orts o£ the
cations in the City of Saint Paul that
and programs by:
,�y of communication methods that provide regular,
sible and current housing information to existing
ve city residents;
Clearly ' entifying and publicizing a single point of contact for
residen that provides general information and directs callers
when n essary to the right person, department, office, or
agenc ;
Imp oving current information materials to outline city, county,
an neighborhood housing services and programs;
mproving public information and targeted marketing to reach low
income, minority, and other households that often do not know
about available city housing services and programs; and
Submitting regular housing information reports to City
Councilmembers and other stakeholders.
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To simplify access and application processes, including consolidation
of programs, wherever possible.
3. To solicit input from stakeholders in the improvement of housing
communications, and submit improvement initiatives to the City
Council's Community and Economic Development (CED) committee fo review
and comment during 1995.
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Adopted by Counci
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Approved by Mayor
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by Council Secretary
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Requested by Department of:
Planning d Econo c Development
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Form Approved by City Attorney
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MARIE GRIMM
Councilmember
Date: March 22, 1995
CITY OF SAINT PAUL
OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CED COMIvII'PTEE RS:
Idarie Gamm,
Jerry Btakey
Roberta Megard
Maxcia Mcermond, Poliry Analyst
COMMITTEE REPORT
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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HELEN WELTER
Legislative Aide
VICKI SHEFFER
Secretasy
CED Committee Meeting Minutes from November 23, 1994, December 28, 1994
and January 25 1995.
Minutes were approved. (3 - 0)
Resolution - 95-273 - Accepting process for Community Development Agenda as
proposed by Mayor Coleman (refened to Community and Economic
Development Committee on 3/15/95).
Committee recommended approval as amended. (3 - O)
3. Resolution - 95-274 - Supporting the statement of direction and priorities for the
development of a housing information and communication plan (referred to the
Community and Economic Development Committee on 3/15 f 95).
Committee recommended approval as amended. (3 - 0)
CITY HALL THIRD FLOOR SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102 612/266-8660
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