Roseville staff present updated housing needs assessment; EDA asked to receive report

Janice Dunlach, community development director, told the Roseville Economic Development Authority on April 14 that the presentation was "sort of the last step of the housing needs assessment" the city began late last year. The study, completed for the city by Stantec, updated a 2018 forecast and staff recommended the EDA receive the consultant—s final report and post interactive web materials summarizing findings.

The report reduced the 2018 forecasted totals but still identified continuing needs across several product types. Stantec—s update described a demand for roughly 350 market-rate rental units over the next 10 years — about 250 general-occupancy rental units and 100 senior rental units — plus a continued shortfall of about 100 general-occupancy affordable rental units. The study also identified a need for roughly 80 ownership units split across product types (about 15 senior ownership units, 10 single-family units, and roughly 20 multifamily/townhome units). Staff emphasized these figures are a snapshot driven by Metropolitan Council household forecasts, recent five-year production, income assumptions and the city—s limited developable land.

Janice Dunlach and Gian Kelsey, the city—s housing and…