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Angie Duus <br />From: Mark Jurchen <lowhat@tds.net> <br />Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2020 10:57 AM <br />Subject: Update on Housing Task Force <br />Good morning everyone. <br />Thank you again for your willingness to be involved with this important effort in our City. We value all that you have to <br />contribute. <br />Michelle and I would like briefly update you on the progress so far. It has been a challenge with COVID to meet with <br />groups and individuals on the various aspects of housing. However, we are making progress: <br />1. Michelle and I updated the Economic Development Commission on the activities of our task force. They are <br />very supportive of the efforts and the important role it plays in market and economic development. <br />2. Sheila and I have met to review and identify properties that may be suitable for rehabilitation or infill in the core <br />area of the city. Sheila has kindly spent several hours pulling the property information for the core area <br />redevelopment emphasis. We will use that information for our future meetings. <br />3. Michelle and I have scheduled a meeting with John Schommer and Eric Carpenter with the Brainerd HRA for <br />Tuesday, November 24`h. They will update us on current finance options for rehabilitation, etc. and the county's <br />program. <br />4. We have made contact with the Pequot Lakes HRA and brought them up to date on our activities. They have <br />also indicated they wish to be involved in the process and will be joining our meetings where possible. <br />5. Mayor elect Tyler Gardner and I met this week to review the Housing Task force results to date and discuss <br />future direction and activities of our group. He indicated that housing was also one of his major concerns and <br />was supportive of our efforts. We hope to make a formal presentation to the City Council in February. <br />Please feel free to respond to this email if you have any updates, insights, or other activities you have been involved <br />with concerning our group. If possible, we would like to get back together again as a group for a meeting to go over <br />what has been completed and review our goals and objectives. We'll see where we are at with COVID restrictions and <br />may utilize Zoom, etc. if necessary. <br />Thank you again and enjoy the beautiful day. <br />LTAMIV."101��1[aOIM <br />Mark Jurchen and Michelle Lelwica <br />Co -Chairs, Pequot Lakes Housing Task Force <br />