11-18-2022CHANHASSEN COMMISSION ON AGING MINUTES
November 18, 2022
MEMBERS PRESENT: Jerry Cerchia, Linda Haight, Jim Camarata, Kara Cassidy, Bhakti
Modi, Ruth Lunde.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Susan Kibler.
STAFF PRESENT: Sharmeen Al-Jaff.
GUESTS PRESENT: Dawn Plumer, Linnéa Fonnest, Bill Maloney, Shelly Signa.
Approval of Agenda: Commissioner Lunde moved to approve the Agenda. Commissioner
Camarata seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
Commission ON AGING Minutes dated September 16, 2022: Commissioner Camarata
moved to approve the minutes. Commissioner Haight seconded the motion. All voted in favor
and the motion carried.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CHANHASSEN & CARVER CUNTY, ALLISON
STREICH, DEPUTY DIRECOR, CARVER COUNTY CDA.
• At least every five years, Carver County Public Health completes a Community Health
Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The purpose of
the CHA is to learn about the health of our community and identify areas for
improvement, which in turn informs the CHIP. The assessment is done in collaboration
with residents, community organizations, businesses, faith organizations, health care
providers, and policy makers.
• The Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) is a strategic planning tool for
improving the health of Carver County. The Carver County Public Health Department
facilitates a planning process with a variety of partners, including non-profit
organizations, public agencies, health care, businesses, and the faith community. The
strengths, needs, and interests of the community drive the planning process. This
information is then used to develop the CHIP, which includes specific strategies
to enhance the health of the county. For more information about the CHIP process and
requirements, please visit the Minnesota Department of Health's CHIP website.
• This work on affordable housing is being done as part of Carver County’s Community
Health Improvement Plan. This presentation was created to address goal 1.2 of the CHIP,
organizations will work together to meet the housing needs and services of all residents.
• The County has made some good progress in recent years in the development of
affordable housing: Vista Ridge in Waconia opened in 2020, Trail’s Edge South in
Waconia is under construction and will open in 2022 and Lake Place Apartments in
Chanhassen is under construction and will open in 2022, West Creek Apartments will
start construction in 2022. Even with all this progress, there is still much work that needs
to be done.
• As your income changes, you should be able to afford housing at every stage of life,.
• Using HUD’s definition, housing is affordable when it requires a household to spend no
more than 30% of its income on housing-related costs. Under this definition there is no
single dollar amount at which housing can be considered affordable; rather affordability
is scalable relative to household income.
• Generally, when you hear us (CDA and our partner organizations) talk about affordable
housing, we are referencing housing that targets households at or below a certain
percentage of area median income, with the rent amounts being affordable to those
household members/income amounts or the household having some type of subsidy. To
target households are or below 30% AMI, a subsidy is almost always required to support
that household and ensure it is truly affordable.
• Income limits for affordable housing developments are determined by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development on an annual basis. Carver County is part of a
statistical metro area that includes the twin cites 7 county metro region. This slide is to
just really give you an idea of incomes we are referencing. The current median income
for Carver County is $118,200. Just to give you an example, a household of two at 50%
of area median income would only be $46,950.
COMMUNICATION WITH THE AGING POPULATION: Commissioner Camarata shared
discussed multiple methods of communication targeting the aging population in Chanhassen and
how to communicate services available to them. These included article in the villager, multiple
social media venues available to the city.
Community Health Update – Dawn Plumer, Public Health Program Specialist: The
County is still providing booster shots. Nurses visited eight senior housing buildings.
Library Adult Programs: Linnéa Fonnest shared multiple programs that will be offered by the
library during the months of January and February. They include:
• Spice Up Your Winter
• Author Talks
• Money and Technology
• Makers of Music
• History and Genealogy
Commission on Aging Comments:
• Reminder of the upcoming Christmas Party
• Discuss the name change of the commission with the City Manager.
• December meeting will focus on goals and objectives for the year 2023.
Adjournment: Chairman Cerchia called for meeting adjournment. Commissioner Camarata
moved to adjourn; Commissioner Haight seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion
carried.
Prepared and submitted by Sharmeen Al-Jaff, Senior Planner