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0 <br />Mayor Peterson and Councilmembers <br />Ron Moorse. City Administrator <br />From: Mike GafTron, Planning Director^ <br />Date: August 23.2001 <br />Subject: 2000-2020 Comprehensive Plan (CMP) - <br />Met Council Housing Plan Requirements Update <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - April 20,2001 Guy Peterson Memo <br />B • Excerpts from 2000-2020 CMP <br />In November 2000, Met Council staff sent the City a letter outlining 4 items that \^'ere needed in <br />order to complete their review of uur Plan, none of which were in relation to the Housing Plan (but <br />all of which have now been submined). In April 2001 1 hoif'phon^ discussion with Guy Peterson, <br />(MC staff) regarding the Housing Plan. That discussion led me to believe that our ploii os presented <br />would likely meet their guidelines/goals for lifecycle and affordable housing. Last week in <br />discussions with Phyllis Hanson (our Sector Rep.) she indicated 1 should talk to Peterson, he still had <br />some issues. I met with Peterson on August 16 at which time he advised me that: <br />1 . Our plan doesn ’t appear to meet Met Council ’s numerical benchmark goals for rental and <br />affordable housing in Orono. <br />2. Our participation in the Livable Communities program without having negotiated numerical <br />goals is unusual; there are only a handful of metro area cities in the same circumstance. <br />3. Met Council staff will not recommend approval of Orono ’s Plan without acknowledgement <br />and acceptance of some specified numerical goals. In addition to establishing such goals, we <br />need to show that there arc no Plan barriers that would inherently keep them from being met, <br />and we must indicate which specific areas we plan for this growth. <br />Peterson ’s actual expectations in terms of numerical goals were not specifically identified to staff <br />unti I last w eek. For our planned sewered growth of 409 new households during 2000-2010. he has <br />indicated we must attempt to meet at least the low range of the benchmark goals for affordable <br />townhomes and rental dwellings in the ‘'Southwest of Minneapolis Planning Sector ”. These goals <br />are as follows: <br />«*■ Of the aproximately 400 sewered housing units to be built in 2000-2010, 1/4 (or <br />approximately 100) should be rental units at densities of 10-1 5 units per acre. <br />*r Of the approximately 300 ownership units, 60% (or 180) should be constructed as <br />“affordable" units. By affordable, Peterson suggests that the density at which such <br />units become affordable is at least 6 units per acre.