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criteria should only go back to the community and not be included as part of the official review comments. 2. Influences of the Market Place on Cost and Type_of Housing: A major goal of the Metropolitan Council over the years has been to promote more affordable housing and more licat:on2l housing choices for persons of moderate and iow incomes. The AMM has supported that goal and continues to do so. The ilou;; i r. r •-',u i Je Chapter and the associated reviews based on the Guide Chapter conducted by the Council of local pr,jects and proposals is the major tool used ty the Council to implement this goal. It is important therc'•,,-e, that the Council's 'lousing luide Chapter and review procedures and process be considered creditable by local cials. The AM11 by and large, agrees with most elements in Housing Guide Chapter but also believes it has major deficiencies. The information and guidelines con'Uained in the Chapter and consequently some of the recommendations simply d( nc.t rp ; the "real world" in terms oL the effect of the market. p'_� Hypes, styles, sizes, et.c. of the hou-in, ing pr,.. any given point in time. City officials just not :Javc -1:';, authority and control over the cost. any type of housi.., ;R produced as implied and assumed in the Housing Guide C►._pter and; therefore, the Council's recommendations may not be perceived as creditable. If recommendations are not perceived as creditable, they may be ignured. Recommendation: That a section discuss.,,g the impacts and role of the market place on housing tyre, style and costs, etc. be added to the Housing Guide Chapter. ?. -ife Cycle Housing and Al`ernatives. One of tht major thrusts of the revisions to the Hou-ing Chapter is to promote mare attached and multifamily housir►b �:d rather alternative types of housing w:;hir, e metropolitan area and within each community. The implied assumption is that t•iore afford able ;ousi—, will then be- available and greater locational choice pre3ent. -ne t..,-jst of. .t:e revisions is that each and every community a:ust have a cainplete assortment of lift- cycle housing types and t,.,using alter ;a' ivies. The AMM agrees with the general concept that ati.eched and multifamily hot. ing is more affordable although there aro: a lot of exceptions . ..3use of market ; ' .;ce i of luer►ces. ►e :%,,M also supports the ,;or.cept that more "lire cycle" housing is neede• within the metropo'_'" n r�-�ea. The AMM d,:as not agree in the literal sense, hoap• t�-.a,, eaen and every community _-r;•Jst have every ty-c of life ycle housing. The A�1M does not be; ieve this is e.iY►er practical or necessary or even possible becau•;e of the market place influence. Since this is a very mo." le area with