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• Modified the Utility Staging Plan to more closely monitor growth by dividing the 10 year staging areas into five year phases. The council will determine by resolution if the next phase /stage is to be opened up to development based on criteria in the plan The 2011 council action further modified the plan to include the following changes: • Reintroduced an annual average new housing growth benchmark. The new language reads: "The City will plan to accommodate an annual average of 230 units per year over each 5 year phasing period not to exceed 395 units in any one year. At the end of the 5 year phasing period unallocated units will be averaged out over the next five year phase. • Amended the Housing Plan text to limit City financial assistance to meet regional housing goals. The plan now includes a statement that in acknowledging Metropolitan Council's affordability goals the City is not committing to provide funding for housing. • Modification of residential development densities to lower the high density category as follows: • Low Density Residential • Medium Density Residential • High Density Residential 1_6 — 3.9 units per acre (instead of 1.5 to 3.5) 4.0 — 5_9 units per acre (instead of 3.6 to 6.9) 6_0 — 10.0 units per acre (instead of 7.0 to 12) • The City's proposed net residential density was reduced from 3.04 units per acre to 3.01 units per acre which is just over the minimum requirement of 3.0 units per acre. Upon adoption of the plan the City will begin updating our official controls, including zoning, and subdivision ordinances, to implement the new plan. Adoption of the new plan will also allow for implementation of the Special Area Management Plan (SAMP). The SAMP was prepared for the City in coordination with the Rice Creek Watershed District and Army Corps of Engineers to stream line administration of the Wetland Conservation Act. Council Direction 1. Staff is requesting council direction to place adoption of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan on the September 12, 2011 City Council meeting agenda for consideration. Attachments 1. Metropolitan Council Notice of Final Action (8/15/2011) 2