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a • • • WS — Item 5 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item 5 Date: Council Work Session, November 1, 2010 To: City Council From: Michael Grochala Re: Comprehensive Plan Review Background The City Council passed Resolution No. 09 -23 adopting preliminary approval of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan for submittal to the Metropolitan Council in June of 2009. The council action included the following changes to the draft plan: • Modification of the Comprehensive Plan forecasts resulting in the reduction of the cumulative 2030 household forecast by a total of 2,000 units. The change resulted in the City's affordable housing goal being reduced from 1,275 to 560 units. • Modification of the Staging Plan to more closely monitor growth by dividing the 10 year staging areas into five year phases. The council will deteimine by resolution if the next phase /stage is to be opened up to development based on criteria in the plan. • Modification of residential development densities as follows: • Low Density Residential 1.5 — 3.5 units per acre (no change) • Medium Density Residential 3.6 — 6.9 units per acre (instead of 3.6 to 7.9) • High Density Residential 7.0 — 12.0 units per acre (instead of 8.0 or greater) With the changes the City's proposed net density is 3.04 units per acre which is just over the minimum requirement of 3.0 units per acre. The revised plan was submitted to the Metropolitan Council in August of 2009. At the request of Metropolitan Council supplemental materials were submitted in October, 2009 and the plan submittal was determined to be complete. The plan was reviewed by the Metropolitan Council's Environmental Committee and Community Development Committee in November, 2009. On December 9, 2009 the Metropolitan Council authorized the City to put its 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update into effect. 1