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The City Council has continued to discuss modification of the plan regarding growth <br />management and housing.. Proposed modifications were discussed at the June 14, 2010 City <br />Council work session. The City Council has continued to review and discuss the proposed <br />changes to the Land Use and Housing chapters of the draft 2030 Comprehensive Plan over the <br />last four months. These proposed changes are as follows: <br />• Chapter 3, Land Use Plan (pages 26 -27). Modification of the proposed statement within <br />the Growth Management Policy establishing an annual average of 230 new residential <br />dwelling units per year. The council reduced the maximum number of residential units <br />allowed in any one year The proposed language now reads: <br />"The City will plan to accommodate an annual average of 230 units per year over <br />each 5 year phasing period not to exceed 345 units in any one year. At the end of the 5 <br />year phasing period unallocated units will be averaged out over the next five year <br />phase." <br />• Chapter 4, Housing Plan (pages 10 -11). Addition of statement that in acknowledging <br />Metropolitan Council's affordability goals the City is not committing to provide funding <br />for housing. Also including are limited text changes within the affordable housing <br />section. <br />The proposed Land Use Plan changes are intended to address council concerns regarding <br />establishment of hard growth cap, providing development flexibility, managing pace of growth, <br />and maintaining even grow from year to year while still accommodating the growth forecasts. <br />Upon final approval of the Comprehensive Plan the city's existing Growth Management <br />ordinance would be amended to incorporate these changes. <br />Staff submitted the proposed language to Metropolitan Council staff for preliminary review on <br />August 25, 2010. The City has been informed that the proposed modifications would not change <br />Metropolitan Councils official review of the plan. Therefore the proposed changes would not <br />require additional review and approval by the Metropolitan Council. <br />Council Direction <br />1. Staff is requesting council direction to place adoption of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />on an upcoming City Council meeting agenda for consideration. <br />Attachments <br />1. Chapter 3, Land Use, proposed amendment <br />2. Chapter 4, Housing, proposed amendment <br />2 <br />