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1 COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 18, 1995 that staff should tell the Metropolitan Council what the present community feels the future of Lino Lakes should be and not what the Metropolitan Council thinks the City should be. Ms. Wyland suggested that the City present what is currently the situation as the goal for 1996. She explained that staff is anticipating that there will be fewer problems with the items that the City has before Metropolitan Council if the City Council adopts a one-year plan. Ms. Wyland noted that all Anoka County communities except Circle Pines and Andover have elected to be a part of the Livability Communities Act. All of the communities participating in the Livability Communities Act have submitted their goals except for the City of Anoka and the City of Centerville who will be doing so next week. Mayor Reinert said that if this City elects to become a higher density community, then the City Council will have to consider the effects of this population on the services provided by the City. He felt that these types of concerns needed to be addressed before any goals could be set. Council Member Bergeson said that 1.8 units per acre for R-1 or R -1X zoned properties may be typical of what is happening at this time. However, all of the easiest parcels to develop have been developed. Some of the parcels that remain probably have not been developed because of wetland restrictions and other development obstacles. Council Member Bergeson felt that the 1.8 units per acre may not be realized out of these "troubled" parcels of property. He said he would like to see goals set that take into consideration some of the problems of development that do exist. Ms. Wyland said that the 1.8 units per acre already addresses some of these concerns, however the goal could be set a 1.2 or some other number. Mayor Reinert said that it appears that the City Council is saying that the City should be conservative when preparing the goals. Council Member Bergeson said that he felt that if the City continues with the program and submitted to Metropolitan Council numbers that were less than the numbers for the first year, the City would have to explain the difference. He felt that the City should be conservative with the initial goals because once this program is started, it will probably be continued. The goals suggested by the City Council are as follows: Single Family Detached Homes 1.2/acre Rental 10% Affordability Rental 23% Council Member Bergeson asked if staff was aware of what other communities have presented as their goals. Ms. Wyland said that she did not have this information. Council Member Bergeson asked if Mr. Wessel had any comments about this matter. Mr. PAGE 10