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• • • SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 19, 1998 know what is there and that the area is completely developed. When people move to Lino Lakes they are not aware that their area could change due to development. Caroline also disagreed with Al regarding the diminishing household size. Kim asked Caroline to tell her what can be done with the Plan to make it acceptable to her. Caroline said that she was concerned about MUSA and the number of homes planned for each year. She does not want any more MUSA added to the Lino Lakes bank of MUSA for 10+ years. To add more MUSA to build more homes would overload all facilities and be destructive to the environment. She felt that additional MUSA was a time bomb. She suggested using all the MUSA that the City currently has and then determine how much more is needed. Caroline also said she felt that the Council should be discussing the 13 points that she and Chris had discussed with J.P: Houchins and Paul Montain. Kim asked Caroline what is needed to make her change her mind. Caroline said no more MUSA and reduce the number of new homes per year. Al referred to page 66, paragraph four (4) of the Plan outlining what MUSA is currently available and how much additional MUSA would be needed to meet the projected population of 20,500 in 2020. He explained that the Task Force looked at establishing goals and a policy plan to reinforce these goals. Diversification was one goal and the Task Force felt to achieve this goal they needed to establish housing goals. They looked a how to insure the housing goals. They also wanted to look at something that EDAC would feel comfortable with to attract industrial/commercial growth. Al explained that he reviewed the 13 point list of concerns prepared by Chris and Caroline and talked to them about how to get the tax rate down and the tax base up. He said that if the City wants to eliminate Metropolitan Council's influence on future planning, the City must get all of its MUSA upfront. Establish a MUSA bank and use it only according to the plan of defined growth areas. Chris asked if the preliminary plats already under consideration by City staff will reduce the number of MUSA buildable acres that are currently available. Al said yes. Kim asked Caroline if her point is that the City currently has enough MUSA to last for the next 10 years. Caroline said that she is not convenced that industriallcommercial growth would require more houses. She felt people are not moving to Lino Lakes with the goal of working here too. Chris referred to page 66, items No. 4 and No. 5 of the Plan and noted that there will be excess MUSA if the Plan is followed. He asked what will be done with the excess MUSA. Kim explained that the City will make sure that there will be concrete plans as to where the MUSA will go. She asked Al to explain the process of obtaining additional MUSA if less MUSA is put in the Plan at this time. Kim stated that asking for 150% of the needed MUSA will allow flexibility in development. Caroline said that she did not like the word "flexibility". PAGE 5