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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION -2- December 1, 2008 APPROVED 044 moderate income housing. The Met Council has projections of growth (sewer serviced) and 5 affordable units are allocated across the metro area based on those factors. From that point of 46 allocation, there are factors for addition or deduction such as low wage job proximity, affordable 47 housing stock, transit service, etc. 48 The council reviewed a map showing distribution of affordable housing units metro wide (with 49 an attached summary table). Staff pointed out that the map indicates that Lino Lakes has a need 50 for 1,051 units adjusted to 560. The proposed Plan estimates a total of 4,150 added housing 51 units for Lino Lakes. 52 53 A council member suggested that the previous Plan didn't include the same type of projections 54 and the 32% high density over the next ten years is not what Lino Lakes needs or wants. There 55 are already problems being seen with the addition of the housing in the Town Center area. The 56 council member suggests that the council's discussion on the Plan shouldn't be about "how" the 57 city does things but first "if' the city should do them. 58 The council committed to having as many discussions as necessary to bring together the Plan. A 59 joint meeting with the Comp Plan Advisory Panel will be scheduled for January 21, 6:30 p.m. at 60 City Hall. 61 The council then discussed a breakdown of the 4,150 projected units (platted vs. unplatted) and 62 locations (green field vs. in -fill). 63 When a council member asked staff what has happened to other cities that have not followed the •64 Met Council's guidelines, Ms. Schlichting recalled that the City of Lake Elmo did not prevail in 65 their court case involving a fight against sewered development. She added that much of what the 66 Met Council is about is related to capital infrastructure development in their effort to plan for the 67 whole area. 68 A council member noted that the council's Plan review to this point has been mainly to give 69 general feedback without getting to specifics that can move the review along. There was general 70 concensus that the council must move toward some results and the ultimate responsibility in that 71 area lies with the council and not staff. 72 73 The council agreed to meet at a special work session to be held after the upcoming regular 74 council meeting on December 8 to continue the Plan review. 75 76 2. Request to Amend Animal Ordinance - Public Safety Director Pecchia reported. 77 Jeremy and Jamie Gudmundson, 992 Kelly St, were present; the Gudmundson's have requested 78 that the council amend the city's current animal control regulations to allow them to keep their 79 two dogs and sometimes a third fostered dog on their property (that does not meet the one acre 80 requirement for a private kennel). 81 82 Chief Pecchia reported that the Police Department is fine with the current regulations and their 83 official recommendation is no change. It is the council's prerogative to change the regulations, 84 however. If a change is eminent, from an enforcement standpoint, he'd recommend the rules be 85 changed overall to allow three dogs without a kennel license, avoiding the foster dog situation .86 which would be difficult to verify. He pledged to follow the direction of the council and make it 87 work.