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From: Barajas, Lisa ^Usa.8a 'a»@metcstate.mn.us'
Sent: Friday, May O6i20l62:O9PM
To: StephenVVensman
Subject: RE: 2030 Affordable Housing in System Statement
Hi Steven,
This can be a little confusing, but let me give it a shot to help clear that up.
m We provide affordable housing need allocations only for one 10'year increment ata time. This aligns with our
Livable Communities Act Program regulating statutes that require re -enrollment in the program every 10yeors.
° As such, your 2030 plan has an affordable housing need allocation for the decade from 7011'2020.
� When you update your comprehensive plan for the 2040 planning horizon, then you will need toaddress your
affordable housing need from 20Zl'ZU30.
� Any land, guided atsufficient densities consistent with our policies, that is undeveloped or guided for
redevelopment within that decade (2021'3030) would count toward your affordable housing need for that
decade, even i[itis already guided for those densities today.
= Your allocation is not "cumu|mhve"— in other words, your 2040 plan does not need to show sufficient land for
2011'2020 housing need, because presumably bvthe time you submit your plan the decade will nearly beover (i[
you submit in2U18).
� Right now your plan has sufficient land guided at Urban High Density to meet your 2011'2020 need AND to meet
your 3021'2030 need. BUT, you would need to ncguidc to slightly higher densities for the 2021'2030 need as port
of your 2040 comprehensive plan update:
o Your Urban High Density is close (currently 7.5)to meeting the Odu/acre threshold that would count
toward your allocation for 2U21'JO3O.It's asmall increment upward.
p You have a total of 143 acres currently guided as Urban High Density — producing at minimum of over
lOOOunits.
o Your plan currently guides about GSacres as Urban High Density for ZUll'Z02O, with the remaining 78
acres currently staged for 2OJ1-2O3O.
m Changing nothing for this land, and assuming that the 78 acres remains available for development as you
prepare your comprehensive plan update, your plan provides more than sufficient land to support your
2021'2030allocation Ghousing units,
o Youcou|devenmove.I4ofthnseocneshothcncxtdecado{2O31-Z84O)ofa1ageddevc|opment, and still
meet your 2Q21'ZO3n~n6ed.
l hope that helps the conversation with your Council Members. l would recommend that you stress the importance of the
planning work that has already been done for the South of 10m Street area and suggest that you not reduce those
densities, or remove land from that category at all.
Let mcknow ifyou'd like bochat further. Iominthe office for the remainder nfthe afternoon and happy todiscuss
further.
Have agreat weekend!
LiSaB8th Barajas
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