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Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting November 19, 2008 Page 3 Commissioner Miller questioned Chapter 9, Housing, and the 81 additional units of affordable housing by 2020. Planning Associate Heller stated that this is a requirement by the Metropolitan Council and the City must acknowledge this assigned number in the Comp Plan. She stated this is a goal and the Met Council understands the City cannot control the market or necessarily build the units, but the City can guide some land use towards higher density and/or affordable housing or not stand in the way of construction of affordable housing. She stated the land that the City has targeted for redevelopment is along County Highway 10, which is where higher density housing could possibly be developed, such as the new senior housing project that is going to be built. Director Roberts stated that, for example, if all the available land was going to be guided towards being developed for only commercial uses, the Metropolitan Council would question the City. Task Member Bjerke stated that when the representative from the Metropolitan Council was at the Comp Plan Task Force meeting, she stated the Task Force should include the exact number of affordable units in the plan so that that it would be more inline for Metropolitan Council funding. Commissioner Miller made a correction to Chapter 8, page 2 eliminating the word "by" Commissioner Miller questioned Chapter 7, page 5, second bullet, first check, and the statement "ensure that the City has a consistent image by using a brand strategy." Planning Associate Heller stated the City has hired a marketing firm to help Mounds View develop a consistence marketing strategy and vision for the City. Commissioner Miller questioned Chapter 7, page 7, the employment number of the school district in 1994. Director Roberts stated city staff tried researching this statistic and it was found to be without any validation of who conducted the count. It is now noted as an unknown source. Planning Associate Heller stated on Chapter 3, page 4, the term "Rain Garden" should be changed to "Storm Water Infiltration Features." Director Roberts stated that Commissioner Gunn had emailed corrections but they were more to keep the chapters looking consistent. Some chapters had bullet points and others had check marks. Task Force Member Kunz made minor corrections to Chapter 5, page 9, on the Community Facilities Chart.