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Mounds View Planning Commission January 24, 2007 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Walsh-Kaczmarek/Commissioner Miller, to Approve <br />Resolution 859-07, a Resolution Recommending Adopting Revisions to the Mounds View Planning <br />and Zoning Commission Bylaws. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />B. Review Potential Timeline and Process for Updating the Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />Director Ericson stated it is time to move forward on updating the Comprehensive Plan. He <br />stressed it is never too early to start given the magnitude of the task. He asked the Planning <br />Commission to consider options for reviewing the Plan. He stated the Comp Plan is a guide for the <br />City to lay out future development. He stated neighborhood meetings would be held to engage the <br />community as much as possible. Director Ericson believes Mounds View is on solid ground with <br />the Comp Plan. <br /> <br />Commissioner Walsh-Kaczmarek addressed the actual City Index and Benchmarks for the City in <br />the Comprehensive Plan, asking if the City Index meant 67 percent owner occupied and 33 percent <br />rental occupied and the Benchmark 75/25. She asked if this meant Mounds View was more rental <br />occupied than recommended by the Metropolitan Council. <br /> <br />Director Ericson replied the benchmarks are the Metropolitan Council’s goals for Mounds View. He <br />explained the Met Council would like to see a minimum of 25 percent of the housing in Mounds <br />View in rental property. He stated Mounds View met or exceeded all the benchmarks and goals <br />identified by Met Council on affordable housing. He stated that looking forward; a number of <br />affordable housing units should be added. He stated this would be addressed on a demographic <br />basis. He indicated that with housing fluctuations, the City still meets or exceeds the expectations. <br /> <br />Commissioner Walsh-Kaczmarek stated the Mayor indicated at the City Council meeting that <br />Mounds View is virtually fully developed. She asked what this means for Mounds View if it is <br />outside the guidelines of the Met Council. <br /> <br />Director Ericson responded these are guidelines. He indicated that as the Metropolitan area <br />expands, communities share their fair share of the burden of affordable housing. <br /> <br />Commissioner Miller stated she has trouble with the term affordable. <br /> <br />Director Ericson replied it is based on the median income for the area and differs from community <br />to community. He indicated Mounds View has a fairly good mix of housing. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson commented the Planning Commission, Director Ericson, and Planning Associate <br />Heller should spend time reviewing the 2001 Comprehensive Plan, the terms, the thought process <br />that went into it, and why it is set up the way it is before it is open to the public.