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INTRODUCTION Page 2 • The purpose of this plan is to discuss strategies and programs which support the City's LAC-housing activity goals to keep housing affordable, attainable and available for anyone living or wanting to live in our community. At the same time that the City is committed to adhering to housing activity goals, it must also be committed to strengthening neighborhoods, protecting the safety and health of all residents. Crime prevention efforts and enforcing housing and nuisance codes will complement the maintenance strategies and programs of St. Anthony's housing action plan. St. Anthony is a first-ring suburb that is completely developed. As such, our action plan . will be addressing mostly maintenance and redevelopment issues. Our economic strategies will be those that assist residents to upgrade, remodel, renovate and, in some cases, demolish to rebuild existing housing. In adopting this strategy, we will need to manage redevelopment as opposed to other communities where managing growth is a priority. By taking an active role in housing redevelopment, the City can better provide a "mix of life- cycle and affordable housing" as envisioned by the Metropolitan Council's Regional Blueprint. At the same time, the "mix" will be one that preserves the community and exemplifies the historical, cultural and environmental characteristics of St. Anthony. As a participating community in the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act, the City of St. Anthony is required to adopt housing goals and implement an action plan that turns • those goals into reality. The activities described herein will be exclusively for the maintenance of affordable housing and life-cycle housing goals as shown in the table below. St. Anthony City Index Benchmark Goal Affordability Ownership 77% 77-87% 77-87% Rental 45% 45-50% 45-50% Life Cycle Non-single family 49% 33-41% 33-41% detached Owner/Rental Mix 61% / 39% 64-75%/25-36% 64-75%/25-36% Density Single Family 3.2/acre 2.3 - 2.9/acre 2.3 - 3.2/acre Detached Multi-family 16/acre 13 -15/acre 13 - 16/acre •