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• Page 8 <br /> Plan. As part of that revision process, the City intends to incorporate many of the <br /> City's LAC action plan strategies into the Comprehensive Plan. By making the <br /> City's action plan a part of the City's land use planning document, the City will be <br /> able to review each land use plan or zoning request against its LAC goals so that the <br /> City can attain its housing goals. In five years, the Comprehensive Plan will be <br /> reviewed in anticipation of the required updating. This will also be an appropriate <br /> time to review the action plan so that the City's success in meeting the LAC goals <br /> can be ascertained. <br /> RENTAL HOUSING: <br /> St. Anthony has approximately 1,144 aging rental units for individuals and families <br /> with the average monthly rent being approximately $496. The definition of <br /> affordable rental housing according to the Metropolitan Council is approximately <br /> 50% of median income or in 1990, that was about $500 per month. <br /> As stated earlier, the City has no vacant land on which to construct new residential <br /> rental units, but there are some redevelopment possibilities in areas that would <br /> surely benefit from redevelopment. Currently, along Kenzie Terrace, there are <br /> several pieces of property that are being acquired by the City's HRA for <br /> • redevelopment. The City has received some inquiries from developers interested in <br /> expanding senior housing units. In addition to other rental housing available in St. <br /> Anthony, Walker on Kenzie and Autumn Woods are two senior housing complexes <br /> that provide 246 rental units for the senior residents in St. Anthony. <br /> In addition to providing developers with financial assistance for a qualifying project, <br /> the City staff can provide residents with assistance in locating and obtaining <br /> information about rental assistance programs. When programs are announced or <br /> the staff receives updated information, this is also communicated to the residents <br /> through the community's newsletter. These programs include: <br /> • Section 8 voucher/certificate program. <br /> • Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program. <br /> • Low and Moderate Income Rental Program. <br /> • Home Rental Rehabilitation Program. <br /> • Hennepin County Rental Rehabilitation Program. <br /> • <br />