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Commissioner Rosenquist commented that he's glad that the City had the population estimates from 2030 approved from the last Comprehensive Plan and has the sewer capacity for that growth because in his experience, growth is very difficult to forecast. Commissioner Arcand asked who regulated the movement of the City's MUSA line. Juba stated that the City can plan the movement of the MUSA line. She stated that she's not sure the MUSA line will change for the 2040 plan because it was pretty aggressive in the 2030 plan, but if the City believes it should move, it can plan for it. Commissioner Arcand asked about the affordable housing requirements. He stated that the City doesn't dictate the economy or housing market and asked how the Met Council can associate those scores with the ability to get funding. Juba stated that further conversations need to be held with the Met Council on how to even track affordable units within the City. Leitz stated that the Met Council is looking for the City to plan for these projects, which would be planning higher density areas if these projects are to come to the City of Hugo. Commissioner Arcand asked if the Met Council is talking about new construction affordable units to calculate this score. Leitz stated that a majority of the points for these scores is based on new construction, but there is also points for rehabilitation. Commissioner Arcand asked if there were any points for constructed homes that are being sold at an affordable price. Leitz stated that she had mentioned that townhomes in the Waters Edge development sold for very affordable prices during the recession and it wasn't made clear to her why the City wouldn't receive points for these units. She stated that further conversations need to happen with the Met Council to establish how they review there surveys. Commissioner Rosenquist commented that it is very difficult to come up with new construction affordable units without subsidizing the projects or providing some other incentives. Update on Web Streaming of Planning Commission Meetings Juba stated that starting next year, staff will be recording the Planning Commission meetings and web streaming them live for the public. Schedule 2016 Goal Setting and Potluck Workshop Juba reminded the Planning Commission that goal setting occurs yearly to guide the direction of the Commission in the next year. Staff is wanting the Planning Commission to set a date for this year's informal goal setting workshop and potluck. The Commission agreed that the goal setting workshop will be held on January 14, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. *This was rescheduled to January 28th at 6:00 p.m.