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Housing and Economic Development <br />The Council should use a methodology that incorporates data accumulated by <br />individual cities and not limited to census driven or policy driven growth <br />projections; <br />The formula should be adjusted to better reflect the balance and breadth of <br />existing subsidized and naturally occurring affordable housing stocks; and <br />The Council should work with local governments through an appeals process in <br />order to resolve any local issues and concerns with respect to the need <br />allocations. <br />3-F Housing Performance Scores <br />The Metropolitan Council uses city Housing Performance Scores in the regional <br />solicitation process, and the Council's Livable Communities grant scoring criteria to <br />determine funding awards. The Metropolitan Council calculates a city's housing <br />performance score annually. Scores are determined using an annual city survey as well as <br />Council data. <br />Any exploration of additional areas or programs in which the Council would seek to use <br />the Housing Performance Score should be considered with the input of local officials. <br />Metro Cities supports Housing Performance Score criteria that recognize the <br />variation in local resource capacities, tools, programs and policies for cities to <br />support housing production and the market nature of housing development, and <br />that does not limit cities to a prescriptive list of tools and policies. The criteria for <br />determining the score should adequately recognize the current tools, policies and <br />resources employed by local governments. <br />Metro Cities supports a process for local governments to review, comment on and <br />appeal preliminary Housing Performance Scores as well as provide additional <br />information to be used in calculating the scores. <br />Metro Cities supports a consistent schedule for sending the annual housing <br />production survey to cities. <br />In considering Housing Performance Score uses and criteria: <br />• The Council should engage in a periodic review of the formula; <br />• Any proposed use of the Housing Performance Scores should be reviewed by <br />local officials; and <br />2016 Legislative Policies 23 <br />