Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/05/2013

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Residence at The COR [No Update] Primary Reviewer: Tim Gladhill (taladhill@ci.ramsev.mn.us; 763-576-4308) The Planning Commission reviewed the request for Site Plan Review of Residence at The COR, a 230 unit apartment development along Sunwood Drive next to the Ramsey Municipal Center in 2011. The City Council approved the request in November, 2011. The project is currently under construction. The Developer anticipates the opening of a leasing office on a temporary basis in the coming weeks. The Developer desires to open a portion of the project (approximately 50 units) in early May, at which time an existing unit will take the place as the leasing office until the actual leasing/management office is complete. For more information, visit www.coraots.com or call 763-208-5931. Temporary Certificates of Occupancy have been issued for 177 of 230 units. [Updated August 29, 2013] Metro lentaleare OW OPEN 763-203-6040 metro-dentafom Photo taken June 27, 2013 along Sunwood Drive at the Photo taken the Municipal Center Plaza in front of the Municipal Center looking west. retail space. Housing Assistance Policy [No Update] Primary Contact: Tim Gladhill (taladhill@ci.ramsev.mn.us; 763-576-4308) The City Council has directed Staff to complete a Housing Assistance Policy. The intent of the policy is to provide a framework for which to review requests for housing assistance and provide a mechanism to review proposals for compatibility with the City's housing goals. The Policy was forwarded to the Planning Commission for development. The Planning Commission has established an ad -hoc sub -committee to assist in the development of the policy. The Housing Sub -Committee has met on two (2) occasions to date. Current accomplishments include completion of an Interim Policy Statement (until the final policy is adopted), agreement on the framework of the policy, and establishment of housing -type priorities. All drafts must still be approved by the City Council. Staff provided an update to the City Council on June 11, 2013, and received positive feedback on direction to continue along the current path for completion. To date, the sub -committee has completed an initial review of demographic data, established an Interim Policy Statement, and established a framework of the proposed policy (product type priorities, minimum thresholds, and scoring/ranking matrix). The ad -hoc sub -committee met on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 and finished a draft of the Minimum Thresholds. The Minimum Thresholds are based on the Housing Chapter Goals and Implementation Strategies of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The final step is to complete a draft of the Scoring/Ranking Matrix. This is anticipated to be completed over two (2) to three (3) sub -committee meetings. At that point, a full draft would be reviewed by Planning Commission, EDA, and City Council. Staff is actively completing a draft of the final piece of the draft policy and has is currently reviewing the content of the draft. That draft is anticipated to be complete within two (2) weeks. The draft will then be reviewed by the sub-