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Last revised July 24, 2014 <br />Part III: Council Policies and Roles to Expand Viable Housing Options <br />Housing policy is embedded in the roles and functions of the Council. This Housing Policy Plan <br />provides an integrated policy framework that unifies the Council's existing roles in housing and <br />opportunities for an expanded Council role supporting housing across the region. These roles include: <br />• Reviewing local comprehensive plans for the housing element, the housing implementation <br />program, and minimum or maximum residential densities. <br />• Funding housing development through the Livable Communities Act programs. <br />• Working with local governments to define their share of the metropolitan area need for low- and <br />moderate -income housing. <br />• Administering the state's largest Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program and providing <br />rental assistance to more than 6,500 low-income households throughout Anoka, Carver and <br />most of suburban Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. <br />• Providing technical assistance to local governments to support orderly and economical <br />development. <br />• Identifying opportunities to integrate housing effectively with the Council's work in regional <br />parks, transportation, and water resources. <br />• Collaborating with and convening partners and stakeholders to elevate and expand the regional <br />housing dialogue. <br />Part III of this Housing Policy Plan addresses key areas where this Plan is refining existing Council <br />policies and defining new and expanded roles for the Council, including: <br />• The triumvirate of affordable housing measures: <br />o Allocation of affordable housing need. <br />o Goals for affordable and life -cycle housing. <br />o Housing Performance Scores. <br />• Council funding of housing development. <br />• Review of local comprehensive plans. <br />• An expanded role in providing technical assistance around housing. <br />• Convening and partnering to elevate the regional affordable housing dialogue. <br />This section does not include the Council's Housing and Redevelopment Authority (Metro HRA) <br />because it has a well -established role in the region. <br />2040 HOUSING POLICY PLAN I METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />DRAFT RELEASED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Part III: Council Policies and Roles I Page 48 <br />