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Mayor Gamec stated that the Metro Council mandates that 'you will' provide <br />a certain amount of area for affordable housing. <br /> <br />Councilmember Schlueter stated that she can go along with affordable housing <br />as long as it is clustered in one particular area. She also does not want to <br />see the required housing square footage lowered. <br /> <br />Mr. Goodrich posed the question 'does the City want to enable younger people <br />to settle in the community; do we want our senior citizens to remain here; <br />do we want to provide townhouses and condominiums?' <br /> <br />Councilmember Reimann stated that condos are the going thing and they are here <br />to stay. <br /> <br />Councilmember Schlueter stated that she is not familiar enough with condos to <br />commit herself to an opinion. <br /> <br />Mr. Donovan stated that he can go along with providing affordable housing as <br />long as it does not destroy the continuity of the surrounding properties. <br /> <br />Mr. Goodrich stated that the State says we cannot very well restrict pre- <br />fabricated homes; we have to allow them to settle where they choose to. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that if 'affordable' means 'low income, such as row houses', <br />he is not in favor of it. For right now and for some time, Ramsey is going to <br />be an area made up of the upper income bracket. He cannot see getting house <br />prices so low just to pull those people to Ramsey that cannot afford to live <br />in Ramsey. <br /> <br />Mr. Ippel stated that he cannot see where Ramsey has a moral obligation to <br />provide low income housing. There are affordable homes in the community <br />right now ($50,000-$60,000). <br /> <br />Mr. Goodrich inquired as to opinions regarding housing for senior citizens. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that if the senior citizen cannot afford to live in Ramsey, <br />he will have to go where he can afford to live. <br /> <br />Mr. Schnelle pointed out that structures, such as senior citizen high rises, <br />are allowable uses in Ramsey urban area right now. If the City is negative <br />to this concept, the ordinances need to be changed. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated he has not objection to townhouses and condos. <br /> <br />Councilmember Reimann noted that individual units of condos and townhouses are <br />smaller in square footage, but remember that several condos make up one unit <br />and therefore the exterior size should not detract from a single residential <br />dwelling in the area. <br /> <br />Mr. Ken Peterson stated that he feel quite strongly that he would rather see <br />zero lot line. Double and quad type homes have been designed to fit in with <br />the surrounding neighborhood. He further commented that he is agreeable to <br />affordable housing if it means condos, townhouses and apartments. He does <br />not think the City should provide 235 housing. <br /> <br />Mr. Greenberg stated that he feels the City has an obligation to it's senior <br />citizens and should provide for affordable apartments. An area should be <br />planned for senior citizens. <br /> <br /> C/February 8, 1984 <br /> Workshop Meeting <br /> Page 4 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />