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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that the Metro Council mandates that 'you will' provide <br />a certain a~o~t~ of area for affordable housing. <br /> <br />Councilmemb~r ~chlueter stated that she can go along with affordable housing <br />as long aS it ~i.s clustered in one particular area. She also does not want to <br />see the required housing square footage lowered. <br /> <br />Mr. Goodrich p~.sed the question 'does the City want to enable younger people <br />to settle i~ the community; do we want our senior citizens to remain here; <br />do we wan~ to ~rovide townhouses and condominiums?' <br /> <br />Councilmemb~r .R~imann stated that condos are the going thing and they are here <br />to stay. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Counci!me~qer~$chlueter stated that she is not familiar enough with condos to <br />commit iherself !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. Goodriqh stated that the State says we cannot very well restrict pre- <br />fabricated ~hom~s; we have to allow them to settle where they choose to. <br /> <br />Mayor Game~ 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 soi l°w ~ust to pull those people to Ramsey that cannot afford to live <br />in Ramsey~ <br /> <br />Mr. Ippel~Stat~d 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 Gamea stated that if the senior citizen cannot afford to live in Ramsey, <br />he will have t~ go where he can afford to live. <br /> <br />Mr. Schne~le POinted out that structures, such as senior citizen high rises, <br />are allow&~le~ses in Ramsey urban area right now. If the City is negative <br />to this co~cep~, the ordinances need to be changed. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated he has not objection to townhouses and condos. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> Councilme~9~er 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 theref~re,~T_he exterior size should not detract from a single residential <br /> dwelling ~n the area. <br /> <br /> Mr. Ken PeSersOn stated that he feel quite strongly that he would rather see <br /> zero lot ~ne.~ Double and quad type homes have been designed to fit in with <br /> the surro%utdin~ neighborhood. He further commented that he is agreeable to <br /> affordablelho~ing if it means condos, townhouses and apartments. He does <br /> not think the ~ity should provide 235 housing. <br /> <br /> Mr. Gree~rgStated that he feels the City has an obligation to it's senior <br /> citizens a~d ~ould provide for affordable apartments. An area should be <br /> planned ~o~ s~nior citizens. <br /> <br /> ~ C/February 8, 1984 <br /> .i Workshop Meeting <br />__ · ~,~., ~ . Page 4 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />