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• Ramsey appreciates many of the peer and comparable communities included in the two (2) working groups that helped shape the amendment. That being said, in retrospect, the City of Ramsey would have desired to see that there was additional representation from Anoka County communities on the Working Group. Are there documented summaries of these working group meetings? • The City of Ramsey feels that the report fails to quantify different socioeconomic factors between individual communities. It appears that the methodology is focused heavily on existing regional and local forecasts. • The City of Ramsey feels that the report lacks a focus on an increase in aging population, a key housing priority for the City. Questions/Clarification • Ramsey requests clarification on the definition of Affordable Housing as it relates to land use planning It is our understanding that the current definition is six (6) units per acre, but the amended plan notes ranges from eight (8) units per acre to twelve (12) units per acre. Ramsey simply desires to better understand how our allocation of affordable housing will be impacted by these thresholds based on our current Future Land Use Map. Our current definition of Medium Density Residential is 3-7 units per acre. Our current definition of High Density Residential is 7-15 units per acre. Our concern is that Ramsey will not receive credit for areas currently shown as High Density Residential which we feel will provide the necessary housing variety and is already currently in our land use plan. Perhaps our areas of High Density Residential will quality in part two (2) of Option 2 (see page 11 of amended plan). This is important as it relates to how we accomplish our allocations published in the exhibits to the amended plan. • Please define what you mean by `updated housing requirements' under your implementation plan. Previously, this simply stated review criteria. • Ramsey acknowledges that our comment desiring to see the methodology of allocating affordable housing need has been incorporated. Ramsey desires a process to help refine these numbers upon output to ensure that these allocations are in line with local experiences. In other words, will there be some process to help refine or amend these numbers at the request of local communities? We believe a process currently does exist, but want to better understand if that process will change with the new methodology. Technical Detail Comments • Please note that Exhibit Titles are not matching the correct page. Perhaps this is a result of `Tracked Changes' • Based on Exhibit 2 on page 30, Ramsey's allocation of affordable housing will be adjusted downwards. Ramsey does not object. It appears that according to Metropolitan Council data, 66.4% to 79% of homes constructed in Ramsey are affordable to households at or below 80% AMI. • Subject to how the Metropolitan Council will calculate areas guided for Medium Density (3-7 units per acre) and High Density (7-15 units per acre) Residential, Ramsey does not object to the overall allocation of 438 affordable units Ramsey assumes that our current Future Land Use Map will be able to accommodate this allocation. If the Metropolitan Council feels adjustments to our Future Land Use Map are necessary to accomplish this allocation, please inform us. Otherwise, we will move forward on the assumption that no changes to our land use plan are necessary in order to achieve this allocation. • It appears that our comment regarding `normalizing' our Housing Performance Score has been incorporated to a degree. Acknowledgement of future forecasted growth and history of activities of the past ten (10) years has been added. Ramsey desires to see how our Housing Performance Score will be impacted based on the new methodology.