Agenda - Council - 01/22/1979 - Laserfiche WebLink

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P& z-3- 1/2/79 M~?yor Cox statert that realizing that the C~ty has been unable to get po:;it~ve a~swc, rs from necessary A~encies, we h~ve tried to ~ ' re.,al~ flexible and still form s working Plan. Mr. Starr st~,ted that he realize8 they werc~ not in a position to state specifics. Art Dunn stated that realizing that, a basic plan can ~lways be smencled. Lloyd Schnelle ~ter] that he w~s concermed with Mr. Staff's comment ~h~t service would ~o¢ be ~equa~e qo serve ¢~e urban area. Mr. Starr reolied that it would ultimately b.e adecuate, but that concer~ ~.s u]t~mate use of ,~aci]~ity, and that they were presently in the process of making a decision on the Anoka Plant. Peter Raatikka asked what happens if we exceed forecasts; do we stop platting? Mr. St~rr replied that they have no authority to restrict o!atting, and that the Metro Council will have to make adjustments if we do e~ceed their forecasts. Men Peterson asked what does it take to Drove oopu!ation? Ken Peterson stated, that the Metro fi?ures have always been significantly lower than ours, and asked if they would accept our figures? Mr. Starr stated, that they use building permit monitoring. Councilman Muller asked if there is a chance that the City of Ramsey should be considering building their own facilities. Mr. Start reo!ied that we won't have to~ if we can just wait a couple of y~ars. Mr. Starr briefly explained about the "Ramsey Connection" and. the cap&.city of the Anoka Plant was discussed. Mr. Start stated that they do not want to encourage growth in the transitional area, and that they are committed to two connections for Ramsey~ and as ~'' ~ far as something more definite sees tonite only as discussion. In regards to the enviromentsl secbion of the Plan, Mr. Starr stated that he does not see specific enviromental control. Mr. Ji~ Cosby was ~'~esent' to'~8, i~cu'ss'-.~he~ H.bu~i~'e~-b~e~t ~fr-th~ ~Pi~. Mr.~'Corby':exp~_&~in~d''bhs~' he.had brought some materials to be read, and. t]qen 8iscusse~ st a lster 8ate. The items brought were as follows: Pronose8 full share goals for ndw mo~est cost housing units. 2.) Metro Land Planning Act Comprehensive Plan Review for Urban Com- munities, Freestanding Communities~ and Central Cities. 3.) Report on Modest Cost Housing in Twin City Metro Area. h.) Re-draft Guidelines for Review of Housing Elements of Local Plans under the Land P!snning Act. The difference between Low Income Housing and Modest Cost Housing was discussed with Mr. Cosby stating that the projected number of Modest Cost Housing units for Rsmsey was 364 for the nezt lO year period, and that our Plan must indicate total incentives offered locally to orovide reduced cost housing.