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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Acting Mayor Riley, Councilmembers Kuzma, Menth, Heinrich, <br />and Musgrove. Voting No: None. Absent: Mayor LeTourneau. <br />5. APPROVE AGENDA <br />Motion by Councilmember Musgrove, seconded by Councilmember Kuzma, to approve the <br />agenda as presented. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Acting Mayor Riley, Councilmembers Musgrove, Kuzma, <br />Heinrich, and Menth. Voting No: None. Absent: Mayor LeTourneau. <br />6. PUBLIC HEARING <br />None. <br />7. COUNCIL BUSINESS <br />7.01: Presentation of Housing Study by Maxfield Research and Consulting, LLC <br />City Planner McGuire Brigl introduced Matt Mullins from Maxfield Research and Consulting. <br />Matt Mullins provided background information and reviewed the results of the housing study his <br />firm completed at the request of the City. He reviewed information on population trends, <br />household incomes, employment, and growth in housing. He reported that there are low vacancy <br />rates in rental housing in Ramsey and noted that roughly 44 percent of the rental market in <br />Ramsey is composed of townhomes. He provided information on the senior housing inventory, <br />noting that while Ramsey currently does not have a large stock of this housing type there are <br />projects underway that will contribute to that stock. He also reviewed information on the for - <br />sale market, specifically new construction, and the development pipeline. He stated that over the <br />next decade they see a need for 2,300 units and provided specific information on rentals, senior <br />housing, and single-family housing. He summarized the key takeaways from the study and noted <br />that the final report will be issued soon. <br />Acting Mayor Riley thanked Mr. Mullin for his presentation. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill stated that this study was requested by the Council <br />because of the product type changes being asked for by developers. He explained that just <br />because there is a demand for a certain housing type, the City does not necessarily have to plan <br />for it. He thanked the Anoka County HRA, which is providing the funding for this study. <br />Acting Mayor Riley stated that the comment in the past has been to continue with market rates <br />and market driven housing products. He stated that he looks forward to continuing the <br />conversation to determine how this information fits Ramsey. <br />City Council / August 27, 2019 <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />