Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/24/2020

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CC Work Session 2. 2. Meeting Date: 02/24/2020 Information Title: Review Housing Plans and Policies Purpose/Background: At the request of the City Council, the purpose of this case is to review various housing plans and policies within the City. Broadly speaking, the City has aimed to provide a variety of housing options that provide a variety of housing opportunities without leaving Ramsey. This includes a broad spectrum of entry-level housing, move-up/executive style housing, to aging in place and senior housing. The housing market has seen significant changes in the past 10 to 15 years. The City has achieved a number of our housing goals and provided a diverse housing stock that provides opportunities for residents but also insulates from changing market conditions by not focusing too much on any one housing type. With the recent update to our Comprehensive Plan and check in with the Comprehensive Housing Study by Maxfield, it is a good time to check in with the City Council on current policies and future direction. There are multiple resources and tools available to the City Council to frame this policy conversation. • Land Use Chapter: 2040 Comprehensive Plan • Housing Chapter: 2040 Comprehensive Plan • The COR Development Plan • Official Zoning Map/Zoning Code (City Code Chapter 117) • Comprehensive Housing Study (Maxfield, 2019) • City -Owned Land Sale Policy The City Council has previously indicated a desire to focus a discussion on multifamily housing plans and policies. In addition, based on recent single-family subdivision review, the changing market and lot sizes of single-family neighborhoods is also a potential discussion point. The purpose of this case is to better define the scope of the policy question for future policy discussions. Staff will provide a brief summary overview of the City's various housing plans and policies and has intentionally kept this discussion high-level in order to better scope the question at hand. This is simply an introduction to a very broad topic. Future discussions will include more granular detail in presentations. Timeframe: 30 minutes Funding Source: This case is being handled as part of normal Staff duties. Responsible Party(ies): Deputy City Administrator Outcome: The desired outcome of this case is to provide broad policy direction to Staff and potential updates to City housing plans and policies.