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130 <br />strict wetland setbacks, tree preservation standards, and environmental review on <br />development projects. <br />Strategy: Support affordable housing development <br />Policies and Actions: <br />1. Monitor the City's housing supply to ensure quality, low-income options <br />2. Create relationships with affordable housing developers to determine working <br />styles, possible grants, and quickly take advantage of opportunities <br />3. Ensure development fees are appropriate but do not restrict affordable housing <br />development <br />4. Create an inclusionary housing policy and toolkit <br />5. Consider the use of Anoka County HRA and City of Ramsey EDA powers to subsidize <br />new affordable housing projects <br />7. Consider the use of local tax increment financing (TIF) for creation of new <br />affordable housing projects Consider proactive site assembly for affordable housing <br />projects <br />8. Issue housing revenue bonds for new construction of workforce housing, with special focus <br />on mixed -income housing projects in the COR and those projects that meet City goals and <br />vision <br />9. Prioritize the sale of City -owned land to projects that meet, and exceed, City goals <br />10. Consider tax abatement for new affordable housing projects, with special consideration to <br />mixed -income housing projects in the COR and those projects that meet City goals and <br />vision <br />11. Support applications to the Minnesota Housing Consolidated RFP for mixed -income housing <br />projects in the COR and those projects that meet City goals and vision for affordable housing <br />City of RAMSEY <br />Comprehensive Plan 24 <br />