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Artist rendering of front fagade. <br />Photo taken October 16, 2013 from Water Tower #1 Photo taken October 16, 2013 from Water Tower #1 <br />looking north. looking north. <br />Housing Assistance Policy [Updated] <br />Primary Contact: Tim Gladhill (tgladhill@ci.ramsey.mn.us; 763-576-4308) <br />The City Council has directed Staff to complete a Housing Assistance Policy. The intent of the policy is to provide a <br />framework for which to review requests for housing assistance and provide a mechanism to review proposals for <br />compatibility with the City's housing goals. The Policy was forwarded to the Planning Commission for development. <br />The Planning Commission has established an ad -hoc sub -committee to assist in the development of the policy. <br />The Housing Sub -Committee has met on two (2) occasions to date. Current accomplishments include completion of <br />an Interim Policy Statement (until the final policy is adopted), agreement on the framework of the policy, and <br />establishment of housing -type priorities. All drafts must still be approved by the City Council. <br />Staff provided an update to the City Council on June 11, 2013, and received positive feedback on direction to <br />continue along the current path for completion. <br />To date, the sub -committee has completed an initial review of demographic data, established an Interim Policy <br />Statement, and established a framework of the proposed policy (product type priorities, minimum thresholds, and <br />scoring/ranking matrix). The ad -hoc sub -committee met on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 and finished a draft of the <br />Minimum Thresholds. The Minimum Thresholds are based on the Housing Chapter Goals and Implementation <br />Strategies of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The final step is to complete a draft of the Scoring/Ranking Matrix. This <br />is anticipated to be completed over two (2) to three (3) sub -committee meetings. At that point, a full draft would be <br />reviewed by Planning Commission, EDA, and City Council. <br />Staff is actively completing a draft of the final piece of the draft policy and has is currently reviewing the content of <br />the draft. That draft is anticipated to be complete within two (2) weeks. The draft will then be reviewed by the sub- <br />