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Allocation - Regional long -term housing allocations made by the Metropolitan Council for individual communities are aimed at apportioning a fair share of low and moderate in- come housing to each community over the next 10 years. The system for calculating the fair share of a community's housing responsibilities centers on three conditions: 1) forecasted household growth 2) existing multi- family units 3) pre-1940. multi-family units Reflecting Ramsey's position in the regional Development Framework established by the Metropolitan Council, it has no allocations for low- and - moderate income subsidized units. Ramsey is, however, expected to plan for adequate modest - cost units to meet projected local and regional demand. Performance - Receipt of state and federal funds often hinges on local housing performance. Local requests for the U.S. Department of the Interior's Land and Water Con - servation Funds (LAWCON) are reviewed by the Metropolitan Council under their A -95 review process. Ramsey may apply for up to $150,000 worth of LAWCON funds per year. The proposal ranking system is in part based on the applicant's efforts to provide low- and - moderate income housing. Simi- larly, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will only give out Community Development Block Grants. funds (CDBG) to communities whose Housing Assistance Pro - grams are consistent with metropolitan plans and goals. From a regional perspective, it is important for all communities to discuss their housing needs. At present, there are over 700,000 households in the Twin Cities Met- ropolitan Area. Of these, 72,690 units, or more than 10 %, contain low- and - moderate income persons or families who are "inadequately, housed ". Inadequately housed is defined as: 1) Renter Households - Households paying more than 25 percent of income for rent; or living in a unit lacking some or all plumbing facilities; or with more than 1.25 persons per room. Owner Households - Households lacking plumbing; or with more than 1.25 persons per room, or built before 1939 and valued at less than $10,000 in 1970.