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. DRAFT tx.Ht6/T f3, 1/1 HOUSING GOALS AGREEMENT ~ METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT - PRINCIPLES - . The city of Arden Hills supports: I 1. A balanced housing supply, with housing available for people at all income levels. 2. The accommodation of all racial and ethnic groups in the purchase, sale, rental and I location of housing within the community. . 3. A variety of housing types for people in all stages of the life-cycle. I 4. A community of well-maintained housing and neighborhoods, including ownership and rental housing. I 5. Housing development that respects the natural environment of the community while striving to accommodate the need for a variety of housing types and costs. 6. The availability of a full range of services and facilities for its residents, and the I improvement of access to and linkage between housing and employment. GOALS . To carry out the above housing principles, the City of Arden Hills agrees to use benchmark indicators for communities of similar location and stage of development as II affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the period 1996 to 2010, and to make its best efforts, given market conditions and resource availability, to remain within or make progress toward these benchmarks. I II BENCHMARK II I I CITY INDEX GOAL Affordability I Ownership 46% 68-69 % Rental 47% 35-48% I Life-Cycle Type (Non-single family 30% 35-36% detached) I Owner/renter Mix 86/14% (64-75) I (25-36)% I Density Single-Family Dctachcd 2.0/acrc 1.8-1.9/acrc I Multifamily 8/acre 10-12/acre To achieve the above goals, the City of Arden Hills elects to participate in the Metropolitan I Livable Communities Act Local Housing Incentives Program, and will prepare and submit a plan to the Metropolitan Council by June 30, 1996, indicating the actions it will take to t# carry out the above goals. CERTIFICATION I Mayor Date