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City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT In January of 2006, the Metropolitan Council released a report entitled "Determining the Affordable Housing Need in the Twin Cities 2011-2020". The report not only forecasts the regional need by 2020 for newly constructed, affordable housing but it allocates each community's share of the regional need. The total need for newly constructed housing in the Twin Cities is estimated to be 51,000 units between 2011 and 2020. Each community's share of the regional need is allocated based on a number of factors. All cities start with the same base allocation that 30.6% of their new housing units should be affordable. Allocations are then adjusted by job proximity, the composition of the housing stock and access to transit service. Based on the formula, the Metropolitan Council has allocated a need for 288 affordable housing units to Arden Hills between now and the year 2020. In order to ensure that this need can be met, Arden Hills' future land use plan is required by the Metropolitan Council to allocate sufficient areas of medium and high density residential development to accommodate this future growth. As will be discussed later, the development of the TCAAP property has the potential to meet this need. In addition to ensuring that there is sufficient land designated that has the potential to provide affordable housing, the City of Arden Hills is committed to continuing its participation in the Metropolitan Livable Community Program. As a participant since XXXX, the City of Arden Hills continues to be eligible to compete for grant funding provided by the Livable Communities Act (LCA) to assist with clean-up operations for polluted land for redevelopment, creating development or redevelopment opportunities that demonstrate efficient use of land and infrastructure through connected development patterns, and opportunities to create more affordable housing. 7.4.3 Housing Quality Except for the TCAAP property, much of Arden Hills is fully developed. As was pointed out earlier, the age of 70% of the current housing stock makes ongoing maintenance a community concern. If Arden Hills' existing neighborhoods are going to remain attractive places to live, owners will need to continue maintenance and reinvestment efforts. DRAFT 33 2/22/2008 income Efficiency $ 687 1 bedroom $ 736 2 bedrooms $ 883 3 bedrooms $1,020 4 bedrooms $1,138 In January of 2006, the Metropolitan Council released a report entitled "Determining the Affordable Housing Need in the Twin Cities 2011-2020". The report not only forecasts the regional need by 2020 for newly constructed, affordable housing but it allocates each community's share of the regional need. The total need for newly constructed housing in the Twin Cities is estimated to be 51,000 units between 2011 and 2020. Each community's share of the regional need is allocated based on a number of factors. All cities start with the same base allocation that 30.6% of their new housing units should be affordable. Allocations are then adjusted by job proximity, the composition of the housing stock and access to transit service. Based on the formula, the Metropolitan Council has allocated a need for 288 affordable housing units to Arden Hills between now and the year 2020. In order to ensure that this need can be met, Arden Hills' future land use plan is required by the Metropolitan Council to allocate sufficient areas of medium and high density residential development to accommodate this future growth. As will be discussed later, the development of the TCAAP property has the potential to meet this need. In addition to ensuring that there is sufficient land designated that has the potential to provide affordable housing, the City of Arden Hills is committed to continuing its participation in the Metropolitan Livable Community Program. As a participant since XXXX, the City of Arden Hills continues to be eligible to compete for grant funding provided by the Livable Communities Act (LCA) to assist with clean-up operations for polluted land for redevelopment, creating development or redevelopment opportunities that demonstrate efficient use of land and infrastructure through connected development patterns, and opportunities to create more affordable housing. 7.4.3 Housing Quality Except for the TCAAP property, much of Arden Hills is fully developed. As was pointed out earlier, the age of 70% of the current housing stock makes ongoing maintenance a community concern. If Arden Hills' existing neighborhoods are going to remain attractive places to live, owners will need to continue maintenance and reinvestment efforts. DRAFT 33 2/22/2008