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Housing & Economic Development <br />housingandmobilityoptions,includingtransitandpedestrianroutes; <br />Periodicallyexamininglocalrequirements,policiesandreviewprocessestodetermine <br />theirimpacts ontheconstructionofaffordablehousing; <br />Considering criteria underwhichacitymaychange itsfee structureinsupportof <br />additionalaffordablehousing; <br />Supportinghousing optionsthat meetacityÓscurrentand futuredemographics,including <br />familysize,age,mobility,andabilitylevels; <br />Supporting housing design that is flexible, accessible and usable for residents with varied <br />abilitiesatmultiplestages oflife; <br />Supportinghousingwithsupportiveservicesfor peoplewithdisabilities; <br />Employing innovative strategies to advance affordable housing needs such as public- <br />private partnershipsorcreative packagingofregulatoryreliefandincentives; <br />Usingavailableregulatorymechanismstoshapehousingcommunities; <br />Recognizingtheinventory ofsubsidizedandunsubsidized(naturallyoccurring) <br />affordable housing;and <br />Workingcollaborativelywith buyersandsellersofnaturallyoccurring affordablehousingto <br />retainaffordability. <br />3-CInclusionaryHousing <br />While Metro Cities believes there are cost savings to be achieved through regulatory reform, <br />density bonuses as determined by local communities, and fee waivers, Metro Cities does not <br />believe a mandatory inclusionary housing approach can achieve desired levels of affordability <br />solely through these steps. Several cities have established local inclusionary housing policies, in <br />some cases requiring the creation of affordable units if the housing development uses public <br />financial assistance or connecting the policy to zoning and land use changes. The Metropolitan <br />Council, in distributing the regional allocation of housing need, must recognize both the <br />opportunities and financial limitations of cities. The Council should partner with cities to <br />facilitatethecreationof affordablehousingthroughdirectfinancialassistanceand/oradvocating <br />foradditionalresourcesthroughtheMinnesota HousingFinance Agency. <br />Metro Citiessupportsthelocationofaffordablehousing inresidentialandmixed-use <br />neighborhoodsthroughoutacity.MetroCitiessupportsacityÓsauthoritytoenact itsown <br />inclusionary housing policy. However, Metro Cities does not support passage of a <br />mandatory inclusionary housing state law imposed on local governments that would <br />2022 Legislative Policies <br />24 <br /> <br />