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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 19, 2011 Page 12 Councilmember McGehee advised that her point was, when discussing zoning changes, the City needed to be more aggressive with LEED certi- fied building and encouraging higher energy efficiencies, which was very much a part of those general goals. Councilmember McGehee encouraged that the City continue to target those areas based on the general goals (e.g. native landscaping, increased vegetation in parking lots) and provided several examples in the community of those enhanced aesthetics. In the example cited by Councilmember McGehee, and at the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Trudgeon responded that the enhanced aesthetics were part of complying with the new zoning code. Mayor Roe noted the need to put goals and aspirations into one (1) docu- ment to make them more user-friendly and accessible. Mayor Roe asked that staff consolidate them in one location for more realistic application. Mr. Trudgeon noted that, in 2012, the HRA would be updating their Stra- tegic Plan from the current five-year plan. Mr. Trudgeon advised that the information presented tonight would be part of that document based on the direction received. Mr. Trudgeon referenced those materials presented to- night, opining that they represented good base line information; and that the housing and business information, whether as a whole or separately, were not exclusive of each other and did not indicate only what the market wanted, but also community needs and benefits. Mr. Trudgeon cautioned that, just because the City identified what it wanted, the market may not support it, or it may need to be subsidized if unable to stand on its own. Discussion ensued regarding the housing market report information for the need for 40-50 new single-family homes being done prior to the recent Pulte development and those executive homes. Housing Manager Jeanne Kelsey clarified for Mayor Roe that the Apple- wood II senior assisted and cooperative living project was taken into ac- count in the report, as it was in the planning stages. Councilmember Pust opined that no matter how the community evolved or the economy ended up, there would continue to be a need for better and more public transportation, with housing and businesses locations depen- dent upon where that transportation was located. Councilmember Willmus asked staff to provide an update of 2009 housing market analysis projections.