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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 19, 2017 Page 18 However, Ms. Collins advised that for the city's zoning classification the density range must begin at eight units per acre. In that case, Mayor Roe suggested the city could adjust its MDR designation into different categories as it had most recently done with its CMU designations, such as MDR-1 at 5 to 8 units and MDR2 at 8 to 12 units, without the entire zoning category starting at 8 units/acre. Mayor Roe suggested consideration could also be given to an intermediate category between MDR and HDR that would also in- crease density levels, or increase CMU designations as another option. In gen- eral, Mayor Roe opined that the Metropolitan Council's guidance does not prohib- it the city from pursuing those options not preclude Roseville and the City Coun- cil from valuing various housing types and intermixing housing stock. Councilmember Etten asked if by developing affordable housing at 8 units per acre, it provided the city with credits and lowered the total number of units need- ed and available for development by 2040; with Ms. Collins confirming that the Metropolitan Council looked at all built affordable housing in their calculations for Roseville's local and regional share. Councilmember Etten agreed that he was also caught off guard in Roseville being designated "urban; and suggested staff work with the city's Metropolitan Council representative to determine what was involved in that process. Ms. Collins advised that the "urban" designation resulted from Roseville being considered a developed community, with different categories triggering density ranges; and read the definition of"urban" from Metropolitan Council documents. Councilmember Willmus asked staff to provide information on populations and households in Roseville and changes from 2000 to 2010 providing a more histori- cal view in order to determine if projections are in line with them. As noted with the Rice Street/Larpenteur Avenue community visioning group dis- cussions, Ms. Collins advised that St. Paul had seen significant growth in single- family areas in the last few years, with the population increasing while few single family or residential homes had been constructed during that same period. Ms. Collins reported that this was attributed to the population change of seniors mov- ing out of their single-family homes and larger families moving into them. Councilmember McGehee asked staff to provide the Metropolitan Council's defi- nition of"suburban" and related density requirements. Ms. Collins noted the window of time allowed to challenge that designation pro- vided by the Metropolitan Council in 2015 at which time it was not challenged. If the city was to make a compelling case at this time as to why it should remain designated "suburban" in comparison to peer communities, Ms. Collins opined