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REDA Meeting Minutes—Tuesday,July 18,2017 Page 10 Metropolitan Council Requirements As detailed in the Attachment A, Ms. Purdu reviewed guidelines based on community designation and corresponding average density goals and affordable household forecasts from 2030 density ranges to proposed 2040 ranges and relationship to affordable housing requirements. Ms. Purdu noted that the City of Roseville's 2030 future land use plan met some of those expectations,but not all, and briefly reviewed the changes made to-date. Forecasts Ms. Purdu reviewed system statement calculations released by the Metropolitan Council in 2016. Member McGehee opined that modifications made on this requirement were absurd and ridiculous; and proposed going back to the Metropolitan Council for their justification in those calculations. President Roe noted the Metropolitan Council's requirements for the city to demonstrate that planned land use resulted in development that met their populations, household and employment forecasts. Ms. Purdu offered to provide additional information to the REDA on the Metropolitan Council's process and rationale. Community Desiirg ation Ms. Purdu reviewed the city's updated designation as "urban" and future development goals of ten units per acre and the type of units guided by land use types and density ranges. Member McGehee reviewed her personal calculations for current multi-family units in Roseville, opining that overall density for that land use type was actually 18.5 units per acre. Therefore, Member McGehee opined that left to its own devices, the City of Roseville had already accomplished a fair amount of work toward meeting that density range. Ms. Purdu stated that this was not a surprise and remained consistent with additional information moving forward. Ms. Purdu noted that the City of Roseville now shared the same designation (urban) as the Cities of Golden Valley, Edina and Bloomington, placing it as a regional pivot point in the metropolitan area. However, to ensure that it met that urban community designation, as noted in Attachment A (bottom of page 2) and as mentioned by Member McGehee related to past development patterns, density ranges averaged much more than that as confirmed by staff, Planning Commission recommendations, and City Council review and approval when they received proposals, those proposals were usually presented with maximum density requests and typically remained at that density level.