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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 17, 2019 Page 24 Mr. Lloyd stated that factors into the number of units that can be calculated to meet the City's regional share of housing. Removing something is certainly an option but changes that calculation. Councilmember Etten was thinking about removing that area on Snelling curve as a redevelopment piece. If the City would be forced to put high-density housing there on a small service road and it was guided as single-family, that is not a good situation. He understood the point with Har Mar but thought Mr. Lloyd's point was bumping up the bottom couple of numbers and no one is going to come in re- questing the minimum allowed. He did not think that was going to impact the neighborhood anymore than it does right now in that circumstance, versus the ar- ea that is tucked in next to a wetland and across the street from single family homes with no major access roads. Ms. Purdu agreed and if it were to be reguided to low density, then it would need to be removed from the redevelopment map and is in her notes. Councilmember Willmus noted in reflecting the accuracy of the map, there is a parcel that was rezoned at the western edge of the City on County Road B and should also be reflected as Medium Density Residential. Mr. Lloyd stated that area is actually appropriate at Low Density. It was a zoning change to Low Density-2 and not Medium Density. Ms. Purdu reviewed the changes to the Land Use tables and the description of the Neighborhood Mixed Use category. Ms. Purdu reviewed the Housing Chapter with the Council. She noted at the Planning Commission's direction a definition of Manufactured Housing Commu- nities as added. Councilmember Laliberte explained the Planning Commission had discussion re- garding the word "vulnerable" and questioned if the City is communicating some- thing by having that word as a descriptor. Ms. Purdu explained the reason for the word is that these types of communities tend to get purchased and redeveloped as market rate housing and that was the on- ly reason for specifically calling it out at all. If the Council would rather not have it there, it can be removed. Councilmember Willmus asked if the park was purchased with the intent of rede- velopment for affordable housing, where would this fall? Ms. Purdu replied that is the intent of the many, if there is another development proposed there it could be considered and do what the City might with it.