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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 8, 2024 Page 9 was first introduced and the Commission was confused as to why they were tasked with doing that because it did not seem to match with their understanding of what the Commission was supposed to be doing. That, to him, was a very insightful thing. There was other related feedback about the tension between what Commissioners thought the Commission was supposed to be doing and what was before them at each meeting for them to discuss. Certainly, that coincides with the sense of tension through the last few years on the Commission. Councilmember Schroeder explained she liked the fact that the Commission wants to narrow it down because if it is too broad and general,people have very different ideas. She suggested the City Council define things well and narrow it down. d. Discuss Missing Middle Housing Legislation Known as House File 4009/Senate File 3964 City Manager Patrick Trudgeon briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action and related attachments dated April 8, 2024. Mayor Roe stated it appeared this is written as zoning standards and not something the State is providing as broad guidelines or general requiremetns. He stated, as an example for accessory dwelling units,cities need to permit accessory dwelling units in their zoning code and the cities still get to determine what the parameters are. To him, it seems like this legislation was written much like the Sacred Settlement legislation where it states the requirements and cities have to follow it. He wondered if he was interpreting this correctly. Mr. Trudgeon noted the bill also tasks the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to do a model zoning ordinance. There is some specificity in this draft but also a lot that needs to be determined. He was not sure how much leeway the City is going to have to deviate too far from the general tenor of what the State is trying to get at. Ms. Gundlach explained staff included one of the letters that the League and the group representing the League sent to the House.To her,one of the things that stuck out in that letter is that a lot of the content of the bill is actually creating requirements and then there is added language where it states it has to be compatible. She noted there is a lot of language in the bill that conflicts with one another, which creates a lot of uncertainty with implementation, and what the City will and won't be able to do, if it passes. Mayor Roe stated from his perspective, one of the things he would generally object to is the State writing zoning codes for cities in the State Statutes. He noted it is one thing to set standards that cities may have to meet and general parameters, but it is a whole other thing to be specific about everything down to the details. Councilmember Schroeder stated she was there when this was presented and there was reaction from a lot of cities but before that, she wanted to say that she thought