HomeMy Public PortalAboutLCA Action PlanMember Thies introduced the following action plan and moved its adoption:
City of Medina
LCA Action Plan
October 15, 1996
In November, 1995, the City of Medina elected to participate in the Metropolitan
Livable Communities Act. This act states that each community that chooses to
participate in this program must identify its plans to meet its established housing
goals. The following paragraphs will describe the City's goals and established
policies to achieve these goals.
In regards to affordable and life -cycle housing, the City of Medina supports the
following principles:
1. A balanced housing supply, with housing available for people at all
income levels.
2. The accommodation of all racial and ethnic groups in the purchase,
sale, rental and location of housing within the community.
3. A variety of housing types for people in all stages of the life -cycle.
4. A community of well -maintained housing and neighborhoods,
including ownership and rental housing.
5. Housing development that respects the natural environment of the
community while striving to accommodate the need for a variety of
housing types and costs.
6. The availability of a range of services and facilities for its residents
within the urban service area, and the improvement of access to
and linkage between housing and employment.
Medina is dedicated to these principles and has established several affordable and
life -cycle housing goals for housing to be constructed in the community from 1996 to
2010. The City will put forth its best effort to achieve these goals provided market
conditions and resource availability are reasonable.
Housing Goals
1. AFFORDABILITY:
2. LIFE -CYCLE:
3. DENSITY IN THE URBAN
SERVICE AREA:
Ownership = 10-15%
Rental = 35%
Non -single family detached = 10-15%
Owner/renter mix = 85/15%
Single-family detached = 1.5-2/acre
Multifamily = 10/acre
As stated earlier, the City of Medina will actively strive to meet these goals.
However, the City sees some obstacles that could hinder the achievement process.
For instance, about 15% of Medina is within the Metropolitan Urban Service area.
This means that Medina has very limited sewer capacity because only a small
section of the City is within the MUSA line, which makes it somewhat difficult to
attract affordable development. In addition, the Metropolitan Council requires that
lot sizes be a minimum of 30,000 square feet within the MUSA line. This also
makes it very difficult to promote affordable housing due the fact that Medina has
very high property values in these areas. With these large lot sizes and high
property values, development on this land would probably not be classified as
affordable.
Plans to Achieve Affordable and Life -Cycle Housing Goals
The City of Medina plans to work with property owners and developers to construct
apartments, townhouses and single-family homes which will qualify as affordable.
In addition, Medina will try to encourage property owners and developers to direct
new developments toward affordable housing for elderly and families.
Dated: October 15, 1996
Ann C. Thies, Acting Mayor
Paul Robinson, City Clerk -Treasurer
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
member Ferris and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
thereof: Johnson, Ferris, Thies, and Zietlow
and the following voted against same: None. Absent: Mayor Theis
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.