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Steering Committee Minutes <br />February 9, 1995 <br />Page 4 <br />2. Make great efforts to work with ISD #728 to develop an Environmental <br />Education Center in Woodland Trails City Park. <br />3. Develop a comprehensive road plan which does not impact Woodland <br />Trails City Park and naturally significant areas within the City. <br />4. When developing the comprehensive plan, protect naturally significant <br />areas within the Elk River city limits, such as the Shiely oak woods and Tamarack <br />swamp. <br />Mr. Nizeolek stated that he is aware the DNR has identified the St. Louis Park Gun <br />Club as a very significant natural scientific area that they would like to acquire at <br />some point in the future. <br />Mike Nizeolek stated that the owners of the Tamarack swamp, the Thompson's, <br />are not interested in selling the property at this time. He added that he is <br />confident they will take good care of the property. <br />Dave Anderson stated that the Park and Recreation Commission will not be able <br />to finalize their park plan until some decisions are made in the Comp Plan review <br />process. <br />4.5. Update on Comment Line <br />Steve Ach reported that most comments being taken are of a positive nature. <br />Staff will be transcribing the comments and distributing them to the Committee at <br />a later date. <br />5. Presentation of Residential/Housing Element <br />Steve Ach highlighted information on the following issues using Exhibits 1 through 7 <br />in the Steering Committee's 2/9/95 packet- <br />-Inventory of housing units and mix <br />-Consumption rate for residential development <br />-Housing issues <br />-Goals and policies <br />Steve summarized that based on the last 6 years consumption rate, it will take <br />approximately 22 years to develop all the available residential property. <br />Steve reported that in 1994, there were 1,060 multi -family housing units, 86 twin <br />home, 3,560 single family, and 49 mobile home units in the City for a total of <br />4,054 total housing units. He stated that 4 percent of the property in the urban <br />service area is zoned multi -family. Multi -family housing units comprise <br />approximately 22% of the total, with single family at 75%, twin homes <br />approximately 27o, and mobile homes less than 1 %. Steve explained that if the <br />City chooses to put a cap on the multi -family zoned property now, the <br />percentage of multi -family units will continue to decrease. <br />Mary Eberley questioned whether or not the City must provide a replacement for <br />the mobile home park, if the existing park is phased out. Steve explained that the <br />City needs to provide a variety of housing, such as apartments, starter homes, <br />