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<br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas commented she would like the Council to review the survey before it was put out to <br />the public to see what they do and don’t want. <br /> <br />Councilmember Allen stated he liked the goals laid out by staff and supported spelling out the population that <br />could be helped by ADUs. He recommended this information be included in the survey to inform the public as <br />to why the Council was pursuing this. He asked if there were other cities that allowed for attached ADUs with <br />a separate property line. Mr. Davis stated he has not seen this. <br /> <br />Councilmember Allen encouraged the Bolton & Menk to investigate this further because if one of the goals of <br />the Council was to encourage home ownership and generational wealth, a separate property may be necessary <br />in order to allow for separate home ownership. <br /> <br />Councilmember Axberg stated the Council may not be able to solve every affordable housing option through <br />ADUs. But rather this type of housing would have a niche market in the community. <br /> <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas asked that staff consider how the parking study and the CAP plan would align with <br />the ADU Ordinance. Gozola anticipated parking would be a concern from the public when considering ADUs. <br /> <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas recommended the DEI rubric be used when considering the ADU Ordinance. She <br />encouraged staff to reach out to the mobile home community to urge them to participate in the ADU <br />community survey. <br /> <br />Councilmember Allen stated it may be difficult to limit the use of an ADU. <br /> <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas commented on the tour she had of Yard Homes (which was a New Brighton <br />company), which was an ADU company working with the disabled veteran community. Gozola explained <br />Yard Homes provided ADUs on a subsidized basis and if the housing was provided to a disabled vet for 10 <br />years, the property owner would then own the ADU outright. <br /> <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas suggested the Council tour this facility in order to view their ADUs. <br /> <br />Mr. Davis reviewed the next steps for this process with the Council noting he understood the Council would be <br />providing feedback to staff in order to receive some sort of alignment. He commented a kick-off meeting <br />would then be scheduled and a community survey would be formed. <br /> <br /> <br />Worksession adjourned at 5:55 pm <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Terri Spangrud <br />City Clerk <br />