WS 2001 02 12CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION MEETING
FEBRUARY 12, 2001
Mayor Jansen called the work session to order at 5 ~40 p.m.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Jansen, Councilman Peterson, Councilman Labatt,
Councilman Kroskin, and Councilman Ayotte
STAFF PRESENT: Scott Botcher, Todd Gerhardt, Bob Generous, Kate Aanenson, Todd Hoffman,
Teresa Burgess, and Andrea Poehler, City Attorney
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT PRESENTATION BY KATE AANENSON, COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
Kate Aanenson and Bob Generous gave a power point presentation to the City Council on the Livable
Communities Act. Why LCA was established. What is the LCA? Definition of Life Cycle and Affordable
Housing. Why does Chanhassen participate in the LCA? What are the City's LCA goals? How were the
goals set? A graph showing the number of different residential building permits issued sine 1974. How are
the goals enforced? What has the City done to meet the goals? Financial assistance available from
different resources to achieve the LCA goals. What has the City done to meet goals? How does the LCA
tie into the City's Comprehensive Plan? A chart showing the affordable units in specific projects, owner
occupied versus rental. Where Chanhassen is today in relation to it's LCA goals. What the LCA does not
do. Then finally the implications of requiring all medium and high density housing in the city to 30%
affordable.
Mayor Jansen adjourned the work session meeting at 6:25 p.m.
Submitted by Scott Botcher
City Manager
Prepared by Nann Opheim