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June 22, 19c)8 Council,elan Commission Mr. Ollendorff said that the Plan Commission identified eight items at their last meeting, some of which should be touched on tonight, to make sure Council agrees that it would be the right direction to head. Mr. Solodar wanted to point out that these issues were meant to be inclusive, not exclusive. Mr. Ollendorff said that he and Mr. Walker had a list of about twenty items. Subsidized Housing: Mr. Ollendorff said that the City Council's policy for the last eighteen years has been that the City does not encourage, but discourages any additional subsidized, low income housing. It should be spread out all throughout the County and not concentrated in one city or neighborhood. Mayor Adams confirmed that this was still the policy he wished to follow. Council agreed. Rental Property: Mr. Ollendorff thought the Council's and Plan Commission's policy was to encourage non-tax supported property, able to support itself. Mayor Adams said that outside of a certain located area, i.e. the Loop area, rental should be totally market rate, market driven and definitely upscale. Mr. Solodar remembered someone on Council, possibly the Mayor, wished to restrict the total amount of rental property to 30% of the housing units. The Mayor said that, yes, he did say this, along with others, particulary in certain areas of the Third Ward, which has a high percentage of single family rentals. The idea was to help increase home ownership and decrease low cost rental units. Mr. Solodar said that he had read that University City is now at 39% rental units. Mr. Lieberman said he did not hear Mr. Ollendorff talk about not for profit organizations which include housing units. Ecumenical Housing is doing this in University City. Mr. Ollendorff said that this was a good question and asked those present if this should be allowed in the future. Mr. Liebarman said that the City is saturated, which is the problem and that we would continue to be targeted. Mr. Liebarman said that it should not be subsidized housing, but taxable. MetroLink: Mr. OIlendorff said that MetroLink was one of the items brought up for discussion by the Plan Commission. As far as he was concerned, the City Council had already made their policy statement for the City in resolution form. He does not believe this issue needs to be revisited. Mr. Solodar believed that putting it into the long range plan could only help, not hurt. Ms. Glassman said that the policy is now what the Council wants to see happen with the proposed MetroLink line and how it should be constructed in University City. The Comprehensive Plan might deal with, in the case we get the line, what kind of development would be encouraged at the stops in the City. Mayor Adams said that the City would not be looking at much of any development along the Clayton Square line. Development along the North-South line will definitely be encouraged. Mr. Wagner said that Ms. Glassman's point was a good one, and it should be addressed in