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RESOLUTION NO. 7 7- 1 3 0
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 1998
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (1995 Minnesota Laws
Chapter 255) establishes a Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund which is intended to
address housing and other development issues facing the metropolitan area defined by
Minnesota Statutes Section 473.121; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund, comprising the Tax
Base Revitalization Account, the Livable Communities Demonstration Account and the
Local Housing Incentives Account, is intended to provide certain funding and other
assistance to metropolitan area municipalities; and
WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality is not eligible to receive grants or
loans under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund or eligible to receive certain
polluted sites cleanup funding from the Minnesota Department of trade and Economic
Development unless the municipality is participating in the Local Housing Incentives
Account Program under the Minnesota Statutes Section 473.254; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act required the
Metropolitan Council to negotiate with each municipality to establish affordable and life-
cycle housing goals for that municipality that are consistent with and promote the policies
of the Metropolitan Council as provided in the adopted Metropolitan Development
Guide; and
WHEREAS, in order for a municipality to be eligible to receive grants or loans
under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund, the Metropolitan Council was
required to adopt, by resolution after a public hearing, the negotiated affordable and life-
cycle housing goals for each municipality by January 15, 1996; and
WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality which elects to participate in the
Local Housing Incentives Account Program must do so by November 15 of each year;
and
WHEREAS, for calendar year 1998, a metropolitan area municipality can
participate under Minnesota Statutes Section 173.254, only if; (a) the municipality elects
to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program by November 15, 1997;
(b) the Metropolitan Council and the municipality have successfully negotiated affordable
and life -cycle housing goals for the municipality, and (c) by January 15, 1996, the
Metropolitan Council adopted by resolution the negotiated affordable and life -cycle
housing goals for each municipality; and
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park has identified the actions the City plans to
take to meet the established housing goals and has submitted these to the Metropolitan
Council; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council adopted by resolution after public hearing
the negotiated affordable and Life -cycle housing goals for the City of St. Louis Park; and
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park adopted by resolution on November 4,
1996, and submitted to the Metropolitan Council a 1996 - 2000 Housing Action Plan
stating how St. Louis Park will meet its housing goals; and
WHEREAS, upon the adoption of this resolution, the City of St. Louis Park will
have fulfilled all requirements to be eligible to receive funds authorized by the
Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (1995 Minnesota Laws Chapter 255) and to
receive certain polluted sites cleanup funding from the Minnesota Department of trade
and Economic Development.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of St. Louis Park
hereby elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the
Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during calendar year 1998.
Adopted by City Council October 6, 1997
ATTEST:
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Ci Clerk
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