HomeMy WebLinkAbout00-122 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2000/09/18RESOLUTION NO. 00-122
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 2001
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, the Local Housing
Incentives Account, and the Inclusionary Housing 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 requires 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, each municipality must identify to the Metropolitan Council the actions the
municipality plans to take to meet the established housing goals through preparation of the
Housing Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council adopted, by resolution after a public hearing,
negotiated affordable and life -cycle housing goals for each participating municipality; 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 2001, a metropolitan area municipality that participated in
the Local Housing Incentive Account Program during the calendar year 2000, can continue to
participate under Minnesota Statues section 173.254 if: (a) the municipality elects to participate
in the Local Housing Incentives Program by November 15, 2000; and (b) the Metropolitan
Council and the municipality have successfully negotiate affordable and life -cycle housing goals
for the municipality.
Resolution No. 00-122 -2-
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 the calendar year 2001.
Reviewed for Admimstration•
Attest:
Adopt/41;y tll e City Court it September 18, 2000
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