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RESOLUTION NO. 03-017
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING SPECIAL LEGISLATION PROPOSED BY
HENNEPIN COUNTY AMENDING STATE STATUTE TO NOT REQUIRE
APPROVAL BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
A COUNTY HRA LEVY IN ST. LOUIS PARK
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park:
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authonty (HCHRA)
was created pursuant to special law MS 383B.77 (Laws 1987, c.177, Sec. 1) with all the powers
granted by the statewide "HRA Act" including the power to levy a special tax not to exceed
.0144% of taxable market value; and
WHEREAS, MS 383B 77 requires the HCRRA to notify communities annually of its
programs, and further requires that HCHRA must receive approval by resolution of the
governing body of a City before it can undertake any project, and
WHEREAS, MS 383B 77 also requires that cities with a housing and redevelopment
authonty (HRA) in existence prior to June 8, 1971 must request annually that the HCHRA levy
the special tax in their city, in which case the County levy reduces any local levy for HRA Act
purposes; and
WHEREAS, this requirement affects only 4 of 28 municipal HRA's in Hennepin County,
and therefore treats municipalities unequally by limiting the potential levy for HRA Act purposes
in some cities but not others; and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners has approved seeking a
legislative change to MS 383B.77 to clarify the HCHRA's levy authority by deleting this
requirement affecting only pre -1971 municipal HRA's; and allowing the pre -1971 HRAs to
continue their levy; and
WHEREAS, it is the position of the County that this legislative initiative be pursued only
in the event that the goal of clanfying the HCHRA's levy authonty is achieved, and that any
other amendments which would have a negative effect on either the HCHRA or municipal
HRA's would be strenuously opposed including withdrawal of the proposed legislation; and
WHEREAS, the St. Louis Park Economic Development Authority (EDA) and the St.
Louis Park Housing Authonty (HA) are successors to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority
in and for the City of St. Louis Park, which was created prior to June 8, 1971;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St.
Louis Park goes on record in support of the proposed changes to MS 383B.77 insofar as the
HCHRA's levy authonty will in no way reduce, restrict or otherwise infringe on the HRA levy
authority and capacity of the EDA and/or HA, and insofar as the City of St Louis Park retains
the authority to not allow proposed HCHRA activities within the City in the event that the
interests of the County and the City of St. Louis Park are in conflict
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of St. Louis Park requests that staff be kept
informed by Hennepin County of the status of legislative deliberations on this matter.
Reviewed for Administration:
Attest:
Ci4 Clerk
Adopted.hy the City Council February 3, 2003
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