HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-093 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2005/07/18RESOLUTION NO. 05-093
RESOLUTION IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT FUNDING AND
AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS
WHEREAS the City of St. Louis Park is a participant in the Livable Communities Act's
Housing Incentives Program for 2005 as determined by the Metropolitan Council, and is
therefore eligible to apply for Livable Communities Demonstration Account funds; and
WHEREAS the City has identified a proposed project within the City that meets the
Demonstration Account's purposes and criteria and is consistent with and promotes the purposes
of the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act and the policies of the Metropolitan Council's
adopted metropolitan development guide; and
WHEREAS the City has the institutional, managerial and financial capability to ensure adequate
project administration, and
WHEREAS the City certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as
stated in the grant agreement; and
WHEREAS the City agrees to act as legal sponsor for the project contained in the grant
application submitted on June 30, 2005; and
WHEREAS the City acknowledges Livable Communities Demonstration Account grants are
intended to fund projects or project components that can serve as models, examples or prototypes
for development or redevelopment projects elsewhere in the region, and therefore represents that
the proposed project or key components of the proposed project can be replicated in other
metropolitan -area communities; and
WHEREAS only a limited amount of grant funding is available through the Metropolitan
Council's Livable Communities Demonstration Account during each funding cycle and the
Metropolitan Council has determined it is appropriate to allocate those scarce grant funds only to
eligible projects that would not occur "but for" the availability of Demonstration Account grant
funding.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, after appropriate examination and due
consideration, the governing body of the City:
1. Finds that it is in the best interests of the City's development goals and priorities for the
proposed project to occur at this particular time.
2. Finds that the project component(s) for which Livable Communities Demonstration
Account funding is sought
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(a) will not occur solely through pnvate or other public investment within the reasonably
foreseeable future; and
(b) will not occur within two years after a grant award unless Livable Communities
Demonstration Account funding is made available for this project at this time.
3. Authorizes its Community Development Department to submit on behalf of the City an
application for Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant
funds for the project component(s) identified in the application, and to execute such
agreements as may be necessary to implement the project on behalf of the City.
Re ie for Administration:: Adopted by the City Council July 18, 2005
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