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No. 97-4 <br />CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br />• COUNCIL RESOLUTION <br />Date: September 24 1997 <br />ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN THE LOCAL <br />HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE <br />METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT <br />WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (Minnesota Statutes 473.25 to <br />473.2541 establishes a Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund which is intended to address housing and <br />other development issues facing the metropolitan area defined by Minnesota Statutes section 473.121; and <br />WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund, comprising the Tax Base <br />Revitalization Account, the Livable Communities Demonstration Account and the Local Housing Incentive <br />Account, is intended to provide certain funding and other assistance to metropolitan area municipalities; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality is not eligible to receive grants or loans under <br />the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund or eligible to receive certain polluted sites cleanup funding from <br />the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development unless the municipality is participating in <br />the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under the Minnesota Statutes section 473.254; and <br />• WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act requires the Metropolitan Council to <br />negotiate with each municipality to establish affordable and life-cycle housing goals for that municipality <br />that are consistent with and promote the policies of the Metropolitan Council as provided in the adopted <br />Metropolitan Development Guide; and <br />WHEREAS, each municipality must identify to the Metropolitan Council the actions the <br />municipality plans to take to meet the established housing goals through preparation of the Housing Action <br />Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council adopted, by resolution after a public hearing, <br />negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for each participating municipality; and <br />WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality which elects to participate in the Local Housing <br />Incentives Account Program must do so by November 15 of each year; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Falcon Heights hereby elects to <br />participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during <br />the calendar year 1997. <br />Moved by: Gibson Talbot <br />• GEHRZ 4 In Favor <br />GIBBON TALBOT <br />HUSTAD 0 Against <br />JACOBS (absent) <br />KUETTEL <br />Approved by: _ ~ _ _ <br />Mayor <br />September 24, 1997 <br />Date <br />Attested by: L(,1,~,~ ~( Q~,q.~9-vl ) <br />City Clerk <br />September 24. 1997 <br />Date <br />