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No. 96-17 <br />CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br />• COUNCIL RESOLUTION <br />Date: October 23, 1996 <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 473.254) <br />establishes a Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund which is intended to address housing and other <br />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 Revitalization <br />Account, the Livable Communities Demonstration Account and the Local Housing Incentive Account, is <br />intended to provide certain funding and other assistance to metropolitan area municipalities; and <br />WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality is not eligible to receive grants or loans under the <br />Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund or eligible to receive certain polluted sites cleanup funding from the <br />Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development unless the municipality is participating in the <br />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 negotiate <br />• with each municipality to establish affordable and life-cycle housing goals for that municipality that are <br />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 municipality <br />plans to take to meet the established housing goals through preparation of the Housing Action Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council adopted, by resolution after a public hearing, negotiated <br />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 participate <br />in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during the <br />calendar year 1997. <br />Moved by: Gibson Talbot <br />GEHRZ 4 In Favor <br />• GIBBON TALBOT <br />HUSTAD 0 Against <br />JACOBS <br />KUETTEL (absent) <br />Approved by: '~~ <br />a r <br />r <br />ate <br />Attested by• ~~ ~'~~-~`~~'fl--~~--~ <br />City Clerk <br />Date <br /> <br />