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• <br />No. 00-23 <br />CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br />COUNCIL RESOLUTION <br />Date: October 25. 2000 <br />RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN <br />THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM <br />UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT <br />CALENDAR YEAR 2001 <br />WHEREAS, the' Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (Minnesota Statues Section <br />473.25 to 473.254) establishes a Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund which is <br />intended to address housing and other development issues facing the metropolitan <br />• 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, the Local <br />Housing Incentive Account and the Inclusionary Housing Account is intended to <br />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 <br />loans under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund or eligible to receive <br />certain polluted sites cleanup funding from the Minnesota Department of Trade <br />and Economic Development unless the municipality is participating in the Local <br />Housing Incentives Account Program under the Minnesota Statutes section <br />473.254; and <br />WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act requires the Metropolitan <br />Council to negotiate with each municipality to establish affordable and life-cycle <br />housing goals for that municipality that are consistent with and promote the <br />policies of the Metropolitan Council as provided in the adopted Metropolitan <br />Development Guide; and <br />• <br />