HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 26-51 Authorizing Met Council Livable Communities Act Grant Agreement for Fairway CommonsCITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
COUNCIL RESOLUTION
June10,2026
No.26-51
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING METROPOLITAN COUNCIL LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
ACT GRANT AGREEMENT FOR FAIRWAY COMMONS
WHEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights ("City") applied for Livable Communities
Demonstration Account Development Grant Program funds through the Metropolitan Livable
Communities Act Fund and was awarded $432500 ("Grant Funds") to assist with the Velair
Development Company ("Velair") project of a 110-unit mixed-income senior housing, age-
restricted apartrnent building; and
WHEREAS, the City has been awarded the Grant Funds for the Project and, as a condition
of funding, is required to enter into the Metuopolitan Livable Communities Act Grant Agreement
attached hereto ("Grant Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the City agrees to the terms and obligations contained in the Grant Agreement
and desires to enter into the Grant Agreemen! and
VVI{EREAS, the City has the institutional, managerial and financial capability to ensure
adequate administration of the Projec! and
WHEREAS, the City will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as stated in the
Grant Agreement goveming the Grant Funds; and
VVI{EREAS, the City will require that Velair execute the necessary grant documents as a
condition of release of the Grant Funds for the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights,
Minnesota, that the Grant Agreement is hereby in all respects approved and that the Mayor and
City Administrator are hereby authorized to execute the Grant Agreement on behalf of the City
and to carry out on behalf of the City, the City's obligations thereunder.
ADOPTED this
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\O day of Jtne, 2026 by the City Council of Falcon Heights,
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City Administrator
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