HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCRes_96-17No. 96-17
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
• COUNCIL RESOLUTION
Date: October 23, 1996
ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN THE LOCAL
HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE
METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (Minnesota Statutes 473.25 to 473.254)
establishes a Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund which is intended to address housing and other
development issues facing the metropolitan area defined by Minnesota Statutes section 473.121; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund, comprising the Tax Base Revitalization
Account, the Livable Communities Demonstration Account and the Local Housing Incentive Account, is
intended to provide certain funding and other assistance to metropolitan area municipalities; and
WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality is not eligible to receive grants or loans under the
Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund or eligible to receive certain polluted sites cleanup funding from the
Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development unless the municipality is participating in the
Local Housing Incentives Account Program under the Minnesota Statutes section 473.254; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act requires the Metropolitan Council to negotiate
• with each municipality to establish affordable and life-cycle housing goals for that municipality that are
consistent with and promote the policies of the Metropolitan Council as provided in the adopted
Metropolitan Development Guide; and
WHEREAS, each municipality must identify to the Metropolitan Council the actions the municipality
plans to take to meet the established housing goals through preparation of the Housing Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council adopted, by resolution after a public hearing, negotiated
affordable and life-cycle housing goals for each participating municipality; and
WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality which elects to participate in the Local Housing
Incentives Account Program must do so by November 15 of each year;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Falcon Heights hereby elects to participate
in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during the
calendar year 1997.
Moved by: Gibson Talbot
GEHRZ 4 In Favor
• GIBBON TALBOT
HUSTAD 0 Against
JACOBS
KUETTEL (absent)
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