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No. 95-30
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
COUNCIL RESOLUTION
Date: Nov. 8, 1995
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RESOLUTION ELECTING TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 1996
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (1995 Minnesota Laws
Chapter 255) 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 Incentives 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 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, by June 30, 1996, each municipality must identify to the
Metropolitan Council the actions the municipality plans to take to meet the established
housing goals; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council must adopt, by resolution after a public
• hearing, the negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for each municipality
by January 15, 1996; and
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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;
and
WHEREAS, for calendar year 1996, a metropolitan area municipality can
participate under Minnesota Statutes section 473.254 only if: (a) the municipality
elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program by November
15, 1995; (b) the Metropolitan Council and the municipality successfully negotiate
affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the municipality; and (cl by January 15,
1996 the Metropolitan Council adopts by resolution the negotiated affordable and life
cycle housing goals for each municipality;
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 calendar year 1996.
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Moved by: Gibson Talbot
BALDWIN
GEHRZ 5 In Favor
GIBBON TALBOT
HUSTAD 0 Against
JACOBS
Approved by: ~ J vt ~~~~~''~---
Mayor
November 8, 1995
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Attested by: ~~ (~,''~.~..(~ ~,J _. ` (' `~~'~l
City Clerk
November 8, 1995
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