HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCRes_99-22No. 99-22
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
COUNCIL RESOLUTION
• Date: September 22, 1999
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
473.2541 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 2000.
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Moved by: Jacobs ----------------- ----------------------------
Approved by: .~a'w~,~/-
Mayor
September 22, 1999
GEHRZ 3 In Favor ~ Date
GIBBON TALBOT (absent)
• HUSTAD (absent) Attested by:
JACOBS 0 Against ity Administrator
KUETTEL September 22, 1999
Date