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No. 00-23
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
COUNCIL RESOLUTION
Date: October 25. 2000
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 2001
WHEREAS, the' Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (Minnesota Statues Section
473.25 to 473.254) establishes a Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund which is
intended to address housing and other development issues facing the metropolitan
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund, comprising the Tax Base
Revitalization Account, the Livable Communities Demonstration Account, the Local
Housing Incentive Account and the Inclusionary Housing 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
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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;
and
WHEREAS, for calendar year 2001, a metropolitan area municipality that
participated in the Local Housing Incentive Account Program during the calendar
year 2000, can continue to participate under Minnesota Statutes section 473.254
if: (a) the municipality elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program
by November 15, 2000; and (b) the Metropolitan Council and the municipality
have successfully negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the
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 the calendar year 2001.
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Moved by: Kuettel Approved by:
Mayor
October 25, 2000
GEHRZ Date _
HUSTAD (absent) 3 In Favor Attested by:
KUETTEL City Clerk
LINDSTROM (absent) 0 Against October 25. 2000
TALBOT Date
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