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ltMetropolitan Council Working for the Region, Planning for the Future DATE: August 4, 2000 TO: City Managers and Administrators RECEIVE FROM: Elizabeth J. Ryan, Director of Housing & Livable Communities SUBJECT: Certification of 2000 ALHOA (Expenditures in 2001) 2000 Thank you for your participation in the 2000 Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (LCA) Local Housing Incentives Account. Your community's commitment and involvement has contributed to the region's overall economic competitiveness and its tangible progress in providing affordable and life -cycle housing for metro area residents. Looking ahead to 2001, the Metropolitan Council seeks your community's renewed participation and continued cooperation in Livable Communities efforts. As part of the LCA legislation, the Council annually notifies each community of its "Affordable and Life -cycle Housing Opportunities Amount (ALHOA) ". The ALHOA is derived from the formula prescribed in law including market value, tax capacity and tax rates by the county assessor. It is an amount of local expenditure to support or assist the development of affordable and life -cycle housing or maintain and preserve such housing. The enclosed ALHOA is the amount of local expenditure expected of the community during 2001. Communities have some flexibility in determining which local expenditures fulfill the ALHOA contribution. Examples include local dollars contributed to housing assistance, development or rehabilitation efforts, local housing inspection and code enforcement, or local taxes to support a local or county BRA. Incentives for your community's renewed participation include access to nearly $15 million for housing development, clean -up of polluted sites for business and housing development, and mixed -use and mixed - income development. Also, your community's ALHOA expenditure will be reported in the Council's Annual Housing Report Card required by the LCA. Your community's intent to participate in the 2001 LCA Local Housing Incentives Program is needed by Nov. 15. To help you in verifying your community's continued participation, a model resolution is enclosed. Planning assistance for staff or information presentations for elected officials are available by contacting your sector representative (see below). Questions about the ALHOA can be referred to Guy Peterson at 651/602 -1418. We look forward to continuing our mutual commitment to affordable and life -cycle housing. Thank you for your consideration. Sector Representatives: Dakota, Anoka and Ramsey Counties Sandra Pinel 651- 602 -1513 Washington County Bob Mazanec 651- 602 -1330 Scott and Carver Counties Tom Caswell 651- 602 -1319 Minneapolis and St. Paul Richard Thompson 651- 602 -1457 Hennepin County Phyllis Hanson 651/602 -1566 V:\ LIERARY\ COMMUNDVtPETERS0■2000 \080400ALHOA 10- to new pan dac 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55 10 1 -1 626 Page 4 An Equal uprartunuy ciy,vy., 50 TDD /TIY 291 -0904 Metro Info Line 602 -1888