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AGENDA ITEM 6B <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Brian Wessel <br />DATE: September 9, 1996 <br />TOPIC: Resolution No. 96-119 Authorizing Application for the <br />Livable Communities Demonstration Account <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Metropolitan Livable Communities Act authorized the Metropolitan Council to <br />establish the Livable Communities Demonstration Account, which makes grants or loans <br />to communities participating in the Local Housing Incentives Program. This <br />demonstration account is designed to provide incentives for and to test the market <br />feasibility of livable, compact and efficient development. The program is designed to <br />encourage innovative land use projects that integrate commercial development, housing <br />and community institutions. One of the goals of the program is to food projects that <br />constitute models or prototypes that can be applied elsewhere in the region. <br />$4.6 million was made available in 1996. The first round of grants were announced in <br />February and went to the communities of St. Louis Park, Minnetonka, Minneapolis and <br />St. Paul. The City of Lino Lakes is applying for $220,500 for planning and marketing <br />funds for the Town Center. The second round of grants will be announced in November. <br />We are hopeful that our submission to the Metropolitan Council for the Town Center will <br />be recognized as an innovative program that integrates multiple uses and provides the city <br />with a special identity. As part of the submission, it is requested by the Metropolitan <br />Council that the City Council authorize the application for the grant. <br />OPTIONS: <br />1. The City Council adopts Resolution No. 96-119 authorizing application for the Livable <br />Communities Demonstration Account <br />2. Return to staff for further consideration <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Option 1 <br />