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COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 13, 2000 Council Member Reinert moved to approve the final plat based on the findings in the staff report and the following conditions: 1. The City will not sign the final plat until all Consent to Plat documents are in and signed. 2. Approval is contingent upon the development agreement being signed and submitted to the City. Council Member Dahl seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Staff clarified that the signed consent to plat documents will be reviewed by the city attorney before the city signs the plat. Resolution No. 00 —105, Electing to Continue Participation in (3/5 Vote Required), Jeff Smyser — Staff advised the Metropo established a fund intended to address development issues in funds, a city must choose to participate in the program ev accounts: ommunities Program Communities Act a. To be eligible for the nd is divided into four (4) Tax Base Revitalization Account: to clean up p and new business development to provide new jobs. Local Housing Incentives Account: for• • ble ani life cycle housing initiatives to meet the housing needs of people of various st • .ti d various incomes. Inclusionary Housing Account f o �s. a housing with a variety of prices and designs, which serve families with a range of inco ho ing needs. Livable Communities De • •" Account: for models of compact, creative and efficient development and redevelo 'ent Lino Lakes received funding from this account to plan the Town Center, and recently applied %.r implementation money. Participation in the Program Numerous communities in the Metro area submit applications for funding under the program. The funds are awarded on a competitive basis. In order to be eligible for consideration for any of the funding, a city must participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program. Participation includes working toward long-range goals for a greater variety of housing. The City does not need to adopt new goals at this time. The ones adopted in 1998 continue to apply. There is no implied guarantee that the City will reach the goals. Current housing market conditions make this extremely difficult. A second difficulty is that the census data used to examine the housing 11