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• Page 6 <br />January 8, 1996 <br />Mounds View City Council <br />Mayor Linke opened the Public Hearing at 7:24 p.m.Mr. Harrington explained that this <br />Ordinance was introduced at the December 19, 1995 meeting. The ordinance contains a <br />number of regulations on the operations of new and used automobile dealerships. <br />Mayor Linke closed the Public Hearing at 7:25 p.m. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Trude to approve Ordinance No. 570, Amending the <br />Municipal Code of the City of Mounds View By Amending Title 1100 Entitled, "Zoning <br />Code". <br />BOLL CALL VOTE: <br />Mayor Linke yes <br />Council member Blanchard yes <br />Council member Quick yes <br />Council member Hankner yes <br />Council member Trude yes <br />Motion Carried (5-0). <br />a COUNCIL BUSINESS: <br />A. Presentation on Housing Programs Established with Tax Increment Financing. <br />Ms. Jennifer Bergman, Housing Inspector, explained that as per Council request, she had <br />invited representatives from the City of Crystal and the City of Richfield to speak to the <br />council on housing programs offered through their cities which have been established with <br />Tax Increment Financing. <br />Ms. Anne Norris, Community Development Director for the City of Crystal, began by <br />providing the Council members with a brief history of the City of Crystal. She stated many <br />of the residents become life-long residents without large income margins to help them <br />maintain their homes. To address those concerns the City for a long time was dedicated <br />to provide CDBG funds to help residents with maintenance issues. For approximately the <br />past eight years, they have dedicated a part of their Block Grant funds to acquire blighted <br />properties which cannot be rehabilitated (estimated to be 5% of their housing stock). <br />Recently, the City of Crystal began a new program called The New Crystal Home <br />Program which allows them to seek developers for lots they have acquired and cleared and <br />attach certain specifications for construction on those sites. This program has been very <br />• successful. Unfortunately, it is impossible to keep ahead of the cycle in purchasing and <br />demolishing only a few homes per year so they looked at creating a program (the Housing <br />