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<br />. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 4797 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION FORMALLY RECOMMENDING AND SUPPORTING APPOINTMENT OF <br />JENNIFER BERGMAN, MOUNDS VIEW HOUSING INSPECTOR/COORDINATOR, <br />TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL'S LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 1995 Legislature passed the Metropolitan Livable <br />Communi ties Act with the purpose of promoting the development and <br />maintenance of affordable housing in the Metropolitan area; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Act established the Metropolitan Livable Communities <br />Fund under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Council; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, under the Act, three accounts/programs are established <br />with specific purposes and revenue sources; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council is responsible for the <br />establishment of criteria and guidelines for the Livable Communities <br />Fund, the grants and loans process as well as an annual plan for <br />distribution of the funds and preparation of an annual usage report; and <br /> <br />. WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council has determined that <br />implementation of the Act can be broader based by the creation of a <br />Livable Communities Advisory Committee, composed of Metropolitan <br />representatives who have a vested interest in the success of the Act's <br />implementation and on-going activities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View, one of the northern suburban <br />communities which has recently completed a comprehensive housing stock <br />analysis and established affordable housing rehabilitation as one of its <br />primary strategic goals; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Mounds View, is intimately involved and dedicated to the <br />development and maintenance of affordable, livable and quality housing <br />in the Metropolitan area; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Mounds View has taken a lead role in the initiation of <br />programs that are consistent with the Metropolitan Livable Communities <br />Act. <br /> <br />THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council in and for the City <br />of Mounds View does hereby declare its recommendation and support for <br />Jennifer Bergman, Mounds View Housing Inspector/Coordinator, for <br />appointment to the Metropolitan Council's newly created Livable <br />Communities Advisory Committee. <br /> <br />. <br />