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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5643 . . . RESOLUTION NO. 5643 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINE PARTICIPATING IN THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT CALENDAR YEAR 2002 WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (Minnesota Statutes Section 473.25 to 473.254) establishes a Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund which is intended to address housing and other development issues facing the metropolitan area defined by Minnesota Statutes section 473.121; and, WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund, comprising the Tax Base Revitalization Account, the Livable Communities Demonstration Account and the Local Housing Incentives Account, is intended to provide certain funding and other assistance to metropolitan area municipalities; and, WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality is not eligible to receive grants or loans under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Funds or eligible to receive certain polluted sites cleanup funding from the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development unless the municipality is participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under the Minnesota Statutes section 473.254; and, WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act requires the Metropolitan Council to negotiate with each municipality to establish affordable and life-cycle housing goals for that municipality that are consistent with and promote the policies of the Metropolitan Council as provided in the adopted Metropolitan Development Guide; and, WHEREAS, Mounds View has identified to the Metropolitan Council the actions the municipality plans to take to meet the established housing goals through preparation of the Housing Action Plan; and, WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council has adopted, by resolution after a public hearing, negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for Mounds View; and, WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality which elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program must do so by November 15 or each year; and, .." . . . Resolution 5648 Page 2 WHEREAS, for calendar year 2002, a metropolitan area municipality that participated in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program during the calendar year 2001, can continue to participate under Minnesota Statutes section 473.254 if (a) the municipality elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program by November 15, 2001; and (b) the Metropolitan Council and the municipality have successfully negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the municipality. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Mounds View, having satisfied all of the above requirements and having designated expenditures well in excess of its calculated ALHOA obligation, does hereby elect to continue to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during the calendar year 2002. Adopted this 13th day of November, 2001. ~~ Richard Santerre, ayor ATTEST: ) ...--' ~ ''--~' ~ y' ^ / 1"..._/' - "--'" (,{'L-~ j , Kath~een F. Miller, City Clerk/Administrator (SE.AL) Motion by: Quick Second: Thomas Santerre: Aye Stigney: Aye Quick: Aye Marty: Aye Thomas: Aye C:\WINNT\Profiles\Jime\Favorites\City Council Stuff\Resolution 5648 - Livable Communitie Act 2002,doc