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Metropolitan Council <br /> Working for the Region, Planning for the Future <br /> • DATE: August 12 1977 <br /> TO: City Managers and Administrators <br /> FROM: Thomas C. McElveen,Deputy Director, Community Development Division <br /> SUBJECT: Certification of 1998 ALHOA <br /> Thank you for your participation in the 1997 Metropolitan Livable Communities Act(LCA)program. <br /> Your community's commitment and involvement has contributed to the region's overall economic <br /> competitiveness and made tangible progress in providing affordable and life-cycle housing for metro <br /> area residents. - <br /> Looking ahead to 1998, the Metropolitan Council seeks your community's renewed participation and <br /> continued cooperation in Livable Communities efforts. As part of the LCA legislation, the Council <br /> provides to each community on an annual basis an "Affordable and Life-cycle Housing Opportunities <br /> Amount(ALHOA)". The ALHOA is derived from the formula prescribed in law including market value, <br /> tax capacity and tax rates by the county assessor. It is an amount of local expenditure to support or assist <br /> the development of affordable and life-cycle housing or maintain and preserve such housing. <br /> Communities have flexibility in determining the use of their ALHOA contribution. Examples include <br /> local dollars for housing assistance, development or rehabilitation programs, local housing inspection <br /> • and code enforcement,tax levy to support local or county HRA. <br /> Incentives for your community's renewed participation include access to $11 million for housing <br /> development, clean-up of polluted sites for business and housing development, and mixed use <br /> development. Also,your community's ALHOA expenditure will be reported in the Council's Annual <br /> Housing Report Card required by the LCA. <br /> Your community's intent to participate in the 1998 Metropolitan Livable Comriiunities program is <br /> needed by Nov. 15. To help you in the preparation, a model resolution is enclosed. Planning assistance <br /> for staff or information presentations for elected officials are available by contacting your sector <br /> representative (see below). Questions about the ALHOA can be referred to Guy Peterson at 602-1418. <br /> We look forward to continuing our rcgioral commitment to affordable and life-cycle housing. Thank <br /> you for your consideration. <br /> Sector-Representatives: <br /> Anoka, Washington,and Ramsey Counties Guy Peterson 602-1418 <br /> Dakota, Carver and Scott Counties Carl Schenk 602-1410 <br /> Hennepin County Tom Caswell 602-1319 <br /> Minneapolis and St. Paul John Kari 602-1548 <br /> • <br /> u Akru��++er\peterson\npart97b.doc <br /> 230 East FiflTi Street St.Paul,Minnesota 55101-1634 (612)291-6359 Fax 291-6550 TDD/TrY 291-0904 Metro Info Line 229-3780 <br /> An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />