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Metropolitan Council Working for the Region, Planning for the Future DATE: August 12, 1977 TO: City Managers and Administrators FROM: Thomas C. McElveen, Deputy Director, Community Development Division SUBJECT: Certification of 1998 ALHOA Thank you for your participation in the 1997 Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (LCA) program. Your community's commitment and involvement has contributed to the region's overall economic competitiveness and made tangible progress in providing affordable and life -cycle housing for metro area residents. Looking ahead to 1998, the Metropolitan Council seeks your community's renewed participation and continued cooperation in Livable Communities efforts. As part of the LCA legislation, the Council provides to each community on an annual basis an "Affordable and Life -cycle Housing Opportunities Amount (ALHOA) ". The ALHOA is derived from the formula prescribed in law including market value, tax capacity and tax rates by the county assessor. It is an amount of local expenditure to support or assist the development of affordable and life -cycle housing or maintain and preserve such housing. Communities have flexibility in determining the use of their ALHOA contribution. Examples include local dollars for housing assistance, development or rehabilitation programs, local housing inspection and code enforcement, tax levy to support local or county HRA. Incentives for your community's renewed participation include access to $11 million for housing development, clean -up of polluted sites for business and housing development, and mixed use development. Also, your community's ALHOA expenditure will be reported in the Council's Annual Housing Report Card required by the LCA. Your community's intent to participate in the 1998 Metropolitan Livable Communities program is needed by Nov. 15. To help you in the preparation, a model resolution is enclosed. Planning assistance for staff or information presentations for elected officials are available by contacting your sector representative (see below). Questions about the ALHOA can be referred to Guy Peterson at 602 -1418. We look fcrvrard to continuing our regional commitment to affordable and life -cycle housing. Thank you for your consideration. Sector Representatives: Anoka, Washington, and Ramsey Counties Dakota, Carver and Scott Counties Hennepin County Minneapolis and St. Paul Guy Peterson 602 -1418 Carl Schenk 602 -1410 Tom Caswell 602 -1319 John Kari 602 -1548 230 East 7tri ?reet -�IiSltlJUULY Paul. Minnesota 55101 -1634 (612) 291 -6359 Fax 291 -6550 TDD /TTY 291 -0904 Metro Info Line 229 -3780 An Equal Opportunity Employer 3l