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Document: CC RES 01-073 A RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE
PARTICIPATING IN THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT
PROGRAM UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES AR
• CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
RESOLUTION 01-073
A RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE 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, the Local Housing
Incentive Account and the Inclusionary Housing 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 Fund 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, each municipality must identify 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 adopted, by resolution after a public hearing, negotiated
affordable and life-style housing goals for each participating municipality; and
WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality which elects to participate in the Local Housing
Incentives Account Program must do so by November 15 of each year; and
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WHEREAS, for calendar year 2002, a metropolitan area municipality that participated in the Local
Housing Incentive 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 Council of the City of St. Anthony hereby
elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable
Communities Act during the calendar year 2002.
Adopted this 2 !�r day of AU.Q Id At , 2001.
Mayor
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
Reviewed for Administration:
City anager
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