HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 2001-0064RESOLUTION NO. 2001-64
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 Statues 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 findingand other assistance to
metropolitan area municipalities; and
WSEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality is not eligible to receive grants or loans under the
McSDpolitan 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
WBEREAS, the Metropolitan Council adopted, by resolution after a public hearing, negotiated
affordable and life -cycle 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 byNovetnber.15 of each year, and
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 (specific municipality) hereby elects to
participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act
during the
By: By: � x
Clerk