HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-104 RESOLUTION NO. 01.104
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES
ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 2002
Motion by: MADER Second by: PETERSEN
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 and the Local Housing Incentive 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 Metrepolitan 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-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 by November 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 1997, can continue to participate under
Minnesota Statues section 473.254 if: (a) the municipality elects to participate in the Local
Housing Incentives Account Program by November 15, 2000; and (b) the Metropolitan Council
and the municipality have successfully negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the
municipality:
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AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Prior Lake hereby elects to participate in the Local
Housing incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act dudng the calendar year 2002.
Passed and adopted this 4th day of September, 2001.
YES NO
MADER X MADER
ERICSON ERICSON X
GUNDLACH X GUNDLACH
PETERSEN X PETERSEN
ZlESKA X ZIESKA
Susa~ Walsh, Acttng Qty Manager