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RESOLUTION NO. 96-100
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 1997
Motion by:_Kedrowski
Second by:_Schenck
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (1995 Minnesota Laws
Chapter 225) 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 Incentives 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
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,
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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 1997, a metropolitan area municipality that did not
participate in the Local Housing Incentive Account Program during the
calendar year 1996 can participate under Minnesota Statutes section
473.254 only if: (a) the municipality elects to participate in the Local
Housing Incentives Account Program by November 15, 1996; 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 Prior
Lake hereby elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentive Program under the
Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during the calendar year 1997.
Passed and adopted this 7th day of October, 1996.
YES NO
ANDREN X ANDREN
GREENFIELD GREENFIELD
KEDROWSKI X KEDROWSKI
SCHENCK X SCHENCK
MADER ...x......... MADER
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