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RESOLUTION NO. 95-108
RESOLUTION AFFIRMING CITY POSITION REGARDING
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLIT AN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 1996
MOTION BY:
Schenck
SECOND BY:
Scott
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (1995 Minnesota Laws
Chapter 255) 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. by June 30, 1996, each municipality must identify to the Metropolitan
Council the actions the municipality plans to take to meet the established
housing goals; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council must adopt, by resolution after a public hearing,
the negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for each
municipality by January 15, 1996; and
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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 1996, a metropolitan area municipality 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, 1995; (b) the Metropolitan Council and the municipality
successfully negotiate affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the
municipality; and (c) by January 15, 1996 the Metropolitan Council
adopts by resolution the negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing
goals for each municipality;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of Prior
Lake has no other choice than to participate in the Housing Incentives Program because:
1. Failure to participate disqualifies the City from any funding which might be available
for program assistance.
2. An election not to participate initially would require that the City repay each years
"A.L.H.O.A." contribution which would otherwise be due.
3. Failure to participate results in a negative report card to the legislature and increases
the likelihood of future legislative action further undermining municipal zoning
authority.
4. Failure to participate will result in unfavorable Metropolitan Council consideration of
Major or Minor Comprehensive Plan amendments submitted by the City not on merit
but based upon failure to participate in this program or its equivalent.
FURTHER, that based upon the foregoing, the City Council has no effective option but
to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable
Communities Act during calendar year 1996.
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Passed and adopted this 16th day of October, 1995.
YES NO
ANDREN X ANDREN
GREENFIELD X GREENFIELD
KEDROWSKI X KEDROWSKI
SCHENCK X SCHENCK
SCOTT X SCOTT
Prank Boyles, City Manager
City of Prior Lake
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