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Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714
RESOLUTION 06-138
A RESOLUTION IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT FUNDING AND
AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS
Motion By: Dornbush
Second By: Millar
WHEREAS, the City of Prior Lake is a participant in the Livable Communities Act's
Housing Incentives Program for 2006 as determined by the Metropolitan
Council, and is therefore eligible to apply for Livable Communities
Demonstration Account funds; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified a proposed project within the City that meets the
Demonstration Account's purposes and criteria and is consistent with and
promotes the purposes of the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act and
the policies of the Metropolitan Council's adopted metropolitan
development guide; and
WHEREAS, the City has the institutional, managerial and financial capability to ensure
adequate project administration; and
WHEREAS, the City certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations
as stated in the grant agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees to act as legal sponsor for the project contained in the
grant application submitted on July 17, 2006; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges Livable Communities Demonstration Account
grants are intended to fund projects or project components that can serve
as models, examples or prototypes for development or redevelopment
projects elsewhere in the region, and therefore represents that the
proposed project or key components of the proposed project can be
replicated in other metropolitan-area communities; and
WHEREAS, only a limited amount of grant funding is available through the Metropolitan
Council's Livable Communities Demonstration Account during each funding
cycle and the Metropolitan Council has determined it is appropriate to
allocate those scarce grant funds only to eligible projects that would not
occur without the availability of Demonstration Account grant funding.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR
LAKE, MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
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2. The City finds that it is in the best interests of the City's development goals and
priorities for the proposed project to occur at this particular site and at this
particular time.
3. finds that the project component(s) for which Livable Communities
Demonstration Account funding is sought:
a. will not occur solely through private or other public investment within the
reasonably foreseeable future; and
b. will not occur within two years after a grant award unless Livable
Communities Demonstration Account funding is made available for this
project at this time.
4. Represents that the City has undertaken reasonable and good faith efforts to
procure funding for the project component for which Livable Communities
Demonstration Account funding is sought but was not able to find or secure from
other sources funding that is necessary for project component completion within
two years and states that this representation is based on the following reasons
and supporting facts:
a. The City has researched potential funding sources, and finds no grant
programs that are applicable to the requested funding components of
structured parking, transit stations and bus shelter. Use of local taxes or
revenue bonds is not likely to be supportable, politically or fiscally given
the public projects already underway (new Police Station and City Hall);
and
b. The City has researched potential funding sources, and find no other
County, regional or State funding programs that are applicable to the
requested funding components of structured parking, transit stations and
bus shelter.
5. The City Council authorizes the City Manager to submit on behalf of the City an
application for Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Demonstration Account
grant funds for the project component(s) identified in the application, and to
execute such agreements as may be necessary to implement the project on
behalf of the City.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 7TH DAY Of AUGUST, 2006.
YES NO
I Hauqen X HauQ.en
Dornbush X Dornbush
Erickson X Erickson
LeMair X LeMair
Millar X Millar
ljAL
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