Res 2000-99 RESOLUTION 99-2000
A RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATING IN THE LOCAL
HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE
COMMUNITIES ACT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2001
WHEREAS,the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act(Minnesota Statutes 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 Incentives Account and
the Inclusionary Housing 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 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,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 15th of each year; and
WHEREAS, for calendar year 2001,a metropolitan area municipality that participated in the Local
Housing Incentives Account Program during calendar year 2000,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, 15,2000; 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 of Fridley hereby elects to participate in the
Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during the calendar
year 2001.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 23rd
DAY OF OCTOBER,2000.
ANC . 0 E :ON-MAYOR
ATTES :
DE:RA A. SKOGEN-CI 'A, CLERK
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