RES 1995-67 - 00002922100
RESOLUTION NO. 67 - 1995
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL
HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE
METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
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 States 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 finding 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
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.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Fridley
hereby elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the
Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during calendar year 1996.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 23RD DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1995.
WILLIAM J. MAYOR
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