Res 2020-68 Participate w/Livable Communities Act
RESOLUTION NO. 2020 – 68
A RESOLUTION ELECTING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL HOUSING
INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE
COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEARS 2021 THROUGH 2030
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (Minnesota Statutes section 473.25
to 473.255) 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 Communicates Demonstration Account, the Local Housing
Incentive 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 Employment and Economic Development unless the
municipality is participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under Minnesota
Statues Section 473.254; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act requires that each municipality
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, a metropolitan-area municipality can participate in the Local Housing Incentives
Account Program under Minnesota Statues section 473.254 if: (a) the municipality elects to
participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program; (b) the Metropolitan Council and the
municipality successfully negotiate new affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the
municipality;
(c) the Metropolitan Council adopts by resolution the new negotiated affordable and life-cycle
housing goals for the municipality; and (d) the municipality establishes it has spent or will spend
or distribute to the Local Housing Incentives Account the required Affordable and Life-Cycle
Housing Opportunities Amount (ALHOA) for each year the municipality participates in the
Local Housing Incentives Account Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Fridley:
1. Elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the
Metropolitan Livable Communicates Act for calendar years 2021 through
2030.
2. Agrees to the following affordable and life-cycle housing goals for calendar
years 2021-2030:
Affordable Housing Goals Range Life-Cycle Housing Goal
147-268 711
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3. Will prepare and submit to the Metropolitan Council a plan identifying the
actions it plans to take to meet its established housing goals.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
TH
9 DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020.
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SCOTT J. LUND - MAYOR
ATTEST:
DANIEL TIENTER - CITY CLERK