Res 2000 - 88 Electing to Continue Participation in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program Under the Metropolitan Livable Communities ActCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
Dakota County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 00- 88
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 2001
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (Minnesota Statues Section 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 States
section 473.121; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund, comprising the Tax Base
Revitalization Account, the Livable Communities Demonstration Account, the Local Housing
Account and the Inclusionary Housing Account is intended to provide certain funding and other
assistance to metropolitan area municipalities; and
WHEREAS, 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 action the
municipality plans to take to meet the established housing goals through preparation of the
Housing Action Plan; 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 2001, a metropolitan area municipality that participated in the
Local Housing Incentive Account Program during the calendar year 2000, can continue to
participate under Minnesota Statues 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 has successfully negotiated affordable and life -cycle housing
goals for the municipality;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mendota Heights City Council hereby
elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable
Communities Act during the calendar year 2001.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 7th day of November, 2000.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
By: "1~4
Charles E. Mertensotto, Mayor
ATTEST:
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thleen M. Swanson, City Clerk