Res 1997 - 71 Electing to Continue Participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program Under the Metropolitan Livable Communities ActCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 97- 71
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN THE LOCAL HOUSING
INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE
COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 1998
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (Minnesota Statutes
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 Statutes 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 Incentive 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 and
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 15 of each
year; and
WHEREAS, for calendar year 1998, a metropolitan area municipality that did
not participate in the Local Housing Incentive Account Program during the calendar
year 1996 and 1997, 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, 1997; and (b) the Metropolitan Council and the
municipality have successfully negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for
the municipality.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE /T RESOLVED THAT the City of Mendota Heights
hereby elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the
Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during the calendar year 1998.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 21 st day of
October, 1997.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
By �-�•� �- .�'
Charles E. Mertensotto
Mayor
ATTEST:
�N /h ��s�-.
athleen M. Swanson
City Clerk