Res 1996 - 85 Electing to Continue Participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program Under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act, Calendar Year 1997t - ' t
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CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 96- 85
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN THE LOCAL HOUSING
INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE
COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 1997
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 municipalitjr:,i,s p�rticipating in the Local
Housing Incentives Account Program under the Mirinesota Statutes Section
473.254; and � � .
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act requires the
Metropolitan Couricil tA 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
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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 adop#sd, by.resolution after a public
hearing, negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing'_�oals for. each participating
municipality; and ' � ' • ' - ' � � �
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WHEREAS, � metropolitan area'municipality which elects to participate in
the Local H.ousing Incentives Account Program must do so by November 15 of
each year; and
WHEREAS, for calendar year 1997, a metropolitan area municipality that did
not participate in the Local Housing Incentive Account Program during the calendar
year 1996, can participate under Minnesota Statutes:�Section 473.254 only if: (a)
the municipality elects to participate ir� the� Local �Ho�sing Incentives Account
Program by November 15, 1996; 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 Inc@ntives Pr.ogram under the
Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during the calendar year 1997.
Adopted by �the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 5th day of
November, 1996:. � � .
CITY COUNCIL
CIT.1( O�F MENDOTA HEIGHTS
. ' . By �.,+'-�-.. �- �I-�.x�-'
� � � ' � . ' Charles E. Mertensotto
• � � Mayor
ATTEST:
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athleen M. Swanson. ' �
City Clerk
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3. That the City Clerk, with the aid and assistance of the City Attomey, be and is hereby
authorized and directed to prepare a notice of said hearing and to cause said notice to
be published and mailed to the owners of the property situated within said area, all in
accordance with applicable Minnesota Statutes.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 15th day of October, 1996.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
By .���+-� � �'��v��- .t�
Charles E. Mertensotto, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Kathleen M. Swanson � � ' '
City Clerk
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