Res 1995 - 59 Electing to Participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program Under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act for Calendar Year 1996°�
i RESOLUTION N0. 95-59
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CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, NIINNESOTA
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1996
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 the
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 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 funding from the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development unless
the municipality is participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under
Mi.nnesota 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 7une 30, 1996, each municipality must identify to the Metropolitaa
Counc�l 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 7anuary 15, 1996 the Metropolitan Council adopts by resolution
the negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for each community.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT F�ESULti'ED by the City Council of the City of
Mendota Heights that the City of Mendota Heights hereby elects to participate in the Local
Housing Incentives Pragram under tha 1Vletropolitan Livable Cammunities Aet during calendar
year 1996 contingent upon the following conditions:
1. That the Metropolitan Council and the City of Mendota Heights successfully negatia.te
mutually agreeable affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the City of Mendota
Heights; and
2. That the Metropalitan Council adopts by resolution the negotiated affardable and life-
cycle housing goals for the City of Mendota Heights.
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CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
By ��....Y�. �• r�v[_t�'�`�,
Charles E, Mertensotto, Mayor
ATTEST:
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thleen M. Swanson, City Clerk