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I I ! ! I I I I I I I I I I I I CASE · METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM By: Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik Background: State legislation was passed in 1995 requiring the Metropolitan Council to initiate an effort called Metropolitan Livable Communities. The goals of the program are to provide for the equal distribution of affordable and life-cycle housing throughout the Twin Cities. Each year at this time, the City is asked to pass a resolution agreeing to participate in the program for another year. The resolution which provides for the 2002 participation is enclosed for your consideration. As part of the legislation, the Metropolitan Council provides to each participating community on an annual basis an "Affordable and Life-Cycle Housing Opportunities Amount (ALHOA)". The ALHOA is the minimum amount of local expenditures to assist in the development or preservationof affordable and life-cycle housing. Ramsey's ALHOA obligation for the year 2002 is $68,254.00. In order to continue participation in the Livable Communities Program, communities must expend at least 85 percent of their ALHOA obligation for that year. A qualifying expenditure is participation in a County HRA for affordable or life-cycle housing. Ramsey did accept a levy from the Anoka County HRA for 'the senior apartment building, Savannah Oaks. Ramsey's estimated property tax levy for participation in the Anoka County HRA for 2002 is approximately $93,000.00 The final year of this HRA levy will be 2008. Incentives to continue participation include access to ,approximately $15 million for housing development, clean-up of polluted sites for business and housing development, and mixed-use and mixed-income development. Recommendation: Staff is recommending participation in the Livable Communities Program for 2002 because: · Ramsey's commitment to the HRA tax levy exceeds the local ALHOA obligation. · Participation in the program qualifies Ramsey for funding opportunities otherwise not available to the community. · Ramsey recently accepted a Livable Communities Grant for the Anoka County Community Action Program (ACCAP) town_homes. Review Checklist: City Administrator City Attorney Council Action: Motion to adopt Resolution #01-11- electing to continue participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act for the calendar year 2002. CC: 11/13/01 -207-