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Me~opoliton Council 300 Metro Square Building Seventh Street and Robed Street Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 Telephone [6!2] 291-6453 Office of the Chairman January 1981 TO: METROPOLITAN AREA CITIZENS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS · , . ttaehed amendment to th · - ---'~- Council adopted the_a _~ .... nt Guide on Januar.Y?,~ The Metropo~.~=,, ~ ~ ~etro olitan uevcfu.~-,~ -,~.~ the Counc~ ~'~i. -This amendmen~ r~V!~?~.~rformance under MOus~nE r~.~: ~ ~es to' rank community nou=~-e ~ . ~ · Since 19~1,. he Council has used tt~."Ai95" review proces~ to reward and moderat e-~ncome co.unities ~hlch.plan for and provlGe iow- funding priorities' housing opportunities. Policy 39 establishes based on each co~unlty's provision of loweric°st housing, and its planS, policies and programs to provide such housing in the future. The policy, is applied only to applications from public agencies or local governmental units for state or f. ederal funds, and tneludes grants for transportatlon,'ertmtnal Justice, parks and open..space, and aging~ among otherS- The new crlt~ta ~esuit from several months of staff work and the cooperation and thoughtful participation of looaI government- The ~revis~onS are lntended to' respond to changing housing market conditions as well as shortcomings in the previous criteria. ~ ~e housing staff is c~rrently beginning to gather data for 'the.' co.unity rankings. ~en completed, the point totals and rankings will be, sent to .local units for review-' t tothank everyone 'who pa~tlelpated -_' - ,_-~' of'the'Council, I wan .... . '- With your help, the'~ un ~np*~_.,_.._~ttn=s and public pear~ns___.tablv recognize the tn the puoilu ?*~-'~-ta Which will more.=qu~_ --~vtding and ' ctl h~s new cr~=~ _ ~ ~1 o~unitles ~n y-~ - ~e~,ts"and achievement~ o ,__ . . . '~aglng affordable nous~i . .. . Cordially,, Charle~-Weaver Chairman'-'