Resolution - #98-11-272 - 11/10/1998

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Councilmember Haas Steffen introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #98-11-272 RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT IN THE LOCAL METROPOLITAN 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 form 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 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 participant 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 1999, a metropolitan area municipality that participated in the Local Housing Incentive Account Program during the calendar year 1998, can continue to participate under Minnesota Statutes section 473.254 if: (a) the municipality elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program by November 15, 1998; and (b) the Metropolitan Council and the municipality have successfully negotiated affordable and life- cycle housing goals for the municipality; and