97-078 - 11-05 Participation in Local Housing Incentives Account Program for 1998 Resolution 97-78 November 5, 1997
Member Russell introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN THE
LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE
METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT CALENDAR YEAR 1998
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 Statues 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 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 participating 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 1998, a metropolitan area municipality that
participated in the Local Housing Incentive Account Program during the calendar year
1997, 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, 1997; and (b) the Metropolitan Council and the municipality have
successfully negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the municipality.
Resolution 97-78 - Continued November 5, 1997
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Golden Valley hereby
elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan
Livable Communities Act during the calendar year 1998.
Mary E. A erson, Mayor
ATTEST:
�hirley J. Is n, ity Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member Johnson
and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Anderson,
Johnson, LeSuer, Micks and Russell; and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, signed by the Mayor
and her signature attested by the City Clerk.