HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-175 CCRMember Debra HilstroM introduced the following resolution and moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 97-175
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN THE LOCAL
HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE
METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT FOR 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 Statu= 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
continue to participate under Minnesota Statutu Section 473.254 if: (a) the municipality elects
to participate in the Local Housing Incentive Account Program by November 15, 1997; and (b)
RESOLUTION NO. 97-175
the Metropolitan Council and the municipality have successfully negotiated affordable and life-
cycle housing goals for the municipality.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center that the City of Brooklyn Center hereby elects to participate in the Local Housing
Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during the calendar year
1998.
September 22, 1997
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ATTEST: I`
City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Kathleen Carmody
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Myrna Kragness, Kathleen Carmody, Debra Hilstrom, Kay Lasman, and Robert Peppe;
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.