HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-88 CCRintroduced the following resolution Member Lawrence-Anderson
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-88
RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING AWARDED FUNDS FOR LIVABLE
COMMUNITIES ACT LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION
ACCOUNT DEVELOPMENT FUNDING AND AUTHORIZING
ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR AMANI CONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT FOR 5400 BROOKLYN BOULEVARD
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota was a participant in the
Livable Communities Act ("LCA") Local Housing Incentives Account Program for 2025, as
determined by the Metropolitan Council, and was therefore eligible to apply for Livable
Communities Demonstration Account ("LCDA") funds; and
WHEREAS, only a limited amount of grant funding is available through the
Metropolitan Council's LCA initiatives during each funding cycle and the Metropolitan Council
has determined it is appropriate to allocate those scarce grant funds only to eligible projects that
would not occur without the availability of LCA grant funding; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified proposed projects within the City that meet
LCDA purposes and criteria and the proposal submitted by Amani Construction and
Development for a project located at 5400 & Brooklyn Boulevard is consistent with and
promotes the purposes of the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act and the policies of the
Metropolitan Council's adopted metropolitan development guide; and
WHEREAS, the City has traditionally supported grant applications by agreeing to
act as legal sponsor for the project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota formally
identified the need for Livable Communities Demonstration Account funding and authorized City
staff to submit on behalf of the City an application to said account for Amani Construction and
Development on July 28, 2025 and under City Council Resolution No. 2025-068; and,
WHEREAS, the City-supported by Amani Construction and Development for a
project located at 5400 & Brooklyn Boulevard was ultimately awarded $152,500 in LCDA grant
funds on September 10, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges LCDA grants are intended to fund projects or
project components that can serve as models, examples, or prototypes for development or
redevelopment projects elsewhere in the region, and therefore represents that the proposed project
or key components of the proposed project can be replicated in other metropolitan-area
communities; and
WHEREAS, the City certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and
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regulations as stated in the grant agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that:
1.The development proposed by Amani Construction and Development for a project
located at 5400 & Brooklyn Boulevard contains components for which LCDA funding was
awarded and:
a.Will not occur solely through private or other public investment within the
reasonably foreseeable future; and
b.Will occur within the term of the grant award two years for Development grants
expiring December 31st, 2027.
2.It authorizes its City Manager to accept the awarded funds on behalf of the City for
the application for the Fall 2025 funding cycle for Metropolitan Council Livable Communities
Demonstration Account grant funds, for the project components identified in the application, and
to execute such agreements as may be necessary to implement the project on behalf of the City.
October 13, 2025
Date Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Jerzak
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Kragness and
Mayor Graves
and the following voted against the same:
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.