HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-107 CCRMember Ryan introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-107
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO PARTICIPATE 1N
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEARS 2021 THROUGH 2O30
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (Minnesota Statutes sections 473.25 to
173.255) 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, the Local Housing
Incentive Account and the Inclusionary Housing Account, is intended to provide certain funding
and other assistance to metropolitan -area municipalities, and
WHEREAS, ametropolitan-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 Employment and Economic Development unless the
municipality is participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under Minnesota
Statutes section 473.254; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act requires that each municipality
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, ametropolitan-area municipality can participate in the Local Housing Incentives
Account Program under Minnesota Statutes section 473.254 if: (a) the municipality elects to
participate in the Local Housing Incentives Programs (b) the Metropolitan Council and the
municipality successfully negotiate new affordable and life -cycle housing goals for the
municipality; (c) the Metropolitan Council adopts by resolution the new negotiated affordable
and life -cycle housing goals for the municipality; and (d) the municipality establishes it has spent
or will spend or distribute to the Local Housing Incentives Account the required Affordable and
Life -Cycle Housing Opportunities Amount (ALHOA) for each year the municipality participates
in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that
1. Elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan
Livable Communities Act for calendar years 2021 through 2030.
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-107
2. Agrees to the following affordable and life -cycle housing goals for calendar years 2021
through 2030:
Affordable Housing Goals Ran e
Lite-Cycle
Housing Goal
131-238
15000
3. Will prepare and submit to the Metropolitan Council a plan identifying the actions it
plans to take to meet its established housing goals.
November 9 2020 `�� � ' �
Date
WAN 1511...�E_u 1
Mayor
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Elliott
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Butler, Elliott, Graves, Lawrence -Anderson, Ryan
and the following voted against the same: None.
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.