HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1999-62 - Continuing Partication in Local Housing Incentives Account Program - Metropolitan Livable Communities Act RESOLUTION NO. 1999-62
A RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN THE LOCAL
HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE METROPOLITAN
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT - CALENDAR YEAR 2000
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 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 tak 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 2000, a metropolitan area municipality that did not participate in the
Local Housing Incentive Account Program during the calendar year 1999, 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, 1999; and (b) the Metropolitan Council and the municipality have successfully
negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the municipality.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Corcoran hereby
elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable
Cumminities Act during the calendar year 2000.
Moved by member J,uli(,(.t.t{ , seconded by member Tarr &S.
The following voted in favor of said resolution: Mayor Guenthner, Council members Thomas,
Bucher, Lindsley.
The following voted against the same: None.
Whereupon said Resolution was declared carried.
Dated this 14th day of October, 1999.
Mayor
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