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• RESOLUTION NO. 95-238
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE .COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 1996
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (1995 Minnesota Laws Chapter
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 and the Local
Housing Incentives 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 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, by June 30, 1996, each municipality must identify to the Metropolitan
Council the actions the municipality plans to take to meet the established housing
goals; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council must adopt, by resolution after a public hearing,.
the negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for each municipality by January
15, 1996; and
WHEREAS, the 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 1996, a metropolitan area municipality 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, 1995;
(b) the Metropolitan Council and the municipality successfully negotiate affordable and
. life-cycle housing goals for the municipality; and (c) by January 15, 1996, the
Metropolitan Council adopts by resolution the negotiated affordable and life-cycle
housing goals for each municipality;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville hereby elects to
participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable
Communities Act during calendar year 1996.
DATED this 20th day of November, 1995.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
BY:
Du ne Zaun, May
ATTEST:
• Charlene Friedges, Cif Clerk
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