HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2001-142 - Local Housing Incentives Account Program - Livable Communities Act - 09/18/2001 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO.2001-142
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 2002
WHEREAS,the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act(Minnesota Statues 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,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 2002, a metropolitan area municipality that participated in the Local Housing
Incentive Account Program during the calendar year 2001, can continue to participate under Minnesota Statutes
section 473.254 if. (a)the municipality elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program by
November 15,2001;and(b)the Metropplitan Council and the municipality have successfullynegotiated affordable
and life-cycle housing goals for the municipality.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council of the City of Eden Prairie elects to participate in
the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during the calendar year
2002.
ADOPTED by the Eden Prairie City Council this 18th of September 2001.
J L.Harris,Mayor
ATTEST:
een Porta, City Clerk