HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2016-73 - SW Cooridor Housing Stategy - 06/14/2016 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-73
A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR HOUSING
STRATEGY AND INCORPORATE THE STRATEGY INTO HOUSING PLANNING
FOR THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
WHEREAS,the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners adopted resolution No. 09-0596 in
2009 to establish the Southwest LRT Community Works program in consultation with the cities
of Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, Hopkins, St. Louis Park, and Minneapolis, and other
Southwest LRT partners; and
WHEREAS,the Southwest LRT Community Works Steering Committee, composed of
Southwest LRT Community Works partners from cities and other agencies along the Southwest
corridor, was formed in 2010 to provide overall guidance and direction for the Southwest LRT
Community Works Project; and
WHEREAS, Southwest LRT Community Works goals and guiding principles for investment
call for positioning the Southwest communities as a place for all to live and providing a full
range of housing choices; and
WHEREAS,the Southwest LRT Community Works Steering Committee endorsed the creation
of a corridor-wide housing strategy in May 2012, consisting of a housing inventory, gaps
analysis and strategy document to support housing development along the Southwest LRT
corridor; and
WHEREAS,representatives from the City of Eden Prairie have been active participants in the
Southwest Housing Workgroup, which provided oversight and guidance for the development of
the Housing Strategy, the Technical Implementation Committee, which provided feedback on the
Strategy and the Community Works Steering Committee, which provided overall policy
direction and guidance; and
WHEREAS,the Southwest Community Works Steering Committee accepted the Corridor
Housing Strategy at its January 2016 meeting and referred the document to member cities and
partner organizations for individual action as appropriate; and
WHEREAS,there are numerous benefits that may come from working collaboratively,
including increasing the corridor's ability to be competitive, adding leverage to secure public and
philanthropic resources, sending a positive message to the development community about the
desire for a mix of housing choices, and aligning to achieve regional goals; and
WHEREAS,the Federal Transit Administration(FTA) in its most recent New Starts Guidance,
now considers policies, planning and programs that support development and retention of
affordable housing along transit corridors as part of its project evaluation criteria for funding;
and
WHEREAS,the Southwest Corridor Housing Strategy contains objectives that can inform
housing planning, including comprehensive plan updates, in Southwest LRT Corridor
communities as well as suggested implementation strategies that may assist in creation of a full
range of housing choices around Southwest LRT stations, increasing LRT ridership and
supporting economic development and healthy communities.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Eden Prairie accepts the Southwest
Corridor Housing Strategy as a document to provide input and options for ongoing collaborative
housing work, and directs staff to incorporate the Southwest Corridor Housing Strategy into
community planning efforts in the City of Eden Prairie as appropriate.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie on this 14th day of June, 2016.
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ATTEST:
Ka Teen Porta, City Clerk