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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />RAMSEY COUNTY <br />RESOLUTION 96-63 <br />RESOLUTION ELECTING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL HOUSING <br />INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE <br />COMMUNITIES ACT <br />CALENDAR YEAR 1997 <br />WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (the Act) establishes a Metropolitan <br />Livable Communities Fund (the Fund) which is intended to address housing and other <br />development issues facing the metropolitan area as defined by Minnesota Statute 473.121; and <br />WHEREAS, the Fund, is comprised of the Tax Base Revitalization Account, the Livable <br />Communities Demonstration Account and the Local Housing Incentives Account, is intended to <br />provide certain funding and other assistance to metropolitan area municipalities; and <br />WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality is not eligible to receive grants or loans under the <br />Fund or eligible to receive certain polluted sites cleanup funding from the Minnesota Department <br />of Trade and Economic Development unless the municipality is participating in the Local <br />Housing Incentives Account Program under Minnesota Statutes section 473.254; and <br />WHEREAS, the Act requires the Metropolitan Council to negotiate with each municipality to <br />establish affordable and life-cycle housing goals for that municipality that are consistent with and <br />promote the policies of the Metropolitan Council as provided in the adopted Metropolitan <br />Development Guide; and <br />WHEREAS, each municipality must identify to the Metropolitan Council the actions the <br />municipality plans to take to meet the established housing goals; and <br />WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council must adopt, by resolution after a public hearing, the <br />negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for each municipality; and <br />WHEREAS, for calendar year 1997, a metropolitan area municipality can participate under <br />Minnesota Statutes section 473.254 only i£ the municipality elects to participate in the Local <br />Housing Incentives Account Program by November 15, 1996; the Metropolitan Council and the <br />municipality successfully negotiate affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the municipality; <br />and by January 15, 1997 the Metropolitan Council adopts by resolution the negotiated affordable <br />and life-cycle housing goals for the municipality; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Arden Hills hereby elects to <br />participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under the Act during calendar year <br />1997. <br />9 <br />��� ��� :�. <br />tij,.� <br />TYyN' <br />