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. . . . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS .- MEMORANDUM . DATE: November 13, 1995 . TO: Mayor and City Council ~ . FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Resolution 95-75, Metropolitan Livable Communities Act . Request The City Council is requested to consider the adoption of Resolution 95-75, electing to . participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act for the calendar year of 1996 (Exhibit A). . Discussion The Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (the Act) was adopted by the State of Minnesota in . 1995. The Act is intended to address housing and other development issues facing the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Act requires the Metropolitan Council to negotiate affordable and life-cycle housing goals for each participating municipality. If municipalities comply with the .- Act, then they are eligible to receive certain grants and loans from various State agencies. The Staff presented information on the Act and discussed the implications and strategies for the . Act with the City Council at your worksession on October 19, 1995 (Exhibit B). If the City chooses to participate in the Act, then the City and the Metropolitan Council Staff will need to finalize negotiations on the affordability and life-cycle housing goals by your December II, 1995 . regular meeting. The Metropolitan Council will then act on these negotiated goals prior to January 15, 1996 as required by the Act. . Recommendation The Staffrecommends that the City Council adopt Resolution 95-75, electing to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act . for the calendar year of 1996. I I . .. .