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. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS RAMSEY COUNTY t RESOLUTION 96-66 RESOLUTION SETTING THE GOALS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT CALENDAR YEAR 1997 WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills has elected to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program (the Program) under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (the Act) for the calendar year 1997 as demonstrated by the adoption of Resolution #96-63 on November 12, 1996; and WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills, South of Highway 96, is fully developed and that the potential for the development of any meaningful number of new residential units lies with the redevelopment of the land North of Highway 96, the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP); and WHEREAS, the City's participation in the Program is linked to the residential component of the redevelopment of TCAAP; and . WHEREAS, the City's housing goals in the Program are to be directly linked to the creation of new residential units in TCAAP; and WHEREAS, the basis for these goals will be the City's Land Use Plan (adopted 1982), since the efforts to produce a new land use plan for TCAAP have not been completed at this time; and WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills supports: a balanced housing supply, with housing available for people at all income levels; accommodation of all racial and ethnic groups in the purchase, sale, rental, and location of housing within the community; provision of a variety of housing types for people in all stages of the life-cycle; a community of well-maintained housing and neighborhoods, including ownership and rental housing; housing development that respects the natural environment of the community while striving to accommodate the need for a variety of housing types and costs; and WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills will prepare and submit a plan to the Metropolitan Council, indicating the actions it will take to carry out the housing goals; .