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STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
RESOLUTION #96-26
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 1996 ACTION PLAN
METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills is a community of approximately 9,200 residents and is
located in the northwestern corner of Ramsey County; and
WHEREAS, the City is generally fully developed, excluding the Twin Cities Army Ammunition
Plant (TCAAP); and
WHEREAS, the potential for the development of any meaningful number of new residential
units in Arden Hills lies with the redevelopment of TCAAP; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills adopted Resolution # 95-86 which established the goals for
participating in the Local Housing Account Program (the Program) as part of the Metropolitan
Livable Communities Act (the Act) for the calendar year of 1996; and
WHEREAS, Resolution # 95-86 directly linked the City's participation in the Program to the
residential component of the redevelopment of TCAAP; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council accepted the goals of the City for participating in the
Program and the Act for the calendar year of 1996; and
WHEREAS, those mutually agreed upon goals for the City (TCAAP) in 1996 are:
Housing Component Goal
Affordability - Ownership 65 percent
Affordability - Rental 38 percent
Life-Cycle - Type (non-single family detached) 27 percent
Life-Cycle - OwnerlRenter mix 83/17 percent
Density - Single family detached 1.8 units/acre
Density - Multifamily 9 units/acre
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WHEREAS, TCAAP is currently a federally owned property and as such the City has no
jurisdiction over the property; and
WHEREAS, the effective implementation of the Program and the Act requires that some or all
of the TCAAP property be released by the federal government for re-use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills has provided key leadership and financial support in
preparing a revised land use plan for TCAAP, which is in the process of being completed; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills has been instrumental in fostering the growth of
cooperative efforts between various local, state, and federal agencies on the re-use of TCAAP for
uses which are consistent with the communities goals, including those identified by the Act; 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 ofthe lite-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
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arden Hills,
Minnesota, that the City's (TCAAP) Action Plan for the calendar year of 1996 is as follows:
The City in 1996 will work towards the adoption of the revised land use plan for TCAAP which
complies with the intent of the Act; encourage federal legislation which would recognize the
revised land use plan; and pursue the release of appropriate portions of the TCAAP property,
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
THIS 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 1996.
ATTEST:
BRi~~TY ADMINISTRATOR