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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-040
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEARS 2011 THROUGH 2O20
WHEREAS,the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act(Minnesota Statutes sections 473.25 to
473.255) establishes a Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund which is intended to address
housing and other development issues facing the metropolitan area defined by Minnesota
Statutes section 473.121; and
WHEREAS,the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund, comprising the Tax Base
Revitalization Account, the Livable Communities Demonstration Account, the Local Housing
Incentive Account and the Inclusionary Housing Account, is intended to provide certain funding
and other assistance to metropolitan-area municipalities; and
WHEREAS, a metropolitan-area municipality is not eligible to receive grants or loans under the
Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund or eligible to receive certain polluted sites cleanup
funding from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development unless the
municipality is participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under Minnesota
Statutes section 473.254; and
WHEREAS,the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act requires the Metropolitan Council to
negotiate with each municipality to establish affordable and life-cycle housing goals for that
municipality that are consistent with and promote the policies of the Metropolitan Council as
provided in the adopted Metropolitan Development Guide; and
WHEREAS,previously negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for municipalities
participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program expire in 2010; and
WHEREAS, a metropolitan-area municipality can participate in the Local Housing Incentives
Account Program under Minnesota Statutes section 473.254 if: (a) the municipality elects to
participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program; (b)the Metropolitan Council and the
municipality successfully negotiate new affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the
municipality; (c)the Metropolitan Council adopts by resolution the new negotiated affordable
and life-cycle housing goals for the municipality; and (d) the municipality establishes it has spent
or will spend or distribute to the Local Housing Incentives Account the required Affordable and
Life-Cycle Housing Opportunities Amount(ALHOA) for each year the municipality participates
in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Arden Hills
1. Elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan
Livable Communities Act for calendar years 2011 through 2020.
2. Agrees to the following affordable and life-cycle housing goals for calendar years 2011
through 2020:
Affordable Housing Goals Range Life-Cycle Housing Goals Range
187-288 285-800
The affordable housing goals range and the life-cycle housing goals range are based on
the assumption that the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant(TCAAP) will
redevelop in accordance with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan that was adopted on
September 28, 2010. If TCAAP does not redevelop by 2020 or develops in a manner
different than contemplated in the Comprehensive Plans, the housing goals will need to
be re-evaluated.
3. Will prepare and submit to the Metropolitan Council a plan identifying the actions it
plans to take to meet its established housing goals.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS THIS 9t" DAY
OF August,2010,
L
Sta ey . Har stead, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patrick Klaers, City Administrator