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<br />CITY OF ANDOVER <br />COUNTY OF ANOKA <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />CITY RESOLUTION <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OPPOSING LEGISLATION TO CREATE AN <br />ANOKA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY <br />IN ITS CURRENT FORM <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Anoka County proposes to obtain special legislation to establish the <br />Anoka County Community Development Authority; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this newly proposed County agency will have special taxing <br />authority throughout the entire County to fund housing and community development <br />projects; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Anoka County currently has legislative authority in the area of <br />housing and redevelopment activity, with special levy authority subject to approval by <br />affected municipalities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Andover is not currently subject to any special County <br />levies for purposes related to housing and redevelopment activities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, currently proposed legislation allows the taxing and development <br />authority to exercise levy authority without the approval of municipalities within the <br />County and could result in an additional special levy within the corporate boundaries of <br />Andover; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Andover has an established Economic Development <br />Authority and Housing and Redevelopment Authority to carry out local initiatives in the <br />area of economic development and housing; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Andover seeks greater involvement in determining local <br />economic development initiatives affecting job creation, retention, redevelopment and <br />attraction of businesses in Anoka County. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Andover <br />hereby expresses its opposition to the establishment of the Anoka County Community <br />Development Authority in its current legislative form. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Andover City Council supports the <br />greater County-wide goals in the areas of job creation, housing development, improved <br />transportation and general economic development promotion and looks forward to the <br />opportunity to work with the County to further these efforts. <br />