7Attachment A
<br />LOC'2k I N INCTATINT ACCOUNT
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<br />THIS GRANT AGREEMENT (.'Agreement"'), 1* s made and entered, into by the Metropolitan
<br />Council ("Council"), and the Municipality or Development Authority identified above as "Grantee."
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<br />Minnesota, Statutes, section 473.2,51 creates the Metropolitan Livable Conununitlies Fund;
<br />the uses of which fimd must be consistent with and promote the purposes of the Metropolitan Livable
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<br />Communities Act ("LCA") and the policies olf the Council's Metropolitan Development Guide; and
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<br />WHEREAS i I "thin the Metropolitan,
<br />Minnesota Statutes sect*oIns 473.251 and 473.254 establish Wi
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<br />Livable Communities Fund a Loical Housing Incentives Account and, r,equirie the Council to annually
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<br />distribute �funds in the account to Participating, Municipailties, that have not met their affordable ani
<br />11fe-cycle housing goals and are actively fundi,n,gil projects designed to hellp, meet the goals, or to
<br />Development, Authorities for projects located 'in eligible Municipalities.; and
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<br />WHEREAS,, the Grantee Municipallity that has negotiated affordable and life-icycle housing
<br />goals pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 473.2541, subdivision 2 and, has elected to participate 'in
<br />the Local flousing, Incentives Account program, or is, a, Development Authority; and
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<br />NMEREAS1.1 the Grantee seeks, fanding in connection with an application for Local Housing
<br />Incentives Account fLmds, submitted, in response, to a, Request for Proposals issued by the Metropolitan
<br />Housing Implementation Group for the "Funding Cycle" identified above and will use the grant fimds
<br />made available under ftfis Agreement, to, help fund the "Projecf " identified in, the, appl ication; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Coluncil awarded Local, Housing Incentives Account fimds to the Grantee subject to
<br />the Cloun,c,ill's eminent domain policy and, any terms, conditions, and clan" fications stated in its Council
<br />Action, and with the understanding, that the Project identified in the application will proceed to
<br />completion in a timely manner and, all grant funds, will be expeinded prior to the "Expiration Date"
<br />identified above,,,,
<br />NOW THEREFORE; . in reliance on, the above statements and in consideration olf'the mutual
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<br />Komisesi and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Grantee and, the Coluncil agree as follows.-
<br />1. DEFINITIONS
<br />1.01. Definition of' Terms. The terms defined in this section have, the meanings given, them, in, this
<br />section unless, otherwise provided or indicated by the context.
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