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<br />August 4, 2000 <br /> <br /> <br />~l\\$I'$AA.. a~ <br /> <br />~~ <br />-=-- -Q... <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Metropolitan Council <br /> <br />Working for the Region, Planning for the Future <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />AlIa I 6 moo <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />City Managers and Administrators <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Elizabeth J. Ryan, Director of Housing & Livable Communities <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Certification of2000 ALHOA (Expenditures in 2001) <br /> <br />Thank you for your participation in the 2000 Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (LCA) Local <br />Housing Incentives Account. Your community's commitment and involvement has contributed to the <br />region's overall economic competitiveness and its tangible progress in providing affordable and life-cycle <br />housing for metro area residents. <br /> <br />Looking ahe~d to 2001, the Metropolitan Council seeks your community's renewed participation and <br />continued cooperation in Livable Communities efforts. As part of the LCA legislation, the Council <br />annually notifies each community of its "Affordable and Life-cycle Housing Opportunities Amount <br />(ALHOA)". The ALHOA is derived from the formula prescribed in law including market value, tax <br />capacity and tax rates by the county assessor. It is an amount oflocal expenditure to support or assist the <br />development of affordable and life-cycle housing or maintain and preserve such housing. The enclosed <br />ALHOA is the amount of local expenditure expected of the community during 2001. <br /> <br />Communities have some flexibility in determining which local expenditures fulfill the ALHOA <br />contribution. Examples include local dollars contributed to housing assistance, development or <br />rehabilitation efforts, local housing inspection and code enforcement, or local taxes to support a local or <br />county HRA. <br /> <br />Incentives for your community's renewed participation include access to nearly $15 million for housing <br />development, clean-up of polluted sites for business and housing development, and mixed-use and <br />mixed-income development. Also, your community's ALHOA expenditure will be reported in the <br />Council's Annual Housing Report Card required by the LCA. <br /> <br />Your community's intent to participate in the 2001 LCA L~cal Housing Incentives Program is needed by <br />Nov. 15. To help you in verifying your community's continued participation, a model resolution is <br />enclosed. Planning assistance for staff or information presentations for elected officials are available by <br />contacting your sector representative (see below). Questions about the ALHOA can be referred to Guy <br />Peterson at 651/602-1418. r;,,\,),:. , , 1\' 7. ;;-,1 <br />,,\" . l~",~-~I UJ(j~ <br />f\"~v . -= <br />We look forward to continuing our mutual commitment to affordable and life-cycle housing. Thank you <br />for your consideration. <br /> <br />Sector Representatives: <br />Dakota, Anoka and Ramsey Counties <br />Washington County <br />Scott and Carver Counties <br />Minneapolis and St. Paul <br />Hennepin County <br /> <br />Sandra Pinel <br />Bob Mazanec <br />Tom Caswell <br />Richard Thompson <br />Phyllis Hanson <br /> <br />651-602-1513 <br />651-602-1330 <br />651-602-1319 <br />651-602-1457 <br />651/602-1566 <br /> <br />V:\LIBRAR Y\COMMUNDV\PETERS0N\20001080400ALHOA Itr to new pan.doc <br /> <br />230 East Fifth Street St. Paul. Minnesota 55101-1626 <br /> <br />(651) 602-1000 <br /> <br />Fax 602-1550 <br /> <br />TDD/TIY 291-0904 Metro Info Line 602-1888 <br /> <br />An EquaL OpportWl!ty EmplDyer <br />