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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION 95 - 704
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL
HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE
METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1996
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (1995 Minnesota Laws Chapter 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 and the Local
Housing Incentives 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
finding from the Minnesota Department of Trade 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 Metro,)olitan Development Guide; and
WHEREAS, by June 30, 1996, each municipality must identify to the Metropolitan Council
the actions the municipality plans to take to meet the established housing goals; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council must adopt, by resolution after a public hearing, the
negotiated affordable and life -cycle housing goals for each municipality by January 15, 1996;
and
WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality which elects to participate in the Loral Housing
Incentives Account Program must do so by November 15 of each year; and
WHERF,AS, for calendar year 1996, a metropolitan area municipality can participate under
Minnesota Statutes Section 473.254 only if, (a) the municipality elects to participate in the
Local Housing Incentives Account Program by November 15, 1995; (b) the Metropolitan
Council and the municipality successfully negotiate affordable and life -cycle housing goals for
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the municipality; and (c) by January 15, 1996, the Metropolitan Council adopts by resolution
the negotiated affordable and life -cycle housing goals for each municipality;
NOW, THEREFORE, rE 1T RESOLVED BY rW. CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLYMOUTH, MDINESOTA, that the City of Plymoutt h'reby elects to participate in the
Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during
calendar year 1996.
Adopted by the City Council on November 14, 1995.
STATE OF MUCMOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS.
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Plymouth,
Minnesota, certifies that I compared the foregoing resolution adopted at a meeting of the
Plymouth City Council on November 14, 1995, with the original thereof on file In my office,
and the same is a correct transcription thereof.
WITNESS my hand officially as such City Clerk and the Corporate seal of the City this
day of
City Clerk
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