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RESOLUTION 2001-416
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN THE
LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE
METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2002
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (Minnesota Statutes 473.25 to
473.254) establishes a Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund which is intended to address
housing and other development issues facing the metropolitan area defined by Minnesota
Statutes 473.121; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund, comprising the Tax Base
Revitalization Account, the Livable Communities Demonstration Account, the Local Housing
Incentives Account, and the Inclusionary Housing Account is intended to provide certain fiinding
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 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, each municipality must identify to the Metropolitan Council the actions the
municipality plans to take to meet the established housing goals through preparation of the
Housing Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council adopted, by resolution after a public hearing, negotiated
affordable and life -cycle housing goals for each participating municipality; and
WHEREAS, for calendar year 2002, a metropolitan area municipality that participated in the
Local Housing Incentives Account Program during calendar year 2001, can continue to
participate under Minnesota Statutes Section 473.254 if. (a) the municipality elects to participate
in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program by November 15, 2001; and (b) the
Metropolitan Council and the municipality have successfully negotiated and adopted affordable
and life -cycle housing goals for the municipality;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that the City of Plymouth hereby elects to continue to participate
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in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act
during calendar year 2002.
Passed this 9th day of October, 2001.
CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of
Plymouth, Minnesota, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I have carefully compared the attached and
foregoing resolution which was duly adopted at a duly called and held meeting of the City
Council of said City held on October 9, 2001, with the original thereof on file in my office and I
further certify that the same is a fiill, true, and correct copy thereof.
Councilmember Slavik moved the adoption of the foregoing resolution and said
motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Hewitt and upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted in favor thereof: All members voted in favor.
and the following voted against the same: None.
2001.
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed.
WITNESS my hand officially and the seal of the City this 9th day of October,
City Clerk