HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1998-693ACITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION 98-693A
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN THE LOCAL HOUSING
INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE
COMMUNITIES ACT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1999
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 and the Local Housing Incentives 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 funding
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 1999, a metropolitan area municipality that participated in the Local
Housing Incentives Account Program during calendar year 1998, can continue to participate under
Minnesota Statutes 473.254 if. a) the municipality elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives
Account Program by November 15, 1998; 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 in the
Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during calendar
year 1999.
Adopted by the Plymouth City Council on November 4, 1998.