2016-039 Accepting the Southwest Corridor Housing Strategy CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-039
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR HOUSING STRATEGY
AND INCORPORATING THE STRATEGY INTO HOUSING PLANNING FOR THE
CITY OF HOPKINS.
WHEREAS,the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners adopted resolution No.09-0596
in 2009 to establish the Southwest LRT Community Works program in consultation with the cities of
Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, Hopkins, St. Louis Park, and Minneapolis, and other Southwest
LRT partners, and
WHEREAS, the Southwest LRT Community Works Steering Committee, composed of
Southwest LRT Community Works partners from cities and other agencies along the Southwest
corridor, was formed in 2010 to provide overall guidance and direction for the Southwest LRT
Community Works Project, and
WHEREAS,Southwest LRT Community Works goals and guiding principles for investment
call for positioning the Southwest communities as a place for all to live and providing a full range of
housing choices, and
WHEREAS, the Southwest LRT Community Works Steering Committee endorsed the
creation of a corridor-wide housing strategy in May 2012, consisting of a housing inventory, gaps
analysis and strategy document to support housing development along the Southwest LRT corridor,
and
WHEREAS, representatives from the City of Hopkins have been active participants in the
Southwest Housing Workgroup,which provided oversight and guidance for the development of the
Housing Strategy, the Technical Implementation Committee, which provided feedback on the
Strategy and the Community Works Steering Committee, which provided overall policy direction
and guidance, and
WHEREAS, the Southwest Community Works Steering Committee accepted the Corridor
Housing Strategy at its January 2016 meeting and referred the document to member cities and
partner organizations for individual action as appropriate, and
WHEREAS, there are numerous benefits that may come from working collaboratively,
including increasing the corridor's ability to be competitive, adding leverage to secure public and
philanthropic resources,sending a positive message to the development community about the desire
for a mix of housing choices, and aligning to achieve regional goals, and
WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in its most recent New Starts
Guidance,now considers policies,planning and programs that support development and retention of
affordable housing along transit corridors as part of its project evaluation criteria for funding, and
WHEREAS, the Southwest Corridor Housing Strategy contains objectives that can inform
housing planning,including comprehensive plan updates,in Southwest LRT Corridor communities
as well as suggested implementation strategies that may assist in creation of a full range of housing
choices around Southwest LRT stations, increasing LRT ridership and supporting economic
development and healthy communities,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that the City of Hopkins accepts the Southwest
Corridor Housing Strategy as a document to provide input and options for ongoing collaborative
housing work, and directs staff to incorporate the Southwest Corridor Housing Strategy into
community planning efforts in the City of Hopkins as appropriate.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 19th day of April, 2016.
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Molly C Immings, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk