2001-075 CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2001-75
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN THE
LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE
METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 2002
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (Minnesota Statutes
Section 473.25 to 473.254) establishes a Metropolitan Livable Commnnities fired wlfich
is intended to address housing and other development issues facing the metropolitan area
defmed by Minnesota Statutes Section 473.121; and
WHEREAS, {he Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund, comprising the Tax
Base Revitalization Account, the Livable Communities Demonstration Account, the
Local Housing Incentive Account, and the Inclusionary Housing 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 funding fi:om the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic
Development nnless the municipality is participating in the Local Housing Incentives
Account Program under the 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 hfe-
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
heating, negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for each participating
municipality; and
WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality which elects to participate in the
Local Housing Incentives Account Program must do so by November 15 of each year;
and
WHEREAS, for calendar year 2002, a metropolitan area municipality that
participated in the Local Housing Incentive Account Program during the 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 affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the municipality.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Hopkins hereby
elects to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan
Livable Communities Act during the calendar year 2002.
ATTEST: /"'~ ,,
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