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RESOLUTION
T F T PAUL, MINNESOTA aS
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
RSSOLIITION ELSCTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN
THB LOCAL HOIISING INCSNTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
IINDER THB METROPOLITAN LIVABLE3 COn�LJNITIBS ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 1997
1 WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (Minnesota Statutes Section 473.25
2 to 473.254) establishes a Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund which is intended to
3 address housing and other development issues facing the metropolitan area defined by
4 Minnesota Statutes Section 473.121; and
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6 WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund, comprising the Tax Base
7 Revitalization Account, the Livable Communities Demonstration Account and the Local
8 Housing Incentive Account, is intended to provide certain funding and other
9 assistance to metropolitan area municipalities; and
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il WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality is not eligible to receive grants or loans
12 under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Fund or eligible to receive certain
13 polluted sites cleanup funding from the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic
14 Development unless the municipality is participating in the Local Housing Incentives
15 Account Program under Minnesota Statutes Section 473.254; and
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17 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has already negotiated affordable and life-cycle
18 housing goals with the Metropolitan Council that are consistent with and promote the
19 policies of the Metropolitan Council as provided in the adopted Metropolitan
20 Development Guide; and
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22 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has already submitted its Housing Action Plan to the
23 Metropolitan Council; and
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25 WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council adopted, by resolution after a public hearing,
26 negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for each participating
27 municipality including the City of Saint Paul; and
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29 WHEREAS, a metropolitan area municipality which elects to participate in the Local
30 Housing Incentives Account Program must do so by November 15 each year,
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32 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Saint Paul hereby elects to
33 participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable
34 Communities Act during the calendar year 1997.
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DER\RTMENT/OFFIC UNCIL DATE INITIATED
pEU 8/23/96 GREEN SHE
CONTACT PERSON&PHONE INITIAUDAT — INITIAUDATE
�DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR �CITY COUNCIL
Katy Lindblad 266-6614 AS81GN �CITYATTORNEY ..y �CITYCLERK
MUST BE ON COUNGIL AG NDA BY(DATE) NUMBER FOR gUDCiET DIRECTOR FIN.&MGT.SERVICES DIR.
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ORDER MAYOR(OR ASSISTANn G. P er
TOTAL#OF 91(iNATURE PACiES 1 (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
ACTION REQUESTED:
Election to Continue Participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program
under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act
RECOMMENDATIONS:Approve(A)or Reject(R) pER80NAl SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER TNE FOP���TIONS:
_PLANNINf3 COMMISSIQN _CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION �• Has this person/firm ever worked under a contraCt for this de
_CIB COMMITTEH YES NO
_STAFF 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee? S EP 0 4 1996
— YES NO
_ DtsTRICT COUR7 _ 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any current ci employee?
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? YES NO �1AAYOf�'S OFF�CE
Explain ell yss enswsrs on separate aheet and attach to yrssn she�t
INITIATINO PROB�EM.IS3UE,OPP�RTUNITY(Who,What,When,Where,Why):
State Statute Requires Cities to Elect to Participate in Livable Communities each year.
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SEP 04 1996
ADVANTAOES IFAPPROVED: ��
Saint Paul will be eligible for funds available through the Metropolitan Livable
Communities Program
DI3ADVANTAOES IF APPROVED:
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DISADVANTACiES IF NOT APPROVED:
Saint Paul ineligible for Metropolitan Livable Communities Funding.
NA
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTiON S COST/REVENUE BUDCiETEO(CIRCLE ONE) YES NO
FUND1��iG SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER
FINANCIAL INFORII�fATION:(EXPLAIN)