HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.f. Livable Communities Act's Local Housing Incentives ProgramCITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: Nov. 7, 2000
AGENDA ITEM: Livable Communities Act's Local Housing
Incentives Program
AGENDA SECTION:
Consent
PREPARED BY: Jim Parsons
AGENDA NO.
Community Development Director
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ATTACHMENTS: Resolution Electing to Continue Participating
APPROVED BY:
in the Local Housing Incentives Program
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Background
The City of Rosemount has in the past elected to participate in the Metropolitan
Council's Local Housing Incentives Program, which was authorized by the Minnesota
Livable Communities Act. Under this program, the City can designate City expenditures
on housing assistance, inspection and rehabilitation as the City's "Affordable and Life
cycle Housing Opportunities Amount ( ALHOA)." Doing so ensures access to state and
regional funds for housing development, clean-up of sites, and mixed -use development.
In 2001, the City of Rosemount's ALHOA is expected to be $ 23, 792.35
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt proposed resolution to elect to continue to participate in the Local Housing Incentives
Program.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2000-
RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 2001
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (Minnesota Statutes Section 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 section 473.121; and
WHEREAS, the 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 from the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development unless 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 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, 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 2001, a metropolitan area municipality that participated in the
Local Housing Incentive Account Program during the calendar year 1999, can continue to
participate under Minnesota Statutes section 473.254 if: (a) the municipality elects to participate
in the Local Housing Incentives Program by November 15, 2000; and (b) the Metropolitan
Council and the municipality have successfully negotiated affordable and life -cycle housing
goals for the municipality.
Resolution 2000-
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Rosemount hereby elects to
participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable
Communities Act during the calendar year 2001.
ADOPTED this 7th day of November, 2000, by the City Council of the City of Rosemount.
Cathy Busho, Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda Jentink, City Clerk
Motion by:
Voted in favor:
Voted against:_
Member absent:
Seconded by: