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^^Metropolitan Council Working Jor the Region, Planning for the Future l99o Date: a:> January 12,19% • HIM unities Participating in the Metrc^litan Livable Communities Act (LCA) Subject:Action Plan Workshop/Afibrdable and Life-Cycle Housing Fair, Friday, Feburary 16,19% As <me of the nearly 100 metropolitan area communities that have elected to participate in the LCA by negotiating affcndable and life-cycle bousing goals, you are eligible to apply for funds from any of the three LCA funding programs - Local Housing liKentives, Tax-Base Revitalization or Livable Communities Demonstratimi Accounts. To complete the LCA housing goals work the next step Ls to prepare a Housing Action '^ian and submit it to the Metropolitan Council by June 30,1996. To assist you in the preparation of this Action Plan, the Council has drafted the enclosed Action Plan Content Guide and is sponsoring a Livable Communities Action Plan Workshop and Affordable and Life-Cycle Housing Fair on Friday, February Id, 1996. The workshop/fair will be held at the Guardian Angels Church Social Hall on Hudson Blvd., north of 1-94 at the Radio Drive exit. In order to meet the needs and interests of all participating communities, the woiicshop will be held in two sessions. The morning session is for developing area suburban communities where the focus is chiefly on new development The afternoon session is targeted to older, more fully-developed communities and freestanding older subinbs where infill development, redevelopment and rehabilitation are the primary activities. You are welcome to attend both sessions if you like. In addition to presentations and question and answer opportunities regarding the content guide, the affordable housing development process and the role of local government, each session will include an affordable and life-cycle housing fair with people and resources available that can help you meet your negotiated goals. The Council has invited organizations and businesses involved in planning, financing and developing affordable ownership and rental housing to participate. There will be ample time for workshop attendees to meet and visit with the myriad of folks involved in building and rehabilitating affordable housing and to see examples of this housing. As a LCA participating city, you are encouraged to send at least one staff representative to the workshop. We also encourage the attendance of at least one elected official and planning commission member from each community. The opportunity for these ofiBcials to hear about the role of local government in advancing affordable housing, as well as see examples of this housing will be of great value to the region. Please RSVP to Karen Patraw at 291-6456 by Monday, February 12th with the names of people (staff, planning commission member and elected official) that will be attending from your community. A summary' agenda and map to the Guardian Angels location is enclosed. If you have questions, please caU anv of these Council staff: Guy Peterson Audrey Doughertj' Linda O’Connor 291-6418 291-6380 229-2098 230 Ea-st Fifth Street St. Paul. .Minnesota 53101-1634 (612)291-6359 Fax 291-6550 TOD/TTV 291-0904 Metro Info Une 229-3780 An Eqxuil Opfiortwuty Ernpiouer