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This amount is equivalent to what it would have spent on affordable and life-cycle housing <br />had goals been established under this section for the period in which it was not <br />participating. The Met Council will determine which investments count toward the <br />required cumulative amount by comparing the municipality to participating municipalities <br />similar in terms of stage of development and demographics. <br />Met Council Reports <br />The Met Council must file an annual report with the Legislature outlining the participating <br />and non-participating cities, as well as an annual comprehensive report card on affordable <br />and life-cycle housing in the metro area by city. In addition, a report must be filed wnth <br />the Legislature by Jan. 15,2003 which includes the funds accounts and how they were <br />used. Another report must be filed by Jan 15,1996 describing the probable development <br />patterns in the metro area by the year 2020. <br />Miscellaneous Provisions <br />The starting time for the city of Bloomington to begin repaying the fiscal di^aritics pool <br />for interest on highway bonds sold in conjunction with die Mall of America is delayed. <br />Also, the 1:1 housing replacement of low income housing for first-class cities is repealed. <br />An urban homesteading program is established to encourage higher income persons to buy <br />homes in areas that are in transition toward blight and poverty. Income tax benefits will <br />also be provided to eligible persons. <br />(II) OMNIBUS TAX BILL ______________________ <br />(HF. 1864, Laws 1995, Chapter 264) <br />Local Government Aid/Homestead Credit Aid (Article 8, Section 15) <br />Homestead and Agricultural Credit Aid (HACA) was reduced by $16 million in 1996 for <br />cities, counties, towns and special districts. The city share of the reduction is slightly less <br />than $8 million. <br />The cut is for 1996 only and the HACA will be restored in 1997 unless the Legislature <br />acts next year to make the cut permanenL The reduction is limited within individual cities <br />to .45% of the 1995 net tax capacity, which will benefit a few very property-poor cities. <br />Aid Distribution and Service Delivery Study (Article 8, Section 22) <br />The Legislative Commission on Plarming and Fiscal Policy is directed to establish a <br />subcommittee by July 1, 1995 to study: <br />(1) Alternative methods of distributing general-purpose aids to units of local govemmenL <br />(2) Approaches to maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of local government and <br />service delivery. <br />1995 Policy Narrative