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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 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 Inclusionary Housirig 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
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�� G'�' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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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 Orono hereby elects to
participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities
Act during the calendar year 2002.
Adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held October 22, 2001.
• Barbara A. Peterson, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Li da S. Vee, City Clerk �
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