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SOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 2000
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 Housing Account is intended to provide certain fundin� and
� other assistance to metropolitan area municipalities; and
`VHEREAS,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
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Housing Incentives Account Program must do so by November 15 of each year; and
WHEREAS, for calendar year 2000, 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 Account Program by November 15, 1999; 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 Loca1 Housing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities
Act during the calendar year 2000. �
Adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held November 8, 1999. �
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Gabri Jabbour, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Linda S. Vee, City Clerk
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