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RESOLUTION ELECTING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
CALENDAR YEAR 1999
VVHEREAS,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 and the Local Housing
� Incentive Account, is intended to provide certain funding and other assistance to metropolitan area
municipalities; and
WI�REAS,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 Departmenf 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
VVHEREAS,the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act required tlie Metropolitan Council
to negotiate with each municipality to establish affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the
municipality that are consistent with and promote the policies of the Metropolitan Council as
provided in the adopted Metropolitan Development guide; and
WHEREAS, each miznicipality 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
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WHEREAS, a metropolitan azea municipality which elects to participate in the Local
Housing Incentives Account Program must do so by November 15 of each yeaz; and
WHEREAS, for calendar year 1999, a metropolitan area municipality that participated in
the Local Housing Incentive Account Program during the calendar year 1998, can continue to
participate under Minnesota Statutes Section 473.254 only if: (a) the municipality elects to
, participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program by November 15, 1998; 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 calendaz year 1999.
Adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held October 12, 1998.
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Gabrie Jabbour,Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lin a,S. Vee, City Clerk
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