HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 95-67RESOLUTION NO. 95- 67
RESOLU~ON RLRCTING TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE LOCAL HOUSING INCENTIVES ACCOUNT PROGRAM
UNDER THE M~TROPOLITAN LI~ABLE COMMUNITll~ ACT
OF CALRNDAR YEAR 1996
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (1995 Minnesota Laws Chapter 255) 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 Incentives Account, is intended to provide certain funding and other
assistance to metropolitan area mnnicil~tlities; 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 finding from the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic
Development unless the municipality is participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under 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, by June 30, 1996, each municipality must identify to the Metropolitan Council the actions the municipality plans
to take to meet the established housing goals; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council must adopt, by resolution after a public hearing, the negotiated affordable and life-cycle
housing goals for each municipality by January 15, 1996; 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
WHEREAS, for calendar year 1996, a metropolitan area municipality can 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, 1995; (b) the
Metropolitan Council and the municipality successfully negotiate affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the municipality; and (c)
by Sanuary 15, 1996, the Metropolitan Council adopts by resolution the negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for each
municipality; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights is concerned that the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act does not provide the
necessary funding resources or legislative policy to fully address the disproportionate distribution of affordable housing and related issues
facing the fully developed suburban cities or northern metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, thc City of Colombia Heights is concerned that the Metropolitan Livable Act does not provide the priority nor the
necessary resources to meet the life-cycle housing needs of aging communities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights is concerned that the Metropolitan Council's administration of the Metropolitan
Livable Communities Act will not provide priority to preserve and rehabilitate affordable housing in fully developed areas; and
WHEREAS, the City of Colombia Heights is concerned that the benclgnarking system using the current geopgmphic sectors,
determined affordable and life-cycle housing goals in the greater metropolitan area continues to distort the actual inequities that exist in
~4he distribution of affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, as a fully developed area, the City of Columbia Heights is concerned that the benchmarking system using the
,"~ ~rrent geographic sectors, will have the effect of eliminating the city's ability to broaden and significantly change its housing
~aaracteristics as it limits the city's ability to change its homing stock if the changes are outside the limits of the geographic sector's
benchmark; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights has been advised that the city's homing performance will be ranked and made public
next year regardless of the city's participation in the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights has been advised that possible participation in the Polluted Lands Clean Up Fund,
the Urban Homesteading Program, and the Livable Communities Demonstration Account requires ovm'all imrticipation in the Local
Homing Incentives Account Program; and
Whereas, the City of Columbia Heights has concluded that at this time in the best interest of cooperation, it may be an advantage
to lmrtieipate in the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS:
Hereby elects to participate in the Local Homing Incentives Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act during
calendar year 1996.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS:
Encourages the Metropolitan Council to further evaluate the current benchmark system so as to portray an accurate picture of
affordable homing inequities on a metropolitan wide basis as opposed to the current geographic sector concept; and
Urges the Metropolitan Council to develop and present legislation to assist fully developed cities in improving and rehabilitating
its vast stock of affordable and life-cycle housing.
Passed this 23rd day of October, 1995
Offered by: Petkoff
Seconded by; Jolly
Roll call: All ayes
/~[ayor vJOYep'h' Stur-devant -
Uo-Ahne Student~ Cou'r~-4q' Secretary