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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-69RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -69 RESOLUTION IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT FUNDING AND AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council (the "Council ") for the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota (the "City') as follows: WHEREAS, the City is a participant in the Livable Communities Act's Housing Incentives Program for 2017 as determined by the Metropolitan Council (the "Met Council "), and is therefore eligible to apply for Livable Communities Demonstration Account (the "LCDA ") funds; and WHEREAS, the City has identified a proposed project within the City that meets the LCDA's purposes and criteria and is consistent with and promotes the purposes of the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act and the policies of the Met Council's adopted metropolitan development guide; and WHEREAS, the City has the institutional, managerial and financial capability to ensure adequate project administration; and WHEREAS, the City certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as stated in the grant agreement; and WHEREAS, the City agrees to act as legal sponsor for the project contained in the grant application submitted on or before June 29, 2017; and WHEREAS, the City acknowledges LCDA grants are intended to fund projects or project components that can serve as models, examples or prototypes for development or redevelopment projects elsewhere in the region, and therefore represents that the proposed project or key components of the proposed project can be replicated in other metropolitan -area communities; and WHEREAS, only a limited amount of grant funding is available through the Met Council's LCDA during each funding cycle and the Met Council has determined it is appropriate to allocate those scarce grant funds only to eligible projects that would not occur without the availability of Demonstration Account grant funding. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that after appropriate examination and due consideration, the governing body of the City: 1. Finds that it is in the best interests of the City's development goals and priorities for the proposed project to occur at this particular site and at this particular time; and 2. Finds that the project component(s) for which LCDA funding is sought would not occur solely through private or other public investment within the reasonably foreseeable future and will occur within three years after a grant award only if LCDA funding is made available for this project at this time. 3. Represents that the City has undertaken reasonable and good faith efforts to procure funding for the project component for which LCDA funding is sought but was not able to find or secure from other sources funding that is necessary for project component completion within three years and states that this representation is based on the following reasons and supporting facts: Resolution 2017 -69 City of Columbia Heights — CC Resolution • In a continued effort for the City to support the incorporation of quality demonstration design elements that encourage public interaction; create connections to local transit services; and increase pedestrian and cyclist safety, the LCDA development funds requested are a necessary source of funding for the transit oriented mixed -use development to achieve a strong sense of community. 4. Authorizes its City Manager to submit on behalf of the City an application for Met Council LCDA grant funds for the project component(s) identified in the application, and to execute such agreements as may be necessary to implement the project on behalf of the City. Passed this 26th day of June, 2017 Offered by: Murzyn, Jr. Seconded by: Williams ORDER OF COUNCIL Mayor