HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-049RESOLUTION NO. 2023-49
RESOLUTION REQUESTING FUNDS FROM THE ANOKA COUNTY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota (the "City") as
follows:
WHEREAS, the City is part of Anoka County (the "County"), and such is a rapidly growing and important
segment of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region, made up of rich variety of vital, desirable communities; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2017, the Council adopted Resolution No. 2017-70, a resolution authorizing the
approval of participation in the Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (the "ACHRA") economic
development activities; and
WHEREAS, the City is eligible to request funding for projects and programs that meet the requirements of MN
Statute 469; and
WHEREAS, the Council, after appropriate examination and review, entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding and a Voluntary Cost Sharing Agreement on September 24, 2018 (the "Agreements") with the
County and municipalities of the County to set goals, create an action plan, and implement shared objectives
to promote economic development; and
WHEREAS, the Agreements addressed the need for cost sharing and the City desires to request funding from
the ACHRA to support the economic development activities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights has Identified the two properties located at 3853 and 3851 Central
Ave as priority redevelopment sites and is seeking to purchase, abate, remove the utilities, demolish, and re -
grade the properties in order to prepare them for redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, through partnership with the Columbia Heights Economic Development Authority the project is
expected to be prepared for redevelopment by the Spring of 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City does hereby request that the ACHRA contribute the sum of
$780,000, for the purchase, abatement, utility disconnect, demolition, and re -grading of 3853 and 3851
Central Ave, as a voluntary contribution to the economic development activities described in the Agreements
for 2022.
ORDER OF COUNCIL
Passed this 11 day of September, 2023
Offered by: Spriggs
Seconded by: Buesgens
Roll Call: All Ayes /
*Ajda Ma uez Sima, ayor
Attest:
Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary
City Council Resolution 2023-49