HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-061 Lincoln Ave Predevelopment ApplicationRESOLUTION NO.2025-061
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT FUNDING AND AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR PRE -
DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUNDS
The City of Columbia Heights is a participant in the Livable Communities Act's Local Housing Incentives Account
Program for 2025 as determined by the Metropolitan Council, and is therefore eligible to apply for Livable
Communities Demonstration Account funds; and
The City has identified proposed projects within the City that meet the Demonstration Account's purposes and
criteria and is consistent with and promotes the purposes of the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act and
the policies of the Metropolitan Council's adopted metropolitan development guide; and
The City has the institutional, managerial and financial capability to ensure adequate project administration;
and
The City certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as stated in the grant agreement;
and
The City agrees to act as legal sponsor for the projects contained in the grant application, anticipated to be
submitted on or before July 21, 2025; and
The City acknowledges Livable Communities Demonstration Account 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 projects or key components of
the proposed projects can be replicated in other metropolitan — area communities; and
Only a limited amount of grant funding is available through the Metropolitan Council's Livable Communities
Demonstration Account during each funding cycle and the Metropolitan 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 City
Council:
1. Finds that it is in the best interests of the City's development goals and priorities for the
proposed projects to occur at these particular sites and at this particular time.
Resolution 2025-061
List project or projects applied for here:
Project Name
Amount Requested
City of Columbia Heights Lincoln Avenue
Communities Phased Redevelopment
$300,000.00
Total Amount Requested
$300,000.00
Finds that the project components for which Livable Communities Demonstration Account
funding is sought:
a. will not occur solely through private or other public investment within the reasonably
foreseeable future; and
b. will occur within three years after a grant award only if Livable Communities
Demonstration Account 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 components for which Livable Communities Demonstration Account 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.
4. Authorizes its Community Development Director to submit on behalf of the City an application
for Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Demonstration Account Pre -Development grant
funds for the project components identified in the application, and to execute such agreements
as may be necessary to implement the project on behalf of the City.
ORDER OF COUNCIL
Passed this 28th day of July, 2025
Offered by: Buesgens
Seconded by: James
Roll Call: All Ayes
Attest:
Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary
Resolution 2025-061
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