HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-030 Authorizing Grant Application for 2050 Plan UpdateRESOLUTION NO. 2026-030
A RESOLUTION IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE 2050
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE AND AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR PLANNING
ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDS
BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota
(the "City") as follows:
The City must review and update its comprehensive plan as required by the "decennial" review
provision of Minnesota Statutes section 473.864, subdivision 2; and
On December 17, 2025, the Metropolitan Council adopted need -based eligibility criteria for
awarding available local planning assistance grant funds and established maximum grant
amounts, including bonus incentive grants, for eligible grantees to help grantees review and
update their comprehensive plans as required by the "decennial' review provisions of
Minnesota Statutes section 473.864, subdivision 2; and
The City is an eligible city in the metropolitan area as defined in Minnesota Statutes section
473.121; AND
Planning assistance grant funds will be made available to eligible applicants subject to terms
and conditions contained in Metropolitan Council grant agreements.
Now, therefore, after appropriate examination and due consideration, the Council:
Authorizes the City Manger to:
1) submit on behalf of the City an application to the Metropolitan Council for Local
Planning Assistance grant funds for the decennial review and update of the City's local
comprehensive plan required under Minnesota Statutes section 473.864; and
2) execute on behalf of the City a grant agreement with the Metropolitan Council for
planning assistance grant funds.
ORDER OF COUNCIL
Passed this 22" d day of April, 2026
Offered by: James
Seconded by: Deneen
Roll Call: All Ayes, Buesgens Absent
Attest:
Sara Ion, City Clerk / Council Secretary