HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-037 Requesting ACHRA FundsRESOLUTION NO. 2026-037
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:
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
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
The City is eligible to request funding for projects and programs that meet the requirements of MN Statute
469; and
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
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
The City of Columbia Heights has Identified a property located at 4217 Central Ave as priority redevelopment
sites and is seeking to purchase, abate, remove the utilities, demolish, and re -grade the property in order to
prepare it for redevelopment; and
Through partnership with the Columbia Heights Economic Development Authority the project is expected to
be prepared for redevelopment by the Winter of 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City does hereby request that the ACHRA contribute the sum of
$305,000, for the purchase, abatement, utility disconnect, demolition, and re -grading of 4217 Central Ave, as a
voluntary contribution to the economic development activities described in the active ACHRA Levy
Agreements.
City Council Resolution 2026-037
City of Columbia Heights - Council Resolution
ORDER OF COUNCIL
Passed this 8th day of June, 2026
Ion`, City Clerk/Council Secretary
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