04-09 Resolution No. 12195RESOLUTION NO. 12195
RESOLUTION IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR
A POLICY DEVELOPMENT GRANT FROM THE
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT FUND,
FOR MR-2 AND MR-3 ZONING CODE UPDATES
AND AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR SUCH
WHEREAS, the City has identified a policy development project that meets 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
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 or will not accept the grant funds; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees to act as legal sponsor for the project contained in the grant
application to be submitted on or before April 22, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges Livable Communities Demonstration Account grants
are intended to fund projects that can serve as models, examples or prototypes for similar
projects elsewhere in the region, and therefore represents that the proposed project can be
replicated in other metropolitan-area communities; and
WHEREAS, 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 of the City of Richfield, Minnesota, finds as follows:
1.That it is in the best interests of the City’s policy goals and priorities for the proposed
zoning update to occur at this particular time.
2.That the project for which Livable Communities Demonstration Account funding is
sought:
a.Will not occur without the grant within the reasonably foreseeable future; and
b.Will occur within two years after a grant award only if Livable Communities
Demonstration Account funding is made available for this project at this time.
c.Includes (list projects applied for here):
Project Name Amount Requested
MR-2 / MR-3 Zoning
District Updates
$50,000
3.That it authorizes Community Development staff to submit on behalf of the City a Policy
Development Grant application for Metropolitan Council Livable Communities
Demonstration Account grant funds for the update of the MR-2 and MR-3 zoning
districts, and to execute such agreements as may be necessary to implement the grant
on behalf of the City.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 9th day of April
2024.
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Mary B. Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Dustin Leslie, City Clerk