2017-39 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES,MINNESOTA
DATE: June 26,2017 RESOLUTION NO: 201739
MOTION BY: McDonald SECONDED BY: Tiornhom
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR LCDA GRANT FUNDS
WHEREAS,the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota is a participant in the Livable
Communities Act's Housing Incentives Program for 2017 as determined by the Metropolitan
Council, and is therefore eligible to apply for Livable Communities Demonstration Account
funds; and
WHEREAS,the City has identified a proposed project within the City 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; and
WHEREAS,the City agrees to act as legal sponsor for the project contained in the grant
application submitted on June 26, 2017; and
WHEREAS,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 project or key components of 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 governing body of the City:
1. Finds that it is in the best interests of the City's development goals and priorities for the
proposed project to occur at this particular site and at this particular time.
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2. Represents that the City has undertaken reasonable and good faith efforts to procure funding
for the project component 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 two years and states that this representation is based on
the following reasons and supporting facts:
(a) The property owner, Chanhassen Frontier LLC, is proposing a redevelopment within the
Central Business District.
(b) The funds will be used for a Solar PV System, a Green Roof and Stormwater System, and
pedestrian connection to a Park and Ride facility and the City's sidewalk and trail system.
(c) The City has no dedicated funding source for construction of the proposed improvements.
(d) The proposed improvements have potential benefits beyond the immediate adjacent
properties.
3. Authorizes its Community Development Director to submit on behalf of the City an application
for Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant funds for the
project component(s)identified in the application,and to execute such agreements as may be
necessary to implement the project on behalf of the City.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 26th day of June 2017.
ATTEST:
4901a41 /0-44Altae
T dd Gerhardt,City Manager Denny Latffenburger,Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
Laufenburger Campion None
McDonald Ryan
Tjornhom
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