HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2016-057 SW Corridor Housing Strategy e ter,
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-57
ACCEPTING THE SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR HOUSING STRATEGY AND
INCORPORATING THE STRATEGY INTO HOUSING PLANNING FOR THE
CITY OF EDINA
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners adopted resolution No. 09-0596
in 2009 to establish the Southwest LRT Community Works program in consultation with the
cities of Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, Hopkins, St. Louis Park, and Minneapolis, and other
Southwest LRT partners, and
WHEREAS, the Southwest LRT Community Works Steering Committee, composed of
Southwest LRT Community Works partners from cities and other agencies along the
Southwest corridor, was formed in 2010 to provide overall guidance and direction for the
Southwest LRT Community Works Project, and
WHEREAS, Southwest LRT Community Works goals and guiding principles for investment
call for positioning the Southwest communities as a place for all to live and providing a full
range of housing choices, and
WHEREAS, the Southwest LRT Community Works Steering Committee endorsed the
creation of a corridor-wide housing strategy in May 2012, consisting of a housing inventory,
gaps analysis and strategy document to support housing development along the Southwest LRT
corridor, and
WHEREAS, representatives from the City of Edina have been active participants in the
Southwest Housing Workgroup, which provided oversight and guidance for the development of
the Housing Strategy, the Technical Implementation Committee, which provided feedback on
the Strategy and the Community Works Steering Committee, which provided overall policy
direction and guidance, and
WHEREAS, the Southwest Community Works Steering Committee accepted the Corridor
Housing Strategy at its January 2016 meeting and referred the document to member cities and
partner organizations for individual action as appropriate, and
WHEREAS, there are numerous benefits that may come from working collaboratively,
including increasing the corridor's ability to be competitive, adding leverage to secure public
and philanthropic resources, sending a positive message to the development community about
the desire for a mix of housing choices, and aligning to achieve regional goals, and
WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in its most recent New Starts
Guidance, now considers policies, planning and programs that support development and
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retention of affordable housing along transit corridors as part of its project evaluation criteria
for funding, and
WHEREAS, the Southwest Corridor Housing Strategy contains objectives that can inform
housing planning, including comprehensive plan updates, in Southwest LRT Corridor
communities as well as suggested implementation strategies that may assist in creation of a full
range of housing choices around Southwest LRT stations, increasing LRT ridership and
supporting economic development and healthy communities,
BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Edina accepts the Southwest Corridor Housing Strategy
as a document to provide input and options for ongoing collaborative housing work, and directs
staff to incorporate the Southwest Corridor Housing Strategy into community planning efforts
in the City of Edina as appropriate.
Dated: June 7, 2016
Attest: i
Debra A. Mangen, City Clerk James B. Hovland, Mayor
State of Minnesota )
County of Hennepin )
City of Edina )
CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify
that the attached and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its
Regular Meeting on June 7, 2016, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of , 20