STATE OF MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
SECOND JOINT MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXES AND PROPERTY AND LOCAL TAX DIVISION
Chairs, Representatives Ann Lenczewski and Jim Davnie
MINUTES
Representative Lenczewski, Chair of Committee on Taxes, called the joint meeting to order at 12:30 pm, February 26 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Taxes Members Present:
Lenczewski, Chair
Loeffler, Vice Chair
Davids, Lead
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Barrett
Benson, J.
Carlson
Davnie
Drazkowski
Erhardt
Garofalo
Hansen
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Loon
Mack
Marquart
Myhra
Peppin
Runbeck
Schoen
Simonson
Zellers
Taxes Members Excused:
Melin
Paymar
Slocum
Property and Local Tax Division Members Present:
Lien, Vice Chair
Torkelson
Faust
Hertaus
Kiel
Mahoney
Nelson
Property and Local Tax Division Members Excused:
Erickson, S.
The Joint Committee on Taxes and Property and Local Tax Division convened.
Chair Davnie assumed the gavel at 12:32 pm.
A quorum was present.
Representative Anzelc moved
HF529 (Ward, J.A.) Maplewood; tax increment financing district authorized.
Representative Anzelc moved HF529 (Ward, J.A.) as amended.
The following individuals testified on
HF529:
Henry Glensdul, 3M Company
Chuck Ahl, Assistant City Manager of Maplewood
HF529 (Ward, J.A.) as amended was laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax bill.
Representative Lenczewski moved
HF668 (Lenczewski) Original net tax capacity adjustment provided for districts.
Representative Lenczewski moved A0668A1 amendment.
The motion prevailed. The amendment was adopted.
Representative Lenczewski presented
HF668 (Lenczewski) as amended.
HF668 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax bill.
Representive Lenczewski moved
HF208 (Lenczewski) Bloomington South Loop development authority.
The following individuals testified on
HF208:
Shane Redlang, City of Bloomington
Chuck Kjos, Citizen
Kurt Hagen, Mall of America
Mark Fable, McGough
Dan McConnell, Minneapolis Building Trades
Kyle Makarios, Carpenters Union
Wade Luneberg, Unite Here
Patricia Nauman, Metro Cities
Michelle Foster, NAIOP MN
Brian Bell, Citizens League
Bob DeBoer, Citizens League
HF208 (Lenczewski) as amended was laid over for possible inclusion to an Omnibus Tax bill.
Representative Davnie adjourned the joint meeting on behalf of Chair Lenczewski at 2:08 pm.
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Representative Jim Davnie, Chair
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Gina Kunesh, Committee Legislative Assistant
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Tijuwana Hawkins, Committee Legislative Assistant
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Agenda:
HF529 (Ward) Maplewood; tax increment financing district authorized.
HF668 (Lenczewski) Original net tax capacity adjustment provided for districts.
HF208 (Lenczewski) Bloomington; expanded tax increment financing powers provided to existing districts, special sales tax proceed imposition and use modified, funding provided to renovate and restore or replace the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF608 (Lohmer) Temporary authority two-year extension provided to stimulate construction.