Metro Cities Bill Tracking ReportThursday, November 20, 2008 |
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"non-controversial" tax bill. Provisions affecting cities include LGA volatility fix, TIF increment start date, public finance provisions, TIF for Burnsville, Fridley and New Brighton. Allows cities to establish Post Employment Benefit trusts. Utility class rate changes stripped from bill. Proposed amendments included levy limits and eliminating the sales tax paid cities, both failed.
support in part
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the bill states that MNDOT shall prioritize funding transportation projects in the metropolitan area that are consistent with policies included in the Met Council's metropolitan development guide, transportation policy plan, and regional development framework, and that have been awarded funding through the federal surface transportation program.
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House Omnibus Tax Bill. Includes a 3.9% levy limit provision for cities over 2500 pop for three years with additional special levy exclusions (see May 2008 Metro Cities news). Includes $42M for LGA with modified "unity" provisions, enhanced direct property tax relief, TIF Provisions, LGA study, changes in abatement limits, foreclosure assistance Aggregate Resource Protection provisions, local financing for Mall of America, individual TIF provisions for cities.
support in part
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The bill proposes to prohibit the state or political subdvisionns from imposing property taxes (through a constitutional amendment) except for the purposes of paying debts. Metro Cities testified on this bill; emphasizing the fact that property taxes are the primary revenue source for cities, the need for a strong state and local partnership and our opposition to levy limits and including tax/spending limits in the Constitution.
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the bill prohibits the imposition of new local sales taxes for three years.
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the bill states that if a taxing authority fails to certify its proposed levy by the due dates, the county auditor shall use the authority's previous year's final levy to determine its tax notices and public advertisements. Included in HF 3149, final omnibus tax bill.
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Omnibus Budget bill that balances the state $935M budget deficit through a mix of tapping state budget reserves, revenues (closing of foreign operating corporation 'loopholes') and expenditure reductions. See Metro Cities newsletter dated May 20, 2008 for addtional information on the bill and spreadsheet.
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the bill modifies the distribution of LGA for cities under 2,500 in themetro area where at least 25% of its housing was built before 1940 and at least 50% its housing is rental, median income is 80% or less than median, and where at least 60% of the land and water acres in the city are classified as tax exempt. (for Excelsior). Provision was not included in final tax bill, HF 3149.
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the bill changes the definition of small city aid for the purposes of LGA distribution - deleting references from 2,500 up to 5,000.
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the bill allows for a city's LGA aid base to be increased by $80,000 for 2009-18. The maximum amount of aid it may receive is increased by $80,000 in calendar year 2009 provided that the city is located in the seven-county metro area, its population in 2006 is less than 200 and the percentage of its housing stock built before 1940 is greater than 40 percent. One time LGA of $47,000 included in Senate Omnibus tax bill. LGA appropriation included in House omnibus tax bill. Final bill provides $25K for five years.
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LGA modification bill (Fridley proposal); accounts for city expenditures in LGA formula. Language not included in either House or Senate omnibus tax bills.
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the bill increases a city's LGA aid base by $150,000 in 2009-10 and the maximum amount of aid it may receive in 2009 by $150,000 provided that the city is in the seven county metro area, has a population in 2006 less than 750 and has an average household size less than 2.0. Not included in final tax bill, HF 3149.
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the bill modifies the need measure in the LGA formula to include a pre-1970 housing factor for metro cities, and increases a city's aid base for each unit of manufactured housing. Language not included in House omnibus tax bill.
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City "consensus" bill that creates a "jobs" factor as a proxy for overburden, eliminates Regional Center Aid, increases aid for small cites,does the taconite offset, freezes aid at a city's 2009 % to reduce volatility, provides study of LGA that includes addressing disparities and looks at alternative need and capacity factors. Included in Senate omnibus tax bill at $70M. Some provisions included in House Property Tax Bill with $50 million. Final tax bill included modified bill with $42 million increase in LGA appropriatino.
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the bill limits property taxes to a % of the homeowner's income and reduces the market value homestead credit from 0.4 to 0.33% of the first $76K in market value of the property.
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Bills authorize a variety of financing mechanisms for the Mall of America second phase expansion including TIF, local sales, food and beverage, admissions taxes, fiscal disparities, and bonds. Final Tax Bill includes the local financing pieces for MOA, minus the fiscal disparities provision.
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the bill exempts the first tier of CI property from the statewide general levy.
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the bill provides a property tax exemption for personal property at a certain electric generation facility
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the bill exempts cities, counties and townships from the sales tax.
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the bill increases income tax rates and reduces the general sales tax rate to 5.5%.
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the bill establishes an Aggregate Resource Preservation Property Tax Law. Qualifying land would be valued as if ag property. Additional taxes would be imposed when the land no longer qualifies for the ag valuation. Provision included in HF 3149, final tax bill.
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the bill prohibits unfunded mandates to local governments.
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the bill regulates transfer of city property to non profits so that city cannot transfer properties for more than acquisition price. Metro Cities testified in opposition to this bill in 2007 in the Senate and will continue to oppose when the bill is heard in the House. Bill was amended to limit to vacant properties in Minneapolis only. Bill did not pass.
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the bill expands the sales tax exemption for public safety radio communication products
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the original bill prohibited the use of administrative fines for cities; was amended by the Transportation Comm to explicity allow them, and was tabled by the author. The House bill allows fines for minor traffic offenses. The bill was heard in Public Safety and tabled. No further hearings have been scheduled.
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the bill requires that uniform traffic tickets contain notice of the criminal and traffic surcharge.
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the bill requires local government entities created under the joint powers act to be subject to the open meeting law.
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allows a city to hold meetings and events after 6:00 p.m. on March 4, 2008 because party political caucuses were held 2/5/08. Current law prohibits local governments from scheduling a meeting on the night of the precinct caucuses.
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Governor's Supplemental Budget. Reduces PTR appropriation, changes rent % for renters PTR, reduces general sales tax rate by 1/8th of a %, imposes levy limits on cities on levy), closes foreign corporation loopholes, provides transition aid for utility cities. Metro Cities testified in the House and Senate against the levy limits in this bill.
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the bill provides for the discharge oa a charter commission in a statutory city as follows: If the charter commission of a statutory city determines that a charter is not necessary or desirable, the commission may be discharged by a vote of three-fourths of its members. If a petition signed by registered voters equal in number to at least five percent of the registered voters in the city requesting a referendum to discharge the charter commission is filed with the city clerk, an election must be held on the issue at a general election or a special election. If a majority of the votes support the referendum, the charter commission shall be discharged. Another commission may not be formed sooner than one year from the date of discharge.
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the bill provides for a public hearing and public testimony before making an appointment to fill vacancies on county boards and city councils.
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the bill repeals the exemption of the sales tax on clothing, and lowers the general sales tax rate from 6.5% to 5.96%. Language not included in either House or Senate omnibus tax bills or final tax bill HF 3149.
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the bill expands the sales tax base to certain services and reduces the sales tax rate to 4.5%. The bill is revenue neutral. Bill was not included in omnibus tax bills.
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the bill provides for changes in municipal boundary adjustments and imposes powers on the administrative law judges including encouraging orderly annexations, clarifying powers of the ALJ in annexation by order proceedings, increasing notification of neighboring governmental unitsi when annexations are petitioned, clarifying joint information hearing requirements, and extending the sunset date of the task force until 1-16-09.
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the bill expands the definition of neighborhood land trust to include non profits and appropriates money for the land trusts. Delete all created a working gorup convened by MHFA to look at 501cs as a means to prevent foreclosures, making CASA more accessbile to trusts and considering alternative tax classifications for land trust properties.
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provides that a park district may acquire property without a resolution of consent when the purchase is in accordance with the adopted comprehensive plan of the home rule charter or statutory city.
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The bill states that a city may not include as terms or conditions to development contracts any requirements for impact fees, park fees in addition to conforming park dedications, off-site improvements lacking a direct and proportionate relationship to the proposed subdivision, mandatory dedications of affordable housing, or waivers of rights to challenge any fees not authorized by statute. At least five days before subdivision approval, the municipality must provide to the applicant a copy of the proposed development contract. The municipality may enforce such agreements and conditions by appropriate legal and equitable remedies.
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the bill modifies the maximum limitation on property tax abatements so that the total amount of taxes abated by a political subdivision may not exceed 10% of net tax capacity or $200,000 whichever is greater.
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the bill allocates additional tax exempt bonding authority.
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the bill changes the number of years for vacant platted land to be valued at market value in the metro counties; modifies the phase in for certain vacant platted land in the metro counties.
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the bill raises the maximum rate for housing and redevelopment special taxing districts from .0144 % of taxable market value to .025 %. Included in final tax bill.
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the bill extends the five year rule to 10 years for the Port Autority TIF district.
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the bill provides an exception to the rule that a TIF plan that is modified must follow the same modification procedures required for approval of the original plan, when the modification is the designation of additional property to be acquired, with the exception applying if a property consists of one or more parcels under common ownership, acquired from a willing seller for housing purposes. Proposal not included in final tax bill.
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the bill eliminates corporate subsidies including foreign operating corps and royalties, JOBZ, adds airport property to statewide CI tax. Disallows property in a TIF district to be deducted for corporate franchise tax purposes. Raises $171M in the current biennium and $288M for 2010-11. The FOC and royalties provisions were amended onto HF 1812 (omnibus finance bill). Metro Cities will oppose the TIF/abatement provisions in this bill. Provisions not included in final tax bill.
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the bill allows Minneapolis to spend increments from its housing replacement districts on activities outside the district.
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the bill modifies a special law for Mpls that authorized a TIF district to expand the area from six to eight acres.
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the bill authorizes the city of Burnsville to establish TIF districts subject to special rules and defines soil deficiency district.
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the bill authorizes the Crystal EDA to deposit in a Housing Development Acount all TIF revenue derived from certain housing replacement districts. Funds in the housing development account may be uwsed for housing activities.
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the bill extends the duration of certain TIF districts in Minneapolis that were not decertified beore July 2008 through 2019 and allows increments to be used for NRP program and city's general fund. Placeholder language included in Senate omnibus bill that states that cities of the first class in the metro area, should they receive an LGA increase, may use all or a portion of the increase to pay debt obligations or for neighborhood revitalization activities.
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the bill authorizes at TIF district for New Brighton.
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Language included in the final tax bill allows the city of St Paul to extend a TIF district and allows the increments only to be expended for debt service on obligations ussed by the HRA in 1996 for its convention center. Language included in final bill.
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the bill authorizes extended duration limis for certain redevelopment TIF districts in Oakdale
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the bill authorizes a TIF district for Fridley for the Northstar Corridor.
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the bill eliminates a special law restriction on a TIF district
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relates to eminent domain; the bill requires public corporations to share appraisal information with landowners
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Amends statute to state that an acquiring authority shall cooperate with federal departments and agencies, and take necessary action to insure federal financial participation in an acquisition, including relocation assistance and benefits. The bill also amends statute to state that with respect to reimbursement of re-establishment expenses for nonresidential moves, federal regulations apply except that the acquiring authority shall reimburse the displaced business for eligible expenses up to a maximum of $50,000. Effective retroactive from January 16, 2007.
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the bill amends the business subsidy law by raising the limits on what constiutes a subsidy.
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the bill requires the Governor to establish a High Speed Broadband Task force to make recommendations regarding a state ultra high speed broadband goal. The memberhsip includes representatives from cities, K12, cable, health care, labor, etc. and to report by November 1, 2009. Bill passed into law, Chapter 212.
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the bill requires utility companies to notify cities of service disconnections in cold winter months so that cities can determine if the property is vacant and if so, shut off water to the home before pipes freeze. Data on customers to cities considered private data. (A provision requiring the Dept of Commerce to create a database was stripped from the bill.)
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the bill moves mortgage redemption sales to the end of the current redemption period and eliminates the rights of the mortgagee.
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the bill modifies the right of reinstatment and other provisions relating to mortgage foreclosures. Requires foreclosing party to pay taxes. Piggybacks reinstatement onto redemption laws. Applies only to 1-4 dwellings where one is owner occupied; one time only.
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MN Subprime Foreclosure Extension Act
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the bill applies the predatory lending law passed in 2007 to manufactured homes.
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the bill provides for landlord and tenant notice requirements relating to foreclosure, so that tenants of properties in foreclosure are notified. The bill also gives tenants the abiltiy to withold their last month';s rent in lieu of a refund of their security deposit.
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the bill provides for mortgage foreclosure financial assistance; removes $5500 cap for assistance.
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The bill provides modications to utility bill payments by renters so that tenants of a building with five units or less can pay for service fater failure of payment by the landlord.
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bill provides for borrower's ability to pay provisions
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Relating to foreclosures; the bill allows for expungement of eviction record when tenant is a victim of foreclosure.
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the bill reuires lenders to provide information on foreclosure counseling. A party foreclosing would also be required to provide that information at the time of notice. The bill also requires a postponement of a sheriff's sale if the sheriiff hasn't received a response from an owner within seven days of a request. Changes to mortgage redemption laws are also included.
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the bill addresses foreclosure data privacy requirements and provides for statewide foreclosure data collection and a reporting system study
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relating to foreclosures; the bill address punitive damages and residential mortgage fraud penalties.
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The bill states that a mortgage originator's analysis of the borrower's reasonable ability to repay may include, but is not limited to, consideration of the following items, if verified: (1) the borrower's current and expected income; (2) current and expected cash flow; (3) net worth and other financial resources other than the consumer's equity in the dwelling that secures the loan; (4) current financial obligations; (5) property taxes and insurance; (6) assessments on the property; (7) employment status; (8) credit history; (9) debt-to-income ratio; (10) credit scores; (11) tax returns; (12) pension statements; and (13)employment payment records, provided that no mortgage originator shall disregard facts and circumstances that indicate that the financial or other information submitted by the consumer is inaccurate or incomplete. A statement by the borrower to the residential mortgage originator or exempt person of the borrower's income and resources or sole reliance on any item.
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the bill authorizes the collection of delinquent vacant building registration fees as special assessments.
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MN Subprime Foreclosure Deferment Act; allows for deferment of payments for eligible borrowers. The bill was heard and laid over in the Senate Commerce Committee.
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the bill expands the unpaid charges eligible to be collected as a special assessment to include delinquent vacant building registration fees under municipal programs designed to identify and register vacant buildings.
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Foreclosure Crisis Intervention Act; modifies provisions related to foreclosure proceedings, criminal enforcement for predatory practices, remedies, forms and notices, report requirements.
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the bill provides for certain mortgage tax forgiveness. Not included in either House or Senate Omnibus tax bills.
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the bill requires any publication of notice of sale to include any reduction of redemption period notice and the laast publication before sale must include any intent to petition for a reduction. The bill also allows for easier establishment of abandonment (defendant's failure to appear at mortage hearing is proof property has been abandoned).
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