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Property Tax Division

TWENTIETH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Wednesday, April 3, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTIETH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION



PROPERTY TAX DIVISION MINUTES

Representative Dave Lislegard, Chair of the Division on Property Tax, called the meeting to order at 10:30 A.M. on April 3, 2024, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
LISLEGARD, Dave, Chair
LEE, Liz, Vice Chair
QUAM, Duane, Minority Lead
ANDERSON, Paul
BURKEL, John
COULTER, Nathan
ELKINS, Steve
GAROFALO, Pat
GOMEZ, Aisha
HOLLINS, Athena
HUOT, John
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
NELSON, Michael

A quorum was present.

Representative Gomez moved that the minutes of March 27, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Lislegard moved that HF 5164 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report.

Representative Vang presented HF 5164.

Testifying on the bill:
• April Graves, Mayor, City of Brooklyn Center
• Jesse Anderson, Community Development Director, City of Brooklyn Center
• Jason Aarsvald, Senior Municipal Advisor, Ehlers

Chair Lislegard renewed his motion that HF 5164 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report. The bill was laid over.

Chair Lislegard moved that HF 5213 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report.

Representative Keeler presented HF 5213.

Testifying on the bill:
• Derrick LaPoint, President/CEO, Downtown Moorhead, Inc

Chair Lislegard renewed his motion that HF 5213 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report. The bill was laid over.

Chair Lislegard moved that HF 4340 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report.

Representative Niska presented HF 4340.

Testifying on the bill
• Brian Hagan, City Manager, City of Ramsey

Chair Lislegard renewed his motion that HF 4340 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report. The bill was laid over.

Vice Chair Lee moved that HF 3864 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report.

Chair Lislegard presented HF 3864.

Testifying on the bill:
• Graham Berg-Moberg, Staff Attorney, Minnesota Association of Townships

Vice Chair Lee renewed her motion that HF 3864 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report. The bill was laid over.

Vice Chair Lee moved that HF 5198 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report.

Vice Chair Lee moved the H5198A1 amendment for adoption.

Chair Lislegard presented the H5198A1 amendment.

Vice Chair Lee renewed her motion that the H5198A1 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Lislegard presented HF 5198 as amended.

Testifying on the bill:
• Ron Pittman, Cherry Township

Vice Chair Lee renewed her motion that HF 5198 as amended be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report. The bill was laid over.

Chair Lislegard moved that HF 1342 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report.

Chair Lislegard moved the H1342A1 amendment for adoption.

Representative Elkins presented the H1342A1 amendment.

Chair Lislegard renewed his motion that the H1342A1 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Elkins presented HF 1342 as amended.

Chair Lislegard renewed his motion that HF 1342 as adopted be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report. The bill was laid over.

Chair Lislegard moved that HF 5177 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report.

Representative Gillman presented HF 5177.

Testifying on the bill:
• Nathan Jesson, Intergovernmental Relations Representative, League of Minnesota Cities

Chair Lislegard renewed his motion that HF 5177 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report. The bill was laid over.





The meeting was adjourned at 11:28 A.M.





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Representative Dave Lislegard, Chair


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Carl Kaase, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1342 (Elkins) - Property tax provisions modified, and cities authorized to create land-value taxation districts.
  • HF3864 (Lislegard) - Town aid calculation modified, and annual town aid amount increased.
  • HF4340 (Niska) - Ramsey; special tax increment financing authority modified.
  • HF5164 (Vang) - Brooklyn Center; special tax increment financing authority provided.
  • HF5177 (Gillman) - Stewart; 2023 aid penalty forgiveness provided.
  • HF5198 (Lislegard) - Property tax provisions modified, and maximum amount of taconite homestead credit increased.
  • HF5213 (Keeler) - Moorhead; special tax increment financing authority provided.
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00:41 - HF5164 (Vang) Brooklyn Center; special tax increment financing authority provided.
11:40 - HF5213 (Keeler) Moorhead, special tax increment financing authority modified.
17:44 - HF4340 (Niska) Ramsey; special tax increment financing authority modified.
24:27 - HF3864 (Lislegard) Town aid calculation modified, and annual town aid amount increased.
30:45 - HF5198 (Lislegard) Property tax provisions modified, and maximum amount of taconite homestead credit increased.
40:46 - HF1342 (Elkins) Property tax provisions modified, and cities authorized to create land-value taxation districts.
52:12 - HF5177 (Gillman) Stewart; 2023 aid penalty forgiveness provided.
Runs 56 minutes.

HF5164 (Vang) Brooklyn Center; special tax increment financing authority provided.
HF5213 (Keeler) Moorhead, special tax increment financing authority modified.
HF4340 (Niska) Ramsey; special tax increment financing authority modified.
HF3864 (Lislegard) Town aid calculation modified, and annual town aid amount increased.
HF5198 (Lislegard) Increasing the maximum amount of the taconite homestead credit.
HF1342 (Elkins) Property tax provisions modified, and cities authorized to create land-value taxation districts.
HF5177 (Gillman) Providing 2023 aid penalty forgiveness to the city of Stewart.

Items may be added/removed from the agenda. Materials will be posted to the Committee website when they are available. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) and the CLA (Carl Kaase Carl.Kaase@house.mn.gov) by 1 PM on Tuesday, April 2nd. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 1 PM on on Tuesday, April 2nd. Please note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier.

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