Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Present: Senator Lindsey Port - Chair, Senator Liz Boldon - Vice Chair, Senator Eric Lucero - Ranking Minority Member, Senator Jim Abeler, Senator Doron Clark, Senator Rich Draheim, Senator Karin Housley, Senator Zaynab Mohamed, Senator Susan Pha, Senator Aric Putnam
Absent: Senator Julia E. Coleman
12:30 PM, 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Minutes
Present: Senator Lindsey Port - Chair, Senator Liz Boldon - Vice Chair, Senator Eric Lucero - Ranking Minority Member, Senator Jim Abeler, Senator Doron Clark, Senator Rich Draheim, Senator Karin Housley, Senator Zaynab Mohamed, Senator Susan Pha, Senator Aric Putnam
Absent: Senator Julia E. Coleman
Senator Lindsey Port called the meeting to order at 12:35 pm; Senator Boldon took the gavel at 1:43 pm
Call to Order
S.F. 1610: Senator Oumou Verbeten: Community-based firs-generation homebuyers assistance program modification.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1610: Julia Nelmark, Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation and white earth investment initiative. Jeru Gobeze, habitat for Humanity of Minnesota Jason peterson, NeighborWork Home partners MyKitta Davis, Three Rivers CAP in Rochester Kasey Kier, Bell Bank Mortgage Paul Eger, Minnesota Realators
Senator Port moved that S.F. 1610, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1610: Julia Nelmark, Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation and white earth investment initiative. Jeru Gobeze, habitat for Humanity of Minnesota Jason peterson, NeighborWork Home partners MyKitta Davis, Three Rivers CAP in Rochester Kasey Kier, Bell Bank Mortgage Paul Eger, Minnesota Realators
Senator Port moved that S.F. 1610, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 1533: Senator Mohamed: Homeownership education, counseling, and training program appropriation.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1533: Noah Hobbs, One Roof Community Housing Roxanne Young Kimball, Minnesota Homeownership Center Amber Leger, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Jeff Wills, Model Cities of St. Paul Inc.
Senator Port moved that S.F. 1533, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1533: Noah Hobbs, One Roof Community Housing Roxanne Young Kimball, Minnesota Homeownership Center Amber Leger, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Jeff Wills, Model Cities of St. Paul Inc.
Senator Port moved that S.F. 1533, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 1913: Senator Boldon: Locally controlled housing fund establishment.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1913: Farhan Badel David Dunn, Olmsted County, Olmsted HRA Melissa Taphorn, Washington County, CDA Lucas Franco, LIUNA Great Lakes Region
Senator Port moved that S.F. 1913, as amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1913: Farhan Badel David Dunn, Olmsted County, Olmsted HRA Melissa Taphorn, Washington County, CDA Lucas Franco, LIUNA Great Lakes Region
Senator Port moved that S.F. 1913, as amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 1711: Senator Putnam: Workforce homeownership program appropriation.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1711: Jeff Washburn, Minnesota Community Land Trust Chad Bouley, Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity Cristen Incitti, Habitat for Humanity Minnesota
Senator Boldon moved that S.F. 1711, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1711: Jeff Washburn, Minnesota Community Land Trust Chad Bouley, Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity Cristen Incitti, Habitat for Humanity Minnesota
Senator Boldon moved that S.F. 1711, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 1906: Senator Nelson: Exceptions permission to income limits of the Minnesota housing tax credit contribution account grant and loan program for certain workforce housing projects.
Senator Abeler moved an oral amendment to the SF 1906. Page 3, line 23 after “project” insert “outside the seven-county metropolitan area” MOTION ADOPTED The following individuals testified on S.F.1906: Mark Borseth, Digikey Skip Duchesneau, D.W. Jones Libby Murphy, Minnesota Housing Partnership Daniel Lightfoot, League of Minnesota Cities The following individuals testified on S.F.1906: Mark Borseth, Digikey Skip Duchesneau, D.W. Jones Libby Murphy, Minnesota Housing Partnership Daniel Lightfoot, League of Minnesota Cities
Senator Boldon moved that S.F. 1906, as amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Senator Abeler moved an oral amendment to the SF 1906. Page 3, line 23 after “project” insert “outside the seven-county metropolitan area” MOTION ADOPTED The following individuals testified on S.F.1906: Mark Borseth, Digikey Skip Duchesneau, D.W. Jones Libby Murphy, Minnesota Housing Partnership Daniel Lightfoot, League of Minnesota Cities The following individuals testified on S.F.1906: Mark Borseth, Digikey Skip Duchesneau, D.W. Jones Libby Murphy, Minnesota Housing Partnership Daniel Lightfoot, League of Minnesota Cities
Senator Boldon moved that S.F. 1906, as amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:06 pm
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Senator Lindsey Port, Chair |
CJ Larson, Legislative Assistant |