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Taxes Committee
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
8:30 AM, G-15 Capitol

Minutes



Present: Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Steve Drazkowski, Senator Grant Hauschild, Senator Matt D. Klein, Senator Jeremy R. Miller, Senator Carla J. Nelson, Senator Aric Putnam, Senator Ann H. Rest, Senator Bill Weber

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Ann H. Rest called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m.

Call to Order.

A quorum is present

Adoption of the minutes from 3/5/25.

The minutes from March 5, 2025, were approved as presented

S.F. 1356: Senator Kunesh: City of Spring Lake Park city hall facility construction material refundable tax exemption provision and appropriation.

Testifier: Daniel Bucholz – Administrator, Clerk & Treasurer, Spring Lake Park

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 1356, be laid over.

S.F. 1684: Senator Kupec: Moorhead City Hall renovation project construction materials refundable exemption provision and appropriation.

Testifier: Lisa Bode – Government Affairs Director, Moorhead

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 1684, be laid over.

S.F. 1994: Senator Kupec: Moorhead tax increment financing district No. 31 5 year rule extension authorization.

Testifier: Lisa Bode – Government Affairs Director, Moorhead

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 1994, be laid over.

S.F. 1476: Senator Mann: Edina five-year rule extensions and duration extensions for tax increment financing provision.

Testifier: Bill Neuendorf – Economic Development Manager, City of Edina

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 1476, be laid over.

S.F. 1425: Senator Port: City of Burnsville city hall construction materials refundable tax exemption provision and appropriation.

Testifier: Elizabeth Kautz – Mayor, Burnsville

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 1425, be laid over.

S.F. 109: Senator Xiong: City of Maplewood tax increment financing special rules authorization.

Testifier: Marylee Abrams – Mayor, Maplewood

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 109, be laid over.

S.F. 736: Senator Cwodzinski: Minnetonka special tax increment financing rules authorization.

Senator Klein moved the A-1 amendment. The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted Testifier: Julie Wischnack – Community Development Director, Minnetonka

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 736, as amended, be laid over.

S.F. 1314: Senator Bahr: Ramsey special rules authorization.

Testifier: Brian Hagen – City Administrator, Ramsey

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 1314, be laid over.

S.F. 1617: Senator Hauschild: Certain Cook County schools construction project materials refundable exemption and appropriation.

Testifier: Chris Lindholm – Superintendent, Cook County Schools

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 1617, be laid over.

S.F. 1570: Senator Maye Quade: City of Apple Valley Central Maintenance Facility project building materials refundable exemption provision and appropriation.

Testifier: Tom Lawell – City Administrator, Apple Valley

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 1570, be laid over.

S.F. 1638: Senator Hauschild: Lake Superiors School District refundable exemption provision for construction projects.

Testifier: Gina Kleive – Superintendent, Lake Superior School District

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 1638, be laid over.

S.F. 1541: Senator Putnam: Grain bins and related construction material, supplies and tractor tires sales and use tax exemption.

Testifier: Charlie Radman – President, Dakota County Farm Bureau

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 1541, be laid over.

S.F. 1604: Senator Putnam: Farm fencing and equipment exemption provision.

Testifiers: Bruce Kleven – Lobbyist, Minnesota Cattlemen Pat Lienemann – Calopteryx Farm, Minnesota Farmers Union

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 1604, be laid over.

S.F. 1712: Senator Putnam: State agricultural society outstanding debt maximum increase provision and certain construction materials sales tax exemption.

Testifier: Renee Alexander – General Manager, Minnesota State Fair

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 1712, be laid over.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:33 a.m.


 
                                                                      
Senator Ann H. Rest, Chair
                                                                      
Kevin Montresor, Legislative Assistant