Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee
Thursday, March 13, 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 12:33 pm
Call to Order
At 2:12 pm Senator Liz Boldon took the gavel. At 2:16 pm Senator Port took back the gavel.
At 2:12 pm Senator Liz Boldon took the gavel. At 2:16 pm Senator Port took back the gavel.
S.F. 2231: Senator Boldon: Mixed-use housing zones establishment requirement provision.
The following individuals testified on S.F.2231: Charles Gardener, Mercatus Center at George Mason University Greg Kruschke, Community Development, Owatonna Jill hutmacher, Director of Community Development, Eagan Craig Clark, City Manager, Austin Thomas Elness, AARP
Senator Boldon moved that S.F. 2231, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the State and Local Government Committee. - MOTION ADOPTED.
The following individuals testified on S.F.2231: Charles Gardener, Mercatus Center at George Mason University Greg Kruschke, Community Development, Owatonna Jill hutmacher, Director of Community Development, Eagan Craig Clark, City Manager, Austin Thomas Elness, AARP
Senator Boldon moved that S.F. 2231, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the State and Local Government Committee. - MOTION ADOPTED.
S.F. 1268: Senator Fateh: Minimum parking mandates prohibition provision.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1268: Craig Clark, City Manager, Austin Jill Hutmacher, Director of Community Development, Eagan Sean Hayford Oleary, Councilmember, City of Richfield Peter Wagenius, Sierra Club North Star Chapter Daniel Herriges, Parking Reform Network Rick Varco, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa RaeAnna Lee, Americans for Prosperity
Senator Abeler moved that S.F. 1268, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the State and Local Government Committee. - MOTION ADOPTED.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1268: Craig Clark, City Manager, Austin Jill Hutmacher, Director of Community Development, Eagan Sean Hayford Oleary, Councilmember, City of Richfield Peter Wagenius, Sierra Club North Star Chapter Daniel Herriges, Parking Reform Network Rick Varco, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa RaeAnna Lee, Americans for Prosperity
Senator Abeler moved that S.F. 1268, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the State and Local Government Committee. - MOTION ADOPTED.
S.F. 1750: Senator Lucero: Common interest communities provisions modifications.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1750: Becky Cole Roxanne Williams Mark Foster, HOA Leadership Network Finn Jacobson, SJJ Law Firm Cindy Haase, Vermilion Carriage Homes HOA Wendi Russo, Boulder Point HOA Barry Brottlund, Raspberry Ridge HOA Jolene Johnson, Heritage Park Homeowners Association Sheila Hawthorne, Washington County Community Development Agency Lisa Bartel, Cloverleaf Townhouse Association
Senator Lucero moved that S.F. 1750, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. - MOTION ADOPTED.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1750: Becky Cole Roxanne Williams Mark Foster, HOA Leadership Network Finn Jacobson, SJJ Law Firm Cindy Haase, Vermilion Carriage Homes HOA Wendi Russo, Boulder Point HOA Barry Brottlund, Raspberry Ridge HOA Jolene Johnson, Heritage Park Homeowners Association Sheila Hawthorne, Washington County Community Development Agency Lisa Bartel, Cloverleaf Townhouse Association
Senator Lucero moved that S.F. 1750, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. - MOTION ADOPTED.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:40 pm
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Senator Lindsey Port, Chair |
CJ Larson, Legislative Assistant |