Call to Order
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.
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.
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.