1.A Housing Improvement Areas Concept Discussion

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Before imposing fees, the notice must be issued and a public hearing held. Within six months of the conclusion of the public hearing, the city may adopt a resolution to impose the fees. What plans or Before the city imposes and collects a fee provided for in the resolution, the reports are condominium or townhome association must develop a long-term plan to maintain required?the complex. The plan must address operations, maintenance, and necessary capital improvements of the common elements. It must identify financing for the projects. The association must also submit its audited financial report to the city annually. Although each city with an HIA is required to submit the HIA ordinance to the Commissioner of Revenue, this reporting has not been done. The fees imposed are reported as special assessments by the cities to the county auditor and collected through the property tax statements. Since these amounts are not identified separately, and with no effective statewide reporting, it is impossible to know how much money is collected for HIA purposes statewide. How many cities As indicated above, there is no way to know how many HIAs have been have established established, but as of 2004, at least six cities are known to have adopted HIA HIAs?ordinances. City# of Districts Year Authority EstablishedGranted Coon Rapids 42002 Hopkins41989 New Hope 31997 Plymouth 1N/A St. Louis Park 12002 Victoria12003 The scope and length of projects vary within each HIA. The ordinances establishing HIAs are for three to 20 years, with fees assessed annually. However, the HIA ordinance may allow prepayment of fees. The Research Department of the Minnesota House of Representatives is a nonpartisan office providing legislative, legal, and information services to the entire House. House Research Department 600 State Office Building St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-6753 www.house.mn/hrd/hrd.htm