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From:bod/on To: Mr.Brian Fritsinger Dale:1/20/95 Time:16:05:59 Page 1 of1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE DIED EDAM Minnesota Department of Trade Economic Development Association Economic Development of Minnesota Contact:Gene Goddard,612-297-1168 January 20, 1995 Contact:John Moon,612-854-6215 1-800-657-3858 Volume 2,No.4 This Week in Review: "Leapfrog" Development. Supports creation of Community Tax *Establish a State development strategy. Abatement Program. Governor: *Continue "review and comment" process -Workers' Compensation Reform. Governor Arne H. Carlson presented with school and county on development Association of Metro Municipalities: the State of the State Address to the projects. *City Finance/Revenue-Maintain 1995 Minnesota Legislature on Wed., *Repeal of LGAJHACA penalty for TIF. LGA'HAC.A, Fiscal Disparities, Property Jan. 18, 1995. The following is a *If LGA/HACA penalty is maintained, Tax Reform. summary of key points from that penalty should go to DTED Economic *Urban Revitalization-Direct funding for address: Recovery Fund program (ERF). housing, Set priorities for State funds, *Reform Workers' Compensation. *Increased funding for ERF program. Establish Metro Enterprise Fund. *Work to bring Minnesota out of the top *Local Permitting authority for *Transportation-Increased funding for 10 states in taxes. Telecommunications. highways and transit. *Improve training for specific job *Adequate funding for transportation. Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities: requirements. *Improve tax policies to promote housing *Stable LGA/HACA. *Because of the growing number of development. *Annexation Reform. school-aged children and retiring *LGA/HACA growth. *State pay 50°'0 of new wastewater workers, Minnesota faces a $2.5 billion Association of Small Cities: treatment facilities. budget gap by 2005. *Increased LGA'HACA funding with *Limit water permit fees. *Allow voters to vote on referendums inflationary adjustment. *Repeal of LGA'HACA penalty on TT. for a Unicameral Legislature and Term *Opposes LGA•'HACA increase for school *Transportation Funding Increases. Lim its. funding. *Reform Welfare by: 1. Eliminate *Repeal of LGA/HACA penalty for TIF. Bill Introductions: welfare payments for able-bodied adults *Opposes unfunded mandates. without children; 2. Require welfare *Opposes levy limits. Workers Compensation Reform: recipients to work; 3. Continue *Growth Management and Annexation S.F. 96 (Sams): Reinstates state Minnesota Family Investment Program; Reform. regulation of workers' compensation 4. Require teenage parents to live at *Stable funding for wastewater treatment. insurance rates and modifies benefit home; 5. Continue child support payment *Increase in Gas tax for transportation. provisions. Companion to H.F. 69. enforcement. *Allow joint powers agreements for *Focus on offering every child the smaller cities to be eligible for Municipal H.F. 81 (Jacobs): Includes emergency opportunity to "win" in the world State Aid. medical services personnel under economy by having a world-class Association of Townships: workers' compensation provision education system and by creating good, *Reauthorization of gas tax for town roads providing a presumption of coverage for high-paying jobs. and bridges. certain occupational diseases. *Creation of a Department of Children *Address bridge bonding need of$127 and Education Services by consolidating million. H.F. 35 (Bertram) Identical to H.F. 69. 250 programs from 15 different agencies. *Promote fairness in annexation. Association of Counties: H.F. 92 (Seagren) Identical to H.F. 18. Legislature: *Sustainable Communities The House Local Government and -Ag Price Supports. Metro Affairs Committee meet twice this -Planning grants for economic week to hear presentations on legislative development. and policy platforms from the following -Local empowerment for ED. organizations: *Economic Development General Information: Committee Information: League of Cities: -Enhance county role in ED House:612-296-2146 House:612.296-8611 *Workers' Compensation Reform. -Repeal of$50,000 county levy limit Senate:296-0504 Senate:296-8086 *Urbangrowth outside city should be for ED. To obtain Copies of Bills: House:612-296-2314 restricted, annexation of urban land -County option to create a County EDA. Senate:296-2344 improved. -Tax Increment Financing: County To make a change of address,phone or fax number *Study impact of Metropolitan Approval, Repeal of LGA/HACA penalty, please contact Gene Goddard,DTED Project Coordinator at 612-297-1168 or 1-800-657-3858. Drafted by DTED.