Legislative Priorities

State Priorities

Development of Parks

• Allow cities to collect park dedication fees for multifamily redevelopment projects
• Support an Edina Local Option Sales Tax

Local Authority

• Eliminate the exemption of Hennepin/Ramsey counties in the Motor Vehicle Lease Sales Tax Allocation
• Preserve utility franchise fees
• Support municipal liquor operations
• Eliminate city requirements for public notices in newspapers
• Increase City Manager authority to adjust for inflation
• Repeal statutory salary limitation on city employees
• Adopt enabling legislation to allow cities to implement local environmental protection measures

Environment

• Support advanced energy standards for commercial buildings
• Support limited liability for private commercial salt applicators
• Support local environmental public health programs
• Maintain local authority for building energy benchmarking
• Support Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) Municipal Grant Program

Transportation

• Support Municipal State Aid (MSA) funding
• Support cities’ ability to create street improvement districts
• Support Local Bridge Replacement Program Funding

Public Safety

• Support a bonding request for the South Metro Public Safety Training Facility
• Support funding of fire resources, training and statewide response teams
• Support railroad and hazardous substance safety
• Oppose statutory prohibition of residential fire sprinklers
• Oppose the expansion of retail fireworks sales

Housing

• Protect low- and moderate-income tenants
• Support regulatory tools for affordable housing
• Create new funding sources for affordable housing