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Housing Finance and Policy

TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 20, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION



HOUSING FINANCE AND POLICY MINUTES

Representative Michael Howard, Chair of the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 3:01 P.M. on February 20, 2024 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
HOWARD, Michael (Chair)
AGBAJE, Esther (Vice Chair)
JOHNSON, Brian (GOP Lead)
CHA, Ethan
DOTSETH, Jeff
HASSAN, Hodan
HUSSEIN, Samakab
KOZLOWSKI, Alicia
MYERS, Andrew
NASH, Jim
NORRIS, Matt
PEREZ-VEGA, Maria Isa
PETERSBURG, John

A quorum was present.

Representative Agbaje moved that the minutes of February 14, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4009 (Kraft) Legalizing Missing Middle housing and creating pathways to build more homes.

Chair Howard moved that HF4009 be re-referred to the State and Local Government Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Howard moved the HF4009DE1 amendment to be adopted.

Testifying on HF4009:
• Cristen Incitti, Habitat for Humanity Minnesota
• Nick Erickson, Housing First
• Kormasah Deward, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa
• Daniel Lightfoot, League of Minnesota Cities
• Anne Mavity, Minnesota Housing Partnership
• Bradley Peterson, Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
• Steve Gottwalt, Central Minnesota Builders Association
• Evan Vogel, City of Cambridge, Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
• Councilmember Ben Whalen, City of Richfield
• Councilmember Aaron Berg, City of Cambridge
• Elliot Altbaum, ISAIAH
• Scott McMahon, Greater Minnesota Partnership
• Paul Eger, Minnesota Realtors Association
• Julie Wischnack, League of Minnesota Cities, City of Minnetonka
• Bradley Schaeppi
• Sarah Larson, Landon Group
• Connor Carroll
• Anna Nelson, Neighbors for More Neighbors
• Andrea Riehl, Neighbors for More Neighbors
• Brit Anabacht, Neighbors for More Neighbors
• Zak Yudhishthu, Sustain Saint Paul
• Katie Nicholson

Representative Johnson moved to adopt the A6 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Myers moved to adopt the A8 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Johnson moved to adopt the A9 amendment.

Representative Johnson withdrew the A9 amendment.

Representative Myers moved to adopt the A10 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Nash moved to adopt the A11 amendment.

Representative Nash withdrew the A11 amendment.

Chair Howard renewed the motion to adopt the DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Howard presented HF4009 as amended.

Representative Howard renewed the motion that HF4009 as amended, be re-referred to the State and Local Government Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:36 P.M.






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Representative Michael Howard, Chair


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Emma Erdahl, Committee Legislative Assistant

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Bills Added:
  • HF4009 (Kraft) - Minimum allowable densities established on residential lots in cities, authorization of middle housing types to be built on residential lots required, subdivision of residential lots authorized, parking requirements established by cities limited, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency required to create model ordinance, city aesthetic mandates on residential building permits limited, and multifamily residential development requirements established.
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00:23 - HF4009 (Kraft) Minimum allowable densities established on residential lots in cities, authorization of middle housing types to be built on residential lots required, subdivision of residential lots authorized, parking requirements established by cities limited, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency required to create model ordinance and city aesthetic mandates limited.
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HF4009 (Kraft) Minimum allowable densities established on residential lots in cities, authorization of middle housing types to be built on residential lots required, subdivision of residential lots authorized, parking requirements established by cities limited, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency required to create model ordinance and city aesthetic mandates limited.

All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov no later than 5pm the day before the hearing. Written testimony received after this time may not be included in members' packets.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Housing Finance and Policy Committee webpage.

ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator, Jack Dockendorf (jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov).

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