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Housing Finance and Policy

FIRST JOINT MEETING - CAPITAL INVESTMENT

2023-2024 Regular Session - Monday, January 23, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION

CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE & HOUSING FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE

Representative Fue Lee, Chair of the Capital Investment Committee, called the joint meeting of the Capital Investment Committee and the Housing Finance and Policy Committee to order at 1:04 PM on January 23, 2023, in Room 120 of the Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
HOWARD, Michael (Chair)
LEE, Fue (Chair)
AGBAJE, Esther (Vice Chair)
REYER, Liz (Vice Chair)
JOHNSON, Brian (GOP Lead)
URDAHL, Dean (GOP Lead)
CARROL, Ned
FOGELMAN, Marj
FRANSON, Mary
GROSSEL, Matt
HANSEN, Rick
HUSSEIN, Samakab
KOZLOWSKI, Alicia
LILLIE, Leon
NORRIS, Matt
PELOWSKI, Gene
PEREZ- VEGA, Maria Isa
PETERSBURG, John
SKRABA, Rodger
WEST, Nolan
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
XIONG, Jay

Members Excused:
CHA, Ethan
DOTSETH, Jeff
HASSAN, Hodan
MYERS, Andrew
NASH, Jim
NORRIS, Matt
PEREZ- VEGA, Maria Isa

A quorum was present.

The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency gave a presentation on Housing Infrastructure Bonds and General Obligation Bonds to address the Housing Crisis.

Testifying:
• Jennifer Leimaile Ho, Commissioner, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
• Dan Kitzberger, Legislative Director, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

HF 302 (Howard); Eligible use of housing infrastructure bonds added, issuance of housing infrastructure bonds prescribed, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Representative Howard provided an informational presentation on HF 302.

Testifying:
• Kelly Law, Policy, and Field Building Advisor, Metropolitan Consortium Community Develoeprs
• Linda Stage, Aeon Resident
• Courtney Bailey, Aeon Resident
• Mandy Pant, Senior Project Manager, Project for Pride in Living
• Melissa Taphorn, Executive Director, Washington Co. CDA and Legislative Chair, MN-NAHRO


The meeting adjourned at 2:34 PM



Representative Michael Howard, Chair




Abdullahi Abdullahi, Committee Legislative Assistant



More Info On This Meeting..
Documents:

JOINT HEARING CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND HOUSING FINANCE AND POLICY:
1.) MHFA Presentation on Housing Infrastructure Bonds and General Obligation Bonds to address the Housing Crisis
2.) Informational Presentation: HF302 (Howard) Eligible use of housing infrastructure bonds added, issuance of housing infrastructure bonds prescribed, bonds issued, and money appropriated. No action will be taken.

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