HF 2030

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/25/2014 02:51pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; adding requirements for the development plan for
the Destination Medical Center; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement,
section 469.43, subdivisions 1, 8.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 469.43, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Development plan; adoption by DMCC; notice; findings.

(a) The
corporation, working with the city and the nonprofit economic development agency, must
prepare and adopt a development plan. The corporation must hold a public hearing before
adopting a development plan. At least 60 days before the hearing, the corporation must
make copies of the proposed plan available to the public at the corporation and city offices
during normal business hours, on the corporation's and city's Web site, and as otherwise
determined appropriate by the corporation. At least ten days before the hearing, the
corporation must publish notice of the hearing in the official newspaper of the city. The
development plan may not be adopted unless the corporation finds, by resolution, that:

(1) the plan provides an outline for the development of the city as a destination
medical center, and the plan is sufficiently complete, including the identification of planned
and anticipated projects, to indicate its relationship to definite state and local objectives;

(2) the proposed development affords maximum opportunity, consistent with the
needs of the city, county, and state, for the development of the city by private enterprise
as a destination medical center;

(3) the proposed development conforms to the general plan for the development of
the city and is consistent with the city comprehensive plan;

(4) the plan includes:

(i) strategic planning consistent with a destination medical center in the core areas of
commercial research and technology, learning environment, hospitality and convention,
sports and recreation, livable communities, including mixed-use urban development
and neighborhood residential development, retail/dining/entertainment, and health and
wellness;

(ii) estimates of short- and long-range fiscal and economic impacts;

(iii) a framework to identify and prioritize short- and long-term public investment
and public infrastructure project development and to facilitate private investment
and development, including the criteria and process for evaluating and underwriting
development proposals;

(iv) land use planning;

(v) transportation and transit planning;

(vi) operational planning required to support the medical center development
district; deleted text begin and
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(vii) ongoing market research plans; deleted text begin and
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new text begin (viii) the utilization of minority and women business enterprises plans;
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new text begin (ix) the utilization of minority and women entrepreneurs plans;
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new text begin (x) job training and placement of low-income residents plans; and
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new text begin (xi) state affirmative action and equal opportunity compliance plans; and
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(5) the city has approved the plan.

(b) The identification of planned and anticipated projects under paragraph (a), clause
(1), must give priority to projects that will pay wages at least equal to the basic cost of
living wage as calculated by the commissioner of employment and economic development
for the county in which the project is located. The calculation of the basic cost of living
wage must be done as provided for under section 116J.013.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 469.43, subdivision 8, is
amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Report.

By February 15 of each year, the corporation and city must jointly
submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
and divisions with jurisdiction over local and state government operations, economic
development, and taxes, and to the commissioners of revenue and employment and
economic development, and the county. The corporation and city must also submit the
report as provided in section 3.195. The report must include:

(1) the development plan and any proposed changes to the development plan;

new text begin (2) the utilization of minority and women business enterprises plans;
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new text begin (3) the utilization of minority and women entrepreneurs plans;
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new text begin (4) job training and placement of low-income residents plans;
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new text begin (5) state affirmative action and equal opportunity compliance plans;
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deleted text begin (2) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end progress of projects identified in the development plan;

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end actual costs and financing sources, including the amount paid with state
aid under section 469.47, and required local contributions of projects completed in the
previous two years by the corporation, city, county, and medical business entity;

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (8) new text end estimated costs and financing sources for projects to be started in the next two
years by the corporation, city, county, and medical business entity; and

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end debt service schedules for all outstanding obligations of the city for debt
issued for projects identified in the plan.