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473.385 TRANSIT SERVICE AREAS.
(a) "Fully developed service area" means the fully developed area, as defined in the Metropolitan Council's development guide, plus the cities of Mendota Heights, Maplewood, North St. Paul, and Little Canada.
(b) "Regular route transit" has the meaning given it in section 174.22, subdivision 8, except that, for purposes of this section, the term does not include services on fixed routes and schedules that are primarily intended to provide circulator service within a community or adjacent communities rather than feeder service to the system of metropolitan regular route transit operated by the council.
The council may provide financial assistance (whether directly or through another entity) to private, for-profit operators of public transit only for the following services:
(1) services that are not regular route services;
(2) regular route services provided on June 2, 1989, by a private, for-profit operator under contract with the former regional transit board or under a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the commissioner of transportation;
(3) regular route services outside of the fully developed service area that are not operated on June 2, 1989, by the former Metropolitan Transit Commission;
(4) regular route services provided under section 473.388;
(5) regular route services to recipients who, as part of a negotiated cost-sharing arrangement with the council, pay at least 50 percent of the cost of the service that directly benefits the recipient as an institution or organization; or
(6) regular route services that will not be operated for a reasonable subsidy by the council.
471.90 STATUTORY CITIES, HOSPITAL; TRANSFER TO COUNTY.
When duly authorized by unanimous vote of its governing body any statutory city owning real estate and a hospital building situated thereon and equipment jointly with the county in which said statutory city is located, may, for a nominal consideration or without consideration, transfer its title and interest in the real estate, hospital building, and equipment to said county.
Said county, when authorized by a majority vote of its governing body, may accept such grant and conveyance.
Such county does not assume and shall not be liable for any part of the obligations incurred by said statutory city in the joint enterprise of the statutory city and county in the construction or operation of said hospital.
469.152 PURPOSES.
The welfare of the state requires the active promotion, attraction, encouragement, and development of economically sound industry and commerce through governmental action for the purpose of preventing the emergence of blighted and marginal lands and areas of chronic unemployment. It is the policy of the state to facilitate and encourage action by local government units to prevent the economic deterioration of such areas to the point where the process can be reversed only by total redevelopment through the use of local, state, and federal funds derived from taxation, necessitating relocating displaced persons and duplicating public services in other areas. By the use of the powers and procedures described in sections 469.152 to 469.165, local government units and their agencies and authorities responsible for redevelopment and economic development may prevent occurrence of conditions requiring redevelopment, or aid in the redevelopment of existing areas of blight, marginal land, and avoidance of substantial and persistent unemployment.
The welfare of the state further requires the provision of necessary health care facilities, so that adequate health care services are available to residents of the state at reasonable cost. The welfare of the state further requires the provision of county jail facilities for the purpose of providing adequately for the care, control, and safeguarding of civil rights of prisoners. The welfare of the state requires that, whenever feasible, employment opportunities made available in part by sections 469.152 to 469.165 or other state law providing for similar financing mechanisms should be offered to individuals who are unemployed or who are economically disadvantaged.
The welfare of the state further requires that, whenever feasible, action should be taken to reduce the cost of borrowing by local governments for public purposes.
471.924 COUNTY REGULATION OF SECONDHAND AND JUNK DEALERS.
For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of its residents, any county in the state may regulate the activities of secondhand and junk dealers.
The purposes and objectives of the authority granted by this section shall be furthered by the adoption and passage of countywide regulations or ordinance provisions.
471.92 DANGEROUS EXCAVATIONS.
The governing body of any county, city or town may regulate the maintenance or abandonment of open wells, cesspools, cisterns, recharging basins, catch basins and may provide penalties for the violation thereof. The use, maintenance, or abandonment of any such installation so as to endanger the safety of any considerable number of persons, may be defined as a public nuisance and abated pursuant to the laws relating to public nuisances.
The abatement of any such nuisance may include suitably covering such installation or surrounding the same with a suitable protective fence.
471.925 DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of sections 471.924 to 471.929, "secondhand goods" or "junk dealer" means a person engaged in the business of buying secondhand goods of any kind, including but not limited to coins, gold, silver, jewelry, metals, guns, and wrecked or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicles intended to be wrecked or dismantled, but not including used goods and merchandise taken as part or full payment for new goods and merchandise.
473.387 SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION MARKETS.
The legislature finds and declares that the limited public resources available to subsidize transit require increased efforts to concentrate service and funding on special sectors of the marketplace, so as to ensure a basic level of mobility for all persons in the metropolitan area. The purposes of the programs established by this section are to better target transit services and expenditures on transit dependent sectors of the market and to increase the efficiency and effectiveness and control the cost of transit services for persons who lack private means of transportation.
The council shall design and administer the programs under this section. The council may request proposals for projects to demonstrate methods of achieving the purposes of programs administered under this section. The council shall design or ensure the design of programs that will provide better access for the targeted service groups to places of employment and activity throughout the metropolitan area, using regular route transit, paratransit, taxis, car or van pools, or other means of conveyance. The council may organize the services by providing to individuals, directly or indirectly, reduced fares or passes on public transit or vouchers to be used to purchase transportation; by contracting with public and private providers; by arrangements with government agencies, civic and community organizations or nonprofit groups providing assistance to the targeted service groups; by arrangements with prospective employers, with employment, education, retail, medical, or other activity centers, or with local governments; or by any other methods designed to improve service and reduce costs to the targeted service groups.
The council shall establish a program and policies to increase the availability and utility of public transit services and reduce transportation costs for persons who are seeking employment and who lack private means of transportation.
The council shall establish a program and policies to reduce transportation costs for persons who are, because of limited incomes, age, disability, or other reasons, especially dependent on public transit for common mobility. Data on applicants and users of council programs under this subdivision are classified as private data on individuals under section 13.72, subdivision 20.
473.3875 TRANSIT FOR LIVABLE COMMUNITIES.
The council shall establish a transit for livable communities demonstration program fund. The council shall adopt guidelines for selecting and evaluating demonstration projects for funding. The selection guidelines must include provisions evaluating projects:
(1) interrelating development or redevelopment and transit;
(2) interrelating affordable housing and employment growth areas;
(3) helping intensify land use that leads to more compact development or redevelopment;
(4) coordinating school transportation and public transit service;
(5) implementing recommendations of the transit redesign plan; or
(6) otherwise promoting the goals of the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act.
469.156 AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECTS AND BONDS.
The acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of any project, the execution of any revenue agreement or mortgage pertaining thereto, and the issuance of bonds in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of the project to provide funds to pay for its cost, may be authorized by an ordinance or resolution of the governing body adopted at a regular or duly called special meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members. No election shall be required to authorize the use of any of the powers conferred by sections 469.152 to 469.165. No lease of any project shall be subject to the provisions of section 504B.291, unless expressly so provided in the lease.
471.926 RELATION TO OTHER COUNTY AUTHORITY.
Any ordinance adopted by a county pursuant to sections 471.924 to 471.929 shall complement and be in addition to any other authority granted to a county pursuant to state statute or rule.
469.157 DETERMINATION OF COST OF PROJECT.
In determining the cost of a project, the governing body may include all cost and estimated cost of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, and extension of the project and any related public improvements, all engineering, inspection, fiscal, legal, administrative, and printing expense, the interest which it is estimated will accrue during the construction period and for six months thereafter on money borrowed or which it is estimated will be borrowed pursuant to sections 469.152 to 469.165, and bond reserves and premiums for insurance of lease rentals pledged to pay the bonds.
473.391 ROUTE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING.
The council may contract with other operators or local governments for route planning and scheduling services in any configuration of new or reconfiguration of existing transit services and routes.
The council shall, before making a determination to eliminate or reduce service on existing transit routes, consider:
(1) the level of subsidy per passenger on each route;
(2) the availability and proximity of alternative transit routes; and
(3) the percentage of transit dependent riders, including youth, elderly, low-income, and disabled riders currently using each route.
471.927 COOPERATION WITH MUNICIPALITIES.
The governing body of any municipality may continue to exercise the authority to regulate secondhand or junk dealers as provided by law, but may contract with the county board of commissioners for administration and enforcement of countywide regulations or ordinance provisions within the borders of the municipality.
471.928 RECORDING.
Any ordinance adopted pursuant to sections 471.924 to 471.929 must be recorded with the county recorder. The county auditor shall file a certified copy of the ordinance.
469.159 TEMPORARY LOANS.
After authorization of bonds pursuant to section 469.156, the governing body may provide funds immediately required for the purpose and not exceeding the amount of the bonds, by effecting temporary loans upon the terms it determines by resolution. The loans shall be evidenced by notes subject to the provisions of section 469.162, due in not exceeding 24 months from the date thereof, payable to the order of the lender or to bearer, to be repaid with interest from the proceeds of the bonds when issued and delivered to the purchaser. The temporary loans may be made without any public advertisement.
471.929 ENFORCEMENT.
The duties of enforcing an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall be imposed by the county board upon the county sheriff's department.
469.160 VALIDITY OF BONDS; PRESUMPTION.
The validity of bonds or notes issued under sections 469.152 to 469.165 shall not depend on nor be affected by the validity or regularity of any proceedings relating to the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of the project for which they are issued. The ordinance or resolution authorizing the bonds or notes may provide that the bonds or notes shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to sections 469.152 to 469.165, and the recital shall be conclusive evidence of their validity and of the regularity of their issuance.
469.158 MANNER OF ISSUANCE OF BONDS; INTEREST RATE.
Bonds authorized under sections 469.152 to 469.165 must be issued in accordance with the provisions of chapter 475 relating to bonds payable from income of revenue producing conveniences, except that public sale is not required, the provisions of sections 475.62 and 475.63 do not apply, and the bonds may mature at the time or times, in the amount or amounts, within 40 years from date of issue, and may be sold at a price equal to the percentage of the par value thereof, plus accrued interest, and bearing interest at the rate or rates agreed by the contracting party, the purchaser, and the municipality or redevelopment agency, notwithstanding any limitation of interest rate or cost or of the amounts of annual maturities contained in any other law. Bonds issued to refund bonds previously issued pursuant to sections 469.152 to 469.165 may be issued in amounts determined by the municipality or redevelopment agency notwithstanding the provisions of section 475.67, subdivision 3.
473.3925 BUS PURCHASES.
The Metropolitan Council, in preparing bid specifications for bus purchases, shall ensure that the specifications conform, to the greatest extent practicable, with products that are manufactured in this state.
471.93 APPROPRIATIONS FOR HISTORICAL WORK BY MUNICIPALITIES.
In cities of the second, third or fourth class, and statutory cities at any regular or properly called special meeting of the council, it may appropriate money for the purpose of collecting, preserving, storing, housing, printing, publishing, distributing and exhibiting data and material pertaining to the history of the city, for the purpose of commemorating the anniversary of any important and outstanding event in such history, and to preserve such history data and material for future generations.
471.935 APPROPRIATIONS FOR SENIOR, YOUTH CENTERS.
A statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town may appropriate money to support the facilities, programs, and services of a public or private, not-for-profit senior citizen center or youth center.
469.162 SOURCE OF PAYMENT FOR BONDS.
Revenue bonds issued under sections 469.152 to 469.165 shall not be payable from nor charged upon any funds other than the revenue pledged to their payment, except as provided in this section, nor shall the municipality or redevelopment agency issuing the same be subject to any liability on them. No holder of the bonds shall ever have the right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of the municipality or redevelopment agency to pay the bonds or the interest thereon, except as provided in subdivision 2, nor to enforce payment of them against any property of the municipality or redevelopment agency except those projects, or portions thereof, mortgaged or otherwise encumbered under the provisions and for the purpose of sections 469.152 to 469.165.
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Bonds issued under sections 469.152 to 469.165 shall not constitute a charge, lien, or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the municipality or redevelopment agency, except those projects, or portions thereof, mortgaged or otherwise encumbered under the provisions and for the purposes of sections 469.152 to 469.165. Each bond issued under sections 469.152 to 469.165 shall recite in substance that the bond, including interest thereon, is payable solely from the revenue pledged to its payment, but may contain a reference to the lease insurance or bond reserve for which the tax increment is pledged and appropriated. No such bond shall constitute a debt of the municipality or redevelopment agency within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation. However, nothing herein shall impair the rights of holders of bonds issued hereunder to enforce covenants made for the security thereof as provided in section 469.163.
469.163 BONDHOLDERS' RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of any issue of revenue bonds, or a trustee therefor, including the restriction of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion or percentage of the holders, any holder of bonds, or any trustee therefor, for the equal benefit and protection of all bondholders similarly situated, may:
(1) by suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity, enforce the bondholder's or trustee's rights against the municipality or redevelopment agency and its governing body and any of its officers, agents, and employees, and may require and compel the municipality, redevelopment agency, or governing body, or any officers, agents, or employees to perform and carry out its and their duties and obligations under sections 469.152 to 469.165 and its and their covenants and agreements with bondholders;
(2) by action require the municipality or redevelopment agency and the governing body thereof to account as if they were the trustees of an express trust;
(3) by action enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the bondholders;
(4) bring suit upon the bonds;
(5) foreclose any mortgage or lien given under the authority of sections 469.152 to 469.165, and cause the property standing as security to be sold under any proceedings permitted by law or equity; and
(6) exercise any right or remedy conferred by sections 469.152 to 469.165 without exhausting and without regard to any other right or remedy conferred by sections 469.152 to 469.165 or any other law of this state. None of these rights and remedies is intended to be exclusive of any other, and each is in addition to every other right and remedy.
473.399 TRANSIT WAYS; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AND COMMUTER RAIL IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA.
(a) The council must identify in its transportation policy plan those heavily traveled corridors where development of a transitway may be feasible and cost-effective. Modes of providing service in a transitway may include bus rapid transit, light rail transit, commuter rail, or other available systems or technologies that improve transit service.
(b) After the completion of environmental studies and receipt of input from the governing body of each statutory and home rule charter city, county, and town in which a transitway is proposed to be constructed, the council must designate the locally preferred alternative transit mode with respect to the corridor.
(c) The council shall ensure that any light rail transit facilities that are designated as the locally preferred alternative and that are to be constructed in the metropolitan area will be acquired, developed, owned, and capable of operation in an efficient, cost-effective, and coordinated manner in coordination with buses and other transportation modes and facilities.
(d) Construction of light rail transit facilities in a particular transit corridor may not commence unless and until that mode is designated as the locally preferred alternative for that corridor by the council.
The commissioner of transportation and the Metropolitan Council shall ensure that light rail transit and commuter rail facilities are planned, designed, and implemented: (1) to move commuters and transit users into and out of, as well as within, the metropolitan area, and (2) to ensure that rail transit lines will interface with each other and other transportation facilities and services so as to provide a unified, integrated, and efficient multimodal transportation system.
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The Metropolitan Council shall maintain in a centralized location on an Internet website, for each light rail transit line operated by the council and for each year of operation of the line:
(1) financial data, including revenue by source and operating and capital expenses; and
(2) ridership information, including ridership and passenger miles.
469.165 APPLICABILITY OF HRA PROVISIONS.
If property that has been acquired by a housing and redevelopment authority pursuant to the provisions of sections 469.001 to 469.047, is sold, leased, or acquired with the consent of the housing and redevelopment authority in connection with a project conducted wholly or partly pursuant to the provisions of sections 469.152 to 469.164, it shall be deemed to be devoted to public purposes and public uses and to conform to the project area redevelopment plan within the meaning of sections 469.001 to 469.047. In giving its consent, the housing and redevelopment authority may waive any or all of the terms, conditions, restrictions, and limitations imposed upon the property by section 469.029, and the purchaser of the property or any subsequent purchasers may convey the property without the consent of any housing and redevelopment authority and, to the extent of the waiver, free and clear of the terms, conditions, restrictions, and limitations, whether or not the purchaser is obligated as provided in section 469.029, subdivision 5.
471.95 PATIENTS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS, EXTENSION OF CREDIT.
The body or bodies authorized by law to levy taxes for the maintenance and operation of any county, city, or town hospital, sanitarium, or nursing home; hospital district; or of any such facility operated jointly by any combination of county, city, or town, may authorize the furnishing of care, treatment, and maintenance to the persons cared for in such hospital, sanitarium, or nursing home without requiring that such services be paid for in advance.
Such body or bodies may authorize the employment of whatever legal and other services which may be deemed necessary and appropriate to secure the collection of any accounts unpaid and due the hospital, sanitarium, nursing home, or hospital district for services rendered to the persons cared for therein, and may compromise and settle said accounts for such amounts as in their discretion may be collectible.
469.164 POWERS ADDED TO APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAWS AND RULES.
The powers conferred by sections 469.152 to 469.165 are in addition to the powers conferred by any other law or charter. Insofar as the provisions of any other law or charter are inconsistent with sections 469.152 to 469.165, the provisions of these sections shall be controlling as to projects instituted under these sections. Section 334.01 shall not apply to any interest rate charged or attributable to any obligation of a contracting party or sublessee or subtenant of a contracting party in connection with any project for which the proceedings are conducted, wholly or partly, pursuant to sections 469.152 to 469.165.
In all cases in which a project involves telephonic communications conducted by or to be conducted by a telephone company, all laws of the state, and rules of the department of commerce, that apply to property owned by a telephone company including laws and regulations relating to taxation and valuation of telephone company property, shall similarly apply to any real and personal property acquired, in whole or in part, by the issuance of bonds as authorized herein. In the issuance of any bonds pursuant to sections 469.152 to 469.165, these sections shall control, notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 452, or any other general or special law relating to municipal or town telephone companies.
471.941 APPROPRIATION FOR ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES.
For the purposes of this section, "artistic organization" means an association, corporation, or other group of persons that provides an opportunity for persons to participate in the creation, performance, or appreciation of artistic activities which include but are not limited to: music, dance, drama, folk art, architecture and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, costume and fashion design, motion pictures, television, radio, tape and sound records, activities related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of the art forms, and the study of the arts and their application to the human environment.
A county, statutory or home rule charter city, or town may appropriate money to support artistic organizations. The appropriation may be divided among organizations in the proportions that the county board, city council, or town board determines.
471.96 MEMBERS OF CIVIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.
The governing bodies of cities, counties, and towns are hereby authorized to appropriate necessary funds to provide membership of their respective municipal corporations or political subdivisions respectively in county, regional, state, and national associations of a civic, educational, or governmental nature which have as their purpose the betterment and improvement of municipal governmental operations. Cities, counties, and towns are also authorized to participate through duly designated representatives in the meetings and activities of such associations, and the governing bodies of cities, counties, and towns respectively are authorized to appropriate necessary funds to defray the actual and necessary expenses of such representatives in connection therewith. For purposes of this section, the governing body of a town is the town board.
This section does not affect any statutory, charter or common law power of cities to provide for membership in and to participate through duly designated representatives in the meetings and activities of state and national associations, nor the power to appropriate money therefor.
471.97 AUTHORITY TO ADVANCE EXPENSE MONEY.
The governing bodies of cities and counties may advance to any authorized person the estimated costs of traveling to and attending meetings both within and outside the state on official business, including but not limited to attending meetings under the provisions of sections 465.58 and 471.96. Every person who receives advances under this section shall present a properly verified itemized claim to the governing body promptly after the expenses are incurred. If the actual and necessary expenses of the person were more than the amount of the advance, the governing body shall reimburse the person for the difference between the advance and the actual and necessary expenses. If the advance exceeded the actual and necessary expenses, the person who received the advance shall promptly return the excess funds to the governing body, and the governing body may deduct the amount of the excess funds from any moneys which may become due to the person, including wages or salary.
469.1655 QUALIFIED GREEN BUILDING AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PROJECTS.
(a) A municipality or redevelopment agency issuing revenue bonds under sections 469.152 to 469.165 may designate the project for which the bonds are issued as a qualified green building and sustainable design project as provided in this section.
(b) The issuer must ensure that each designated project substantially:
(1) reduces consumption of electricity compared to conventional construction;
(2) reduces daily carbon dioxide emissions compared to energy generated from coal;
(3) increases the use of solar photovoltaic cells or solar thermal cells in this state; or
(4) increases the use of fuel cells to generate energy.
(c) Before designating a project under this section, the issuer must document in writing that the project will satisfy the eligibility criteria in this section.
(d) At least 75 percent of the square footage of commercial buildings that are part of the project must be registered with a recognized green building rating system, including Minnesota's sustainable building guidelines or the United States Green Building Council's LEED certification or the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes certification, or in the case of residential buildings, Minnesota GreenStar rating or the National Association of Home Builders National Green Building Standard certification, and must be reasonably expected to receive the certification.
An application for designation under this section must include a project proposal that describes the energy-efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable design features of the project and demonstrates that the project satisfies the eligibility criteria in this section. The application must include a description of:
(1) the amount of electric consumption reduced as compared to conventional construction;
(2) the amount of carbon dioxide daily emissions reduced compared to energy generated from coal;
(3) the amount of the gross installed capacity of the project's solar photovoltaic capacity measured in megawatts; and
(4) the amount in megawatts of the project's energy generated by fuel cells.
The project proposal must include a description of the bond financing that will be allocated for financing of one or more of the following:
(1) the purchase, construction, integration, or other use of energy-efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable design features of the project; or
(2) compliance with certification standards cited under subdivision 1, paragraph (d).
473.3993 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT FACILITY PLANS; DEFINITIONS.
The definitions in this section apply to sections 473.3993 to 473.3997.
"Preliminary design plan" means a light rail transit plan that identifies:
(1) preliminary plans for the physical design of facilities, including location, length, and termini of routes; general dimension, elevation, alignment, and character of routes and crossings; whether the track is elevated, on the surface, or below ground; approximate station locations; and related park and ride, parking, and other transportation facilities; and a plan for disability access; and
(2) preliminary plans for intermodal coordination with bus operations and routes; ridership; capital costs; operating costs and revenues, and sources of funds for operating subsidies; funding for final design, construction, and operation; and an implementation method.
The preliminary design plan includes the preliminary or draft environmental impact statement for the light rail transit facilities proposed.
"Preliminary engineering plan" means a light rail transit plan that includes the items in the preliminary design plan for the facilities proposed for construction, but with greater detail and specificity to satisfy final environmental impact statement requirements.
(a) "Final design plan" means a light rail transit plan that includes the items in the preliminary design plan and the preliminary engineering plan for the facilities proposed but with greater detail and specificity needed for construction. The final design plan must include, at a minimum:
(1) final plans for the physical design of facilities, including the right-of-way definition; environmental impacts and mitigation measures; intermodal coordination with bus operations and routes; and civil engineering plans for vehicles, track, stations, parking, and access, including disability access; and
(2) final plans for civil engineering for electrification, communication, and other similar facilities; operational rules, procedures, and strategies; capital costs; ridership; operating costs and revenues, and sources of funds for operating subsidies; financing for construction and operation; an implementation method; and other similar matters.
(b) The final design plan must be stated with sufficient particularity and detail to allow the proposer to begin the acquisition and construction of operable facilities. If a design-build implementation method is proposed, instead of civil engineering plans the final design plan must state detailed design criteria and performance standards for the facilities.
"Responsible authority" means either the Metropolitan Council or the state of Minnesota acting through the commissioner of transportation, as designated by the governor under section 473.3994, subdivision 1a, for a particular light rail transit facility.
469.166 DEFINITIONS.
In sections 469.166 to 469.173, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them herein, unless the context indicates a different meaning.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
"Border city enterprise zone" means an area in the state designated as an enterprise zone by the commissioner in the cities of Breckenridge, Dilworth, East Grand Forks, Moorhead, or Ortonville.
"City" means a home rule charter or statutory city.
"Municipality" means a city.
"Governing body" means the city council or other body designated by the charter of the city.
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473.3995 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN-BUILD METHOD.
(a) A responsible authority may use a design-build method of project development and construction for light rail transit. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a responsible authority may award a design-build contract on the basis of requests for proposals or requests for qualifications without bids. "Design-build method of project development and construction" means a project delivery system in which a single contractor is responsible for both the design and construction of the project and bids the design and construction together.
(b) If a responsible authority utilizes a design-build method of project development and construction for light rail transit, the requirements and procedures in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 apply to the procurement, subject to the following conditions and exceptions:
(1) if the Metropolitan Council is the responsible authority for a particular light rail transit project, when used in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426, (i) the terms "commissioner," "Minnesota Department of Transportation," "department," "state agencies," and "road authority" refer to the Metropolitan Council, and (ii) the term "state" refers to the Metropolitan Council except in references to state law or in references to the state as a geographical location;
(2) the provisions of section 161.3412, subdivisions 3 and 4, are not applicable to the procurement; and
(3) if any federal funds are used in developing or constructing the light rail transit project, any provisions in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 that are inconsistent with, or prohibited by, any federal law, regulation, or other requirement are not applicable to the procurement.
469.167 BORDER CITY ENTERPRISE ZONE; DURATION.
MS 2011 Supp [Repealed, 2012 c 294 art 2 s 43]
The designation of a border city enterprise zone is effective until terminated by resolution adopted by the city in which the border city enterprise zone is located.
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471.98 SELF-INSURANCE; DEFINITIONS.
Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used in sections 471.981 and 471.982 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
"Political subdivision" includes a statutory or home rule charter city, a county, a school district, a town, a watershed management organization as defined in section 103B.205, subdivision 13, or an instrumentality thereof, including but not limited to instrumentalities incorporated under chapter 317A, having independent policy-making and appropriating authority. For the purposes of this section and section 471.981, the governing body of a town is the town board. The term also includes the Nonprofit Insurance Trust incorporated under chapter 317A and its members incorporated under chapter 317A.
"Pool" means any self-insurance fund or agreement for the reciprocal assumption of risk established by or among two or more political subdivisions for coverage of their respective risks including, but not limited to, the pools described in section 471.982, subdivision 3. Except in connection with provisions in sections 471.981 and 471.982 that relate to bonding, "pool" does not include a self-insurance pool for employee health benefits under section 471.617.
473.3997 FEDERAL FUNDING; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT.
(a) Upon completion of the alternatives analysis and draft environmental impact statement, and selection of the locally preferred alternative, for each light rail transit facility, the responsible authority may prepare an application for federal assistance for the light rail transit facility. If the commissioner is the responsible authority, the application must be reviewed and approved by the Metropolitan Council before it is submitted by the commissioner. In reviewing the application the council must consider the operating cost estimate developed under section 473.3994, subdivision 9.
(b) Except for the designated responsible authority for a particular light rail transit facility, no political subdivision in the metropolitan area may on its own apply for federal assistance for light rail transit planning or construction.
471.985 COUNTY AND CITY ORDINANCES PROHIBITING TRESPASSING.
The county board of any county or the city council of any home rule charter or statutory city may enact ordinances to prohibit persons from entering uninvited onto the land of another to consume alcohol or controlled substances.
The county board or city council may enact ordinances to prohibit a person from bringing a motor vehicle onto the land of another without invitation to facilitate the consumption of alcohol or controlled substances on that land.
To determine the purpose of an uninvited entry of a person or motor vehicle, factors to be considered shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) time of day;
(2) presence of containers intended to contain or containing alcohol;
(3) presence of equipment used to dispense alcoholic beverages;
(4) presence of paraphernalia containing identifiable residues of a controlled substance;
(5) noise level;
(6) lighting;
(7) identified physiological responses; and
(8) conduct of persons in the presence of a peace officer.
A person who violates an ordinance enacted pursuant to subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Express consent, endorsement, or ratification by a landowner of an entry onto land is an absolute defense to charges under an ordinance enacted pursuant to subdivision 1.
A landowner who expressly consents to, endorses, or ratifies an entry onto land shall not be presumed to be in control of the persons gathered on land, nor is the landowner presumed to have knowledge of an unlawful act merely because of the express consent, endorsement, or ratification.
471.99 NOTICE OF GOVERNMENT ACTION.
Except when other notice is required by law, the state, or any of its political subdivisions, shall give any affected town, statutory or home rule charter city, and county 30 days prior written notice of any action by the state or political subdivision that will directly affect the use of land in the town, statutory or home rule charter city, or county relating to sanitary landfills, waste disposal sites, construction of new buildings, roads, and related facilities where the cost exceeds $15,000, and park establishments or boundary expansions. Master plans prepared pursuant to section 86A.09 shall be considered adequate notice as required by this section. Failure to give any notice required by this section shall not be grounds for a civil or criminal action of any nature against any party, for the imposition of a civil or criminal penalty against any party or for the challenge or invalidation of any action taken by the state, a political subdivision or any other party.
471.992 EQUITABLE COMPENSATION RELATIONSHIPS.
Subject to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25 and sections 177.41 to 177.44 but notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, every political subdivision of this state shall establish equitable compensation relationships between female-dominated, male-dominated, and balanced classes of employees in order to eliminate sex-based wage disparities in public employment in this state. A primary consideration in negotiating, establishing, recommending, and approving compensation is comparable work value in relationship to other employee positions within the political subdivision. This law may not be construed to limit the ability of the parties to collectively bargain in good faith.
In all interest arbitration involving a class other than a balanced class held under sections 179A.01 to 179A.25, the arbitrator shall consider the equitable compensation relationship standards established in this section and the standards established under section 471.993, together with other standards appropriate to interest arbitration. The arbitrator shall consider both the results of a job evaluation study and any employee objections to the study. In interest arbitration for a balanced class, the arbitrator may consider the standards established under this section and the results of, and any employee objections to, a job evaluation study, but shall also consider similar or like classifications in other political subdivisions.
MS 1988 [Repealed, 1990 c 512 s 13]
In collective bargaining for a balanced class, the parties may consider the equitable compensation relationship standards established by this section and the results of a job evaluation study, but shall also consider similar or like classifications in other political subdivisions.
469.1731 BORDER CITY DEVELOPMENT ZONES.
To encourage economic development, to revitalize the designated areas, to expand tax base and economic activity, and to provide job creation, growth, and retention, the following border cities may designate, by resolution, areas of the city as development zones after a public hearing upon 30-day notice.
(a) The city of Breckenridge may designate all or any part of the city as a zone.
(b) The city of Dilworth may designate between one and six areas of the city as zones containing not more than 100 acres in the aggregate.
(c) The city of East Grand Forks may designate all or any part of the city as a zone.
(d) The city of Moorhead may designate between one and six areas of the city as zones containing not more than 100 acres in the aggregate.
(e) The city of Ortonville may designate between one and six areas of the city as zones containing not more than 100 acres in the aggregate.
(a) Before designating a development zone, the city must adopt a written development plan that addresses:
(1) evidence of adverse economic conditions within the area resulting from competition with the bordering state or the 1997 floods or both;
(2) the viability of the development plan;
(3) public and private commitment to and other resources available for the area;
(4) how designation would relate to a development and revitalization plan for the city as a whole; and
(5) how the local regulatory burden will be eased for businesses operating in the area.
(b) The development plan must include:
(1) a map of the proposed zone that indicates the geographic boundaries, the total area, and the present use and conditions generally of land and structures within the area;
(2) evidence of community support and commitment from business interests;
(3) a description of the methods proposed to increase economic opportunity and expansion, facilitate infrastructure improvement, and identify job opportunities; and
(4) the duration of the zone designation, not to exceed 15 years.
The city must file a copy of the resolution and development plan with the commissioner of employment and economic development. The designation takes effect 30 days after the filing.
471.994 JOB EVALUATION SYSTEM.
Every political subdivision shall use a job evaluation system in order to determine the comparable work value of the work performed by each class of its employees. The system must be maintained and updated to account for new employee classes and any changes in factors affecting the comparable work value of existing classes. A political subdivision that substantially modifies its job evaluation system or adopts a new system shall notify the commissioner. The political subdivision may use the system of some other public employer in the state. Each political subdivision shall meet and confer with the exclusive representatives of their employees on the development or selection of a job evaluation system.
471.995 REPORT AVAILABILITY.
Notwithstanding section 13.37, every political subdivision shall submit a report containing the results of the job evaluation system to the exclusive representatives of their employees to be used by both parties in contract negotiations. At a minimum, the report to each exclusive representative shall identify the female-dominated classes in the political subdivision for which compensation inequity exists, based on the comparable work value, and all data not on individuals used to support these findings.
469.1732 TAX INCENTIVES WITHIN DEVELOPMENT ZONES.
A business that conducts business activity within a border city development zone designated under section 469.1731 may qualify for the property tax exemption under section 272.0212 and the sales tax exemption under section 469.1734, subdivision 6.
MS 2000 [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 5 art 9 s 30]
During the last three years of the duration of a border city development zone, the available exemptions, subtractions, or credits are reduced by the following percentages for the taxes payable year or the taxable years that begin during:
(1) the calendar year that is two years before the final year of designation as a development zone, 25 percent;
(2) the calendar year that is immediately before the final year of designation as a development zone, 50 percent; and
(3) for the final calendar year of designation as a development zone, 75 percent.
469.172 DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT POWERS.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law or charter, any city that contains a border city enterprise zone may, in addition to its other powers, exercise the powers granted to a governmental subdivision by sections 469.001 to 469.047, 469.048 to 469.068, and 469.109 to 469.113. Section 469.059, subdivision 15, applies to the city in the exercise of the powers granted pursuant to this section. It may exercise the powers assigned to redevelopment agencies pursuant to sections 469.152 to 469.165, without limitation to further the purposes of sections 469.001 to 469.047, 469.048 to 469.068, and 469.109 to 469.133. It may exercise the powers set forth in sections 469.001 to 469.047, 469.048 to 469.068, and 469.109 to 469.164 without limitation to further the purposes and policies set forth in sections 469.152 to 469.165. It may exercise the powers granted by this subdivision and any other development or redevelopment powers authorized by other laws, including sections 469.124 to 469.133 and 469.152 to 469.165, independently or in conjunction with each other as though all the powers had been granted to a single entity. Any project undertaken to accomplish the purposes of sections 469.001 to 469.047 that qualifies as single-family housing under section 462C.02, subdivision 4, is subject to the provisions of chapter 462C.
Upon expiration of the designation of the enterprise zone, the powers granted by this subdivision may be exercised only with respect to any project, program, or activity commenced or established prior to that date. The powers granted by this subdivision may only be exercised within the zone.