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MN Stat § 473.671 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.671 — Limit Of Tax Levy.

473.671 LIMIT OF TAX LEVY. The taxes levied against the property of the metropolitan area in any one year shall not exceed 0.00806 percent of estimated market value, exclusive of taxes levied to pay the principal or interest on any bonds or indebtedness of the city issued under Laws 1943, chapter 500, and exclusive of any taxes levied to pay the share of the city for payments on bonded indebtedness of the corporation provided for in Laws 1943, chapter 500. The levy of taxes authorized in Laws 1943, chapter 500, shall be in addition to the maximum rate allowed to be levied to defray the cost of government under the provisions of the charter of any city affected by Laws 1943, chapter 500. History:  1975 c 13 s 122; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 277 art 4 s 76; 2013 c 143 art 14 s 92
MN Stat § 473.672 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.672 — Metropolitan Area Tax Levy.

473.672 METROPOLITAN AREA TAX LEVY. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 473.671 or any other provision of sections 473.601 to 473.679, any tax levy required to be made to pay debt service on any bonds heretofore or hereafter issued by the commission shall not be restricted to the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul but shall be levied against all the taxable property in the metropolitan area in accordance with the provisions of section 473.667. History:   1975 c 13 s 123
MN Stat § 473.679 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.679 — Construction Of Law.

473.679 CONSTRUCTION OF LAW. Sections 473.601 to 473.679, shall not be construed so as to abridge any of the powers granted by law to the Minnesota Aeronautics Commission. History:   1975 c 13 s 125
MN Stat § 473.685 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.685 — Airport Parking Space Customer Data.

473.685 AIRPORT PARKING SPACE CUSTOMER DATA. The following data relating to applicants for or users of automated parking facilities at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are classified as nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals and as private data with regard to data on individuals: (1) data contained in applications for an electronic tag or device that provides access to airport parking facilities and which assesses charges for a vehicle's use of those facilities; (2) personal and vehicle information data; (3) financial and credit data; and (4) parking usage data. Nothing in this section prohibits the production of summary data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19. History:   2008 c 315 s 21
MN Stat § 473.701 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.701 — Definitions.

473.701 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Terms. As used in sections 473.701 to 473.716, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. District. "District" means the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District created by section 473.702. Subd. 3. Commission. "Commission," unless otherwise specified, means the Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission created by section 473.702. Subd. 4. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means a member of the commission. Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1982 c 579 s 9] Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 1982 c 579 s 9] History:  1975 c 13 s 126; 1982 c 579 s 1-3
MN Stat § 473.702 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.702 — Establishment Of District; Purpose; Area; Governing Body.

473.702 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT; PURPOSE; AREA; GOVERNING BODY. A Metropolitan Mosquito Control District is created to control mosquitoes, disease vectoring ticks, and black gnats (Simuliidae) in the metropolitan area. The area of the district is the metropolitan area defined in section 473.121. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission is created as the governing body of the district, composed and exercising the powers as prescribed in sections 473.701 to 473.716. History:  1975 c 13 s 127; 1982 c 579 s 4; 1983 c 129 s 1; 1989 c 146 s 1; 2003 c 127 art 13 s 2
MN Stat § 473.703 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.703 — Commission.

473.703 COMMISSION. Subdivision 1. Metro county commissioners. The district shall be operated by a commission which shall consist of three members from Anoka County, two members from Carver County, three members from Dakota County, three members from Hennepin County, three members from Ramsey County, two members from Scott County, and two members from Washington County. Commissioners shall be members of the Board of County Commissioners of their respective counties, and shall be appointed by their respective boards of county commissioners. Subd. 2. Terms. The terms of the members of the first commission shall expire on December 31 next following their appointment. Thereafter the terms of the commissioners shall be one year commencing on January 1 of each year. Subd. 3. Vacancy. If a vacancy occurs on the commission, it shall be filled by the appropriate board of county commissioners. Subd. 4. Appointment certificate, acceptance. A person appointed to the commission shall qualify as a commissioner by filing with the director of the commission a written certificate of appointment from the person's county auditor, together with a written acceptance of appointment from the county auditor, together with a written acceptance of the appointment; provided that the members of the first commission shall file in the office of the county auditor of Hennepin County. Subd. 5. January organizational meeting. The commission shall meet on the first Thursday after the first Monday in January of each year in order to select the officers of the commission for the current year and to conduct such other organizational business as may be necessary. Subd. 6. Officers. The officers, who shall be commissioners, shall be a chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary, no two of whom shall be from the same county. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the commission, and in the chair's absence, the vice-chair shall preside. The secretary shall keep a complete record of the minutes of each meeting. Subd. 7. Contract signatories. Contracts and other written instruments of the commission shall be signed by the chair or vice-chair and by the business administrator of the commission pursuant to authority from the commission. Subd. 8. Bylaws. The commission may adopt bylaws to regulate its own proceedings. Subd. 9. One vote per member; quorum. Each commissioner shall have one vote. The majority of the voting power of the commission shall be a quorum although a smaller number may adjourn from time to time. Any motion other than adjournment shall be favored by a majority of the voting power of the commission in order to carry. Subd. 10. Legislative audit. The legislative auditor shall audit the books and accounts of the commission once each year or as often as the legislative auditor's funds and personnel permit. The commission shall pay the total cost of the audit pursuant to section 3.9741. History:  1975 c 13 s 128; 1982 c 579 s 5; 1983 c 129 s 2,3; 1984 c 638 s 6; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 127 art 13 s 3
MN Stat § 473.705 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.705 — Contracts For Materials, Supplies And Equipment.

473.705 CONTRACTS FOR MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. Contracts for the purchase of materials, supplies, and equipment must comply with and be governed by the Minnesota Uniform Municipal Contracting Law, section 471.345. A sealed bid solicitation must not be done by the commission without publishing the notice once in the official newspaper of each of the counties in the district that bids or proposals will be received. The notice shall be published at least ten days before bids are opened. Such notice shall state the nature of the work or purchase and the terms and conditions upon which the contract is to be awarded, naming therein a time and place where such bids will be received, opened, and read publicly. After such bids have been duly received, opened, read publicly, and recorded, the commission shall award such contract to the lowest responsible bidder or it may reject all bids. Each contract shall be duly executed in writing and the party to whom the contract is awarded may be required to give sufficient bond to the commission for the faithful performance of the contract. If no satisfactory bid is received the commission may readvertise. The commission shall have the right to set qualifications and specifications and to require bids to meet such qualifications and specifications before bids are accepted. All contracts involving employment of labor shall stipulate terms thereof and such conditions as the commission deems reasonable as to hours and wages. History:  1975 c 13 s 130; 1982 c 579 s 7; 2003 c 127 art 13 s 5
MN Stat § 473.706 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.706 — Adverse Interest Of Commissioners.

473.706 ADVERSE INTEREST OF COMMISSIONERS. No commissioner shall have any personal or financial interest in any sale, lease, or other contract made by the commission nor shall a commissioner benefit therefrom directly or indirectly. Any violation of this section may make such sale, lease, or other contract void. Upon conviction for a violation of this section a commissioner shall be automatically disqualified from further service on the commission. History:  1975 c 13 s 131; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 473.712 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.712 — Withdrawal; Assets.

473.712 WITHDRAWAL; ASSETS. A county may terminate its participation in the district only as provided by other law. If a county terminates its participation in the district, an appraisal of the property of the commission shall be made by a board of appraisers and the value determined as of the termination date. The board shall be three members, one appointed by the terminated county, one by the remaining counties within the district, and the third by the first two. If the first two appraisers cannot agree to the appointment of the third appraiser within 30 days, the commission shall appoint the third appraiser. An amount equal to the withdrawing county's share in the net assets of the commission proportionate to its financial contribution to the metropolitan mosquito control fund shall be paid to the treasurer of the terminated county. If a participating county furnishes specific funds and materials to be used in special projects, they shall be returned to it. If the district is dissolved, all property of the commission shall be sold and the proceeds remaining after the payment of the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the district, along with any balance in the fund, shall be paid to the counties which are members of the district in proportion to their financial contributions. History:   1983 c 129 s 6
MN Stat § 473.714 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.714 — Compensation Of Commissioners.

473.714 COMPENSATION OF COMMISSIONERS. Subdivision 1. Compensation. Each commissioner, including the officers of the commission, may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties. The annual budget of the commission shall provide as a separate account anticipated expenditures for travel and associated expenses for the chair and members, and compensation or reimbursement shall be made to the chair or members only when budgeted. No commissioner may be paid a per diem. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2003 c 127 art 13 s 9] History:  1975 c 13 s 134; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 358; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 511 art 2 s 38; 2003 c 127 art 13 s 7
MN Stat § 473.715 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.715 — Contiguous Counties; Membership.

473.715 CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES; MEMBERSHIP. Any county contiguous to the district may become a party to the district whenever the county board of such county petitions the district to be admitted and the commission by resolution gives its consent to include such county in the district. History:   1975 c 13 s 135
MN Stat § 473.716 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.716 — Cooperation With Other Agencies; Advisors.

473.716 COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES; ADVISORS. Subdivision 1. For research, health, welfare. The commission shall cooperate for the purposes of research and protection of public health and welfare, with the state Department of Agriculture, the state Department of Health, the state Department of Natural Resources, the University of Minnesota, the state Agricultural Experiment Station, the state Transportation Department, the United States Department of Agriculture, and United States Public Health Service. Subd. 2. Plans and reports to advisors. The commissioners of agriculture, of natural resources, of transportation, the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health, and the head of the Department of Entomology and Economic Zoology of the University of Minnesota shall act in an advisory capacity to the Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission and the director of said commission shall furnish to each of these departments a copy of the operational plan and pertinent technical reports of said district. History:  1975 c 13 s 136; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1977 c 305 s 45
MN Stat § 473.75 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.75 — Purpose.

473.75 PURPOSE. The purpose of sections 473.75 to 473.763 is to provide for the construction, financing, and long-term use of a ballpark primarily as a venue for major league baseball. It is found and declared that the expenditure of public money for this purpose is necessary and serves a public purpose, and that property acquired by the county for the construction of the ballpark and related public infrastructure is acquired for a public use or public purpose under chapter 117. It is further found and declared that any provision in a lease or use agreement with a major league team, that requires the team to play its home games in a publicly funded ballpark for the duration of the lease or use agreement, serves a unique public purpose for which the remedies of specific performance and injunctive relief are essential to its enforcement. It is further found and declared that government assistance to facilitate the presence of major league baseball provides to the state of Minnesota and its citizens highly valued intangible benefits that are virtually impossible to quantify and, therefore, not recoverable even if the government receives monetary damages in the event of a team's breach of contract. Minnesota courts are, therefore, charged with protecting those benefits through the use of specific performance and injunctive relief as provided herein and in the lease and use agreements. History:   2006 c 257 s 5
MN Stat § 473.751 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.751 — Definitions.

473.751 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Terms. As used in sections 473.75 to 473.763, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them in this section, except as otherwise expressly provided or indicated by the context. Subd. 2. Authority.  "Authority" means the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established under section 473.755. Subd. 3. Ballpark. "Ballpark" means the stadium suitable for major league baseball to be constructed and financed under Laws 2006, chapter 257. Subd. 4. Ballpark costs. "Ballpark costs" means the cost of designing, constructing, and equipping a ballpark suitable for major league baseball. Ballpark costs excludes the cost of land acquisition, site improvements, utilities, site demolition, environmental remediation, railroad crash wall, site furnishings, landscaping, railroad right-of-way development, district energy, site graphics and artwork and other site improvements identified by the authority, public infrastructure, capital improvement reserves, bond reserves, capitalized interest, and financing costs. Subd. 5. County.  "County" means Hennepin County. Subd. 6. Development area.  "Development area" means the area in the city of Minneapolis bounded by marked Interstate Highway 394, vacated Holden Street, the Burlington Northern right-of-way, Seventh Street North, Sixth Avenue North, Fifth Street North, the Burlington Northern right-of-way, and the Interstate Highway 94 exit ramp. Subd 7. Public infrastructure.  "Public infrastructure" means all property, facilities, and improvements determined by the authority or the county to facilitate the development and use of the ballpark, including but not limited to property and improvements for drainage, environmental remediation, parking, roadways, walkways, skyways, pedestrian bridges, bicycle paths, and transit improvements to facilitate public access to the ballpark, lighting, landscaping, utilities, streets, and streetscapes. Subd. 8. Streetscape.  "Streetscape" means improvements to streets and sidewalks or other public right-of-way for the purpose of enhancing the movement, safety, convenience, or enjoyment of ballpark patrons and other pedestrians, including decorative lighting and surfaces, plantings, display and exhibit space, adornments, seating, and transit and bus shelters, which are designated as streetscape by the county. Subd. 9. Team.  "Team" means the owner and operator of the baseball team currently known as the Minnesota Twins or any team owned and operated by someone who purchases or otherwise takes ownership or control of or reconstitutes the baseball team currently known as the Minnesota Twins. History:   2006 c 257 s 6
MN Stat § 473.752 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.752 — Location.

473.752 LOCATION. The ballpark must be located in the city of Minneapolis at a site within the development area. History:   2006 c 257 s 7
MN Stat § 473.753 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.753 — Property Tax Exemption; Special Assessments.

473.753 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION; SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. Any real or personal property acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used, or occupied by the authority or county for any of the purposes of Laws 2006, chapter 257, is declared to be acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used, and occupied for public, governmental, and municipal purposes, and is exempt from ad valorem taxation by the state or any political subdivision of the state; provided that the properties are subject to special assessments levied by a political subdivision for a local improvement in amounts proportionate to and not exceeding the special benefit received by the properties from the improvement. No possible use of any of the properties in any manner different from their use under Laws 2006, chapter 257, at the time may be considered in determining the special benefit received by the properties. Notwithstanding section 272.01, subdivision 2, or 273.19, real or personal property subject to a lease or use agreement between the authority or county and another person for uses related to the purposes of Laws 2006, chapter 257, including the operation of the ballpark and related parking facilities, is exempt from taxation regardless of the length of the lease or use agreement. This section, insofar as it provides an exemption or special treatment, does not apply to any real property that is leased for residential, business, or commercial development or other purposes different from those contemplated in Laws 2006, chapter 257. History:   2006 c 257 s 8
MN Stat § 473.754 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.754 — Employees And Vendors.

473.754 EMPLOYEES AND VENDORS. (a) The Minnesota Ballpark Authority shall make good faith efforts to have entry-level middle management and upper management staffed by minority and female employees. The authority shall also make best efforts to employ women and members of minority communities. The authority shall make good faith efforts to utilize minority and female-owned businesses in Hennepin County. Best efforts shall be made to use vendors of goods and services provided by minority and female-owned businesses from Hennepin County. (b) The authority shall contract with an employment assistance firm, preferably minority owned, to create an employment program to recruit, hire, and retain minorities for the stadium facility. The authority shall hold a job fair and recruit and advertise at Minneapolis Urban League, Sabathani, American Indian OIC, Youthbuild organizations, and other such organizations. (c) The authority shall report the efforts made in paragraphs (a) and (b) to the attorney general. History:   2006 c 257 s 9
MN Stat § 473.76 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.76 — Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission.

473.76 METROPOLITAN SPORTS FACILITIES COMMISSION. The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission may authorize, by resolution, technical, professional, or financial assistance to the county and authority for the development and operation of the ballpark upon such terms and conditions as the county or authority and the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission may agree, including reimbursement of financial assistance from the proceeds of the bonds authorized in this chapter. Without limiting the foregoing permissive powers, the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission shall transfer $300,000 from its cash reserves to the county on or prior to January 1, 2007, for use in connection with preliminary ballpark and public infrastructure costs, which amount shall be repaid by the county from collections of the tax authorized by section 473.757, if any. History:   2006 c 257 s 15
MN Stat § 473.761 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.761 — City Requirements.

473.761 CITY REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. Land conveyance. At the request of the authority or county, the city of Minneapolis shall convey to the authority or county, as applicable, at fair market value all real property it owns that is located in the development area and is not currently used for road, sidewalk, or utility purposes and that the authority or county determines to be necessary for ballpark or public infrastructure purposes. Subd. 2. Liquor licenses. At the request of the authority, the city of Minneapolis shall issue intoxicating liquor licenses that are reasonably requested for the premises of the ballpark. These licenses are in addition to the number authorized by law. All provisions of chapter 340A, not inconsistent with this section apply to the licenses authorized under this subdivision. Subd. 3. Charter limitations. Actions taken by the city of Minneapolis under Laws 2006, chapter 257, in a planning or regulatory capacity, actions for which fair market value reimbursement is provided or for which standard fees are collected, and any tax exemptions established under Laws 2006, chapter 257, shall not be deemed to be an expenditure or other use of city resources within the meaning of any charter limitation. History:   2006 c 257 s 16