Archived News
2022
January 7, 2022 Metropolitan Council Committee Reviews Proposed Changes for Livable Communities Program Proposed Change to Corridors of Commerce Program Minnesota Brownfields ReScape Call for Nominations Regional Solicitation Workshop Register for City Development Proforma Workshops
January 14, 2022 Final Rule Issued for American Rescue Plan Act Funds Water Efficiency Grant Program Update DEED Announces Metro Contamination Cleanup Awards
January 21, 2022 Metro Cities Board Sets 2022 Legislative Priorities State Agency Reviews Building Permit Fees, Construction Codes Provisions of Note in Governor's Capital Budget Recommendations House Environment Committee Hearings on Landfills Metropolitan Council Committee Reviews 2040 Comp Plan Review Process Metropolitan Council Begins Planning Community Designations for 2050 Comp Plan Update Process
January 28, 2022 Governor's Supplemental Budget Recommendations Public Safety Proposals This Session Update on Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT) Metropolitan Council Approves LCDA & LCDA-TOD Awards to Eight Cities RentHelpMN Closes Applications Today, Jan 28, at 9:00 pm Federal Reserve Releases Housing Affordability Dashboard DEED Launches $41 Million Second Round of Main Street Economic Revitalization Funding Bills of Note
February 4, 2022 2022 Legislative Session Begins House Committees Preview Housing Funding Requests Public Safety Plan Receives Informational Hearings Senate Proposal to Address Law Enforcement Recruitment Model Resolution on Housing Development Transportation Hearing on IIJA MHFA Announces Consolidated RFP Selections Introduced Bills of Note
February 11, 2022 Zoning Preemption Bill Introduced in House State Revenues Update Emergency Shelter Funding Passes Homelessness Division Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Initiatives Peace Officer Recruitment Bill Sent to Senate Floor Committee on Racial Justice Provides Update Legislature Reviews End of RentHelpMN Applications Land Use Advisory Committee Announcement Metropolitan Council PlanIt Courses Bills of Note
February 18, 2022 ACTION ALERT: Zoning Preemption Bill Hearing Scheduled Next Week Public Safety Bills Housing Committee Reviews Housing Spectrum Act Revenue Presents 4d Report Legislators Call for SWLRT Audit Bills of Note
February 25, 2022 Zoning Preemption Bill Heard in House Committee City-Related Tax Bills Heard in House Election Administration Bills Receive Hearings Transportation Funding Legislation Passes Senate Committee House Considers Additional $330 Million for Rental Assistance Funds Metropolitan Council Accepting Regional Solicitation Applications 2022 Livable Communities Act Funding Takes Shape 2022 Livable Communities (LCA) Webinar 2021 Local Housing Incentives Account (LHIA) Awards Metro Cities Board of Directors Openings Bills of Note
March 4, 2022 Board of Directors Openings and Annual Meeting February State Budget Forecast Zoning Preemption Bill Update Senate Property Tax Division Reviews 4d Low Income Rental Classification Report Audit of Southwest Light Rail Passes House Senate Hears Rent Control Testimony Metropolitan Council Police Work Group Update Contamination Cleanup and Investigation and RAP Development Call for Applications Bills of Note
March 11, 2022 Metro Cities Annual Meeting Public Safety PTSD Proposal Heard in House Committee Housing State Aid Bill: Feedback Requested Market Rate Housing Exclusion Bill Heard in House Local Government Aid Bill Increases Child Care Infrastructure Grants Rent Control Preemption Bill Passes Senate Committee Bill Establishes Statewide Repository for Body Camera Data City Climate Action Grants Discussed in House Environment Electrification and Bus Rapid Transit Metropolitan Council Adopts 2022 Livable Communities Fund Distribution Plan Bills of Note
March 18, 2022 RSVP for Metro Cities Annual Meeting! Zoning Preemption Bill Heard in Senate Committee LGA Bills Heard in House Property Tax Division Market Value Exclusion Housing Bill Advances Local Housing Aid Bill Considered by Tax Committee Federal Spending Bill Signed into Law Bill Requires Municipal Approval for Guideway Plans Rent Control Bill Passes to Senate Floor House Proposal Requires Local Governments to Adopt Homeless Encampment Policy Annexation Bills Heard in House Committee Reminder: Regional Solicitation Applications Due Next Month Bills of Note
March 25, 2022 RSVP for Metro Cities Annual Meeting! Today Marks First Legislative Committee Deadline Zoning Preemption Bill Heard in Second Senate Committee; Laid Over Bill to Modify Open Meeting Law Heard in House Committee 4d Expansion Bill Debated Housing Funding Bills Heard Motor Parts Tax Bill Passes Senate Committee House Property Tax Division Report: Release and Mark Up Next Week Final PFAS Monitoring Plan Released DEED Brownfields and Redevelopment Conference Bills of Note
April 1, 2022 RSVP for Metro Cities Annual Meeting! Second Committee Deadline House Property Tax Division Report Motor Parts Tax Dedication Bill Passes House Committee Open Meeting Law Bill Advances Bill Provides Local Match Funds for Federal Grant Programs Senate Omnibus Bills for Judiciary, Transportation, and Environment Omnibus Housing Bills Released Bill Gives Metropolitan Council $40 Million to Address Racial Homeownership Disparities Bill Would Restrict Corporate Owned Housing Bills of Note
April 8, 2022 RSVP for Metro Cities Annual Meeting! Omnibus Bills Advancing as Legislative Recess Approaches Omnibus Tax Bills Lead Service Line Replacement Bills Metropolitan Council Discusses Equity in 2050 Local Comp Plans How to Apply for Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant (MPDG) Awards Bills of Note
April 14, 2022 Metro Cities Annual Meeting is Next Thursday!
April 22, 2022 Metro Cities’ Annual Meeting and Board Elections Omnibus Bills are Combined and Passed by Ways and Means Environment Omnibus Bill Passes Senate Learn About Shared Mobility in Human Services 2022 Salary & Benefits Survey Bills of Note
April 29, 2022 Unemployment Insurance, Frontline Worker Agreement Reached Auto Parts Tax Dedication Bill Passes Senate House Committee Hears Bill on an Elected Metropolitan Council Senate Capital Investment Committee Discusses Metropolitan Inflow-Infiltration Omnibus Housing Bills Omnibus Jobs Bills Omnibus Environment Bills Omnibus Public Safety Bills State Government, Elections and Transportation Minnesota Housing Announces HomeHelpMN Resources Bills of Note
May 6, 2022 2022 Metro Cities Policy Committees Two Weeks Until Legislative Adjournment Public Safety Omnibus Bill Passes House State Government, Elections, and Transportation Omnibus Bill Passes Senate Senate Property Tax Subcommittee Report Released House Passes Jobs Omnibus Bill Local Road and Bridge Funding Discussed in Senate Committee Register to Attend the Minnesota Brownfields PFAS Forum – May 10 Bills of Note
May 13, 2022 2022 Metro Cities Policy Committees Omnibus Bill Updates City Criminal Background Checks Modification Passes Senate Metropolitan Council Environment Services Reviews Preliminary 2023 Rates Active Transportation Planning Assistance Applications Due Next Month Bill Intros
May 16, 2022 LEADERS REACH OVERALL BUDGET AGREEMENT
May 20, 2022 2022 Metro Cities Policy Committees Legislative Updates HomeHelpMN Homeowner Assistance Program Applications Now Open Free Smart Salting for Local Leaders Workshop MCES Municipal Customer Forum on May 26
May 23, 2022 Conference Committees - Legislative Session Concludes Without Agreement on Tax, Spending Bills
June 3, 2022 Public Comment Open: Transportation Improvement Program Metro Transit Safety and Security Action Plan Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Replacement Grant Opportunity Submit Your Applications for Broadband Development Funds 2022 Metro Cities Policy Committees
June 10, 2022 Metropolitan Council Lays Out 2050 Community Designation Process Redevelopment Grant and Demolition Loan Program Now Seeking Applications HomeHelpMN Application Period Extended Draft 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Plan Comment Period City Leaders Urge Legislature to Pass Bonding Bill and Funds for Infrastructure Metro Cities Breakfast at LMC Annual Conference 2022 Metro Cities Policy Committees
June 17, 2022 Join Us for Breakfast at LMC Annual Conference 2022 Metro Cities Policy Committees
June 23, 2022 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL POPULATION ESTIMATES DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS THIS FRIDAY 2022 Metro Cities Policy Committees
June 30, 2022 Shared Mobility Program Update 2025 Water Resources Policy Plan Update Join a 2022 LCDA & TOD Development Grant Panel Discussion – July 7 HomeHelpMN Application Deadline Extended to August 17 DEED Awards $4 Million in Contamination Cleanup Grants 2022 Metro Cities Policy Committees
July 8, 2022 Metro Cities Policy Committees Begin Week of July 18th New House Publication on Open Meeting Law Metro Cities Breakfast at LMC Conference
July 15, 2022 Policy Committees Start Next Week State Revenues Above February Forecast 2023 MCES Wastewater Rates and Charges Recommended for Approval Metropolitan Council Authorizes Nine LCA Tax Base Revitalization Awards to Four Cities Webinar on Equity in Transportation and Land Use
July 21, 2022 Department of Revenue Releases Truth-In-Taxation Instructions Legislative Policy Committees
July 29, 2022 New State Law on THC Products Preliminary Transportation Operating Budget Arterial Bus Rapid Transit Update MPCA’s Water Quality Fees Rulemaking Governor Releases Economic Expansion Plan
August 5, 2022 Corridors of Commerce Submittal Process Opens with New Requirements Regional Solicitation Budget Tool -- Submit Preferences Until August 17
August 10, 2022 State Revenue Update August Policy Committees
August 19, 2022 Webinar Invite: Corridors of Commerce Program State Removes HomeHelpMN Application Deadline – Program Open Until Funds Depleted Local Housing Trust Fund Matching Grants Available Soon – Inform Program Requirements Upcoming Redevelopment Events August Policy Committee Meetings
August 26, 2022 Metro Cities Signs Letter to Governor and Legislators to Urge Special Session Corridors of Commerce Webinar Legislative Policy Committees Upcoming Redevelopment Events
September 9, 2022 THC Survey Summary 2023 Transportation Unified Planning Work Program Learn about Micromobility Parking
September 16, 2022 Metro Cities Accepting Applications for TAB and TAC Committee Approves 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program Met Council Approves Livable Communities Grants to Five Cities SouthWest Transit Receives Grant Awards
September 23, 2022 Metro Cities Accepting Applications for TAB and TAC Proposed Property Tax Levy Deadline is September 30 Metropolitan Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) Updates
September 30, 2022 Private Inflow & Infiltration Grant Task Force Metro Cities Policy Adoption Meeting: Mark Your Calendar 2023-2028 Capital Programs for Transportation and MCES 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program Adopted Metro Cities Staff — Charlie Vander Aarde
October 7, 2022 Metro Cities Policy Adoption Meeting: Mark Your Calendar! Metro Transit Safety and Security Update Metropolitan Council Community Development 2023-2028 Capital Program
October 14, 2022 Metro Cities Policy Adoption Meeting: Mark Your Calendar! State October Revenues Review Metropolitan Council 2023 Unified Planning Work Program Metropolitan Council Climate Action Work Plan
October 21, 2022 Metro Cities Policy Adoption Meeting: Mark Your Calendar!
October 28, 2022 Metro Cities Policy Adoption Meeting: Mark Your Calendar! Metropolitan Council’s Public Comment Draft of the 2023 Unified Budget
November 4, 2022 RSVP for Metro Cities Policy Adoption Meeting November 17th! THC Web Page Climate Resilience Grant Opportunity
November 10, 2022 RSVP for Metro Cities Policy Adoption Meeting November 17th! Community Development Grant Overview 2022 Residential Wastewater Rates EV Smart Communities Webinar 2022 ELECTIONS UPDATE
November 18, 2022 Metro Cities 2023 Legislative Policies Receive Final Adoption State Revenues Update IIJA Update: Water Infrastructure Deadline: Corridors of Commerce Submittals Due TAB Recommends Regional Solicitation Funding Scenario Changes to Transitway Advancement Policy Under Consideration Application Process Opens for Metropolitan Council Seats and Nominating Committee
November 22, 2022 Active Transportation Funding Opportunity 2023 Legislative Committee Chairs Announced
December 2, 2022 Regional Solicitation Approved by Transportation Committee Metropolitan Council Transitway Advancement Policy Approved IIJA Update: Water Infrastructure Metro Cities Welcomes New Government Relations Specialist House Republican Committee Leads
December 9, 2022 November State Budget Forecast Transportation Funds Forecast
December 16, 2022 Regional Solicitation Approved by Metropolitan Council 2023 House Committee Assignments Climate Action Work Plan Adopted by Metropolitan Council Metropolitan Council 2023 Unified Budget Adopted IIJA Update: Transportation
December 21, 2022 IIJA Funding Update 2023 Senate Committee Assignments
December 29, 2022 Legislative Session Begins January 3rd Thank You and Happy New Year!
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