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ITEM / 10. <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />Economic Development Authority <br />Housing and Redevelopment Authority <br />FROM: Heidi Steinmetz, Assistant Director of Economic Development ~~ <br />DATE: February 13, 2006 <br />SUBJECT: Presentation on Proposed Eminent Domain Legislation <br />Attachments <br />• Background information on eminent domain issue <br />• League of Minnesota Cities proposed eminent domain legislation as of February 7 <br />2006 <br />• Institute of Justice/Minnesota Auto Dealers Association (Rep. Johnson/Senator <br />Bakk) proposed eminent domain legislation as of February 8, 2006 <br />Background <br />2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision and its affect on Minnesota <br />Attached is the below background information on the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision <br />regarding Kelo v. New London, Connecticut. <br />• Fact Sheet on the Case of Kelo v. New London <br />• Understanding the Kelo Decision <br />• Kelo v. New London: What does it mean going forward? <br />The Kelo decision has prompted significant discussion and potential legislative activity in <br />Minnesota despite the fact that the decision did not actually change the law in any <br />substantive way for Minnesota. Due to the significant discussion on this issue, the first state <br />legislative public hearing in the Minnesota House CivIl Law Committee was already held on <br />January 11, 2006 even though the legislative session does not begin until March 1, 2006. <br />