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ITEM # 7. <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Economic Development Authority <br />Mayor & City Council <br />Housing & Redevelopment Authority <br />FROM: Catherine Mehelich, Director of Economic <br />DATE: September I I, 2006 <br />DevelopmentC /~ <br />SUBJECT: JOINT MEETING WITH HRA AND COUNCIL for <br />Presentation on Eminent Domain and Redevelopment <br />Attachments <br />• "Focus on New Laws: Eminent Domain", League of MN Cities article, August 9, <br />2006. <br />• "The Shoe Falls: What the Legislature Did to Redevelopment Takings", by Attorney <br />Stephen Bubul, I{ennedy & Graven, June 12, 2006. <br />• "Eminent Domain & Redevelopment", PowexPoint, September 11, 2006. <br />Background <br />Over the past year staff periodically provided the EDA, HRA and City Council information <br />and updates on proposed legislative changes to Minnesota's eminent domain law. The <br />Minnesota Legislature did enact a new law that severely restricts the use of eminent domain <br />fox economic development and redevelopment purposes and provides greater compensation <br />to property owners in all condemnation proceedings. <br />Issue <br />Stacie I{vilvang of Ehlers & Associates has been invited to provide an overview of the <br />recent changes to the eminent domain law and how those changes will affect how the City, <br />HRA and EDA undertakes economic development and redevelopment activities. <br />S:\EDA\AGENDA\Year2006\9.11.06 Eminent Domain presentation.doc <br />