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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUN FROM: CLERK-ADMINISTRAT 1i DATE: OCTOBER 10, 1988 SUBJECT: LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES COORDINATING COMMITTEE PROPERTY TAX COMPUTER ANALYSIS After receiving your comments regarding the request from the Municipal Legislative Commission and Association of lopment politan Municipalitiesfo uter analysbstl1 contactedon to the Mr. Roger of a property tax P olitan Municipalities Peterson of the Association of Metro' for further information. Mr. Pete lawrsonfirm oofeBrihthe Briggs and program would be developed by the Morgan under contract ewith and ththe Li.n91990ue fthe nties League pi coordinating o that could be used beginning in Minnesota Cities would be using this informatior, to develop their own computer program ram and the data base used 1991. The development of the Briggs Morgan under would be soley decided by rcntraCt with the League of Minnesota Cities and will include all information applicable to property taxcan be es including aebalancenbetweennthe metroer at an effort - area and out -state made to bring of the computer analysis would be to cities. The purpose Leto analysis of the 1990 tax law and first develop a comp legislative prop .: the evaluate various alternative leg' and protect improve the 1990 law , retaseceivedmes tbydcitiestin the metro the current dollars being ed a legislative area. Finally, from that will be develop package which will be used oaattempt t toive package before of various.groups to support the legislature during the next session. Mr. Peterson advised me that although the Municipal Legisla- tive Commission and Association of Metrofolitan Municipali- ties are the sponsoring agencies for this effort, the -loindividual that has been the major an`ouncilmembuence in orvfroming this snalysi, is Mr. Larry Bakken , as the Chair of Golden Valley. Mr. Bakken will be ser�h�9aevelopment of the Committee that will be overseeing this computer analysin• no Mr. Peterson emphffort asized to me that there will operty taxissue on the part of anyone to politicizIttis he 'heir sole intent to from either Gf these twackagepthat will protect the develop a legislative p fully interests of the metropolitan cities while providing a a coalition of metro and cut -state organiations. balance between metro and out -state interests and ope developing ment 2,0 Your direction regarding a contribution to the devereciated. of this property tax computer analysis would be,aPP DFP/MJS Attachment: September 28, 1988 Memo