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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />PAGE TWO <br />JANUARY 26, 1990 <br />2. A collaborative review of proposed TIF <br />projects involving the cities, County and <br />School District(s). <br />3. As limited on the amount of property value <br />that can be captured by a City for TIF <br />purposes. Included in the discussion on <br />this issue are the following items, <br />recognition of differences in values, <br />land use and growth among cities. <br />. growth of cap as property values grow. <br />turnback of tax value to County and <br />School District(s) if cap exceeded. <br />As the Ramsey County and St. Paul lobbyists describe <br />it, "the train is already out of the station." If we <br />wish to protect our interests, we must work together to <br />come up with a proposal that the Legislature will <br />accept as an alternative. That is the goal of our work <br />group. In the meantime, I recommend that we take a <br />position of urging the Legislature to make changes to <br />TIF in a manner that will not unduly limit any city's <br />authority and to recognize that TIF is the only tool <br />left for economic development. <br />B. Comparable Worth - In the words of Senator Freeman, <br />"...there will be changes...' to the Comparable Worth <br />Law. The only question is, "How onerous will these <br />changes be?" <br />You have previously received a memo from me regarding a <br />proposal from the Department of Employee Relations <br />(DOER) to amend the Pay Equity Act. The flaws in the <br />proposal and report are quite clear, but the <br />Legislators I have talked to or heard from at hearings <br />do not seem to be concerned about them or are confused <br />by the complexity of the issue. Essentially, the DOER <br />proposal comes down to an either/or analysis. <br />If the DOER proposal to pay all employees using a <br />"combined line" system with all employee groups <br />represented on the line is made less, collective <br />bargaining will cease. You cannot bargain wages when <br />the level of compensation for one group is dictated by <br />