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1 *this year's tax bill would hold down property taxes by about <br />2 $200,000,000 over what they would have been without those changes; <br />3 *The $53,000,000 one time payment to cities who have been spending <br />4 the most was intended to make up for the impact the law would have <br />5 on them later on. <br />6 Mr. Childs told the legislator what troubled him most about the bill <br />7 was that the City of St. Anthony, which has been a low taxing city, <br />8 is penalized because the formula is based on the total mill rate, <br />9 which includes one of the highest taxing school districts and <br />10 counties. <br />11 Councilmember Marks told Senator Marty the suburbs perceive the <br />12 larger cities like Minneapolis and St. Paul have formed a "power <br />13 block" which the suburbs, because of different problems, find hard to <br />14 coordinate against. He said cities like St. Anthony who are willing <br />15 to pay more for better quality schooling for its children are also <br />16 "put at loggerheads" with outstate communities who don't spend that <br />17 much. <br />18 Mayor Sundland indicated that was why he perceived it was incumbent <br />19 upon the City's representatives to make a distinction between the <br />20 school district's and City's spending in the tax package. <br />21 Senator Marty indicated he agreed that the larger cities had more <br />22 "clout" because they were able to put more lobbyists over at the <br />23 capitol and he promised to look further into the question of the long <br />24 term impact of splitting school rates from the City's and to consider <br />25 at least raising that question the next time tax legislation is <br />26 proposed. <br />27 Councilmember Marks suggested fair distribution of tax increment <br />28 financing was another issue which the legislator could keep his eye <br />29 on for the suburbs. <br />30 Legislation having to do with obscenity and the state's role in <br />31 solving St. Anthony's water contamination problems were discussed <br />32 briefly before Senator Marty was thanked for coming and left the <br />33 meeting. <br />34 MAY 24, 1988 COUNCIL MINUTES <br />35 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve the above with the <br />36 following changes: <br />37 Page 7, line 22: Substitute "be invited" for "had requested". <br />38 Page 9, lines <br />39 16 & 17: Substitute "the government doesn't provide water <br />40 for its residents which instead is provided by <br />2 <br />