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SF 5150

Housing infrastructure bonds issue authorization to finance a grant to the Minneapolis Public Housing for the Glendale Townhomes redevelopment project

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Doron Clark

The bill authorizes up to $7 million in housing infrastructure bonds to fund a grant to MPHA-affiliates for redeveloping Glendale Townhomes, with annual debt-service transfers from

Referred to Housing and Homelessness Prevention
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Bill Summary · SF 5150

Summary of SF 5150 (2025-2026) – Housing Infrastructure Bonds for Glendale Townhomes Redevelopment

Purpose and Intent

  • The bill authorizes Minnesota to issue housing infrastructure bonds to finance a grant for the redevelopment of the Glendale Townhomes in Minneapolis.
  • Specifically, the proceeds would be awarded as a grant to the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) or affiliated entities in which MPHA has an ownership or management interest, for the Glendale Townhomes project.

Key Provisions

Section 1 – Additional Bond Authorization

  • Adds Subdivision 2l to Minnesota Statutes, § 462A.37.
  • Valley of authorization: The agency may issue up to $7,000,000 in one or more series of housing infrastructure bonds.
  • Pledged payments: The payments from the bond issue may be pledged to bond payments.
  • Grant use: Proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized under this subdivision must be awarded as a grant to MPHA or one or more MPHA-affiliated entities (limited partnerships, LLCs, or other entities in which MPHA has an ownership interest or serves as managing member/GP) for the Glendale Townhomes redevelopment in Minneapolis.
  • Effective date: The authorization becomes effective the day after final enactment.

Section 2 – Housekeeping and Funding Transfers

  • Amends § 462A.37, subdivision 5 (Additional appropriation), to outline annual certifications and transfers related to debt service for housing infrastructure bonds.
  • Annual debt service certification: MPHA must certify the actual annual debt service for each bond series.
  • Annual transfers from the General Fund to the Housing Infrastructure Bond Account (under § 462A.21, subd. 33) to support debt service, with annual caps:
    • Subdivision 2a bonds: up to $6,400,000 per year (starting 2015 through 2037).
    • Subdivision 2b bonds: up to $800,000 per year (starting 2017 through 2038).
    • Subdivision 2c bonds: up to $2,800,000 per year (starting 2019 through 2040).
    • Subdivisions 2d through 2h, 2f–2g, etc.: annual transfers with varying start years (2020 or later) and ongoing through 2041–2049 as applicable.
    • The transfers are appropriated from the General Fund to the Commissioner of Management and Budget (MMB) to fund debt service.
  • The agency may pledge state payments under this section to secure housing infrastructure bonds.
  • Effective date: The section becomes effective the day after final enactment.

Who Is Affected

  • Primary: Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (and MPHA-affiliates that meet the ownership/management criteria).
  • Beneficiary: Glendale Townhomes redevelopment project in Minneapolis.
  • State agencies impacted: Minnesota Department of Management and Budget (through debt-service transfers) and the Housing Infrastructure Bond program.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Process: Referred to the Senate committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.
  • Financial mechanics: Establishes a dedicated bond issuance (up to $7 million) with a guaranteed mechanism for annual debt-service transfers from the General Fund to the Housing Infrastructure Bond Account to support bond payments.
  • Duration: The statute includes long-term transfer provisions tied to various bond series, with specified start and end years (ranging from 2015–2049 for different series), aligning with typical long-term housing infrastructure financing structures.
  • Effective date: Both sections become effective the day after final enactment.

Overall Impact

  • Provides a dedicated funding mechanism to support the Glendale Townhomes redevelopment by leveraging housing infrastructure bonds.
  • Creates a predictable state backing via annual debt-service transfers to ensure bondholders’ payments, enabling MPHA to obtain financing for the project.
  • Establishes programmatic flexibility by authorizing MPHA-affiliates to receive and utilize grant funds for redevelopment.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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