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cc':, Sent Don Fluegel 3-13-70 CITY OF HASTINGS MINUTES OF HASTINGS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1970 The meeting convened at 7:30 P.M. at the Hastings Public Library Meeting Room. Those present: Mr. Wait Petersen, Mr. Don Hallberg, Mr. Skip Soleim, Mr. Orvin Moen, Mr. Don Fluegel, Mr. Leonard Bauer, Mr. Ed Fischer and Mr. Arland Siebrecht. Guests present: Thomas Tousignant, Greg Wollmering, Willard Bauer, Tom Majeski, Frank Kasel, George Marshall, Bruce Holien, Elmer O. Kiekow, William Pechacek, Willis J. Olson, Jim Zeller, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schumacher, Mrs. Darlene Hallberg and Mr. Louis W. Claeson, Jr. John Davidson, City Engineer, Wallace Erickson, Administrator-Clk. Mr. Louis W. Claeson, Jr. , Attorney for the League of Municipalities attended the meeting to explain change in tax ation laws affecting Mobile Homes. The present tax structure on Mobile Homes, taxed as personal property was established in 1959. Also a ceiling was established for /he purposes of establishing the market value of the personal property. A new trailer is assessed at 10% of its full and true value. The depreciation then is on approximately 1% a year basis until the trailer is five years old and never reduces below one-half of 1% of sg000 value. The present personal property tax collected is then distributed on the following basis; 10% Goes directly to the State, or is retained by the State. 10% Goes to the County 30% Goes to the Municipality 50% Goes to the School District. These are percentages of the total tax collected. The State has pre-empted all licensing of Mobile Homes. In other words, ali of the licensing of Mobile Homes goes directly to the State for which there is no reimbursement to the municipalities involved. There are some communities studying the possibility of establishing a gross earnings tax against the Mobile Home Park owner or operator, but in certain instances the City Charter may prohibit such a gross earnings tax. In any form, licensing should be established for regulation, not as a revenue raising means. Mr. Claeson indicated he would recommend not levying a tax or licensing at this time by the City until after some form of Legislation has been proposed by the Committee of the League of Municipalities. The committee generally feels it is no longer valid to depreciate on a fixed schedule, that probably because of the demand, the Mobile Home will appreciate in value rather than depreciate.