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About $1.5 million each year for rent assistance and/or famUy stabilization. <br />milThe governor has vetoed $500,000 for lead abatement and $200,000 of a $400.1 <br />appropriation for emergency mortgage foreclostiie prevention and emergency rental <br />assistance. <br />(IX) ISSUES NOT PASSED IN 1995 <br />There were several bills of interest or concern that the AMM reported on d^g this <br />session which did not pass. TechnicaUy. these bills are still "aUve” and can be consakred <br />when the Legislature reconvenes in January. <br />Housing as a Regional System <br />(HF. 1258-Hausman-.SJ. 1233-Pappas) ^ <br />This bill as introduced would have made housing a fifth regional system and required the <br />Met CouncU to establish affordable housing goals for each city. <br />Codification of Regional Blueprint <br />(HF. 1114-Entenza;S.F. 1109 -hlovak) . . „ u, u i <br />This bill also would have required the Met Council to estabhsh affordable housing goals <br />and codified into statute portions of the Regional Blueprint <br />Land Stewardship Land Use Planning Bill <br />(HF. 779 - Orfield; SF. 698 - Morse) <br />This bill virtually froze the MUSA line and established addidonal requirements for <br />comprehensive plans. It also would have allowed residents throughout the state to bring <br />civU action against the Met CouncU if local actions were not in compUance with Met <br />CouncU plans and policies. <br />Direct Election of Met Council Members <br />(HF.609-Orfield:SF. 1107-Mondale) <br />This biU would have estabUshed direct elections of a 16-member Met Councu and <br />provided public financing for candidates. <br />Property Tax Freeze , -m. c ♦ <br />The Senate-proposed property tax and levy freeze did not become law. The Senate <br />passed the freeze bUl (S.F. 1570) and then re-passed it three different times attached to <br />other House files (H.F. 602,603 and 1864). <br />During the final week of the session, the House leadership agreed to report out a <br />conference report on H.F. 603. However, neither the Senate nor the House leadership <br />could muster more than 15-20 House members to support the bill. The bUl never came to <br />a vote on the House floor. <br />1995 Policy Narrative