To ensure that residents, businesses and others are informed of current programs, projects, policies and activities of the Department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED), information is regularly posted on this page for public review:

• Real property acquisition and disposition/land sales
• Development proposals
• Policies (non-administrative)
• Program guidelines and related programmatic allocations
• Development objectives and criteria
• Redevelopment plans and modifications
• Tax Increment Financing (TIF) plans and amendments
• Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for development, and proposals submitted in response to those RFPs
• Updates to the CPED Business Plan

Archive of Items for Public Review

Opportunity to Review Upper Harbor Infrastructure TIF Plan – Comments Due Monday June 20, 2022

The City of Minneapolis invites the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, the Minneapolis Board of Education, the Minneapolis City Planning Commission, McKinley Community and Marshall Terrace Neighborhoods and other interested parties to review and comment on the Upper Harbor Terminal Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Plan .

The Upper Harbor Infrastructure Tax Increment Financing Plan has been prepared to help finance the public costs of site preparation.  These include the relocation and extension of utility connections and construction of infrastructure to provide improved site access.  The Upper Harbor site is a former river barge shipping terminal that is no longer accessible to barges due to the closure of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock & Dam.  The site is slated for mixed-use development, which will include housing, commercial, production and performance venue components in a phased redevelopment.  The redeveloped site will also include a new riverfront park. 

The TIF Plan establishes a new redevelopment TIF district and includes a budget for the use of tax increment revenue generated by the new TIF district. 

It is expected that the TIF Plan will be considered at the following meetings of the Minneapolis City Council and its committees:

Business, Inspections, Housing and Zoning Committee
(A public hearing will be conducted at this meeting.)
Tuesday June 21, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.

City Council
Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.

Both meetings will be held in Minneapolis City Hall, 350 S. Fifth Street, Room 317.

If you or your group would like to meet to discuss the proposed TIF Plan, if you would like paper copies, or if you have questions or comments, please contact Hilary Holmes, Senior Project Coordinator.

Comments are due by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, June 20, 2022.

Seeking public comments for the 2022 Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) Program and NOFA

The City of Minneapolis is preparing the 2022 Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) Program Policies and Procedures and the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for release later this spring. The Program’s purpose is to help finance the production, preservation, or stabilization of affordable rental housing projects with 10 or more units in Minneapolis. This program is updated on an annual basis. All proposed changes (both substantive and administrative) are highlighted yellow in the draft documents.

Draft documents for the AHTF Program and NOFA

• Affordable Housing Trust Fund 2022 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
• Affordable Housing Trust Fund Supporting Documents
• Affordable Housing Trust Fund 2022 Program Policies and Procedures

The deadline to submit comments is Monday, May 2, 2022 by 4:00 p.m. Please provide comments to Carrie Goldberg.

It is expected that these changes will be considered at the following meetings of the Minneapolis City Council and its committees:

Business, Inspections, Housing & Zoning Committee
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.

City Council
Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.

Opportunity to Review Modification No. 2 to the Lake and Nicollet Redevelopment Plan and Mod No. 131 to the Common Plan

The City of Minneapolis invites the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, the Minneapolis Board of Education, the Minneapolis City Planning Commission and other interested parties to review and comment on Mod 2 to the Lake and Nicollet Redevelopment Plan and Mod No. 131 to the Common Plan. 

Modification No. 2 to the Lake and Nicollet Redevelopment Plan and Modification No. 131 to the Common Plan add three parcels to the list of property that may be acquired.

It is expected that the plans will be considered at the following meetings of the Minneapolis City Council and its committees:

Business, Inspections, Housing and Zoning Committee
(A public hearing will be conducted at this meeting.)
Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.

City Council
Thursday, March 24 at 9:30 a.m.

Both meetings will be held in Minneapolis City Hall, 350 S. Fifth Street, Room 317.

If you or your group would like to meet to discuss the proposed TIF Plan, if you would like paper copies, or if you have questions or comments, contact Rebecca Parrell.

During the declared local public health emergency, Minneapolis has transitioned to an electronic format for its public meetings and hearings, authorized under Minn. Stat. Section 13D.021, to minimize the risk of exposure to or potential spread of COVID-19. If you wish to participate by phone during the public hearing portion of the meeting, please register by submitting the online form found under the “participate by phone in the meeting” heading available at: minneapolismn.gov/meetings. If you need an accommodation to fully participate, or if you need this document in a different format, please call 311 or 612-673-2157 (TTY).

Comments are due by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2022.