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'''Steve Minn''' is the former Minority Leader of the Minneapolis City Council, former appointed state official, and is vice president and chief financial manager of Lupe Development<ref name=":0"></ref>, a company that plans, designs and manages residential and mixed use real estate development projects in the Minnesota Twin Cities area.<ref></ref>
== Education ==
Steve Minn earned a bachelor's degree in management from [[Syracuse University]]<ref name=":2" /> and holds an MBA in urban development and finance finance from the [[Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University|Kellogg Graduate School of Management]] at [[Northwestern University]].<ref name=":0" />
== Career ==
=== Lupe Development ===
Since 1989, Minn has worked for Lupe Development. As a senior executive, he oversees the planning, acquisition, budgeting, finance and construction management responsibilities. Since 2002 Minn managed the development and construction of more than 1,000 units of housing and more than 2 million square feet of mixed use, commercial, and industrial property.<ref name=":0" />
=== Elected and appointed government positions ===
Steve Minn was elected to and served on the [[Minneapolis City Council]] from 1994 to 1999, representing Ward 13<ref name=":2">https://ift.tt/2mTLlZe>, while rising the ranks to become Minority Leader.<ref name=":0" />
He is not affiliated with a political party; rather, he ran as an independent.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
In 1997, Minn won his race with 59.28 percent of the vote. In 1993 he had won with 53.09 percent.<ref></ref>
In 1999, he resigned his position to join the Governor [[Jesse Ventura]]'s administration, first as State Commissioner of Public Service in 1999, and then as State Commissioner of Commerce from 2000 to 2001.<ref name=":0" />
He was also appointed by the Minneapolis mayor as the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority Commissioner.<ref name=":0" />
When Ventura appointed Minn, Ventura put out the following statement:<ref>[https://ift.tt/2mQUaCP Appointment, Steve Minn]. Gov. Jesse Ventura Administration. ''Minnesota Historical Society''. Retrieved 2018-07-29.</ref><blockquote>In five years on the city council, Steve Minn has done a fantastic job serving the people of Minneapolis. Now we're going to put his skills to work for the entire state. The Department of Public Service looks out for all Minnesota consumers, and that's right up Steve's alley—he's always fighting for the little guy, and he gets results. Steve's one of those guys who gets out there in the community, goes to the meetings, listens to the people—he's a perfect fit for my administration.</blockquote>
=== Politics ===
In 2017, Minn advocated on behalf of a political committee called Minneapolis Works, a coalition with the aim of making sure the interests of the business community have an impact on the 2017 city council election. In a fundraising email on behalf of Minneapolis Works, Minn wrote, "If you thought it was impossible for a committed Socialist to run on a platform of Rent Control and establishing a municipal income tax to pay for social engineering … Meet: Ginger Jentzen." Ginger Jentzen was the Socialist Alternative candidate for a city council seat in 2017, eventually losing.
== Policy issues ==
=== $15 per hour minimum wage ===
In June 2017, the Minneapolis City Council quickly passed a $15 minimum wage over the strong objections of workers and businesses. The council's vote took place one week after the release of a study showing the high cost of Seattle's minimum wage.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
When Minneapolis first began to consider raising the local minimum wage to $15 per hour, Minn came out publicly in opposition. He believed that such a wage would hurt future affordable housing developments in the city. Affordable housing rents are on a fixed schedule that is determined by the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development]] (HUD). Landlords cannot raise the rents to cover increased costs, and they are not allowed to pass on higher utility costs to their tenants. Minn believes that the $15 per hour minimum wage would dissuade developers from developing affordable housing units in the future for these reasons.<ref></ref>
=== Affordable housing ===
In Minnesota, cities are able to enter into contracts with existing residential building owners that keep rents and income restrictions below 60 percent of the area median income. In effect, this decreases the properties' taxable rate by 40 percent. The tax loss is much lower than the cost of replacing a "lost affordable unit." Minn advocated for landlords utilizing these policies to keep rents from rising.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Minn also advocated for the government to pay landlords competitive rents under the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program. He believes that these policies, when used, would allow landlords of older buildings to keep those buildings, make some improvements, and hold rent at a steady amount.<ref name=":1" />
=== Public works ===
While serving on the Minneapolis City Council, Minn introduced legislation that would implement 24-hour snow plowing in the city. His underlying reason was to create a strategy to minimize the creation of potholes on the city's streets.<ref>https://ift.tt/2AnsoHW>
== Boards and commissions ==
Minn has been appointed to several civic boards, including:<ref name=":0" />
* State Environmental Quality Board
* University of Minnesota Commission on Excellence
* Minneapolis Community Development Agency Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Housing
* Mississippi River Critical Area Rulemaking Project
* AEON Board of Advisors
* Summit Academy Construction Advisory Board
He also served on the board of directors of Bridgewater Bank, a financial institution based out of Bloomington, Minnesota.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
== Education ==
Steve Minn earned a bachelor's degree in management from [[Syracuse University]]<ref name=":2" /> and holds an MBA in urban development and finance finance from the [[Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University|Kellogg Graduate School of Management]] at [[Northwestern University]].<ref name=":0" />
== Career ==
=== Lupe Development ===
Since 1989, Minn has worked for Lupe Development. As a senior executive, he oversees the planning, acquisition, budgeting, finance and construction management responsibilities. Since 2002 Minn managed the development and construction of more than 1,000 units of housing and more than 2 million square feet of mixed use, commercial, and industrial property.<ref name=":0" />
=== Elected and appointed government positions ===
Steve Minn was elected to and served on the [[Minneapolis City Council]] from 1994 to 1999, representing Ward 13<ref name=":2">https://ift.tt/2mTLlZe>, while rising the ranks to become Minority Leader.<ref name=":0" />
He is not affiliated with a political party; rather, he ran as an independent.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
In 1997, Minn won his race with 59.28 percent of the vote. In 1993 he had won with 53.09 percent.<ref></ref>
In 1999, he resigned his position to join the Governor [[Jesse Ventura]]'s administration, first as State Commissioner of Public Service in 1999, and then as State Commissioner of Commerce from 2000 to 2001.<ref name=":0" />
He was also appointed by the Minneapolis mayor as the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority Commissioner.<ref name=":0" />
When Ventura appointed Minn, Ventura put out the following statement:<ref>[https://ift.tt/2mQUaCP Appointment, Steve Minn]. Gov. Jesse Ventura Administration. ''Minnesota Historical Society''. Retrieved 2018-07-29.</ref><blockquote>In five years on the city council, Steve Minn has done a fantastic job serving the people of Minneapolis. Now we're going to put his skills to work for the entire state. The Department of Public Service looks out for all Minnesota consumers, and that's right up Steve's alley—he's always fighting for the little guy, and he gets results. Steve's one of those guys who gets out there in the community, goes to the meetings, listens to the people—he's a perfect fit for my administration.</blockquote>
=== Politics ===
In 2017, Minn advocated on behalf of a political committee called Minneapolis Works, a coalition with the aim of making sure the interests of the business community have an impact on the 2017 city council election. In a fundraising email on behalf of Minneapolis Works, Minn wrote, "If you thought it was impossible for a committed Socialist to run on a platform of Rent Control and establishing a municipal income tax to pay for social engineering … Meet: Ginger Jentzen." Ginger Jentzen was the Socialist Alternative candidate for a city council seat in 2017, eventually losing.
== Policy issues ==
=== $15 per hour minimum wage ===
In June 2017, the Minneapolis City Council quickly passed a $15 minimum wage over the strong objections of workers and businesses. The council's vote took place one week after the release of a study showing the high cost of Seattle's minimum wage.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
When Minneapolis first began to consider raising the local minimum wage to $15 per hour, Minn came out publicly in opposition. He believed that such a wage would hurt future affordable housing developments in the city. Affordable housing rents are on a fixed schedule that is determined by the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development]] (HUD). Landlords cannot raise the rents to cover increased costs, and they are not allowed to pass on higher utility costs to their tenants. Minn believes that the $15 per hour minimum wage would dissuade developers from developing affordable housing units in the future for these reasons.<ref></ref>
=== Affordable housing ===
In Minnesota, cities are able to enter into contracts with existing residential building owners that keep rents and income restrictions below 60 percent of the area median income. In effect, this decreases the properties' taxable rate by 40 percent. The tax loss is much lower than the cost of replacing a "lost affordable unit." Minn advocated for landlords utilizing these policies to keep rents from rising.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Minn also advocated for the government to pay landlords competitive rents under the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program. He believes that these policies, when used, would allow landlords of older buildings to keep those buildings, make some improvements, and hold rent at a steady amount.<ref name=":1" />
=== Public works ===
While serving on the Minneapolis City Council, Minn introduced legislation that would implement 24-hour snow plowing in the city. His underlying reason was to create a strategy to minimize the creation of potholes on the city's streets.<ref>https://ift.tt/2AnsoHW>
== Boards and commissions ==
Minn has been appointed to several civic boards, including:<ref name=":0" />
* State Environmental Quality Board
* University of Minnesota Commission on Excellence
* Minneapolis Community Development Agency Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Housing
* Mississippi River Critical Area Rulemaking Project
* AEON Board of Advisors
* Summit Academy Construction Advisory Board
He also served on the board of directors of Bridgewater Bank, a financial institution based out of Bloomington, Minnesota.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
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