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The task force must consider and develop recommendations for the administration, program plan, and oversight of the Capitol Area community vitality account. The task force must submit its recommendations to the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board for approval. A report including the approved recommendations must be submitted by the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over the board no later than February 1, 2024.

In 2023, the Legislature established the Capitol Area community vitality account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of administration to improve the livability, economic health, and safety of communities within the Capitol Area, provided that no funds may be expended until a detailed program and oversight plan to govern their use, in accordance with the spending recommendations of the Capitol Area Community Vitality Task Force as approved by the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, has been further approved by law.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 6, the task force expires upon submission of the report.

The task force consists of the following members: the executive secretary of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board; one member of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, appointed by the board; two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, of whom one must be a member of the majority caucus of the house, and one must be a member of the minority caucus of the house; two members of the senate appointed by the majority leader of the senate, of whom one must be a member of the majority caucus of the senate, and one must be a member of the minority caucus of the senate; four members who are residents, businesspeople, or members of local organizations in the Capitol Area, appointed by the mayor of St. Paul; and one member of the public appointed by the governor.

The task force must elect a chair and other officers from among its members.

Appointments to the task force must be made no later than July 15, 2023. The executive secretary of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board must convene the first meeting of the task force no later than August 15, 2023.

The following individuals served on the task force:

• Erik Cedarleaf Dahl
• Representative Samakab Hussein
• Representative Isaac Schultz
• Senator Sandy Pappas
• Senator Julia E. Coleman
• Tahnea Brown
• Emmanuel Donaby
• Hannah Hills
• Gloria Contreras-Edin
• Representative María Pérez-Vega