SSCI 165Lgw Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Joint Powers Authority, Environmental Planning, Wage Theft
Document Summary
Mpos (metropolitan planning organizations) are more like paper tigers . Formal regional governance: councils of gov, metropolitan planning, ad hoc arrangements. Operating agreements and joint powers authorities: single purpose agencies, often federal or state law or funding requirements drive the more formal forms of regional governance. Examples of epistemic communities: salt lake city, ut. Legacy of shared religious culture and focus on family, welcoming immigrants, new transit, new urbanism (density) paired w/rural preservation: grand rapids, mi. Deindustrializaiton came late preceded and followed by investment in downtown (fix it first, wage theft ordinance) Contribution to shared pool: 40% of growth in commercial, industrial, and public utility property tax base since 1971. Shared pool of tax base for metropolitan area. Distribution from shared pool: depends on population and market value of all property per person compared to average market value per person for metropolitan area: minneapolis miracle. Mandate to share affordable housing burden across the region.
