STATE OF MINNESOTA TWELFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
JOBS & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Bob Gunther, Chair of the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Policy & Finance Committee, called the twelfth meeting to order at 8:18 a.m., on Wednesday, February 2, 2005, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
GUNTHER, Bob, Chair
GAROFALO, Pat, Vice Chair
BRADLEY, Fran
CLARK, Karen
GAZELKA, Paul
MAHONEY, Tim
NELSON, Mike
RUTH, Connie
SERTICH, Tony
SLAWIK, Nora
WESTERBERG, Andy
WILKIN, Tim
Members excused: All members were present.
A quorum was present.
Chair Gunther moved HF XXXX to be before the committee and to be recommended for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Chair Gunther presented HF XXXX
HF XXXX was laid over for recommendation for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Chair Gunther moved HF 0428 to be before the committee and to be recommended for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Representative Lanning presented HF 0428.
Testifying on HF 0428 was:
Tom Kuntz, Mayor of Owatonna
HF 0428 was laid over for recommendation for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Vice Chair Garofalo moved HF 0392 to be before the committee and to be recommended for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Representative Samuelson presented HF 0392.
Testifying on HF 0392 were:
Steve Larson, Mayor, New Brighton
Matt Fulton, City Manager, New Brighton
HF 0392 was laid over for recommendation for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Chair Gunther moved HF 0625 to be before the committee and to be recommended for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Sykora presented HF 0625.
Testifying on HF 0625 were:
Gabriel Jabbaur, City of Orono
Lili McMillan, former Orono City Council member
Dean Ashman, veteran’s organization
Senator Gen Olson
HF 0625 was laid over, as amended, for recommendation for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus bill.
Representative Westerberg moved HF 0340 to be before the committee and to be recommended for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Representative Howes presented HF 0340.
Testifying on HF 0340 was:
Mitch Loomis, Walker, MN
HF 0340 was laid over for recommendation for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus bill.
Representative Gunther moved HF 0548 to be before the committee and to be recommended for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Representative McNamara presented HF 0548.
Testifying on HF 0548 were:
Dana Elling Schultz, Hasting City Council
Bruce Chamberlain, landscape architect, Holsington Koegler Group Architects
HF 0548 was laid over for recommendation for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus bill.
Representative Gazelka moved to approve the Minutes of February 1, 2005. The Motion Prevailed and the Minutes of February 1, 2005 were Approved.
Representative Mahoney moved HF 0608 to be before the committee and to be recommended for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Representative Dill presented HF 0608.
Representative Mahoney moved an oral amendment to HF 0608, on line 10, delete "$1,571,473" and insert "$1,500,000" and on line 24, delete "$1,571,473" and insert "$1,500,000". The Motion Prevailed and the Amendment was Adopted.
Representative Mahoney moved Amendment A05-0021. The Motion Prevailed and Amendment A05-0021 was Adopted.
HF 0608 was laid over for recommendation for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus bill.
Chair Gunther moved HF 0603 to be before the committee and to be recommended for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Representative Dorman presented HF 0603.
Testifying on HF 0603 was:
John Erickson, Austin City Engineer
HF 0603 was laid over for recommendation for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus bill.
Representative Mahoney moved HF 0397 to be before the committee and to be recommended for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Representative Mahoney presented HF 0397.
Testifying on HF 0397 was:
Randy Kelly, Mayor of St. Paul
HF 0397 was laid over for recommendation for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus bill.
Representative Clark moved HF XXXX to be before the committee and to be recommended for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Representative Abrams presented HF XXXX.
Testifying on HF XXXX was:
Duane Coleman, Vice President of Development, Colin Powell Youth Leadership Corp.
Stephanie Carlson, Senior Project Director, Colin Powell Youth Leadership Corp.
HF XXXX was laid over for recommendation for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus bill.
Representative Clark moved HF 0491 to be before the committee and to be recommended for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Representative Clark presented HF 0491.
Testifying on HF 0491 was:
Jodi Harpstead, Chief Advancement Officer, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
HF 0491 was laid over for recommendation for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus bill.
Representative Clark moved HF XXXX to be before the committee and to be recommended for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus Bill.
Representative Clark presented HF XXXX.
Testifying on HF XXXX was:
Dean Zimmerman, Minneapolis City Council
Jackie Dionne, Assistant Director, Minneapolis Park Board
Jeb Riekert, Minneapolis Park Board
Bill Ziegler, Executive Director, Little Earth Neighborhood, Minneapolis
HF 0491 was laid over for recommendation for inclusion in the Capital Investment Omnibus bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:06 am.
REP. BOB GUNTHER, CHAIR
Kitty Musty
Committee Legislative Assistant