STATE OF MINNESOTA TWELFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FINANCE DIVISION COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Alice Hausman, Chair of the Capital Investment Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, 2007, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building. The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll. A quorum was not present.
Members present:
HAUSMAN, Alice, Chair
SCALZE, Bev, Vice-Chair
TINGELSTAD, Kathy, GOP-Lead
BERNS, John
CARLSON, Lyndon
DEAN, Matt
HANSON, Rick
HOWES, Larry
JUHNKE, Al
LANNING, Morrie
LIEDER, Bernie
MAHONEY, Tim
MURPHY, Mary
PELOWSKI, Gene
PETERSON, Neil
SOLBERG, Loren
URDAHL, Dean
WAGENIUS, Jean
Member excused:
RUKAVINA, Tom
H.F. 471 (Morrow) - relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to improve ditch systems and waterways in the Lake Titlow watershed.
Rep. Hausman moved that HF 471 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
1. Representative Terry Morrow.
2. Jim Swanson, Sibley East Schools and Chair to the Titlow Committee.
3. Dr. Trent Vorlicek, MSUM Titlow Study.
A quorum was present at 2:30 p.m.
Rep. Hansen moved approval of the minutes from the meeting of February 27, 2007. MOTION PREVAILED - MINUTES WERE ADOPTED
H.F. 875 (Slocum) - relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for emergency building stabilization at Fort Snelling Upper Bluff; authorizing sale and issuance of
state bonds.
Rep. Hansen moved that HF 875 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
1. Representative Linda Slocum.
2. Patrick R. Connoy, Economic Development Project Coordinator, Hennepin County.
3. Bob Hunter, Hennepin County Corrections.
4. Larry Peterson, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks & Recreation.
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H.F. 883 (Marquart) - relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a digital elevation model of the Red River basin.
Rep. Lieder moved that HF 883 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
1. Representative Paul Marquart.
2. Jon Roeschlein, Administrator, Water Institute.
3. Ron Harnack, Red River Water Management Board.
H.F. 866 (Urdahl) - relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Howard Lake for ditch work; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.
Rep. Urdahl moved that HF 866 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
1. Representative Dean Urdahl.
2. Barry Glienke, Engineer, Bolton & Menk, Inc.
H.F. 1026 (Hortman) - relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a bicycle and pedestrian trail in Anoka County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Rep. Carlson moved that HF 1026 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Carlson moved amendment A07-0157, Delete Everything (attached). MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Carlson moved a title amendment to HF 1026 as follows:
Page 1, line 1.3, delete "Anoka County" and insert "the city of Coon Rapids"
MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying in support of the bill:
1. Representative Melissa Hortman.
2. Matt Fulton, City Manager, City of Coon Rapids.
Chair Hausman announced that H.F. 858 (Sailer) and H.F. 865 (Urdahl) would be heard at a future meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:50 p.m.
REP. ALICE HAUSMAN, CHAIR
KRIS HENRY
Committee Legislative Assistant