STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FIFTH 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 2:28 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building. The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll. A quorum was present.
Members present:
HAUSMAN, Alice, Chair
SCALZE, Bev, Vice-Chair
TINGELSTAD, Kathy, GOP-Lead
BERNS, John
CARLSON, Lyndon
DEAN, Matt
HANSEN, Rick
HOWES, Larry
JUHNKE, Al
LANNING, Morrie
LIEDER, Bernie
MAHONEY, Tim
MURPHY, Mary
PELOWSKI, Gene
PETERSON, Neil
RUKAVINA, Tom
SOLBERG, Loren
URDAHL, Dean
Member excused: Wagenius
Overview of the MHFA proposal for permanent supportive housing loans (debt service on non-profit 501 c 3 bonds)
- Rep. John Benson, authoring legislation on this subject
- Tonja Orr, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
- Chip Halback, Minnesota Housing Partnership
- George Stone, Corporation for Supportive Housing Minnesota, Director
- Michael Dahl, Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, Executive Director
Presentation on green building design and energy efficiency standards:
- Sheldon Strom, Director, Center for Energy and Environment
- John Carmody, Director, Center for Sustainable Building Research, U of M
- John Weidt, founder of The Weidt Group
- Tom McDougall, President of The Weidt Group
- Rick Carter, Senior Vice President, LHB Architects,
- Douglas Pierce, Senior Associate, Perkins + Will Architects
- Rep. Kate Knuth, brief update on legislation relating to energy efficiency standards
Rep. Scalze moved approval of the minutes from the meetings of February 12 and February 14, 2008. MOTION PREVAILED
The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
REP. ALICE HAUSMAN, CHAIR
LAURIE NISTL
Committee Legislative Assistant