STATE OF MINNESOTA FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY SIXTH SESSION
CULTURAL AND OUTDOORS RESOURCES FINANCE DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Mary Murphy, Chair, called the first meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, January 12, 2009 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
MURPHY, Mary, Chair
MORGAN, Will, Vice Chair DAVIDS, Greg, Lead
BROWN, Robin EKEN, Kent
HAUSMAN, Alice HAWS, Larry
LILLIE, Leon LOEFFLER, Diane
MACK, Tara TORKELSON, Paul
URDAHL, Dean WAGENIUS, Jean
HANSEN, Rick, Ex-Officio
Members excused:
HOWES, Larry
Chair Murphy called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
A quorum was present at 4:32 p.m.
Chair Murphy gave an overview of committee structure and accounts under the committee’s jurisdiction
Chair Murphy invited members of the audience to introduce themselves and state their goals for the committee
Brenda Raney of Saint Paul, Government Relations Director for the Science Museum of Minnesota, testified to the committee
Paul Aasen of Saint Paul, Advocacy Director for the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, testified to the committee
Lance Ness of Saint Louis Park, President of the Fish and Wildlife Legislative Alliance, testified to the committee
Paul Erickson of Blaine, Executive Director of the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission, testified to the committee
Barry Tilly of Saint Paul, on behalf of the Dakota County Board of Commissioners and the Association of Minnesota Public Education Radio Stations, testified to the committee
Sarah Caruso of Saint Paul, President of the Minnesota Children’s Museum, testified to the committee
Brian Rice of Minneapolis, on behalf of the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board, testified to the committee
Kirk Pederson of Minneapolis, on behalf of the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board, testified to the committee
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Mark Ranum of Minneapolis, Chair of the Minnesota Library Association, testified to the committee
Jeff Nelson of Saint Paul, Public Affairs Director for Minnesota Public Radio, testified to the committee
Forrest Wilkinson of Forest Lake, on behalf of the River Warren Research Committee, testified to the committee
Len Price of Maplewood, Executive Director of the Minnesota Conservation Corps, testified to the committee
Darrell Gerber of Minneapolis, Program Coordinator for Clean Water Action, testified to the committee
Larry Redmond of Minneapolis, Advocate for the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, testified to the committee
Thom Petersen of Saint Paul, Government Director for the Minnesota Farmers Union, testified to the committee
Boe Carlson of Plymouth, Associate Superintendent for the Three Rivers Park District and on behalf of the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association, testified to the committee
Doug Carnival of Minneapolis, on behalf of the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association and the Minnesota Golf Association, testified to the committee
Bob Vanasek of New Prague, on behalf of the Arts Partnership, testified to the committee
Andrea Hart Kajer of Saint Paul, Deputy Director of the Minnesota Historical Society, testified to the committee
David Kelliher of Saint Paul, Legislative Liaison for the Minnesota Historical Society, testified to the committee
Pierre Willette of Minneapolis, on behalf of the City of Minneapolis, testified to the committee
Wendy Underwood of Saint Paul, on behalf of the City of Saint Paul, testified to the committee
John Edman of Saint Paul, Director of Explore Minnesota Tourism, testified to the committee
Mike Hahm of Saint Paul, Director of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, testified to the committee
Sue Gens of Saint Paul, Interim Executive Director of the Minnesota State Arts Board, testified to the committee
Craig Johnson of Saint Paul, Government Relations for the League of Minnesota Cities, testified to the committee
Peggy Adelmann of Apple Valley, Chief Financial Officer of the Minnesota Zoological Gardens, testified to the committee
John Apitz of Saint Paul, on behalf of the Minnesota Zoological Gardens, testified to the committee
Ray Bohn of Saint Paul, Coordinator for the Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts, testified to the committee
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Bob Meier of Saint Paul, Associate Commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, testified to the committee
Bill Strusinski of Saint Paul, on behalf of the Minnesota Public Television Association, testified to the committee
Bill Becker of Saint Paul, Staff for the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council, testified to the committee
Kristin Batson of Saint Paul, Director of the Office of Grants Management, testified to the committee
Isis Stark of Minneapolis, Government Relations Director for The Nature Conservancy, testified to the committee
John Jaschke of Saint Paul, Director of the Board of Water and Soil Resources, testified to the committee
Cristine Almeida of Minneapolis, on behalf of the Trust for Public Land and the Minnesota Land Trust, testified to the committee
Chair Murphy talked about defining terms for the coming session
Representative Morgan spoke about his goals for the committee
Representative Davids spoke about his goals for the committee
Representative Brown spoke about her goals for the committee
Representative Loffler spoke about her goals for the committee
Representative Mack spoke about her goals for the committee
Representative Hansen spoke about his goals for the committee
Representative Eken spoke about his goals for the committee
Representative Torkelson spoke about his goals for the committee
Representative Haws spoke about his goals for the committee
Representative Wagenius spoke about her goals for the committee
Representative Lillie spoke about his goals for the committee
Representative Urdahl spoke about his goals for the committee
Representative Hausman spoke about her goals for the committee
Ron Soderberg, House Fiscal Analyst, introduced himself
Mark Shepard, House Research, introduced himself
Dave Musielewicz, Democratic Farmer Labor Research, introduced himself
Dan Dwight, Republican Research, introduced himself
Philip Chen, Committee Legislative Assistant, introduced himself
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Vitali Gueron, Page, introduced himself
Luke Leadbetter, Page, introduced himself
Kerry Fine, Committee Administrator, introduced herself
Chair Murphy announced the next meeting will be held at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, January 21st and gave the audience members, staff and committee members a homework assignment
The meeting was adjourned at 6:07 pm
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Representative Mary Murphy, Chair
Cultural and Outdoors Resources Finance Division
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Philip Chen, Committee Legislative Assistant
Cultural and Outdoors Resources Finance Division