STATE OF MINNESOTA SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND FINANCE
MINUTES
Representative Beard, Chair of the Transportation Policy and Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:35 P.M. on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
BEARD, Mike, Chair
MURDOCK, Vice Chair
BENSON, Mike
BUESGENS, Mark
CHAMPION, Bobby Joe
EKEN, Kent
GAUTHIER, Kerry
HAUSMAN, Alice
HORNSTEIN, Frank
KIEL, Debra
LEIDIGER, Ernie
MORROW, Terry
MURRAY, Rich
NELSON, Michael
SANDERS, Tim
SHIMANSKI, Ron
VOGEL, Bruce
No members were excused.
A quorum was present.
Representative Benson moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on January 10, 2011, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chairman Beard provided introductory remarks on the committee rules and procedures.
Presentation by the Metropolitan Council on transportation and transit systems in the Metro District:
Susan Haigh, Chair,
Arlene McCarthy, Metropolitan Transportation Services,
Brian Lamb, Metro Transit General Manager,
Judd Schetnan, Director of Government Affairs
Presentation by the Counties Transit Improvement Board:
Peter McLaughlin, Chair
The meeting was adjourned at 2:05 P.M.
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REP. MIKE BEARD, CHAIR
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Ana Bahr
Committee Legislative Assistant