STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Tim Kelly, Chair of the Transportation Policy and Finance Committee, began the twenty-fourth meeting at 12:50 p.m. on April 9, 2015, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
KELLY, Tim, Chair
PETERSBURG, John, VC
ATKINS, Joe
BERNARDY, Connie
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ERHARDT, Ron
HAUSMAN, Alice
HORNSTEIN, Frank
HOWE, Jeff
JOHNSON, Clark
KOZNICK, Jon
LUCERO, Eric
MASIN, Sandra
MCNAMARA, Denny
NASH, Jim
NORTON, Kim
RUNBECK, Linda
SANDERS, Tim
UGLEM, Mark
WHELAN, Abigail
Members excused:
ANDERSON, Mark
SUNDIN, Mike
Chair Kelly began the meeting at 12:50 p.m. A quorum was NOT present.
Chair Kelly called the meeting to order at 12:52 p.m. A quorum was present.
Representative Howe moved to approve the minutes of April 8, 2015. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The following people testified on HF4:
Bentley Graves, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
John Hausladen, Minnesota Trucking Association
Bruce Kleven, Aggregate and Ready Mix Association of Minnesota
Fred Corrigan, Aggregate and Ready Mix Association of Minnesota
Dawn Moen, Better Living: Exercise and Nutrition Daily
Jay Cowles, Minneapolis Downtown Council
Laura McCarten, Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Steve Dahl, Minnesota Petroleum Marketers Association
Steve Rush, Holiday Companies, Minnesota Retailers Association
Deb McMillan, TwinWest Chamber of Commerce
Jamie Pfuhl, Minnesota Grocers Association
Abbey Bryduck, Association of Minnesota Counties
Kent Sulem, Minnesota Association of Townships
Carolyn Jackson, US Highway 14 Partnership
Anne Finn, League of Minnesota Cities
Jill Larson, Minnesota Business Partnership
Jake Hamline, State Government Affairs Director for CHS
Peter Coyle, Casey’s General Store
Roger Green, Kaposia Convenience Center and the Minnesota Service Station and Convenience Store Association
Dan Larson, Minnesota Rural Counties Caucus
Edward Reynoso, Teamster Council 32
Tim Worke, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota
Julia Donnelly, International Union on Operating Engineers Local 49
Dorothy Maki, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
Ron Harris, Minnesota Neighborhoods Organizing for Change
Saqueliah Cowell, Neighborhoods Organizing for Change
Harry Maddox, Neighborhoods Organizing for Change
Margaret Donahoe, Minnesota Transportation Alliance
Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County Commissioner and Chair of the Counties Transit Improvement Board
Jim McDonough, Counties Transit Improvement Board
Dave Van Hattum, Transit for Livable Communities
Dorian Grilley, Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota
Socorro Lopez, Isaiah
Tom Untiedt, Isaiah
Phillip Qualy, United Transportation Union
Peter Grasse, 3M Employees Bicycle User Group (not association with 3M)
Patrick Hollister, Active Living Planner and PartnerSHIP4Health
Amity Foster, Take Action Minnesota and Isaiah
Sarah Greenfield, Take Action Minnesota
Bob Carney Junior, Lobbyist for We the People
Eric Larsson, Citizen
Hannah Trostle, Macalester College
Kenya Mcknight, Black Women’s Business Alliance
Tom Marver, Jewish Community Action
Mark Wegner, Twin Cities and Western Railroad
Tim Adams, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 5
Nancy Eder, Citizen from Burnsville
Dave Brown, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
Mike Griffin, Neighborhoods Organizing for Change
James Buckhold, Citizen from Minneapolis
The meeting was adjourned at 3:24 p.m.
Representative Tim Kelly, Chair
Natalie Cecchini, Committee Legislative Assistant