STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION
COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL INVESTMENT DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Mary Murphy, Chair of Committee on Capital Investment Division, called the meeting to order at 6:30P.M. on, March 27, 2019, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members Present:
MURPHY, Mary, (Chair)
LEE, Fue, (Vice Chair)
URDAHL, Dean, (Lead)
BENNETT, Peggy
CANTRELL, Hunter
CONSIDINE, Jack
DEHN, Raymond
GROSSELL, Matt
HANSEN, Rick
JURGENS, Tony
LAYMAN, Sandy
LILLIE, Leon
NORNES, Bud
PIERSON, Nels
SANDSTEDE, Julie
SAUKE, Duane
TORKELSON, Paul
VANG, Samantha
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
A quorum was present.
HF 322 (Garofalo) Randolph; wastewater collection and treatment system funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 2576 (Olson) St. Louis County; regional behavioral health crisis facilities funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Beth Olson, Commissioner, St. Louis County
HF 2416 (Daniels) Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf campus safety corridor funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifiers:
Terry Wilding, Superintendent, MN State Academies
HF 2417 (Daniels) Minnesota State Academy for the Blind campus residence hall renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifiers:
Terry Wilding, Superintendent, MN State Academies
HF 2418 (Daniels) Minnesota State Academy asset preservation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifiers:
Terry Wilding, Superintendent, MN State Academies
HF 2410 (Haley) Cannon Valley Trail access and storm water infrastructure renovation and improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Brad Anderson, Commissioner, Goodhue County
Scott Roepke, Trail Manager, Cannon Valley Trail
HF 2504 (Torkelson) Winthrop and Hanley Falls; Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 1446 (Pinto) St. Paul; River Learning Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Mary deLaittre, Manager, Great River Passage Initiative
HF 2132 (Lee) Minneapolis; Mississippi River and trail connections access funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Adam Arvidson, Senior Park Board Planner, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
HF 450 (Sauke) Rochester; Cascade Lake Regional Park funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Kim Norton, Mayor, Rochester
HF 384 (Sauke) Rochester; Willow Creek Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Kim Norton, Mayor, Rochester
HF 2568 (Lillie) Ramsey County; Lake Links Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Michael Brooks, Co-Chair, Lake Links Association
HF 2025 (Kresha) Morrison County; Minnesota Military Museum at Camp Ripley funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifiers:
Randal Dietrich, Executive Director, Minnesota Military Museum
Robert DeRosier, President, Minnesota Fishing Museum and Hall of Fame
Larry Herke, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
HF 2129 (Murphy) Rural Finance Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Andrea Vaubel, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
HF 829 (Anderson) Rural Finance Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Andrea Vaubel, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
HF 2529 (Murphy) Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Amber Dallman, Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Transit Planning Supervisor, Office of Transit and Active Transportation, MNDOT
HF 2354 (Jurgens) Hastings; Trunk Highway 316 improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Nick Egger, Public Works Director, Hastings
HF 2607 (McDonald) Annandale; infrastructure improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Dwight Gunnarson, Mayor, Annandale
Dan Dorman, Executive Director, Flaherty and Hood
HF 521 (Davnie) School safety grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Cheryl Polzin, Director, Minnesota School Boards Association
HF 2626 (Nornes) Fergus Falls; armory improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Don Kerr, Executive Director, Minnesota Department of Military Affairs
HF 2655 (Lislegard) Aurora, Biwabik, Hoyt Lakes, and White; East Range Joint Powers Board drinking water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Doug Gregor, Mayor, Aurora
HF 2028 (Boe) Chanhassen; Lyman Boulevard upgrade funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager, Chanhassen
HF 2708 (Loeffler) Capitol campus building long-term use and renovation funding provided, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Paul Mandell, Executive Secretary, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board
HF 2707 (Loeffler) State Office Building hearing room HVAC system renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 406 (Marquart) Becker County museum funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 2660 (Hamilton) St. Paul; State Office Building and Capitol tunnel into ADA compliance grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Kody Olson, Public Policy Director, Minnesota Council on Disability
HF 2503 (Heinrich) Anoka; highway-rail grade separation project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Testifier:
Matt Look, County Commissioner, Anoka
Erik Rudeen, Legislative Liason, MNDOT
Peter Daulberg, State Rail Safety Manager, MNDOT
All bills were unofficially laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
Representative Lee moved to approve the March 26 meeting minutes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:31 P.M.
Representative Mary Murphy, Chair
Madeleine Garces,
Committee Legislative Assistant