STATE OF MINNESOTA TENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION
LEGACY FINANCE DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Lillie, Chair of Legacy Finance Division, called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. on March 20, 2019, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
LILLIE, Leon (Chair)
WAZLAWIK, Ami (Vice-Chair)
HEINTZEMAN, Josh (Minority Lead)
BOE, Greg
GREEN, Steve
HAUSMAN, Alice
MURPHY, Mary
URDAHL, Dean
WAGENIUS, Jean
XIONG, Jay
A quorum was present.
Representative Xiong, J. moved to approve the minutes from March 13, 2019. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF2360 (Dehn); Minneapolis; Prince mural grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Chair Lillie moved that HF2360 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Dehn introduced the bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
-Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, Chief Executive Officer of Rae Mackenzie Group, Inc.
-Stacey Mickelson, Vice President of Government Relations for Artspace
Chair Lillie renewed his motion that HF2360 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
HF2029 (Claflin); South St. Paul; monument commemorating the first woman to vote in United States election funding provided, and money appropriated.
Chair Lillie moved that HF2029 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Claflin introduced the bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
-Deb Griffith, Community Affairs Liason of South Saint Paul
-James Francis, Mayor of South Saint Paul
Chair Lillie renewed his motion that HF2029 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
HF1017 (Claflin); Women's suffrage 100th anniversary commemorated, and money appropriated.
Chair Lillie moved that HF1017 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Claflin introduced the bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
-Michelle Witte, Executive Director of League of Women Voters Minnesota
-Jill Zahniser, Member of the Steering Committee for 2020 Women’s Vote Centennial Initiative
Chair Lillie renewed his motion that HF1017 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
HF2303 (Hansen); Serbian Cultural Center funding provided, and money appropriated.
Chair Lillie moved that HF2303 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Hansen introduced the bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
-Alex Stojmenovic, Owner of Serbian Cultural Center of Minnesota
-Representative Claflin
Chair Lillie renewed his motion that HF2303 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
HF2157 (Olson); Lake Superior Zoo funding provided, and money appropriated.
Chair Lillie moved that HF2157 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Olson introduced the bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
-Lynn Habhegger, Director of Business Operations for Lake Superior Zoo
Chair Lillie renewed his motion that HF2157 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
HF2510 (Huot); Minnesota Zoological Garden funding provided, and money appropriated.
Chair Lillie moved that HF2510 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Huot introduced the bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
-Claudia Hochstein, Legislative Liaison for Minnesota Zoo
Chair Lillie renewed his motion that HF2510 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
HF1443 (Layman); Grand Rapids Children's Discovery Museum funding provided, and money appropriated.
Chair Lillie moved that HF1443 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Layman introduced the bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
-Ray Nikkel, Board President of Children’s Discovery Museum
Chair Lillie renewed his motion that HF1443 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
HF1348 (Kunesh-Podein); American Indian legacy grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Chair Lillie moved that HF1348 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Kunesh-Podein introduced the bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
-Crystal Norcross, Member of Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Dakota
-Rory Wakemup
-Sharon Day
Chair Lillie renewed his motion that HF1348 as amended be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
HF1347 (Kunesh-Podein); 25-year plant updated and a second ten-year plan for arts and cultural heritage created, report required, and money appropriated.
Chair Lillie moved that HF1347 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
Chair Lillie moved to adopt the H1347A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kunesh-Podein introduced the bill.
Chair Lillie renewed his motion that HF1347 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
HF543 (Hausman); Somali arts and cultural heritage program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Hausman moved that HF543 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Hausman introduced the bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
-Mohamed Farah, Executive Director of Ka Joog
-Haji Yusuf
-Farhia Ali, Case Manager at Afro American Development Association
Representative Hausman renewed her motion that HF543 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
HF1942 (Urdahl); Civics education programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Urdahl moved that HF1942 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Urdahl introduced the bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
- JoEllen Ambrose, Educator at Learning Law and Democracy Foundation
-Amy Anderson, Executive Director of Minnesota Civic Youth
-Orville Lindquist, State Program Executive of Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government
Representative Urdahl renewed his motion that HF1942 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
HF1175 (Xiong, J.); The DIAL Group funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Xiong, J. moved that HF1175 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Xiong, J. introduced the bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
-Tou Saiko Lee
-Kaj Tug Emily Lee
-Kevin Vang
Representative Xiong, J. renewed his motion that HF1175 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
HF1786 (Green); Arts and cultural heritage fund allocations modified.
Representative Green moved that HF1786 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Green moved to adopt the H1786A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Green introduced the bill.
Testifying on the bill:
-Sue Gens, Executive Director of Minnesota State Arts Board
Representative Green renewed his motion that HF1786 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:54 P.M.
Representative Leon Lillie, Chair
Joe Lenczewski, Committee Legislative Assistant