STATE OF MINNESOTA NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION
CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Fue Lee, Chair of the Capital Investment Committee, called the remote meeting to order at 8:30 A.M. on February 9, 2021, pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services, Facebook Live, and YouTube live streaming.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
LEE, Fue (Chair)
MURPHY, Mary (Vice Chair)
URDAHL, Dean (Lead)
AGBAJE, Esther
BERG, Kaela
DAVIDS, Greg
FRANKE, Keith
FREIBERG, Mike
HANSEN, Rick
HUOT, John
LILLIE, Leon
LUCERO, Eric
MORAN, Rena
PIERSON, Nels
RALEIGH, Donald
RASMUSSON, Jordan
REYER, Liz
WEST, Nolan
XIONG, Jay
A quorum was present.
Representative Murphy moved to approve the minutes from February 4, 2021. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Presentations on using Housing Infrastructure Bonds and general obligation bonds to address the housing crisis.
Presenters:
-Representative Hausman, Chair of the Housing Finance and Policy Committee
-Representative Gomez, Chair of the Preventing Homelessness Division
-Jennifer Ho, Commissioner, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
-Lee Blons, Chief Executive Officer and President, Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative
-Chad Adams, Chief Executive Officer, Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership
-Sandie Hayes, resident of Solace Apartments in St. Peter
-Diane Larson, Executive Director, Itasca County and Grand Rapids Housing and Redevelopment Authority
-Jennifer Keogh, Deputy Executive Director, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
-Tamir Mohamud, Vice-President, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
-Buffy Beranek, Executive Director, Southeastern Minnesota Multi-County HRA
The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 A.M.
Representative Fue Lee, Chair
Joe Lenczewski, Committee Legislative Assistant