Local Government Division

ELEVENTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 24, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA ELEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION MINUTES
Representative Sandra Masin, Chair of the Division on Local Government, called the virtual meeting to order at 8:30 AM on March 24th, 2021 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was broadcast via Zoom and House Public Information Services.
Members present:
Masin, Sandra, Chair
Elkins, Steve, Vice Chair
Quam, Duane, Republican Lead
Berg, Kaela
Boldon, Liz
Huot, John
Mekeland, Shane
Olson, Bjorn
Youakim, Cheryl

A quorum was present.
Vice Chair Elkins moved that the minutes from March 17th, 2021 be adopted. THE MOTION
PREVAILED.
Representative Vang presented HF 718, A bill for an act relating to environment policy; authorizing cities to adopt certain pesticide control ordinance.
Testifying on HF 718:
• Craig Johnson, League of Minnesota Cities
• Jon Gaeta, RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment)
• Chris Cowen, Pesticide Action Network
• Whitney Place, Department of Agriculture.
The Meeting was adjourned at 9:36 AM.

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Representative Sandra Masin, Chair

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Josh Kilgard, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Bills Added:

HF718 (Vang) - Cities authorized to adopt pesticide control ordinances.

Documents:

LocalGovAgenda-3-22-21.pdf - 3/23/2021
HF0718.2.pdf - 3/23/2021
HF0718.pdf - 3/23/2021
Letter-MPMA-HF718.pdf - 3/23/2021
Letter-City of Minneapolis-HF718.pdf - 3/23/2021
Letter-RISE and CropLife America-HF718.pdf - 3/23/2021
Local Gov. Div. 10th official minutes.pdf - 3/23/2021
Letter-Xerces Society-HF 718.pdf - 3/23/2021
Letter-Pollinator Friendly Alliance-HF718.pdf - 3/23/2021
Letter-Humming for Bees-HF718.pdf - 3/23/2021
Letter-Margaret Monson-HF718.pdf - 3/23/2021

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02:03 - HF718 (Vang) Cities authorized to adopt pesticide control ordinances.
- This bill will be heard for informational purposes; no action will be taken.
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HF718 (Vang) Cities authorized to adopt pesticide control ordinances.
*This bill will be heard for informational purposes. No action will be taken.

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

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Meeting documents will be posted on the Local Government Division website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92010

Public Testimony:
• Members of the public with questions about this process or who are interested in testifying at this meeting may email committee staff at Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn
• If you wish to testify, please contact Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn and copy Josh.Kilgard@house.mn by 4:00pm on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
• If you plan to submit written testimony, please send to Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn by 8:30 am, Tuesday, March 23, 2021