STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION
CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES
Representative Fue Lee, Chair of the Capital Investment Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM on April 3, 2024, in the Basement Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
LEE, Fue, Chair
REYER, Liz, Vice-Chair
URDAHL, Dean, Republican Lead
CARROLL, Ned
FOGELMAN, Marj
FRANSON, Mary
GROSSELL, Matt
HANSEN, Rick
HUSSEIN, Samakab
KOZLOWSKI, Liish
LILLIE, Leon
MYERS, Andrew
PELOWSKI, Gene
SKRABA, Roger
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
XIONG, Jay
Members excused:
WEST, Nolan
A quorum was present.
Representative Reyer moved that the minutes from March 27, 2024 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 3574 (Demuth) Glacial Lakes State Trail segment funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Demuth presented HF 3574 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Steve Peterson, Paynesville Area Joint Trail Board, Member
HF 3359 (Hansen) South St. Paul; new swimming pool and aquatics center predesign and design funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Hansen presented HF 3359 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Ryan Garcia, City Administrator, Economic Development Division Manager, South St. Paul
HF 1630 (Pelowski) Public postsecondary institution capital project full funding required.
Representative Pelowski presented HF 1630 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• None
HF 4160 (Lislegard) Meadowlands; community center and adjacent park capital improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Lislegard presented HF 4160 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Alyssa White, Meadowlands, City Councilor
HF 4421 (Lislegard) Aurora and White; new drinking water system funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Lislegard presented HF 4421 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• David Skelton, East Range Water Board, Member
HF 5082 (Finke) Ramsey County; Gibbs Farm Museum improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Finke presented HF 5082 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Chad Roberts, President, CEO, Ramsey County Historical Society
HF 3669 (Igo) Floodwood; water and sewer infrastructure capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Igo presented HF 3669 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Tad Farrell, Mayor, Floodwood
HF 4944 (Feist) Rice Creek Watershed District funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Feist presented HF 4944 on an informational basis.
Representative Feist presented the H4944DE1 amendment on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Nick Tomczik, Administrator, Rice Creek Watershed District
HF 5031 (Stephenson) Ramsey; pedestrian overpass over Highway 10 and Highway 169 funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Stephenson presented HF 5031 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Brian Hagen, City Administrator, Ramsey
HF 3686 (Nash) Laketown Township wastewater infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Nash presented HF 3686 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Pete Parris, Board Chair, Laketown Township
HF 3568 (Hill) Stillwater; emergency housing services building funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Hill presented HF 3568 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Michelle Clasen, County Commissioner, Washington County
HF 4282 (Dotseth) Education learning centers funding provided for two special education cooperatives in Minnesota, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Dotseth presented HF 4282 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Tiffany Litman, Executive Director, Area Special Education Cooperative
• Barb Mackey, Assistant Director of Special Education, Northern Lights Special Education Academy Cooperative
HF 3379 (Carroll) Plymouth; public infrastructure improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Carroll presented HF 3379 on an informational basis.
Representative Carroll presented the H3379DE1 amendment on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Jeff Wosje, Mayor, Plymouth
HF 3497 (Wolgamott) Stearns County; St. David's Center for Child and Family Development funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Wolgamott and Representative Perryman presented HF 3497 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Julie Sjordal, CEO, St. David’s Center for Child and Family Development
HF 4473 (Kozlowski) Duluth; Lakewood water treatment plant capital improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Kozlowski presented HF 4473 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Jim Benning, Director of Public Works and Utilities, Duluth
The meeting was adjourned at 2:29 PM.
Representative Fue Lee, Chair
Alayna Smieja, Committee Legislative Assistant