STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-NINTH 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 8, 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
KOZLOWSKI, Liish
LILLIE, Leon
MYERS, Andrew
PELOWSKI, Gene
SKRABA, Roger
WEST, Nolan
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
XIONG, Jay
Members excused:
HANSEN, Rick
HUSSEIN, Samakab
A quorum was present.
Representative Reyer moved that the minutes from April 3, 2024 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 3608 (Stephenson) Anoka; Haven for Heroes campus renovations funding provided, prior appropriation cancelled, and money appropriated.
Representative Stephenson presented HF 3608 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Dustin Beardemphl, Veteran, Haven for Heroes
HF 3210 (Pursell) Cooperative manufactured housing infrastructure grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Pursell presented HF 3210 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Ben Martig, City Administrator, Northfield
HF 4885 (Pursell) Northfield; Historic Bridge Square and Riverside Park funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Pursell presented HF 4885 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Ben Martig, City Administrator, Northfield
HF 5156 (Long) Erection of new statue in Statutory Hall in United States Capitol funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Long presented HF 5156 on an informational basis.
Representative Long presented the H5156A2 amendment on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• James Traub, Journalist, Historian, Author
HF 3948 (Lislegard) Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District infrastructure improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Lislegard presented HF 3948 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Norman Miranda, Executive Director, Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District
HF 4531 (Lislegard) New community center to serve Morcom Township and surrounding communities funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Lislegard presented HF 4531 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Sasha Lehto, Clerk, Morcom Township
HF 3348 (Coulter) Bloomington; athletic field renovations funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Coulter presented HF 3348 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Jamie Verbrugge, City Manager, Bloomington
HF 5215 (Nelson) Osseo; public safety facility and other capital improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Nelson presented HF 5215 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Riley Grams, City Administrator, Osseo
HF 4469 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Eden Prairie road improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Kotyza-Witthuhn presented HF 4469 on an informational basis.
Representative Kotyza-Witthuhn presented the H4469A1 amendment on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Robert Ellis, Public Works Director, Eden Prairie
HF 4735 (Howard) Housing provisions modified.
Representative Howard presented HF 4735 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• None
HF XXXX Revisor Code CG373 (Hassan) Isuroon; capital project grant appropriation modified.
Representative Hassan presented the bill coded CG373 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Fartun Weli, CEO, Isuroon
HF XXXX Revisor Code CG382 (Frazier) New Hope Golf Course capital improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Frazier presented the bill coded CG382 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Reece Bertholf, City Manager, New Hope
HF 4862 (West) Columbus; Hornsby Street Northeast improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative West presented HF 4862 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Jesse Preiner, Mayor, Columbus
HF 3561 (Youakim) St. Louis Park; street improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Youakim presented HF 3561 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Nadia Mohamed, Mayor, St. Louis Park
The meeting was adjourned at 2:18 PM.
Representative Fue Lee, Chair
Alayna Smieja, Committee Legislative Assistant