STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION
CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES
Representative Liz Reyer, Vice Chair of the Capital Investment Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:00 PM on April 24, 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
WEST, Nolan
XIONG, Jay
Members excused:
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
A quorum was present.
HF 4695 (Demuth) Cold Spring; wastewater treatment facility improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Demuth presented HF 4695 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Jon Stueve, Public Works Director, Cold Spring
• Kris Dockendorf, City Administrator, Cold Spring
HF 5342 (Demuth) St. Joseph; sewer main improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Demuth presented HF 5342 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Rick Schultz, Mayor, St. Joseph
A quorum was present.
HF 4714 (Torkelson) Revere; storm sewer infrastructure improvements and street reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Torkelson presented HF 4714 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Kristi Butler, City Clerk, Revere
HF 5397 (Brand) Lafayette; water treatment plant improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Brand presented HF 5397 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• None
HF XXXX Revisor Code CG389 (Keeler) Clay County; youth transitional housing facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Keeler presented the bill coded CG389 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Jenny Mongeau, County Commissioner, Clay County
• James O’Donnell, Superintendent, West Central Regional Juvenile Center
HF 5304 (Burkel) Kennedy; underground water storage tanks funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Burkel presented HF 5304 on an informational basis.
Representative Burkel presented the H5304A2 amendment on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Melissa Woinarowicz, Clerk, Treasurer, Kennedy
HF 3867 (Bennett) Manchester; clean water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Urdahl presented HF 3867 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Steve Hannegrefs, Mayor, Manchester
HF 5286 (Grossell) Beltrami County; sanitary sewer collection and treatment system funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Grossell presented HF 5286 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Chris Lahn, Supervisor, Northern Township
• Jess Frenzel, Supervisor, Northern Township
HF 5371 (Anderson, P.H.) Prior appropriation for Eagle's Healing Nest campus improvements amended.
Representative Anderson, P.H. presented HF 5371 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Shawn Kor, Administrator, Eagle’s Healing Nest
HF 4193 (Kozlowski) Cloquet Forestry Center state-owned land transferred to University of Minnesota, defeasance of outstanding debt on state bond financed property funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Kozlowski presented HF 4193 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Alice Roberts-Davis, Vice President, University Services, University of Minnesota
• Kevin Dupuis, Chair, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
HF 5195 (Hussein) Funding provided for capital improvements consistent with Capitol Mall Design Framework update and for related fundraising efforts, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Hussein presented HF 5195 on an informational basis.
Representative Hussein presented the H5195A1 amendment on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Erik Dahl, Executive Secretary, Capitol Area Architectural Planning Board
HF 5078 (Noor) Minnesota's Multipurpose Community Facility Projects to Support Community Revitalization, Connectedness and Equity by Promoting Education, Work and Heath program restrictions imposed.
Representative Noor presented HF 5078 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Adosh Unni, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Education
HF 2884 (Dotseth) Moose Lake; sewer main lining funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Dotseth presented HF 2884 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Matt Bolf, City Engineer, Moose Lake
• Phil Entner, City Superintendent, Moose Lake
Representative Skraba moved that the minutes from April 17, 2024 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:34 PM.
Representative Fue Lee, Chair
Alayna Smieja, Committee Legislative Assistant