Capital Investment

TWELFTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Wednesday, February 15, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE TWELFTH MEETING
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 February 15, 2023 in Room 120 of the Minnesota State Capitol. The meeting was broadcast via House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
LEE, Fue, Chair
REYER, Liz, Vice-Chair
URDAHL, Dean, Lead
CARROLL, Ned
FRANSON, Mary
GROSSELL, Matt
HANSEN, Rick
HUSSEIN, Samakab
KOZLOWSKI, Alicia
LILLIE, Leon
MYERS, Andrew
PELOWSKI, Gene
SKRABA, Roger
WEST, Nolan
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
XIONG, Jay

Members excused:
FOGELMAN, Marj

A quorum was present.

Public Testimony on the A23-0021 amendment to HF 669 and the A23-0022 amendment to HF 670.

• Dawn Meyer, City Administrator, City of Belle Plaine
• Lisa Freese, Director, Transportation Services, Scott County
• Bill Reynolds, City Administrator, City of Shakopee
• Cassie Miles, Executive Director, Great River Children’s Museum
• Steve Bot, City Administrator, City of St. Michael
• Jim Schowalter, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Management and Budget
• Nancy Daubenberger, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Sarah Strommen, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• Don Kerr, Executive Director, Minnesota Department of Military Affairs
• Ben Johnson, Legislative Director, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
• Safia Khan, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Corrections
• Sean Kershaw, Director, Public Works, City of St. Paul
• Sarah Strong, Partner, Cook, Strong, Sellwood, American Institute of Architects Minnesota
• Margaret Donahoe, Executive Director, Minnesota Transportation Alliance
• Jeff Krueger, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Townships
• Kevin Robinson, Executive Director, 30,000 Feet
• Brian Swanson, Assistant Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota
• Patricia Nauman, Executive Director, Metro Cities
• Lisa Bode, Director, Governmental Affairs, City of Moorhead
• Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Director, Public Works, City of Minneapolis
• Susan Arntz, City Administrator, City of Mankato
• Rena Moran, Commissioner, Ramsey County
• Jennifer Polzin, CEO, Tubman
• John Mulder, City Administrator, City of Hermantown – remote testimony
• Kris Fredson, Public Affairs Director, Laborers’ International Union of North America Minnesota and North Dakota
• Maggie Lorenz, Executive Director, Lower Phalen Creek Project
• Melissa Taphorn, Washington Co. CDA Executive Director/Minnesota National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Legislative Chair
• Mary McComber, Mayor, City of Oak Park Heights
• Fartun Weli, CEO, Isuroon
• Sam Rockwell, Executive Director, Move Minnesota
• Osman Ali, Executive Director and Founder, Somali Museum
• Dr. Amy Markle, Recreation Services Director, City of Richfield
• Mark Poirier, Executive Director, Duluth Armory Arts and Music Center
• Adero Riser Cobb, Chief Operating Officer, Keystone Community Services
• Molly Jansen, Government Relations Specialist, The Nature Conservancy
• Katherine Meerse, Executive Director, Avenues for Youth
• Fran Miron, County Commissioner, Washington County
• Emily Murray, Transportation and Infrastructure Policy Analyst, Association of Minnesota Counties
• Dr. Antony Stately, CEO, Native American Community Clinic
• Nate George, Mayor, City of Braham
• Janet Lorenzo, MSW, Assistant Department Service Officer, The American Legion
• David Kelliher, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Historical Society

Chair Lee moved that the minutes from the February 13, 2023 meeting be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Lee adjourned the meeting at 2:13 pm.

Representative Fue Lee, Chair

Abdulaziz Mohamed, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Bills Added:

HF669 (Lee) - Capital investment; spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings, new programs established and existing programs modified, prior appropriations modified, bonds issued, conveyance of state bond-financed property authorized, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF670 (Lee) - Capital investment; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements, programs established and modified, prior appropriations canceled, and money appropriated.

Documents:

Spreadsheet to DE Amends to HF 669 & HF 670.pdf - 2/14/2023
DE HF 669 coded A23-0021.pdf - 2/14/2023
DE HF 670 coded A23-0022.pdf - 2/14/2023
2_15_23 agenda.pdf - 2/14/2023
Building Jobs Coalition.pdf - 2/14/2023
CGMC Letter on House Bonding.pdf - 2/14/2023
City of Bagley.pdf - 2/14/2023
City of Duluth Spirit Mountain.pdf - 2/14/2023
City of Roseville Keystone.pdf - 2/14/2023
City of St. Michael.pdf - 2/14/2023
Conservation Minnesota.pdf - 2/14/2023
Duluth Armory.pdf - 2/14/2023
GMG Mankato Wastewater.pdf - 2/14/2023
GMNP House Capital Investment 2.15.23.pdf - 2/14/2023
Greater Minnesota Parks and Trails (GMPT).pdf - 2/14/2023
LMC Support - DE Amendments to HF 669 and HF 670_.pdf - 2/14/2023
MASWCD_CREP_support_HF669.pdf - 2/14/2023
Metro Cities.pdf - 2/14/2023
Minnesota Inter-County Association (MICA).pdf - 2/14/2023
MN Forest Industry Support for HF669 2023.pdf - 2/14/2023
MVH-Hastings Campus Upgrade Handout - MDVA (2.15.2023).pdf - 2/14/2023
Playwrights’ Center Cap Inv Comm HF 699 and 670.pdf - 2/14/2023
Three Rivers Park District_Mississippi Gateway.pdf - 2/14/2023
TNC Support Letter for HF669 Appropriations.pdf - 2/14/2023
Transportation Coalition.pdf - 2/14/2023

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00:11 - Public testimony on the DE amendments to HF669 (Lee, F.) Capital investment; spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings and for other improvements, new programs established and existing programs modified, prior appropriations modified, bonds issued, conveyance of state bond-financed property authorized, reports required, and money appropriated and HF670 (Lee, F.) Capital investment; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements, prior appropriations canceled, and money appropriated.
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Public testimony on the DE amendments to:
HF 669 (Lee, F.) Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 670 (Lee, F.) Library construction grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

To sign up to testify please email: jenny.nash@house.mn.gov by 1:00 pm on Tuesday, February 14. Each testifier will be limited to one minute and 30 seconds. Written testimony should be submitted by 1:00 pm on Tuesday, February 14. Submitted written testimony is public and will be posted on the committee website and included in the committee record.

Consideration of amendments and vote on HF 669 and 670 will occur on Monday, February 20.

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