STATE OF MINNESOTA 13th MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
LEGACY FUNDING DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Urdahl, Chair of the Legacy Funding Division Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:39pm on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, in the Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
URDAHL, Dean, Chair
KIEL, Debra, Vice Chair
CORNISH, Tony
DILL, David
GREENE, Marion
MCFARLANE, Carol
MCNAMARA, Denny
MURPHY, Mary
TORKELSON, Paul
WAGENIUS, Jean
WINKLER, Ryan
PEPPIN, Joyce was excused.
A quorum was present.
Representative Winkler moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF499 (Davids) appropriating money for the Chatfield Center for the Arts.
Chair Urdahl moved that HF499 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Funding omnibus bill.
Testifying in favor of HF499:
Representative Davids
Mike Martin, Chatfield volunteer
Judge Joe Chase, Chatfield volunteer
Chair Urdahl renewed the motion that HF499 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Funding omnibus bill.
HF450 (Cornish) appropriating money for rehabilitation of the Dodd Ford Bridge.
Representative Cornish moved that HF450 be heard and considered for possible inclusion in the Legacy Funding omnibus bill.
Testifying in favor of HF450:
Representative Cornish
Lisa Lindberg, Dodd Ford Bridge Preservation Society
David Kelliher, Director, MN Historical Society
Chair Urdahl moved that HF450 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Funding omnibus bill.
HF105 (Dettmer) Disabled Veterans Rest Camp on Big Marine Lake matching grant funding provided to be used for improvements, and money appropriated.
Representative McNamara moved HF105 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Funding omnibus bill.
Representative McNamara moved the
H0105A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved to amend HF105 as follows:
Page 1, Line 1.9, after "county" insert ", and a grant of $100,000 to Veterans of the Lake
located on Fall Lake in Fall Lake Township, St. Louis County"
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying in favor of HF105, as amended:
Representative Dettmer
Lori Ahlness, Disabled Veterans Rest Camp
Colonel Eric Ahlness, Disabled Veterans Rest Camp
Al Mitchell, Disabled Veterans Rest Camp
Representative Dill moved to amend HF105 as follows:
Page 1, Line 1.7, delete "$500,000", insert "$600,000".
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Urdahl moved HF105, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Funding omnibus bill.
HF160 (Drazkowski) Lake Zumbro and Schmidt Lake restoration funding provided, and money appropriated.
Chair Urdahl moved HF160 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Funding omnibus bill.
Testifying in favor of HF160:
Representative Drazkowski
Representative S. Anderson
Joel Scalzo, SLIA
Bill Angerman, Lake Zumbro Restoration Community
Chair Urdahl renewed the motion that HF160 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Funding omnibus bill.
Representative Kiel assumed the gavel at 4:12pm.
The committee heard public testimony.
Testifying: Chuck Woken, Stearns County Parks
Barry Wendorf, Isanti County, Greater MN Regional Parks and Trails
Marcia Larson, City of Bemidji
Chair Urdahl assumed the gavel at 4:19pm.
Testifying: Sue Mackert, Perpich Center for the Arts
Pam Paulson, Perpich Center for the Arts
Mark Ranum, MN Library Association
Elaine Keefe, MN Library Association
Joe Holm, Let's Go Fishing
Mike Frish, Let’s Go Fishing
Eric Jolly, Science Museum of MN
Rich Jaworski, Duluth Children’s Museum
John Erickson, Duluth Children’s Museum
Michelle Furrer, Como Park
David O’Fallon, MN Humanities Center
Lisa Radzak, MPR
The meeting was adjourned at 5:21pm.
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REP. DEAN URDAHL, CHAIR
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Mike Knutsen
Committee Legislative Assistant