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Capital Investment

TENTH MEETING

2015-2016 Regular Session - Thursday, February 26, 2015

STATE OF MINNESOTA TENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION

CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
MINUTES

Representative Torkelson, Chair of the Capital Investment Committee, called the tenth meeting to order at 12:47 P.M. on Thursday, February 26, 2015, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

TORKELSON, Paul Chair
SWEDZINSKI, Chris, Vice Chair
ALBRIGHT, Tony
DEHN, Raymond
HANSEN, Rick
HAUSMAN, Alice
HOWE, Jeff
LILLIE, Leon
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
PELOWSKI, Gene
POPPE, Jeanne
RARICK, Jason
RUNBECK, Linda
SMITH, Dennis
THEIS, Tama
UGLEM, Mark
URDAHL, Dean
VOGEL, Bob
WAGENIUS, Jean

Members excused:

ATKINS, Joe
MELIN, Carly

Representative Torkelson began the meeting at 12:45 P.M. A quorum was not present.

Representative Torkelson called the meeting to order at 12:47 P.M. A quorum was present.

Representative Theis moved to approve the minutes of February 19, 2015. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Informational Hearings on:

H.F. 0563 (Nornes): Otter Tail County; flood projects funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
• Doug Huebsch, Otter Tail County Commissioner
• Wayne Johnson, Otter Tail County Commissioner
• Rick West, Otter Tail County Public Works Director/ County Engineer
• Angela Willenbring, Vice President Little McDonald-Kerbs Lake Association

H.F. 1041 (Carlson): Decola Ponds and Medicine Lake Road watershed; flood damage reduction measures funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
• Lyndon Carlson, Chief Author
• Jeff Oliver, City Engineer, Golden Valley

H.F. 0775 (Kiel): Flood hazard mitigation grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
• Dan Wilkens, Administrator, Sandhill Watershed District




H.F. 0675 (Fabian): Roseau River Watershed District; Oslo; Flood hazard mitigation grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
• Sandra Simonson, Mayor of Oslo
• Tracy Halstensgard, Administrator, Roseau River Watershed District

The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 P.M.





Representative Paul Torkelson, Chair






Kelly Kemper, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF563 (Nornes) - Otter Tail County; flood projects funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1041 (Carlson) - Decola Ponds and Medicine Lake Road watershed; flood damage reduction measures funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF775 (Kiel) - Flood hazard mitigation grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF675 (Fabian) - Roseau River Watershed District; Oslo; flood hazard mitigation grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF56 (Torkelson) - Minnesota River Basin Area II flood hazard mitigation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

All bills will be held over for possible inclusion into the Capital Investment Omnibus bill and no official action will be taken on the bills.