STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
CULTURAL AND OUTDOOR RESOURCES FINANCE DIVISION
Chair, Representative Mary Murphy
MINUTES
Representative Murphy, Cultural and Outdoor Resources Finance Division, called the meeting to order at 2:05 P.M. on January 20, 2010 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
MURPHY, Mary (Chair)
MORGAN, Will (Vice Chair)
DAVIDS, Greg (Lead)
EKEN, Kent
HAUSMAN, Alice
HAWS, Larry
HOWES, Larry
LILLIE, Leon
LOEFFLER, Diane
MACK, Tara
URDAHL, Dean
WAGENIUS, Jean
CARLSON, Lyndon (ex-officio)
HANSEN, Rick (ex-officio)
SOLBERG, Loren (ex-officio)
Members excused:
BROWN, Robin
TORKELSON, Paul
A quorum was present at 2:10 P.M.
Terry Kuhlman, Senior Executive Officer, Public Facilities Authority, and Jeff Freeman, Senior Program Manager, Public Facilities Authority provided an overview of the Public Facilities Authority agency requests.
H.F. 2412 (Hansen) Metropolitan sewer system inflow and infiltration funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Hansen, Laura Nichols, West Saint Paul, Matt Saam, City Engineer, City of West Saint Paul, and Patricia Nauman, Executive Director, Association of Metropolitan Municipalities, testified.
H.F. XXXX (Kalin) Appropriating money for water and sewer systems improvements in the city of North Branch, authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Representative Kalin, Bridgette Konrad, City Administrator, City of North Branch, and Julie Dresel, City Engineer, City of North Branch, testified.
H.F. 2101 (Murdock) Deer Creek; wastewater treatment facility improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Davids testified.
H.F. 2283 (Davids) Caledonia; wastewater treatment plant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Davids testified.
H.F. 2284 (Davids) Caledonia; sewer and water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Davids testified.
Chair Murphy provided an overview of zoo bonding bills from the 2009 session.
Representative Hausman provided an update on H.F. 820 (Hausman) Como Zoo improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
H.F. 2459 (Sterner) Minnesota Zoo capital projects funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Sterner, Lee Ehmke, Zoo Director, Minnesota Zoo, and Peggy Adelman, Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Zoo, testified.
H.F. XXXX (Murphy, M.) Library accessibility and improvement grants.
Chair Murphy, Elaine Keefe, Minnesota Library Association, and Nick Dimassi, Legislative Chair, Minnesota Library Association, testified.
H.F. XXXX (Koenen) Granite Falls library/senior center expansion.
Representative Koenen testified.
Joel Carlson, Board Member, MN Amateur Sports Commission provided an overview of the Amateur Sports Commission agency requests.
H.F. 2571 (Sertich) St. Louis County Arrowhead region multipurpose sports facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Sertich, and Gary Cerkvenik, Volunteer, Arrowhead Amateur Athletics Sports Commission, testified.
H.F. XXXX (Urdahl) Dassel-Cokato Regional Ice and Sports Center, authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Representative Urdahl, testified.
H.F. XXXX (Mariani) St Paul Urban Amateur Sports Commission.
Representative Mariani, and Mike Hahm, Director, City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, testified.
H.F. 2454 (Bigham) South St. Paul; sewage plant punping station replacement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Bigham, and John Sachi, City Engineer, City of South Saint Paul, testified.
H.F. 1594/2357 (Davids/Welti) Independent School District No. 227, Chatfield, Potter Center for the Arts funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Davids, Representative Welti, Michael Martin, City of Chatfield, and Joel Young, City Clerk, City of Chatfield, testified.
H.F. 1651 (Davids) Spring Valley; new community theater facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Davids testified.
H.F. 2424 (Brynaert) Mankato Civic Center and All Seasons arenas expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Brynaert, Pat Hentges, City Manager, City of Mankato, Shannon Robinson, Executive Director, Twin Rivers Center for the Arts, and Jonathan Zierdt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Mankato Growth, testified.
H.F. 1714 (Paymar) Ordway Center for the Performing Arts funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Paymar, and Patricia Mitchell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, testified.
H.F. 2528 (Kelliher) Minneapolis Sculpture Garden renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Kelliher, Michael Henson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Minnesota Orchestra Hall, testified.
H.F. 2555 (Kelliher) Minneapolis Sculpture Garden renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Kelliher, Anita Tabb, Board Member, Minneapolis Park and Recreation, and Olga Viso, Director, Walker Art Center, testified.
Nina Archibal, Director, Minnesota Historical Society, and Michael Fox, Deputy Director, Historical Programs and Education, Minnesota Historical Society provided an overview of the Minnesota Historical Society agency requests.
H.F. 2083 (Persell) Bemidji; Headwaters Science Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Persell, Laddie Elwell, Executive Director, Headwaters Science Center, and Roger Davis, Board Member, Headwaters Science Center.
H.F. 2588 (Gunther) Winnebago; museum funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Gunther testified.
H.F. 712 (Thao) Saint Paul; Asian Pacific Cultural Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Thao testified.
Representative Morgan provided an overiew of M.S. Law Chapter 172 Legislative Guidelines draft two. Discussion followed.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:08 P.M.
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Representative Mary Murphy, Chair
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Charlotte de Julio, Committee Legislative Assistant