STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRD/JOINT MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
JOINT HEARING: COMMITTEES ON
TRANSPORTATION FINANCE AND TRANSPORTATION POLICY
Chair, Committee on Transportation Finance, Representative Frank Hornstein
Chair, Committee on Transportation Policy, Representative Ron Erhardt
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Representative Hornstein, Chair of the Committee on Transportation Finance, called the joint meeting of the Committee on Transportation Finance and the Committee on Transportation Policy to order on January 17, 2013 at 10:03 AM in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present from the Transportation Finance Committee:
Hornstein, Chair
Bernardy, Vice Chair
Beard, Lead
Benson, M.
Dehn
Erhardt
Hausman
Holberg
Howe
Mahoney
Masin
Metsa
O'Neill
Sundin
Members excused from the Transportation Finance Committee:
Hamilton
Petersburg
Members present from the Transportation Policy Committee:
Erhardt, Chair
Masin, Vice Chair
Runbeck, Lead
Beard
Dorholt
FitzSimmons
Hornstein
Newberger
Sawatzky
Selcer
Sundin
Members excused from the Transportation Policy Committee:
Anderson, M.
Petersburg
Rosenthal
Simonson
A quorum was present.
An Overview of The Metropolitan Council, presented by:
Judd Schetnan, Director of Government Affairs
Arlene McCarthy, director of the Council's Metropolitan Transportation Services division
Brian Lamb, General Manager for Metro Transit
An Overview of the Counties Transit Improvement Board, presented by:
Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County Commissioner
An Overview of the Suburban Transit Association, presented by:
Gary Hansen, Chair
Jeff Wosje, Vice Chair
James Clark, Messerli & Kramer,
The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 AM.
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Representative Frank Hornstein, Chair
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Rachel Nelson, Committee Legislative Assistant