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Capital Investment Finance Division

EIGHTH MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Thursday, February 15, 2007

STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FINANCE DIVISION COMMITTEE

MINUTES


Representative Alice Hausman, Chair of the Capital Investment Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:21 p.m. on Thursday, February 15, 2007, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building. The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

HAUSMAN, Alice, Chair
SCALZE, Bev, Vice-Chair
TINGELSTAD, Kathy, GOP-Lead
BERNS, John
CARLSON, Lyndon
HANSEN, Rick
HOWES, Larry
JUHNKE, Al
LANNING, Morrie
LIEDER, Bernie
MAHONEY, Tim
MURPHY, Mary
PETERSON, Neil
RUKAVINA, Tom
SOLBERG, Loren
URDAHL, Dean
WAGENIUS, Jean


The following member was excused: Dean, Pelowski

A quorum was present.

Rep. Wagenius moved approval of the minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, February 13, 2007. MOTION PREVAILED THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED

Department of Employment and Economic Development overview of Public Facilities Authority (PFA) wastewater/water infrastructure programs. Presentation by:

- Terry Kuhlman, Executive Director, MN Public Facilities Authority
- Craig Johnson, Intergovernmental Relations, League of Minnesota Cities
- Louie Jambois, Executive Director, Association of Metropolitan Cities

House File 109 (Fritz) - relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for street and sewer improvements in Blooming Prairie.

The Chair moved that HF 109 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.

Testifying in support of the bill:

- Rep. Patti Fritz
- H. Peterson, Mayor, City of Blooming Prairie
- Michael Jones, Blooming Prairie City Administrator

The Chair laid over H.F. 109 for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Bill.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:56 p.m.



REP. ALICE HAUSMAN, CHAIR




LAURIE NISTL
Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

Public Facilities Authority overview on water/wastewater infrastructure programs, Department of Employment and Economic Development
HF109 (Fritz) Blooming Prairie street and sewer improvements provided