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Capital Investment Finance Division

TWENTY-FIRST MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Wednesday, September 5, 2007

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FIRST 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 5:10 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2007, in the Winona City Hall, 207 LaFayette Street, Winona, MN. The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll. A quorum was present.

Members present:


HAUSMAN, Alice, Chair
SCALZE, Bev, Vice-Chair
TINGELSTAD, Kathy, GOP-Lead
BERNS, John
CARLSON, Lyndon
DEAN, Matt
HANSEN, Rick
JUHNKE, Al
LIEDER, Bernie
MAHONEY, Tim
MURPHY, Mary
PELOWSKI, Gene
PETERSON, Neil
SOLBERG, Loren
URDAHL, Dean
WAGENIUS, Jean


Members excused: Howes, Lanning and Rukavina

Other legislators present: Representatives Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Tony Sertich, Jeanne Poppe, Andy Welti, Kim Norton, Steve Drazkowski. Senators Steve Murphy, Ann Lynch and Sharon Erickson Ropes.

Capital Investment Committee tour and hearing of flood affected areas of southeastern Minnesota from flood of August 18-19, 2007.

Call to order, comments and recommendations by Reps. Hausman, Lieder, Hansen and Juhnke. Introductions of members.

Kathy Novak, House Research, gave a history of past Minnesota disasters and the bonding and general funding provided.

Reports from local government officials on Southeast Minnesota flood damage repair and rebuilding:

City of Winona
- Jerry Miller, Mayor
- Eric Sorenson, City Manager
- Frank Pomeroy, Chief of Police
- Dave Brand, Sheriff, Winona County
- Ed Krall, City Fire Chief

Winona County
- David Kramer, County Engineer
- Pat Walters, Assistant County Assessor

Fillmore County
- Randy Dahl, County Commissioner
- Bob Picket, County Assessor

Houston County
- Marcus Evans, County Engineer
- Tom Dybing, County Assessor

City of Houston
- Connie Edwards, Mayor
- Larry Jerviss, City Administrator
City of Rushford
- Les Ladewig, Mayor
- John Stewart, Engineer, BDM Consulting
- Winthro "Windy" Block, City Administrator

Olmsted County
- Jim Bier, Chair, Olmsted County
- Mike Sheehan, County Engineer
- Ardell Brede, Mayor, City of Rochester

City of Eyota
- Wes Bussell, Mayor and Chair of Dover/Eyota/St.Charles Sanitary Sewer District

City of Goodview
- Dan Matejka, City Administrator

Closing comments by Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Speaker of the House

The meeting was adjourned at 7:12 p.m.



REP. ALICE HAUSMAN, CHAIR


LAURIE NISTL
Committee Legislative Assistant
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Reports from local government officials on Southeast Minnesota flood damage repair and rebuilding.
NOTE: The committee will tour flood damaged areas prior to the hearing.