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Transportation and Regional Governance Policy

TWENTY EIGHTH MEETING

2017-2018 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 21, 2018

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH SESSION

Transportation and Regional Governance Policy
MINUTES
Representative Runbeck, Chair of the Transportation and Regional Governance Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:00 P.M. on March 21, 2018, in the Basement of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

RUNBECK, Linda, Chair
KOZNICK, Jon, Vice Chair
BERNARDY, Connie
BAHR, Cal
BARR, Regina
CARLSON, Andrew
HERTAUS, Jerry
HORNSTEIN, Frank
KOEGEL, Erin
MASIN, Sandra
MCDONALD, Joe
NEU, Ann
PETERSBURG, John
WEST, Nolan
WHELAN, Abigail
YOUAKIM, Cheryl

Chair Runbeck called the meeting to order at 1:02 P.M. A quorum was present.

Representative Bahr moved the minutes of March 19th. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3032 (Layman) Transportation network companies regulated.
Chair Runbeck moved that HF3032 be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

Chair Runbeck moved the H3032DE1 Amendment.

Representative Layman presented HF3032.
Matt Patton, LYFT, testified in favor of HF3032.
Laura Roads, MnDOT, testified in opposition to HF3032.
Anne Finn, League of Cities, testified in Opposition to HF3032.
Charlie Vander Aarde, testified in opposition to HF3032.
Joan Willshire, testified in opposition to HF3032.
Gene Ranierie, City of Minneapolis, testified in opposition to HF3032.
Ricardo Cervantes, City of St. Paul, testified in opposition to HF3032.
Zack Williams, Blue and White Taxi testified in opposition to HF3032.
Mark Hughes, citizen, testified in opposistion to HF3032.
Ed Reynoso, Teamster, testified in opposition to HF303032.

Chair Runbeck laid over HF3032.

HF4008 (Swedizinski) Permits to mow or hay trunk highway rights-of-way moratorium established.

Chair Runbeck moved that HF4008 be sent to the General Register.

Representative Swedizinski presented HF4008.

Chair Runbeck renewed the motion that HF4008 be sent to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4079 (Hertaus) Light rail transit and freight rail colocation construction prohibition established.

Representative Hertaus moved HF4079 before the Committee.

Representative Hertaus presented HF4079 presented HF4079.
Mary Pattock, LRT Done Right, testified in support of HF4079.

Chair Runbeck laid over HF4079.

The meeting was recessed at 2:49 P.M.

The Meeting resumed at 6:32 P.M. in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

HF3032 (Layman) Transportation network companies regulated.

Chair Runbeck moved HF3032 before the committee.

Chair Runbeck moved that HF3032 be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

Chair Runbeck moved H3032DE1. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Runbeck Renewed the motion that HF3032 be re-referred as amended to the Transportation Finance.

Representative Hornstein requested a roll call vote. The votes were as followed:

AYES:
RUNBECK, Linda, Chair
KOZNICK, Jon, Vice Chair
BARR, Regina
HERTAUS, Jerry
MCDONALD, Joe
NEU, Ann
PETERSBURG, John
WEST, Nolan
WHELAN, Abigail

NAYS:
BERNARDY, Connie
BAHR, Cal
CARLSON, Andrew
HORNSTEIN, Frank
KOEGEL, Erin
MASIN, Sandra
YOUAKIM, Cheryl

There being 9 ayes and 7 nay: THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Koznick assumed the gavel at 6:48 P.M.

HF3369 (Runbeck) Metropolitan Council transportation finance, budgeting, appropriations, accounting, fiscal planning, and reporting provisions established and modified.

Representative Runbeck moved that HF3369 be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

Representative Runbeck moved the H3369DE1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Matt Buress, House Research, presented HF3369.
Representative Runbeck presented HF3369.
Judd Schetnan, Metropolitan Council, testified in opposition to HF3369.
Schott Schulte, Commissioner, Anoka County, testified in support of HF3369.
Joseph Gladke, Hennepin County, testified in opposition to HF3369.
Charlie Vander Aarde, Metro Cities, testified in opposition to HF3369.
Anna Odegaard, MN Asset Building Coalition, testified on HF3369.
Phillip Qualy, NARP, testified in opposition to HF3369.
Colonel Matt Langer, Minnesota State Troopers, testified in opposition to HF3369.
Scott Peterson, MnDOT, testified in opposition to HF3369.

Representative Bernardy moved the H3369A1 Amendment.

Representative Bernardy withdrew the H3369A1 Amendment.

Representative Bernardy moved the H3369A2 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Carlson moved the H3369A4 Amendment.

Representative Carlson withdrew the H3369A4 Amendment.

Representative Youakim moved the H3369A6 Amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Repetitive Hornstein moved the H3369A7 Amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Representative Hornstein moved the H3369A5 Amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Representative Barr moved the H3369A9 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Masin moved the H3369A12 Amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Representative Youakim moved the H3369A11. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Representative Runbeck moved the H3369A10. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Runbeck moved the H3369A14. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Runbeck moved the H3369A18-0675. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Carlson moved the H3369A3 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Bernardy moved the H3369A13 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Runbeck renewed the motion that HF3369 be re-referred as amended to the Committee on Transportation Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The Meeting was adjourned at 8:04 P.M.






Representative Jon Koznick, Vice Chair




Alex Pouliot, Committee Legislative Assistant















More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3032 (Layman) - Transportation network companies regulated.
  • HF4008 (Swedzinski) - Permits to mow or hay trunk highway rights-of-way moratorium established.
  • HF3369 (Runbeck) - Transportation policy and finance various provisions modified, and Metropolitan Council governance amended.
  • HF4079 (Hertaus) - Light rail transit and freight rail colocation construction prohibition established.

We will reconvene at the call of the chair, approximately 6pm, in Hearing Room 5 to take up the omnibus DE amendment and any other amendments.

HF3369 DE1 amendment - Transportation and Regional Governance Policy Omnibus bill.

Additional bills may be added.