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Capital Investment

TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Wednesday, April 14, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Fue Lee, Chair of the Capital Investment Committee, called the remote meeting to order at 1:00 P.M. on April 14, 2021, pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services, Facebook Live, and YouTube live streaming.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

LEE, Fue (Chair)
MURPHY, Mary (Vice Chair)
URDAHL, Dean (Lead)
AGBAJE, Esther
BERG, Kaela
DAVIDS, Greg
FRANKE, Keith
FREIBERG, Mike
HANSEN, Rick
HUOT, John
LUCERO, Eric
PIERSON, Nels
RALEIGH, Donald
RASMUSSON, Jordan
REYER, Liz
WEST, Nolan
XIONG, Jay

Members excused:

LILLIE, Leon
MORAN, Rena

A quorum was present.

Representative Murphy moved to approve the minutes from April 12, 2021. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF337 (Lee); Capital improvement projects prior appropriations amended, and housing pool bonding authority 2020 allocation application deposits refunded to bond issuers.

Testifying on the A21-0158 amendment:
-John Jaschke, Executive Director, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
-Steve Horsfield, Executive Director, Simpson Housing Services
-Steve Grove, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
-Jim Schowalter, Commissioner, Minnesota Management and Budget
-Sarah Strommen, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
-Brian Yolitz, Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities, Minnesota State
-Diane Larson, Executive Director, Itasca County and Grand Rapids Housing and Redevelopment Authority
-Holly Henning, Residential Director, Ain Dah Yung Center
-Rhonda Otteson, Executive Director, Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless
-Alan Arthur, President and CEO, Aeon
-Margaret Donahoe, Executive Director, Minnesota Transportation Alliance
-Richard Biske, Freshwater Program Director, The Nature Conservancy
-Charlie Vander Aarde, Government Relations Specialist, Metro Cities
-Larry Herke, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
-Paul Schnell, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Corrections
-Jennifer Ho, Commissioner, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
-Chuck Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services
-Derrick James, Midwest Senior Manager of Government Affairs, Amtrak
-Dorian Grilley, Executive Director, Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota
-Elizabeth Wefel, Senior Attorney and Lobbyist, Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
-Mike Berthelsen, Vice President for University Services, University of Minnesota
-Emma Nelson, Student, University of Minnesota Duluth
-Pete Aube, Chair, Minnesota Forest Resources Council

Vice Chair Murphy assumed the gavel at 2:00 P.M.

Testifying on the A21-0158 amendment:
-Adam Duininck, Director of Government Affairs, North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
-Swopnil Shrestha, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and the Racial Equity & Joy Coalition
-Chris Conry, Campaign Director, 100% Campaign
-John Thorson, Legislative Director and Political Coordinator, LIUNA Minnesota and North Dakota
-Suzanne Sobotka, Policy and Research Director, Move Minnesota
-Jeff Stollenwerk, Director of Government and Environmental Affairs, Duluth Seaway Port Authority
-Trista MatasCastillo, District 3 Commissioner, Ramsey County

The meeting was adjourned at 2:19 P.M.




Representative Fue Lee, Chair



Joe Lenczewski, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF0337 (Lee) - Capital improvement spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature, bonds issued, state programs established and modified, prior appropriations modified, study and report required, and money appropriated.
House TV Video:
View Archive

03:05 - HF337 (Lee) Omnibus capital investment bill.
- Public testimony.
Runs 1 hour, 19 minutes.


Public testimony on DE amendment to HF 337 (Lee) Omnibus 2021 bonding bill

Public Testimony will be taken on Wednesday, 4/14, at the 1:00 pm hearing:
• Members of the public who are interested in testifying must email jenny.nash@house.mn by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13th. Each testifier will be allotted up to 3 minutes.
• If you wish to submit written testimony, please send it to jenny.nash@house.mn by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, April 13th.

Amendments are due by 8:30 am on Thursday, April 15th at 8:30 am.

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

Note: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122.