STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION
CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES
Representative Fue Lee, Chair of the Capital Investment Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:00 pm on March 29, 2023 in Room 120 of the Minnesota State Capitol. The meeting was broadcast via House Public Information Services.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
LEE, Fue, Chair
REYER, Liz, Vice-Chair
URDAHL, Dean, Republican Lead
CARROLL, Ned
FOGELMAN, Marj
FRANSON, Mary
GROSSELL, Matt
HANSEN, Rick
HUSSEIN, Samakab
KOZLOWSKI, Alicia
LILLIE, Leon
MYERS, Andrew
PELOWSKI, Gene
SKRABA, Roger
WEST, Nolan
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
Members excused:
XIONG, Jay
HF 2437 (Richardson) Dakota County; highway safety improvement funding provided for pedestrian and bicycle trails, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Reyer presented HF 437 and the H2437A1 amendment on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Laurie Halverson, Commissioner, Dakota County
HF 1044 (Coulter) Bloomington; public health facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Coulter presented HF 1044 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Mike Sable, Assistant City Manager, City of Bloomington
• Shawn Nelson, City Council Member, City of Bloomington
HF 1699 (Lislegard) Mesabi Trail new spur funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Lislegard presented HF 1699 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Sarah Ciochetto, Assistant Director, St. Louis, and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority
HF 2973 (Lislegard) Embarrass Township; Timber Hall facility improvement funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Lislegard presented HF 2973 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Tana Johnson, Grant Committee Chair, Embarrass Region Fair
HF 2546 (Becker-Finn) Every Meal grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Becker-Finn presented HF 2546 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Rob Williams, President, Every Meal
HF 2135 (Fischer) Maplewood; East Metro Public Safety Training Facility expansion facility assessment and conceptual design funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Fischer presented HF 2135 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Michael Mondor, Fire/Emergency Medical Services Chief, City of Maplewood
HF 2343 (Keeler) – Red Lake Nation Tribal College Minneapolis site of Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians capital improvement funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Keeler presented HF 2343 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Chief Dan King, President, Red Lake Nation College
HF 1729 (Hanson) Savage Sports Center turf replacement and drainage improvement funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Hanson presented HF 1729 on an informational only basis.
HF 2635 (Bakeberg) Scott County; public water access improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Bakeberg presented HF 2635 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Wesley Steffan, President, Spring Lake Association
• Laura Price, Statewide Programs and Planning Manager, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
HF 2809 (Pérez-Vega) Latino Museum of Minnesota funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Pérez-Vega presented HF 2809 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Monica Bravo, Executive Director, West Side Community Organization
• Elizabeth Coco, Deputy Director, Rondo Community Land Trust
HF 2841 (Clardy) West St. Paul; wastewater infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Clardy presented HF 2841 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Nate Burkett, Coty Manager, City of West St. Paul
HF 2888 (Koegel) Hilltop; new emergency shelter and other municipal improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Koegel presented HF 2888 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Ruth Nelson, City Clerk/Treasurer, City of Hilltop
HF 2942 (Agbaje) Minneapolis; Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County grant funding provided for a youth center, and money appropriated.
Representative Agbaje presented HF 2942 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Dr. Clarence Hightower, Executive Director, Community Action Partnership
• AJ Flowers Jr., Project Coordinator, Young People Task Force
HF 1054 (Agbaje) Northgate Development facility funding provided to provide career and technical education and job training in renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, electric vehicles, and grid technologies; and money appropriated.
Representative Agbaje presented HF 1054 and the H1054A1 amendment on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Jamez Staples, Renewable Energy Partners, Northgate
HF 1413 (Curran) Rice Creek North Regional Trail multiuse trail segments funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Curran presented HF 1413 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Andy Soltvedt, Assistant Park Director, Anoka County
HF 2935 (Hussein) St. Paul; YWCA repair and maintenance funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Hussein presented HF 2935 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Gaye Adams Massey, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA St. Paul
HF 2589 (Fogelman) Lakefield; water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Fogelman presented HF 2589 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• John Friel, City Engineer, City of Lakefield
HF 2622 (Kozlowski) Duluth; Great Lakes Aquarium capital improvement funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Kozlowski presented HF 2622 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Jay Walker, Executive Director, Great Lakes Aquarium
HF 3127 (Hassan) Ka Joog funding provided for a workforce training center, and money appropriated.
Representative Hussein presented HF 3127 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Mohamed Farah, Executive Director, Ka Joog
• Bill McCrum, Architect, Hopewell 360
Vice-Chair Reyer moved that the minutes from the March 27, 2023 meeting be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Lee adjourned the meeting at 2:30 pm.
Representative Fue Lee, Chair
Abdulaziz Mohamed, Committee Legislative Assistant