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Transportation Policy and Finance

TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING

2015-2016 Regular Session - Thursday, April 23, 2015

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION

TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES

Representative Tim Kelly, Chair of the Transportation Policy and Finance Committee, called the twenty-seventh meeting to order at 1:07 PM on April 23, 2015, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

KELLY, Tim, Chair KOZNICK, Jon
PETERSBURG, John, VC LUCERO, Eric
ANDERSON, Mark MASIN, Sandra
BERNARDY, Connie MCNAMARA, Denny
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve NORTON, Kim
ERHARDT, Ron RUNBECK, Linda
HAUSMAN, Alice SANDERS, Tim
HORNSTEIN, Frank SUNDIN, Mike
HOWE, Jeff UGLEM, Mark
JOHNSON, Clark WHELAN, Abigail

Members excused:
ATKINS, Joe
NASH, Jim

Chair Kelly called the meeting to order at 1:07 PM A quorum was present.

Representative Hornstein moved to approve the minutes of April 22, 2015. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Johnson testified on HF1469.

Lisa Iverson, Cambridge City Council Member, and ANOTHER testified on HF1469.

Representative Peppin testified on HF1512.

Tim McNeal testified on HF1512.

Representative Hoppe testified on HF1569.

Representative Gruenhagen testified on HF80.

Mark Woodshivel, Mayor of Chaska, Laurie Anderson, Chamber of Commerce, and Matt Paderowski, City Administrator for the City of Chaska, testified on HF1516 and HF80.

Representative Rosenthal testified on HF1002.

Shelly Peterson, Bloomington City Engineer, testified on HF10002.

Peggy Rehder, Red Wing City Council Member, and Ron Rosenthal, Red Wing Engineering Director testified on HF2248.

Representative Hackbarth and Representative Dettmer testified on HF315.

Rhonda Sivarajah, Anoka County Board of Commissioners, testified on HF315.

Representative Miller testified on HF1562.

Chris Osland testified on HF1562.

Representative Lien testified on HF640.

Representative Drazkowski testified on HF1256.

Dan Matejka, City Administrator for the City of Goodview, testified on HF1256.

Representative Uglem testified on HF157.

Vice Chair Petersburg assumed the gavel at 1:55 PM

Jerry Cook, Mayor of Coon Rapids, testified on HF157.

Representative Zerwas testified on HF489 and HF490.

MAN and Justin Femerack, City Engineer of Elk River, testified on HF489 and HF490.

Representative Whelan testified on HF1799 and HF1207.

Matt Look, Anoka County Commissioner, testified on HF1799 and HF1207.

Representative Whelan testified on HF2127.

Sarah Strommen, Mayor of the City of Ramsey, testified on HF2127.

Dean Kapler, Fire Chief for the City of Ramsey, testified on HF2127.

Representative Yarusso testified on HF158

MAN testified on HF158.

David Grant, Mayor of Arden Hills, testified on HF158.

Representative Yarusso testified on HF185.

Bill Urbanski, Mounds View Neighborhood Sound Wall Committee, and Joe Flaherty, Mayor of Mounds View, testified on HF185.

Representative Wills testified on HF48.

Nancy Shoewiller testified on HF48.

Representative Hansen testified on HF927.

Jenny Halvorson, West St. Paul City Council Member, testified on HF927.

Representative Kahn testified on HF1360.

Don Elwood, Director of Transportation Planning and Engineering for the City of Minneapolis, testified on HF1360.

Representative Isaacson testified on HF109.

Joe Lux, Ramsey County, testified on HF109.

Representative Carlson testified on HF912 and HF914.

Kelli Slavik, Mayor of Plymouth, testified on HF914.

Representative Erhardt testified on HF588.

Representative Johnson, S. testified on HF1310.

J.D. Birdson testified on HF1310.

Representative Johnson testified on HF760.

Mike Rodgers, Transit Project Manager for Ramsey County Regional Rail, testified on HF760.

Representative Peterson testified on HF2155.

Representative Uglem assumed the gavel at 3:16 PM

Steve Albrecht, Director of Public Works for the City of Burnsville, testified on HF2155.

Representative Anderson, P. testified on HF736.

Joe Finken?, Mayor of the City of Melrose?, testified on HF736.

Representative Anderson, P. testified on HF474.

Jim Thoreen, testified on HF474.

Vice Chair Petersburg assumed the gavel at 3:28 PM

Representative Hornstein testified on HF529.

Lisa Cerney, Director of Surface Water and Sewers Division for the City of Minneapolis, testified on HF529.

Representative Hornstein testified on HF1137.

Kerri Gordon, Allina Hospitals, Louis Smith, Phillips Partnership, and Jim Grube, Hennepin County Engineer, testified on HF1137.

Representative Fenton testified on HF1617.

Representative Uglem assumed the gavel at 3:40 PM

Lisa Weik, Washington County Commissioner, and MAN testified on HF1617.

Representative Torkelson testified on HF2059.

Mike Beard, on behalf of Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority, testified on HF2059.

Representative Whelan testified on HF1888.

Tim Crookshank, City of Anoka, testified on HF1888.

Representative Dehn testified on HF1681.

Kelly Hoffman-Orth, Project Manager for Hennepin County Community Works, testified on HF1681.

Representative Uglem testified on HF680 on behalf of Representative Hortman.

Representative Barrett testified on HF2254.

Vice Chair Petersburg assumed the gavel at 4:02 PM




The meeting was adjourned at 4:11 PM





Representative Tim Kelly, Chair




Natalie Cecchini, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF0048 (Wills) - Dakota County; County Road 42 and Trunk Highway 52 interchange reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0080 (Gruenhagen) - Carver County; Trunk Highway 212 right-of-way acquisition and construction funding provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF0109 (Isaacson) - Ramsey County; I-694 and Rice Street interchange funding provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF0157 (Uglem) - Coon Rapids; U.S. Highway 10 additional lane funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0158 (Yarusso) - Ramsey County; county highway construction through former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0185 (Yarusso) - Mounds View; U.S. Highway 10 and I-35W noise barrier required.
  • HF0315 (Hackbarth) - Anoka County; I-35W and Lake Drive interchange improvement and realignment of West Freeway Drive funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0489 (Zerwas) - Elk River; Trunk Highway 101, U.S. Highway 10, and U.S. Highway 169 intersection construction funding provided; bonds issued; and money appropriated.
  • HF0490 (Zerwas) - Elk River; Trunk Highway 101, U.S. Highway 10, and U.S. Highway 169 intersection construction funding provided; bonds issued; and money appropriated.
  • HF0529 (Hornstein) - Minneapolis; I-35W storm tunnel funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0588 (Erhardt) - Edina; Trunk Highway 100; transportation commissioner directed to construct noise barrier, and money appropriated.
  • HF0736 (Anderson) - Melrose; Stearns County State-Aid Highway 13 bridge replacement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0927 (Hansen) - West St. Paul; Robert Street reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1002 (Rosenthal) - Hennepin County; I-494 and East Bush Lake Road interchange access funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1040 (Winkler) - Golden Valley; street and highway intersection improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1310 (Johnson) - St. Paul; Kellogg-Third Street bridge reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1360 (Kahn) - Minneapolis; 10th Avenue bridge repair and rehabilitation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1469 (Johnson) - Cambridge; Trunk Highway 95 improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1512 (Peppin) - Dayton; I-94 interchange funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1562 (Miller) - Appleton; roadway upgrade to facilitate commerce and improve safety funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1569 (Hoppe) - Chaska; Trunk Highway 212 and Carver County Road 140 interchange construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1799 (Whelan) - Anoka County; U.S. Highway 10 improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF2155 (Peterson) - Dakota and Hennepin Counties; I-35W bridge over the Minnesota River replacement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0474 (Anderson) - Glenwood; Highway 55 and Highway 29 interchange railroad grade separation project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0640 (Lien) - Moorhead; grade separated rail crossings funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0680 (Hortman) - Coon Rapids; Anoka County State-Aid Highway 78 highway-rail grade crossing separation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0912 (Carlson) - Crystal; County State-Aid Highway 102 and the Canadian Pacific railroad crossing intersection highway-rail grade separation project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0914 (Carlson) - Plymouth; Vicksburg Lane Canadian Pacific railroad crossing highway-rail grade separation project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1256 (Drazkowski) - Goodview and Minnesota City; railroad crossing quiet zone construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1888 (Whelan) - Anoka; Trunk Highway 47 and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad crossing high-rail grade separation project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF2127 (Whelan) - Ramsey; Anoka County Roads 56 and 57 intersection with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe mainline highway-rail grade separation project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1137 (Hornstein) - Minneapolis; Lake Street Transit Station funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1617 (Fenton) - Washington County; Gateway Corridor Busway funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF2059 (Torkelson) - Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0760 (Johnson) - Ramsey County; East Metro Rail Corridor funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF2248 (Kelly) - Red Wing; U.S. Highway 61 reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF2254 (Barrett) - Chisago County; U.S. Highway 8 reconstruction and expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Note: The Committee will be hearing these bills today on an informational basis with a 5 minute time limit on testimony per bill being imposed due to the large agenda of member transportation projects to be heard.

Another bill has been added to agenda:
HF640 (Lien) Moorhead provided funding for grade separated rail crossings
HF1681 (Dehn) Penn Avenue infrastructure improvement funding provided
See attached agenda for the proposed bill order.