STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
Minnesota Heritage Finance Committee
MINUTES
Representative Mike Jaros, Chair of the Minnesota Heritage Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:03 AM. On February 21, 2008, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Jaros (Chair) Kahn
Gardner (Vice-Chair) Laine
Anderson Madore
Johnson Nornes
Sailer Urdahl
Bly Eken
Members excused:
Dean Peterson
Chairman Jaros moved HF 2520 be held over for possible inclusion in the Capital Improvement recommendation.
HF 2520-Representative Jaros
Duluth; Lake Superior Zoo polar bear exhibit expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The following provided testimony on HF 2520:
Representative Jaros
Kevin Walli, Fryberger, Buchanana, Smith and Frederick.
HF 2520 was held over for possible inclusion.
Chairman Jaros moved HF 2504 be held over for possible inclusion in the Capital Improvement recommendation.
HF 2504-Representative Madore
Minnesota Zoological Garden asset preservation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The following provided testimony on HF 2504:
Lee Ehmke, CEO of the MN Zoo
Peggy Adelmann., CFO of MN Zoo
HF 2504 was held over for possible inclusion.
Chairman Jaros moved HF 3256 be held over for possible inclusion in the Capital Improvement recommendation.
HF 3256-Representative Madore
Minnesota Zoological Garden funding appropriated, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The following provided testimony on HF 3256:
Lee Ehmke, CEO of the MN Zoo
Peggy Adelmann., CFO of MN Zoo
HF 3256 was held over for possible inclusion.
Chairman Jaros moved HF 2481 be held over for possible inclusion in the Capital Improvement recommendation.
HF 2481-Representative Hausman
Como Zoo infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The following provided testimony on HF 2481:
Representative Hausman
Mike Huhum, Como Zoo
HF 2481 was held over for possible inclusion.
Chairman Jaros moved HF 388 be held over for possible inclusion in the Capital Improvement recommendation.
HF 388-Representative Cornish
Waseca; Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center operations provided and money appropriated.
The following provided testimony on HF 388:
Representative Cornish
Roy Johnson, MN Agricultural Interpretive Center Board Member
HF 388 was held over for possible inclusion.
Representative Kahn moved HF 1181 be held over for possible inclusion in the Capital Improvement recommendation.
HF 1181-Representative Kahn
Noncommercial television grants money appropriated.
The following provided testimony on HF 1181:
Representative Kahn
Dan Thomas, COO of Public Television
Al Harman
HF 1181 was held over for possible inclusion.
Representative Kahn moved HF 3174 be held over for possible inclusion in the Capital Improvement recommendation.
HF 3174-Representative Kahn
Minnesota Public Radio digital conversion funding provided, and money appropriated.
The following provided testimony on HF 3174:
Representative Kahn
Lisa Wigard, MPR volunteer.
Jeff Nelson, Public Affairs Director for MPR
HF 3174 was held over for possible inclusion.
Representative Kahn moved HF 3269 be held over for possible inclusion in the Capital Improvement recommendation.
HF 3269-Representative Kahn
Association of Minnesota Public Education Radio Stations funding provided to assist with the conversion to digital broadcast signal, and money appropriated.
The following provided testimony on HF 3269:
Representative Kahn
Barry Tilly, Associate Manager of AMPERS
HF 3269 was held over for possible inclusion.
Chairman Jaros moved HF 3070 be held over for possible inclusion in the Capital Improvement recommendation.
HF 3070-Representative Westrom
Kensington Area Historical Society funding provided and money appropriated.
The following provided testimony on HF 3070:
Representative Westrom
Meloin Conrad, President of Kenisington Area Historical Society
HF 3070 was held over for possible inclusion.
Chairman Jaros moved HF 3008 be held over for possible inclusion in the Capital Improvement recommendation.
HF 3008-Representative Slocum
Fort Snelling revitalization funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The following provided testimony on HF 3008:
Representative Slocum
David Kelliher, MN Historical Society
Nina Archabal, Director of the MN Historical Society
HF 3008 was held over for possible inclusion.
Quorum present at 9:33 am.
Chair Jaros moved HF2703 be passed and re-referred to the Finance Committee.
Chair Jaros moves the
DE6 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Jaros renewed his motion that HF2703 be passed and re-referred to the Finance Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:37 AM
Representative Mike Jaros, CHAIR
Diogo Reis
Committee Legislative Assistant