STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE DIVISION COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Michael Paymar, Chair of the Public Safety Finance Division Committee, called the twenty-fifth meeting to order at 9:10 a.m., Monday, January 25th, 2010, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
PAYMAR, Michael, Chair
BIGHAM, Karla
HAWS, Larry
HOSCH, Larry
KOHLS, Paul
LIEBLING, Tina
SEVERSON, Dan
SMITH, Steve
Members Excused:
OLIN, Dave, Vice Chair
CORNISH, Tony
EASTLUND, Rob
HILSTROM, Debra
KELLY, Tim
LAINE, Carolyn
LESCH, John
REINERT, Roger
WARD, John
Presentation on the Public Safety Training Facility Needs Assessment Report, May 2009.
Testified on behalf of the report:
Tim Leslie, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Public Safety.
Kris Eide, Director, Homeland Security & Emergency Management.
HF 815 (Beard) Scott County Regional Public Safety Training Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Rep. Beard presented HF815.
Testified in support of HF815:
Jon Ulrich, Commissioner, Scott County Board.
Rob Boe, Consultant and Former Chief Deputy of the Scott County Sheriff’s Department..
HF2453 (Faust) Pine City; fire station funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Rep. Faust presented HF2453.
Testified in support of HF2453:
Don Howard, City Administrator of Pine City.
HF1806 (Bly) Northfield; public land and building acquisition spending authorized, public safety and regional emergency operations center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Rep. Bly presented HF1806.
Testified support of HF1806:
Joel Walinski, Northfield City Administrator.
Kathleen McBride, Finance Director of the City of Northfield.
HF2480 (Lillie) Maplewood; regional firefighter training facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Rep. Lillie presented HF2480.
Testified in support of HF2480:
Steve Lukin, Fire Chief, City of Maplewood.
John Olson, Century College, Manager of their Public Safety Training Program.
HFXXXX (Rukavina) Appropriating money for a regional fire based Emergency Management Services Facility.
Rep. Rukavina presented the proposal.
HF521 (Murphy) Appropriating money for an Arrowhead Regional Corrections Facility.
Rep. Rukavina presented HF521 on behalf of Rep. Murphy.
Testified in support of HF521:
John Ongaro, Director of Government Affairs, St. Louis County.
HF2478 (Kulick Jackson) Princeton; public safety building funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Rep. Kulick Jackson presented HF2478.
Testified in support of HF2478:
Jeremy Riddle, Mayor, City of Princeton.
Mark Karnowski, City Administrator, City of Princeton.
Jim Rockbury, Fire Chief, City of Princeton.
Kris Eide, Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
HFXXXX (Davids) Appropriating money for Criminal Justice Center in Houston County.
Rep. Davids presented the proposal.
Testified in support of the proposal:
Larry Connery, Chair, Houston County Board of Commissioners.
Casey Bradley, Finance Director, Houston County.
Mark Schiltz, Jail Administrator.
HF2416 (Davnie) Minneapolis; Emergency Operations Center and Fire Training Facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Rep. Davnie presented HF2416.
Testified in support of HF2416:
Rocco Forte, Director, City of Minneapolis, Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
John Fruetel, Assistant Chief, Minneapolis Fire Department.
HF2211 (Persell) Beltrami County; jail energy-efficiency improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Rep. Persell presented HF2211.
HF 369 (Urdahl) Annandale Tactical Training Center grant provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Rep Kohls presented HF369 on behalf of Rep. Urdahl.
HFXXXX (Koenen) Appropriating money for a MN Emergency Response and Industry Training Center in Marshall.
Rep. Koenen presented the proposal.
Testified in support of the proposal:
Rob Yant, Director of Public Safety, City of Marshall.
Ben Martig, Administrator, City of Marshall.
Review of the Governor’s recommendations for agency wide requests.
Testified in support of the Governor’s recommendations for the Minnesota Department of Corrections:
David Crist, Deputy Commissioner of Facilities, Department of Corrections.
HFXXXX (Bunn) Oak Park Heights Perimeter Security Fence and Systems Upgrade.
Rep. Bunn presented the proposal.
Testified in support of the proposal:
Jessica Symms, Warden, Oak Park Heights Correctional Facility.
HFXXXX (Haws) St. Cloud Perimeter Security Fence.
Rep. Haws presented the proposal.
Testified in support of the proposal:
Patt Adair, Warden, St. Cloud Correctional Facility.
Presentation on the Governor’s recommendation for capital investment on the ARMER Project - Radio Infrastructure Replacement:
Testified in support of the Governor’s recommendation:
Cari Gerlicher, Director of the Office of Special Investigations, Chief Law Enforcement Officer for the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
HF2452 (Doty) Camp Ripley funding provided to complete phase II of the comprehensive emergency management training facility, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Rep. Doty presented HF2452
Testified in support of HF2452:
Tim Leslie, Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
Kris Eide, Director, Homeland Security & Emergency Management.
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HFXXXX (Knuth) Emergency Operations Center in Arden Hills.
Rep. Knuth presented the recommendation.
Testified in support of the recommendation:
Kris Eide, Director, Homeland Security & Emergency Management.
Meeting was adjourned at 12:57 P.M.
REP. MICHAEL PAYMAR, CHAIR, PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE DIVISION
Lisa M. Gonzalez, Committee Legislative Assistant,
Public Safety Finance Division