STATE OF MINNESOTA NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MINUTES
Representative Masin, Chair of the Subcommittee on Local Government, called the meeting to order at 6:35 P.M. on March 3rd, 2020 in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
MASIN, Sandra (Chair)
ELKINS, Steve (Vice-Chair)
MCDONALD, Joe (GOP Lead)
FREIBERG, Mike
HERTAUS, Jerry
LIEN, Ben
KOZNICK, Jon
XIONG, Tou
A quorum was present.
Representative Lien moved that the minutes of February 19, 2020 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Masin moved HF2296 (Tabke) be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
HF2296 (Tabke) relating to local government; authorizing municipalities to charge a street impact fee; amending Minnesota Statues 2018, section 465.358, by adding subdivisions.
Testifiers:
Irene Kao – Intergovernmental Relations Counsel, League of MN Cities
Kirt Briggs – Mayor, City of Prior Lake
Mark Bilderback – Councilmember, City of Rochester
Karl-Christian Johannessen – Minnesota Association of Townships
Ted Kowalski – Chairman, Spring Lake Township
Peter Coyle – Larkin Hoffman
Nick Erickson – Housing First Minnesota
Representative Masin renewed the motion to re-refer HF2296 (Tabke) to the Committee on Government Operations. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Masin moved HF3483 (Sauke) be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
HF3483 (Sauke) relating to local government; modifying the deadline for appointments of commission members; permitting reappointments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 410.05, subdivision 2.
Testifiers:
Leigh J. Johnson – Rochester Charter Commission
Kathleen Meyerle – Rochester Charter Commission
Representative Masin renewed the motion to re-refer HF3483 (Sauke) to the Committee on Government Operations. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Masin moved HF3242 (Neu) be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
HF3242 (Neu) relating to local government; permitting the city of North Branch to increase the membership of its Public Utilities Commission.
Testifiers:
Renae L. Fry – City of North Branch
Representative Masin renewed the motion to re-refer HF3242 (Neu) to the Committee on Government Operations. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:52 P.M.
Representative Masin, Chair
Anna Fineanganofo,
Committee Legislative Assistant