STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE NINETEENTH 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 17, 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
FRANSON, Mary
GROSSELL, Matt
HANSEN, Rick
HUSSEIN, Samakab
LILLIE, Leon
PELOWSKI, Gene
SKRABA, Roger
WEST, Nolan
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
XIONG, Jay
Members excused:
FOGELMAN, Marj
KOZLOWSKI, Alicia
MYERS, Andrew
HF 740 (Feist) St. Anthony; CornerHouse new facility construction and renovation funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Feist presented HF 740 and the H0740DE2 amendment on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Mitzi Hobot, Executive Director, CornerHouse
HF 1516 (Feist) New Brighton; quiet zone implementation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Feist presented HF 1516 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Devin Massopust, City Manager, City of New Brighton
HF 974 (Moller) Arden Hills, North Oaks, and Shoreview; public safety facility funding provided to house the Lake Johanna Fire Department, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Moller presented HF 974 on an informational only basis.
HF 959 (Davids) Dodge County; Wasioja Historic District seminary ruins improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Quam presented HF 959 on an informational only basis.
HF 974 (Kresha) Camp Ripley Minnesota Military Museum funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Kresha presented HF 920 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Randal Dietrich, Executive Director, Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum
HF 616 (Kresha) Morrison County; C.A. Weyerhaeuser Museum funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Kresha presented HF 616 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Camille Warzecha, Board President, Morrison County Historical Society
HF 338 (Sencer-Mura) Indian Health Board Medical and Dental Facility funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Sencer-Mura presented HF 338 and the H338A1 amendment on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Dr. Patrick Rock, CEO, Indian Health Board
HF 2646 (Smith) Rochester; municipal district heating and cooling energy distribution system funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Smith presented HF 2646 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Kim Norton, Mayor, City of Rochester
• Heather Corcoran, Legislative Affairs & Policy Director, City of Rochester
HF 987 (Petersburg) Steele County; veterans memorial funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Petersburg presented HF 987 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Lori Arnold, Owatonna Veterans Memorial Moonlighters Exchange Club
HF 415 (Lislegard) Northern Lights Academy Special Education Cooperative service area education learning center and Northland Learning Center Level IV setting regional special education program in northeastern Minnesota funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Lislegard presented HF 415 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Katie Heimdal, Northland Learning Center
• Dena Hagen, Northern Lights Special Education Academy
HF 365 (Freiberg) Golden Valley; new fire station funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Freiberg presented HF 365 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Bethany Brunsell, Assistant Fire Chief, City of Golden Valley
HF 569 (Becker-Finn) Cass Lake; Leech Lake Area Health and Wellness Center funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Becker-Finn presented HF 569 and the H569A1 amendment on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Irene Folstrom, Government Relations, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
HF 1345 (Hussein) St. Paul; eastbound Kellogg Boulevard Bridge replacement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Hussein presented HF 1345 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Sean Kershaw, Public Works Director, City of St. Paul
HF 191 (Agbaje) Minneapolis; Northside Economic Opportunity Network food business incubator grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Agbaje presented HF 191 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Warren McLean, Northside Economic Opportunity Network
HF 851 (Agbaje) Carver County; Camp Katherine Parson capital improvement and historical preservation effort funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Agbaje presented HF 851 and the H851A1 amendment on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Anthony Taylor, Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
HF 578 (Hussein) St. Paul; Innovation Center funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Hussein presented HF 578 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Tony Sanneh, Founder/CEO, The Sanneh Foundation
HF 2003 (Hussein) African Economic Development Solutions building construction funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Hussein presented HF 2003 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Dr. Gene Gelgelu, President/CEO, African Economic Development Solutions
• Lisa Coogler, Development Consultant, African Economic Development Solutions
HF 752 (Finke) Filmmaking and film education facility funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Finke presented HF 752 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Andrew Peterson, Film North
HF 2013 (Finke) St. Paul; Animal care campus funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Finke presented HF 2013 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Janelle Dixon, CEO, Animal Humane Society
HF 807 (Coulter) Bloomington; veterans’ memorial funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Coulter presented HF 807 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Tim Dardis, Bloomington Remembers Veterans
HF 812 (Her) St. Paul; Playwrights’ Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Her presented HF 812 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Pirronne Yousefzadeh, Interim Associate Artistic Director, Playwrights’ Center
HF 847 (Tabke) Scott County; riverbank stabilization funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Tabke presented HF 847 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• DeAnn Croatt, Resident, Scott County
• Lisa Freese, Transportation Services Director, Scott County
HF 1191 (Tabke) Shakopee; Innovation Hub funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Tabke presented HF 1191 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Michael Kerski, Director of Planning and Development, City of Shakopee
HF 1536 (Acomb) Wayzata; Lake Effect Project Phase 2 funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Acomb presented HF 1536 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Johanna Mouton, Mayor, City of Wayzata
HF 1624 (Cha) Woodbury; Central Park facility improvement funding provided, bond issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Cha presented HF 1624 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Anne Burt, Mayor, City of Woodbury
HF 1719 (Pérez-Vega) St. Paul; Metropolitan Center for Independent Living funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Pérez-Vega presented HF 1719 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Jesse Bethke-Gomez, Executive Director, Metropolitan Center for Independent Living
HF 1720 (Hollins) St. Paul; Latino Economic Development Center grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Hollins presented HF 1720 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Henry Jiménez, Executive Director/President, Latino Economic Development Center
HF 1740 (Clardy) Dakota County; railway and highway safety improvement funding provided for pedestrian and bicycle trails along Veteran Memorial Greenway, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Clardy presented HF 1740 and the HF1740DE1 amendment on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Joe Atkins, Commissioner, Dakota County
HF 2402 (Clardy) Dakota County; behavioral health crisis facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Clardy presented HF 2402 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Joe Atkins, Commissioner, Dakota County
HF 900 (Rehm) Carver County; County State-Aid Highway 18 improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Rehm presented HF 900 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Lyndon Robjent, Engineer, Carver County
HF 1796 (Rehm) Camp Fire Minnesota grant funding provided to build new structures, pave a road and parking area, complete an erosion project, and purchase a vehicle, and money appropriated.
Representative Rehm presented HF 1796 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Kori Redepenning, Camp Fire Minnesota
HF 710 (Xiong) St. Paul; PROCEED community center grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Xiong presented HF 710 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Robert Doty, PROCEED
HF 1798 (Curran) Bruce Vento regional trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Curran presented HF 1798 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Victoria Reinhardt, Commissioner, Ramsey County
HF 1196 (Kozlowski) St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Curran presented HF 1196 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Mary Tennis, Executive Director, St. Louis County Depot
HF 774 (Kozlowski) Duluth; First Witness Child Advocacy Center funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Curran presented HF 774 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Tracie Clanaugh, Executive Director, First Witness Child Advocacy Center
HF 458 (Hassan) Hennepin County; Avivo regional treatment, career, and employment center campus phase 2 funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Hassan presented HF 458 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Kelly Matter, President/CEO, Avivo
HF 1208 (Bahner) Maple Grove Community Center expansion and renovation funding provided, bonds issued and money appropriated.
Representative Bahner presented HF 1208 on an informational only basis
Testifying:
• Mark Steffenson, Mayor, City of Maple Grove
HF 1545 (Hill) Washington County Heritage Center capital improvement funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Hill presented HF 1545 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Ryan Collins, Council Member, Stillwater
HF 126 (Hansen) South St. Paul; Doug Woog Arena capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Hansen presented HF 126 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• James Francis, Mayor, South St. Paul
Representative Skraba moved that the minutes from the March 15, 2023 meeting be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Lee adjourned the meeting at 4:13 pm.
Representative Fue Lee, Chair
Abdulaziz Mohamed, Committee Legislative Assistant