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Transportation Finance and Policy

THIRTY-THIRD MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Thursday, February 22, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION



TRANSPORTATION FINANCE AND POLICY MINUTES

Representative Frank Hornstein, Chair of the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM on February 22, 2024, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Hornstein, Frank, Chair
Tabke, Brad, Vice Chair
Petersburg, John, Republican Lead
Brand, Jeff
Elkins, Steve
Fogelman, Marj
Hudella, Shane
Kraft, Larry
Koegel, Erin
Murphy, Tom
Nelson, Michael
Norris, Matt
Olson, Bjorn
Sencer-Mura, Samantha
West, Nolan

A quorum was present.

Presentation from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).

Presenting:
• Sheila Kauppi, Metro District Deputy Engineer, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Melissa Barnes, Rethinking I-94 Project Director

Presentation from Reconnect Rondo.

Presenting:
• Keith Baker, Executive Director, Reconnect Rondo
• Marvin Anderson, Chair, Reconnect Rondo

Presentation from Our Streets Minneapolis

Presenting:
• Jose Antonio Zaya Caban, Executive Director, Our Streets Minneapolis
• Lucy Gibson PE, Principal Engineer, Toole Design
• Jon Commers, Managing Principal, Visible City


Testifying:

Pastor Richard Pittman Sr., President, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Saint Paul
Anika Bowie, Councilmember, St Paul City Council
Mikeya Griffin, Reconnect Rondo
Sandra Hunter, Our Streets Minneapolis
Charles Frempong-Longdon Jr., Community Organizer, Minnesota Environmental Justice Table
Lisa Nelson
Eric Bernstein
Sam Rockwell, Executive Director, Move Minnesota Action
Amanda Duerr, Vice-President Government Affairs, St. Paul Area Chamber
Marta Struve
Katie Nicholson, I-94 Rail Coalition
Erica Lee, Reconnect Rondo

The meeting was adjourned at 10:09 AM.







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Representative Frank Hornstein, Chair


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Tenzin Tsangyang, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
House TV Video:
View Archive

01:20 - Potential future I-94 corridor projects.
Runs 1 hour, 39 minutes.


(Informational hearing only):
• February 20, 2023 hearing minutes
• Presentations on potential future I-94 corridor projects from MnDOT, Our Streets, and Reconnect Rondo

Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes:
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