Stadium Task Force
Unofficial Minutes for Thursday, November 29, 2001

MEETING:
Thursday, November 29, 2001
1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Room 10, State Office Building

Present:
D. Barkley, K. Blomberg, D. Bridges, L. Buegler, K. Goodno, W. Haddeland, M.L. Holberg, A. Juhnke, S. Kelley, C. Larson, H. Mackay, B. Muesing, T. Osthoff, S. Pappas, J. Robinson, R. Terwilliger, P. Wheelock

Excused:
J. Lawrence

1. Meeting convened by Co-Chair Kevin Goodno.

2. Testimony from the Minnesota Twins: Jerry Bell.

3. The Main 2001 Legislation: Testimony from Sen. Dean Johnson (DFL-Willmar) and Rep. Harry Mares (R-White Bear Lake).

4. The 1999 Public Ownership Legislation: Testimony from Sen. Ellen Anderson (DFL-St. Paul) and Rep. Phyllis Kahn (DFL-Minneapolis).

5. The "Slot Machines at Canterbury Downs" Proposal: Testimony from Rep. Mark Holsten (R-Stillwater) and Sen. Dick Day (R-Owatonna).

6. The "Reform of Baseball" Plan: Testimony from Sen. John Marty (DFL-Roseville).

7. The "Minneapolis" Plan: Testimony from Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton, Mayor-elect R.T. Rybak, City Council President Jackie Cherryhomes, and Council Member Paul Ostrow of the City of Minneapolis, and Chairman Mike Opat of the Hennepin County Commission.

8. The "St. Paul" Plan: Testimony from Mayor Norm Coleman, Mayor-elect Randy Kelly, City Council Member Dan Bostrom of the City of St. Paul, and Pat Flory of the St. Paul Hospitality Association.

9. Adjournment.