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Jobs and Economic Development Committee
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
12:30 PM, 1100 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

Minutes

Present: Senator Bobby Joe Champion - Chair, Senator Zaynab Mohamed Vice Chair, Senator Rich Draheim, Senator Heather Gustafson, Senator Foung Hawj, Senator Karin Housley, Senator Carla J. Nelson, Senator Eric R. Pratt, Senator Aric Putnam

Absent: No Members Absent

Chair Senator Champion calls the hybrid Jobs and Economic Development Committee Meeting to order at 12:35 PM conducted in Minnesota Senate Building room 1100 and over zoom broadcast.

Call To Order


S.F. 30: Senator McEwen: Lead drinking water service lines grant program establishment; mapping lead service lines grant program establishment; appropriating money Testifiers: Patrick Shea, St. Paul Regional Water John Thorson, LiUNA Stephan Witherspoon, Duluth Community Activist (zoom) Sheela Lal, Director of State Sales and Initiatives, BlueConduit.

S.F. 0030 - McEwen: Lead drinking water service lines grant program establishment; mapping lead service lines grant program establishment; appropriating money presentation begins at 1:22 PM by Senator McEwen and ends at 1:27 PM.

 

Senator McEwen moves the A8 amendment. Senator Hawj offers the A8 amendment. The motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted.

 

S.F. 0030 - McEwen: Lead drinking water service lines grant program establishment; mapping lead service lines grant program establishment; appropriating money presentation continues with a testimony by Patrick Shea, St. Paul Regional Water John Thorson, LiUNA, starting at 1:33 PM and ending at 1:35 PM.

 

S.F. 0030 - McEwen: Lead drinking water service lines grant program establishment; mapping lead service lines grant program establishment; appropriating money presentation continues with a testimony by John Thorson, LiUNA, starting at 1:37 PM and ending at 1:39 PM.

 

S.F. 0030 - McEwen: Lead drinking water service lines grant program establishment; mapping lead service lines grant program establishment; appropriating money presentation continues with a testimony by Sheela Lal, Director of State Sales, and Initiatives, BlueConduit (Zoom), starting at 1:42 PM and ending at 1:44 PM.

Senator Draheim offers the A9 amendment. Senator Mohamed moves the A-9 amendment. The motion prevails and the amendment is adopted.

Questions were asked throughout the presentation and begin at 1:30 PM and ends at 2:02 PM

 

Senator Mohamed motions for a vote on SF 30. The motion prevails and the bill is re-referred to Health and Human Services

 


Senator Mohamed moved that S.F. 30, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1676: Senator Wiklund: Expo 2027 host organization appropriation Testifiers: Tim Busse, Mayor, City of Bloomington Jamie Verbrugge, City Manager, City of Bloomington.

S.F. 1676 - Wiklund: Expo 2027 host organization appropriation presentation begins at 2:03 PM by Senator Wiklund and ends at 2:05 PM.

 

Senator Wiklund offers an A1 amendment. Senator Hawj motions for the adoption of the A1 amendment. The motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted.

 

S.F. 1676 - Wiklund: Expo 2027 host organization appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by Tim Busse, Mayor, City of Bloomington, starting at 2:05 PM and ending at 2:07 PM.

 

S.F. 1676 - Wiklund: Expo 2027 host organization appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by Jamie Verbrugge, City Manager, City of Bloomington, starting at 2:07 PM and ending at 2:09 PM.

 

Questions Begin at 2:10 PM and ends at 2:16 PM

 

Senator Champion laid over SF 1676 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

 


Senator Champion moved that S.F. 1676, be laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1566: Senator Oumou Verbeten: Prevailing wage documentation for projects utilizing state financial assistance requirement Testifier: Tim Watkins, Fair Contracting Foundation.

S.F. 1566 - Oumou Verbeten: Prevailing wage documentation for projects utilizing state financial assistance requirement presentation begins at 2:17 PM by Senator Oumou Verbeten and ends at 2:18 PM.

 

S.F. 1566 - Oumou Verbeten: Prevailing wage documentation for projects utilizing state financial assistance requirement presentation continues with a testimony by Tim Watkins, Fair Contracting Foundation, starting at 2:18 PM and ending at 2:20 PM.

 

Senator Champion laid over SF 1566 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

 

 


Senator Champion moved that S.F. 1566, be laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1693: Senator Mohamed: Youthbuild program appropriation Testifiers: Aung Myo Way and Hser Pwe Tony Zahradka Khalique Rogers Dr. Tom Kottke.

S.F. 1693 - Mohamed: Youthbuild program appropriation  presentation begins at 12:37 PM by Senator Mohamed and ends at 12:39 PM.

 

S.F. 1693 - Mohamed: Youthbuild program appropriation  presentation continues with a testimony by Aung Myo Way, starting at 12:39 PM and ending at 12:41 PM.

 

S.F. 1693 - Mohamed: Youthbuild program appropriation  presentation continues with a testimony by Tony Zahradka, starting at 12:41 PM and ending at 12:43 PM.

 

 

S.F. 1693 - Mohamed: Youthbuild program appropriation  presentation continues with a testimony by Khalique Rogers, starting at 12:43 PM and ending at 12:45 PM.

 

 

S.F. 1693 - Mohamed: Youthbuild program appropriation  presentation continues with a testimony by Dr. Tom Kottke, starting at 12:47 PM and ending at 12:49 PM.

 

Questions Begin at 12:50 PM and ends at 12:51 PM

 

Senator Champion laid over SF 1693 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

 


Senator Champion moved that S.F. 1693, be laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 2473: Senator Mohamed: Minnesota youth program modification Testifiers: Jeanna Fortney, Director, Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards Tammy Biery, Executive Director, Career Solutions (zoom) Mike Archer, Step Up Program Alumni (zoom).

S.F. 2473 - Mohamed: Minnesota youth program modification presentation begins at 12:53 PM by Senator Mohamed and ends at 12:55 PM.

 

S.F. 2473 - Mohamed: Minnesota youth program modification presentation continues with a testimony by Jeanna Fortney, Director, Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards, starting at 1:02 PM and ending at 1:05 PM.

 

S.F. 2473 - Mohamed: Minnesota youth program modification presentation continues with a testimony by Tammy Biery, Executive Director, Career Solutions (zoom), starting at 12:58 PM and ending at 12:59 PM.

 

S.F. 2473 - Mohamed: Minnesota youth program modification presentation continues with a testimony Mike Archer, Step Up Program Alumni (zoom), starting at 12:55 PM and ending at 12:57 PM.

 

Questions were asked throughout the presentation starting at 1:01 PM and ends at 1:11 PM

 

Senator Champion laid over SF 2473 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

 


Senator Champion moved that S.F. 2473, be laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 2453: Senator Mohamed: Department of Employment and Economic Development policy provisions modification Testifiers: Kevin McKinnon, Commissioner, DEED Darielle Dannen, Government Relations Director, DEED.

S.F. 2453 - Mohamed: Department of Employment and Economic Development policy provisions modification presentation begins at 1:11 PM by Senator Mohamed and ends at 1:12 PM.

 

S.F. 2453 - Mohamed: Department of Employment and Economic Development policy provisions modification presentation continues with a testimony by Kevin McKinnon, Commissioner, DEED, starting at 1:13 PM and ending at 1:15 PM.

 

S.F. 2453 - Mohamed: Department of Employment and Economic Development policy provisions modification presentation continues with a testimony Darielle Dannen, Government Relations Director, DEED, starting at 1:15 PM and ending at 1:17 PM.

 

Questions begin at 1:18 PM and ends at 1:21 PM

 

Senator Champion laid over SF 2453 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

 


Senator Champion moved that S.F. 2453, be laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 2369: Senator Champion: Explore Minnesota Tourism Council membership modification Testifier: Lauren Bennett McGinty, Executive Director, Explore MN.

S.F. 2369 - Champion: Explore Minnesota Tourism Council membership modification presentation begins at 2:21 PM by Senator Champion and ends at 2:22 PM.

S.F. 2369 - Champion: Explore Minnesota Tourism Council membership modification presentation continues with a testimony by Lauren Bennett McGinty, Executive Director, Explore MN, starting at 12:23 PM and ending at 12:24 PM.

Senator Mohamed laid over SF 2369 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

 


Senator Mohamed moved that S.F. 2369, be laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:24 PM


 
                                                                      
Senator Bobby Joe Champion, Chair
                                                                      
Alexis Varner, Legislative Assistant