Minnesota Legislature
LCCMR Meeting Agenda for October 17, 2017
For printable version of LCCMR Agenda for October 17, 2017 click "here". Members List (pdf file)
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
Subcommittee
Agenda
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
4:30 p.m. (or 30 minutes after adjournment of LCCMR Meeting)
State Office Building, Room 5
St. Paul, MN 55155
Subcommittee Members: Jeff Broberg, Gary Lamppa, Rep. Jim Newberger, Sen. David Tomassoni, Rep. Jean Wagenius, Sen. Torrey Westrom
If you would like to testify, please contact Diana Griffith, 651-296-2406 or diana.griffith@lccmr.mn.gov
Chair: Co-Chair Jeff Broberg
| 4:30 p.m. | 1. | Approve the minutes for September 26, 2017 |
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| 2. | Members report potential conflicts of interest regarding today's business M.S. 116P.09, Subd. 6, Conflict of Interest. A commission member, technical advisory committee member, a peer review panelist, or an employee of the commission may not participate in or vote on a decision of the commission, technical advisory committee, or peer review panel relating to an organization in which the member, panelist, or employee has either a direct or indirect personal financial interest. While serving on the commission, technical advisory committee, or peer review panel, or being an employee of the commission, a person shall avoid any potential conflict of interest. |
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| 3. | Continue discussions on potential LCCMR recommendation related to M.L. 2017, Chp. 96, Sec. 2, Subd. 19 |
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| • | Subd. 19. Fiscal Year 2019 Recommendations |
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| - (a) "For fiscal year 2019, the commission shall consider recommending loans from the corpus of the trust fund to statutory and home rule charter cities and towns with a population less than 5,000 as provided in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14. The commission shall work with the Public Facilities Authority in developing its recommendations. The commission shall include in its recommendations an analysis of using trust fund allocations for grants to the same cities and towns, including any necessary statutory changes." |
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| 4:45 p.m. | 4. | Overview of Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Revenue, Brad Hagemeier, House Fiscal Analyst |
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| 5:00 p.m. | 5. | Update on ENRTF ID: 035-B, "Wastewater Treatment Plant Optimization Pilot Program", Joel Peck, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency |
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| 5:10 p.m. | 6. | Overview of Public Facilities Authority Water Treatment Systems Funding, Jeff Freeman |
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| 5:20 p.m. | 7. | Public Comments on M.L. 2017, Chp. 96, Sec. 2, Subd. 19 | ||
| • | Elizabeth Wefel, Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities | |||
| • | Craig Johnson, League of Minnesota Cities | |||
| • | Gary Pedersen, Minnesota Association of Townships |
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| 8. | Other business (as needed) |
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| - | Update on Legislative Water Commission Meetings - Agenda 10/17/2017 | |||
| - | Next steps |
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| 9. | Adjourn |
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