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Capital Investment Committee
Thursday, February 26, 2026
3:00 PM, 1100 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

Minutes



Present: Senator Sandra L. Pappas - Chair, Senator Susan Pha - Vice Chair, Senator Karin Housley - Ranking Minority Member, Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Amanda H. Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Senator John R. Jasinski, Senator Ann M. Johnson Stewart, Senator Michael E. Kreun, Senator Carla J. Nelson, Senator Eric R. Pratt, Senator Jordan Rasmusson, Senator Tou Xiong

Absent: Senator Zaynab Mohamed

Senator Sandra L. Pappas called the meeting to order at 3:04pm

Call to Order


Minnesota Public Facilities Authority - Appropriated funds update - Governor's recommendations.

Testifiers: - Chad Kolstad

Minnesota Water Infrastructure Coalition

Testifiers: - Kerri Johnson, City of St. Peter City Councilor - Scott Anderson, City of Bloomington Public Works - Racquel Vaske, Sain Paul Regional Services - John Pollard, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 49 - James Lehner, Conservation Minnesota - Derek Pederson, Laborers’ Internation Union, Minnesota, North and South Dakota

Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind - Asset preservation report - Governor's recommendations.

Testifiers: - Terry Wilding, Superintendent - Translation Services by Nettie Peters

Minnesota Board of Soil & Water Resources - Appropriated funds updates - Governor's recommendations.

Testifiers: - John Jaschke, Executive Director - Andrea Fish, Assistant Director

Metropolitan Council - Appropriated funds updates - Governor's recommendations.

Testifiers: - Robin Hutcheson, Chair

The meeting was adjourned at 5:00pm


 
                                                                      
Senator Sandra L. Pappas, Chair
                                                                      
Maryam Arab, Legislative Assistant