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WORKING FOR THOSE IN THE QUANTILES.
QUANTILES. >> AND ONE OF THE PRINCIPLE
>> AND ONE OF THE PRINCIPLE TOPICS IS ALWAYS THE BONDING
TOPICS IS ALWAYS THE BONDING BILL.
BILL. I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME SENSE
I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME SENSE FROM THE PANEL TODAY WHAT YOU
FROM THE PANEL TODAY WHAT YOU THINK THE SIZE OF THAT BILL
THINK THE SIZE OF THAT BILL MIGHT BE, AND WHAT KINDS OF
MIGHT BE, AND WHAT KINDS OF PROJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BE
PROJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BE INCLUDED, AND PROJECTS YOU THINK
INCLUDED, AND PROJECTS YOU THINK SHOULD BE INCLUDED OR PROJECTS
SHOULD BE INCLUDED OR PROJECTS YOU THINK SHOULDN'T BE INCLUDED,
YOU THINK SHOULDN'T BE INCLUDED, AND MAYBE WE WILL START WITH THE
AND MAYBE WE WILL START WITH THE SENATOR FROM HE MAJORITY PARTY,
SENATOR FROM HE MAJORITY PARTY, SENATOR SCHMIT, AND WE WILL GO
SENATOR SCHMIT, AND WE WILL GO AROUND THE TABLE THIS WAY, AND
AROUND THE TABLE THIS WAY, AND MAYBE YOU CAN TELL US A LITTLE
MAYBE YOU CAN TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR VIEW OF THE
BIT ABOUT YOUR VIEW OF THE BONDING PROJECTS AND WHERE YOU
BONDING PROJECTS AND WHERE YOU THINK IT MIGHT GO.
THINK IT MIGHT GO. >> I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
>> I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT
SERVE ON THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, AND A LOT OF GREAT
COMMITTEE, AND A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS OUT THERE, A LOT OF GOOD
IDEAS OUT THERE, A LOT OF GOOD PROJECTS.
PROJECTS. I THINK WE HAVE ALMOST
I THINK WE HAVE ALMOST $3 BILLION PROJECTS.
$3 BILLION PROJECTS. BONDING BILL IS A GREAT PERFORM
BONDING BILL IS A GREAT PERFORM OF A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
OF A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE AND LOCAL USE OF
STATE AND LOCAL USE OF GOVERNMENTS OR OTHER PARTNERS,
GOVERNMENTS OR OTHER PARTNERS, AND WE REALLY HAVE TO FOCUS ON
AND WE REALLY HAVE TO FOCUS ON PROMPT OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE,
PROMPT OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE, THOSE THAT INVEST IN BASIC
THOSE THAT INVEST IN BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND PARTICULARLY
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT HAVE PROMISE OF
THOSE THAT HAVE PROMISE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RETURN, AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RETURN, AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO
SO I THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR FOCUS THIS COMING
BE OUR FOCUS THIS COMING SESSION, AND I KNOW THE GOVERNOR
SESSION, AND I KNOW THE GOVERNOR PUT FORTH HIS IDEAS IN A BONDING
PUT FORTH HIS IDEAS IN A BONDING BILL.
BILL. ONE THING I WOULD CHALLENGE
ONE THING I WOULD CHALLENGE COLLEAGUES TO THINK SERIOUSLY
COLLEAGUES TO THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT, DUE TO THE FACT WE HAVE A
ABOUT, DUE TO THE FACT WE HAVE A BACKLOG, UNEMPLOYMENT IS A
BACKLOG, UNEMPLOYMENT IS A CHALLENGE IN MANY PARTS OF THE
CHALLENGE IN MANY PARTS OF THE STATE.
STATE. WE HAVE TO GET PAST THE
WE HAVE TO GET PAST THE $1 BILLION OF THE BONDING BILL.
$1 BILLION OF THE BONDING BILL. AT SOME STAGE OF THE GAME WE
AT SOME STAGE OF THE GAME WE HAVE TO REALIZE THE NEED IS OUT
HAVE TO REALIZE THE NEED IS OUT THERE, AND WE HAVE GOT TO BE
THERE, AND WE HAVE GOT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE AND PUT A
ABLE TO TAKE THOSE AND PUT A PACKAGE TOGETHER.
PACKAGE TOGETHER. ANYTHING UNDER THE 1.3 BILLION
ANYTHING UNDER THE 1.3 BILLION THIS YEAR WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE
THIS YEAR WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE UNDER OUR STATE CAPITAL
UNDER OUR STATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT GUIDELINES FOR
INVESTMENT GUIDELINES FOR BORROWING, AND I WOULD CHALLENGE
BORROWING, AND I WOULD CHALLENGE MY COLLEAGUES TO GET PAST THE
MY COLLEAGUES TO GET PAST THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BURDEN AND LOOK
PSYCHOLOGICAL BURDEN AND LOOK THE A A BIGGER BILL THAT WOULD
THE A A BIGGER BILL THAT WOULD PUT MORE MINNESOTA ANSWER TO MI.
PUT MORE MINNESOTA ANSWER TO MI. >> THE GLOBAL AGREEMENT LAST
>> THE GLOBAL AGREEMENT LAST YEAR THAT THE BONDING WOULD BE
YEAR THAT THE BONDING WOULD BE OVER $800 MILLION, AND IF IT
OVER $800 MILLION, AND IF IT FOCUSES ON PROJECTS OF REGIONAL
FOCUSES ON PROJECTS OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANT I'M A FAN OF ROADS
SIGNIFICANT I'M A FAN OF ROADS AND BRIDGES, AND IF YOU COULD
AND BRIDGES, AND IF YOU COULD FOCUS MORE ON THAT AND LESS ON
FOCUS MORE ON THAT AND LESS ON SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT THE
SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS INSERTED IN HIS
GOVERNOR HAS INSERTED IN HIS BILL, WE WOULD HAVE MUCH BETTER
BILL, WE WOULD HAVE MUCH BETTER LUCK GETTING BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
LUCK GETTING BIPARTISAN SUPPORT ON A BILL KEPT UNDER THE BILLION
ON A BILL KEPT UNDER THE BILLION DOLLARS MARK FOR THE BIENNIUM,
DOLLARS MARK FOR THE BIENNIUM, AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE, ROADS
AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE, ROADS AND BRIDGES, AND I THINK YOU
AND BRIDGES, AND I THINK YOU WOULD GET A LOT OF SUPPORT, AND
WOULD GET A LOT OF SUPPORT, AND MINNESOTANS WOULD BE GRATEFUL.
MINNESOTANS WOULD BE GRATEFUL. >> JUST SO OUR VIEWERS ARE CLEAR
>> JUST SO OUR VIEWERS ARE CLEAR ON THIS, THE PROCESS BONDING IS
ON THIS, THE PROCESS BONDING IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN OTHER
A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN OTHER LEGISLATION THAT IT REQUIRES A
LEGISLATION THAT IT REQUIRES A 60% VOTE.
60% VOTE. AM I RECALLING THIS CORRECTLY?
AM I RECALLING THIS CORRECTLY? >> UH-HUH.
>> UH-HUH. >> ONE OF THE ISSUES WHERE THE
>> ONE OF THE ISSUES WHERE THE WILL OF NECESSITY WOULD BE
WILL OF NECESSITY WOULD BE COMMUNICATION AND CONVERSATION
COMMUNICATION AND CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT TOPIC.
ABOUT THAT TOPIC. REPRESENTATIVE ABELER?
REPRESENTATIVE ABELER? >> LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT
>> LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT ACROSS THE TABLE
ABOUT THAT ACROSS THE TABLE DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE.
DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE. EITHER SIDE WHEN IT HAS THE
EITHER SIDE WHEN IT HAS THE MAJORITY IN EITHER BODY TENDS TO
MAJORITY IN EITHER BODY TENDS TO ENJOY THAT, AND IT'S A WINNER
ENJOY THAT, AND IT'S A WINNER TAKE ALL SOMETIMES.
TAKE ALL SOMETIMES. I HAVE SEEN THAT IN MY 16th
I HAVE SEEN THAT IN MY 16th YEAR.
YEAR. GOOD LAWS DON'T HAPPEN FROM TAKE
GOOD LAWS DON'T HAPPEN FROM TAKE ALL.
ALL. AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, OBAMACARE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, OBAMACARE WAS ALL ONE SIDE.
WAS ALL ONE SIDE. SOME OF US IN OUR TIME HAVE
SOME OF US IN OUR TIME HAVE TRIED TO FIND WAYS TO BRIDGE
TRIED TO FIND WAYS TO BRIDGE GAPS AND WORK TOGETHER AND IT'S
GAPS AND WORK TOGETHER AND IT'S A REAL EFFORT TO DO THAT.
A REAL EFFORT TO DO THAT. ON THE BONDING BILL, IT'S
ON THE BONDING BILL, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE MAJORITY PARTY
IMPORTANT FOR THE MAJORITY PARTY TO RECOGNIZE PEOPLE IN THE
TO RECOGNIZE PEOPLE IN THE MINORITY REALLY HAVE STRONG
MINORITY REALLY HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF
FEELINGS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF PROJECTS THAT GO IN AND THE SIZE
PROJECTS THAT GO IN AND THE SIZE AND INTERESTED IN HELPING
AND INTERESTED IN HELPING MINNESOTA THRIVE.
MINNESOTA THRIVE. BUT AT THE END, THEY JUST DON'T
BUT AT THE END, THEY JUST DON'T BELIEVE IT TO BE TRUE.
BELIEVE IT TO BE TRUE. THIS IS A ONE PLACE IN THE RIGHT
THIS IS A ONE PLACE IN THE RIGHT OF LEGISLATURE, AND ALL ONE SIDE
OF LEGISLATURE, AND ALL ONE SIDE LEGISLATURE THAT THE MINORITY
LEGISLATURE THAT THE MINORITY PARTY HAS A SAY.
PARTY HAS A SAY. I HOPE AS THE PROCESS UNFOLDS
I HOPE AS THE PROCESS UNFOLDS THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THAT.
THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THAT. LAST TIME THAT WASN'T RECOGNIZED
LAST TIME THAT WASN'T RECOGNIZED AND THE BILL SAILED IN THE
AND THE BILL SAILED IN THE HOUSE, UNNECESSARILY THAT WAS
HOUSE, UNNECESSARILY THAT WAS NOT AGREED TO.
NOT AGREED TO. AS I HAVE TRAVELED THE STATE,
AS I HAVE TRAVELED THE STATE, JUST IN GENERAL, PEOPLE WANT US
JUST IN GENERAL, PEOPLE WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER AND GET THINGS
TO WORK TOGETHER AND GET THINGS DONE, AND FIGURE IT OUT AND MAKE
DONE, AND FIGURE IT OUT AND MAKE IT SOLID.
IT SOLID. THE BEST WORK I HAVE DONE EVER
THE BEST WORK I HAVE DONE EVER IN 16 YEARS IS WHEN BOTH SIDES
IN 16 YEARS IS WHEN BOTH SIDES SAID LET'S SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND
SAID LET'S SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND NEVER MIND WHO GETS CREDIT.
NEVER MIND WHO GETS CREDIT. THE BONDING BILL, WE CAN GET A
THE BONDING BILL, WE CAN GET A REALLY GOOD BILL PUT TOGETHER IF
REALLY GOOD BILL PUT TOGETHER IF WE RECOGNIZE THE WISDOM THE
WE RECOGNIZE THE WISDOM THE LEGISLATURE HAS AND THERE'S A
LEGISLATURE HAS AND THERE'S A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT.
COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT. >> DO YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ABOUT
>> DO YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ABOUT SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT YOU THINK
SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE INCLUDED OR NOT
SHOULD BE INCLUDED OR NOT INCLUDED?
INCLUDED? >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALLY HAVE THE TERM REGIONAL OR
REALLY HAVE THE TERM REGIONAL OR STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANT.
STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANT. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF INTERESTING
I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF INTERESTING PROJECTS SHOW UP IN BILLS THAT
PROJECTS SHOW UP IN BILLS THAT ARE OF WIDE INTEREST.
ARE OF WIDE INTEREST. A REAL PROBLEM FOR ANOKA AND
A REAL PROBLEM FOR ANOKA AND ST. CLOUD AND A NEED FOR A BRIM
ST. CLOUD AND A NEED FOR A BRIM IN THE CITY OF RAMSEY, WHICH IS
IN THE CITY OF RAMSEY, WHICH IS MY DISTRICT.
MY DISTRICT. BUT IT'S A WHOLE CORRIDOR THAT'S
BUT IT'S A WHOLE CORRIDOR THAT'S SO CONGESTED AND TRY TO GO TO
SO CONGESTED AND TRY TO GO TO AITKIN.
AITKIN. THAT'S SOMETHING WE ARE TALKING
THAT'S SOMETHING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
ABOUT. BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY, CITY
BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY, CITY RAMSEY HAS ALL D DISSECTED BY A
RAMSEY HAS ALL D DISSECTED BY A TRAIN TRACK.
TRAIN TRACK. SO EVERYBODY -- THIS IS ARGUABLY
SO EVERYBODY -- THIS IS ARGUABLY REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT, AND IT
REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT, AND IT SEEMS POPULAR.
SEEMS POPULAR. I HOPE THAT RESPECT CAN RULE AS
I HOPE THAT RESPECT CAN RULE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS ON
WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS ON THIS TOPIC AND THAT'S WHAT THE
THIS TOPIC AND THAT'S WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT US TO DO.
PEOPLE WANT US TO DO. >> REPRESENTATIVE RADINOVICH.
>> REPRESENTATIVE RADINOVICH. >> WE TALKED ABOUT BIPARTISAN
>> WE TALKED ABOUT BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS, AND IN OUR
SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS, AND IN OUR AREA RIGHT NOW REPRESENTATIVE
AREA RIGHT NOW REPRESENTATIVE WARD AND SENATOR RUUD WHO IS A
WARD AND SENATOR RUUD WHO IS A PARTNER IN THE SENATE, WE ARE
PARTNER IN THE SENATE, WE ARE FROM DIFFERENT PARTIES.
FROM DIFFERENT PARTIES. REPRESENTATIVE WARD AND I ARE
REPRESENTATIVE WARD AND I ARE DEMOCRATS, AND RUUD IS A
DEMOCRATS, AND RUUD IS A REPUBLICAN.
REPUBLICAN. WE SENT A LETTER SAYING TAKE A
WE SENT A LETTER SAYING TAKE A LOOK AT THE BRAINERD AIRPORT,
LOOK AT THE BRAINERD AIRPORT, AND IT'S A PROJECT OF REGIONAL
AND IT'S A PROJECT OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND THEY HAVE A
SIGNIFICANCE, AND THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE WATER
PROBLEM WITH THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE OUT THERE RIGHT
INFRASTRUCTURE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, AND THE FIRE MARSHAL SAID
NOW, AND THE FIRE MARSHAL SAID IT'S NOT SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT
IT'S NOT SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, AND THE
AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION UP THERE
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION UP THERE HAVE COME TOGETHER WITH THE
HAVE COME TOGETHER WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATORS FROM
SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATORS FROM THAT AREA, AND WHAT WE WOULD
THAT AREA, AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS SEWER AND WATER
LIKE TO SEE IS SEWER AND WATER BROUGHT FROM THE CITY OF
BROUGHT FROM THE CITY OF BRAINERD AUTO LONG THE 2010
BRAINERD AUTO LONG THE 2010 CORRIDOR THERE.
CORRIDOR THERE. IT'S NOT JUST IMPORTANT FOR THE
IT'S NOT JUST IMPORTANT FOR THE AIRPORT BUT THE ENVIRONMENT
AIRPORT BUT THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND THERE, AND WE WANT TO
AROUND THERE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN TAKE THOSE
MAKE SURE WE CAN TAKE THOSE AGING SEPTIC SYSTEMS OFF THAT AS
AGING SEPTIC SYSTEMS OFF THAT AS WELL AS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES
WELL AS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESSES TO EXPAND ALONG
FOR BUSINESSES TO EXPAND ALONG THE 210 CORRIDOR CORDS CROSBY.
THE 210 CORRIDOR CORDS CROSBY. I THINK THAT PROJECT FITS THE
I THINK THAT PROJECT FITS THE BILL, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE
BILL, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING AS A BIPARTISAN TEAM
ARE WORKING AS A BIPARTISAN TEAM TO MAKE SURE WE CAN TRY AND GET
TO MAKE SURE WE CAN TRY AND GET THAT FUNDED IN THE BILL.
THAT FUNDED IN THE BILL. >> OTHER THOUGHTS ON BONING
>> OTHER THOUGHTS ON BONING BEFORE WE MOVE ON?
BEFORE WE MOVE ON? >> JUST A THOUGHT IN GENERAL, I
>> JUST A THOUGHT IN GENERAL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE -- FOR WITHIN PART OF THE
PEOPLE -- FOR WITHIN PART OF THE STATE RECOGNIZE ANOTHER PART OF
STATE RECOGNIZE ANOTHER PART OF THE STATE, AND IN THE PAROCHIAL
THE STATE, AND IN THE PAROCHIAL DAYS -- IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP
DAYS -- IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP MINNESOTA OPEN.
MINNESOTA OPEN. SOME PEOPLE FROM THE METRO DON'T
SOME PEOPLE FROM THE METRO DON'T GET THAT.
GET THAT. I HAVE BEEN EXPOSED SO MANY
I HAVE BEEN EXPOSED SO MANY TIMES I DIDN'T KNOW WE EVEN
TIMES I DIDN'T KNOW WE EVEN NEEDED THAT OUT HERE.
NEEDED THAT OUT HERE. IT'S