STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
JOBS & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Bob Gunther, Chair of the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Policy & Finance Committee, called the twenty-fourth meeting to order at 8:23 a.m., on Wednesday, March 2, 2005, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
GUNTHER, Bob, Chair
GAROFALO, Pat, Vice Chair
BRADLEY, Fran
CLARK, Karen
GAZELKA, Paul
MAHONEY, Tim
NELSON, Mike
RUTH, Connie
SERTICH, Tony
SLAWIK, Nora
WESTERBERG, Andy
WILKIN, Tim
Members excused:
A quorum was present.
Representative Westerberg moved to approve the Minutes of February 22, 23 and 24, 2005. The motion prevailed and the Minutes of February 22, 23 and 24, 2005 were approved.
H. F. 0620 (Hackbarth) A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Oliver Kelley Farm.
Chair Gunther moved HF 0620 to be before the committee and to be considered for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
Representative Hackbarth presented HF0620.
Testifying on HF0620 were:
Bob Quist, Site Manager, Oliver Kelley Farm, Minnesota Historical Society
Nancy Benz, President, Friends of Kelley Farm
Clint Larson, Friends of Kelley Farm
Stephen Rohlf, Friends of Kelley Farm
Bill Keys, Director of Historic Sites & Museums, Minnesota Historical Society
HF0620 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
H. F. 0633 (Dempsey) A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission.
Representative Garofalo moved HF 0633 to be before the committee and to be considered for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
Representative Dempsey presented HF0633.
Testifying on HF0639 were:
State Senator David Senjem, Chair, Mississippi River Parkway Commission
Andy Golfis, Mississippi River Parkway Commission
HF0633 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
H. F. 0445 (Simpson) A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a Veterans Museum in Perham.
Representative Wilkin moved HF 0445 to be before the committee and to be considered for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
Representative Simpson presented HF0445.
Testifying on HF0445 was:
Lina Belar, Executive Director, History Museum of East Otter Tail County
HF0445 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
H. F. 0513 (Mahoney) A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for grants to organizations representing minority populations.
Representative Mahoney moved HF 0513 to be before the committee and to be considered for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
Representative Mahoney moved Amendment A05-1288. The motion prevailed and Amendment A05-1288 was adopted.
Representative Mahoney presented HF0513.
Testifying on HF0513 were:
Maureen Acosta, Director of Fund Development and Communications, Chicanos Latinos Unidos en Servicio
LaVon Lee, Executive Director, American Indian Family Center
William Yang, Executive Director, Hmong American Partnership
HF0513 was laid over, as amended, for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:57 am.
REP. BOB GUNTHER, CHAIR
Kitty Musty
Committee Legislative Assistant