STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
HOUSING POLICY AND FINANCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH FINANCE
MINUTES
Representative Karen Clark, Chair, called the seventh meeting to order at 10:02 a.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2007 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
CLARK, Karen, Chair
KRANZ, Scott, Vice-Chair
ANDERSON, Bruce
BENSON, John
EASTLUND, Rob
HUNTLEY, Thomas
LAINE, Carolyn
MADORE, Shelley
MCFARLANE. Carol
MCNAMERA, Denny
MOE, Frank
MORGAN, Will
SEVERSON, Dan
SWAILS, Marsha
TSCHUMPER, Ken
Members excused:
PETERSON, Neil W.
Representative Clark called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m.
A quorum was present.
Chip Halbach, Executive Director of MN Housing Partnership, provided an overview of the organization.
Representative Laine moved that the minutes of January 31, 2007 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Margaret Kelly, Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Health, introduced Mitchell Davis.
Mitchell Davis, Director of the Division of Minority and Multicultural Health, provided an overview of the department.
Margaret Kelly, Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Health, introduced Janet Olstad.
Janet Olstad, Director of the Division of Community and Family Health, provided an overview of the department.
Announcements were made regarding the proposed subcommittees, and regarding public meetings to discuss the current situation regarding toxins in Cottage Grove's drinking water.
John Stein, Director of Environmental Health, provided more information regarding the public meetings and invited the committee to participate in any of them.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:33 a.m.
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Karen Clark, Chair
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Lauren Benditt, Committee Legislative Assistant