STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
HOUSING POLICY AND FINANCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH FINANCE DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Karen Clark, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:05 PM on Monday, January 14, 2008 at the Cafetorium in Lake Junior High School in Woodbury, MN.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present: Members excused:
CLARK, Karen (Chair) ANDERSON, Bruce
LAINE, Carolyn BENSON, John
MCNAMARA, Denny EASTLUND, Rob
PETERSON, Neil HUNTLEY, Thomas
TSCHUMPER, Ken KRANZ, Scott (Vice-Chair)
SWAILS, Marsha MADORE, Shelley
MCFARLANE, Carol
BUNN, Julie MOE, Frank
SLAWIK, Nora MORGAN, Will
SEVERSON, Dan
SALTZMAN, Kathy (State Senator)
A quorum was not present.
Rep. Swails gave a brief introduction and description of the discovery of perfluorochemical removal from drinking water in the East Metro.
John Stine, MN Department of Health, Division Director, Environmental Health; Jean Johnson, MN Department of Health, Epidemiologist Principal; Mary Manning, MN Department of Health, Division Director, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease; provided an update on the biomonitoring project.
Michael Convery, MN Department of Health, Hydrologist Supervisor; Dan Wilson, MN Department of Health, Health Program Manager Senior provided an update on point-of-use treatment devices study.
Kathy Sather, MN Pollution Control Agency, Pollution Control Division Director; Doug Wetzstein, MN Pollution Control Agency, Pollution Control Specialist Principal; Jeff Lewis, MN Pollution Control Agency, Pollution Control Program Administrator provided an update on the MPCA's work relating to the project.
Citizen testimony.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:08 PM.
REP. CLARK, CHAIR
Jacob Johnson, Committee Legislative Assistant