STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE DIVISION COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Michael Paymar, Chair of the Public Safety Finance Division Committee, called the twenty-second meeting to order at 8:01 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2007 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
PAYMAR, Michael, Chair
OLIN, Dave, Vice Chair
BIGHAM, Karla
BUESGENS, Mark
CORNISH, Tony
DOMINGUEZ, Augustine "Willie"
EASTLUND, Rob
HAWS, Larry
HILSTROM, Debra
KOHLS, Paul
LIEBLING, Tina
LILLIE, Leon
MULLERY, Joe
MURPHY, Mary
SMITH, Steve
ZELLERS, Kurt
Excused:
LESCH, John
HF1353 (Hilstrom) Appropriating money for the Hennepin County Violence Offender Task Force.
Rep. Hilstrom presented HF1353.
A quorum was present at 8:03 a.m.
Rep. Hilstrom moved HF1353 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Rep. Hilstrom moved an oral amendment to HF1353 as follows:
Page 1, line 1.6, delete "$750,000"
insert "$1,000,000"
after "and"
delete "$750,000"
insert "$1,000,000"
THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying in support of HF1353:
Rich Stanek, Sheriff, Hennepin County
Wade Setter, Police Chief, Brooklyn Park
Scott Bechtold, Police Chief, Brooklyn Center
Chair Paymar moved HF1353 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
HF1456 (Dominguez) Appropriating money for squad car camera technology upgrade grants
Rep. Dominguez moved HF1456 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Rep. Dominguez presented HF1456.
Testifying in support of HF1456:
John Harrington, Police Chief, St. Paul Police Department
Rob Allen, Deputy Police Chief, Minneapolis Police Department
Wade Setter, Police Chief, Brooklyn Center Police Department
Bob Johnson, Government Relations, Minneapolis Police Department
Chair Paymar moved HF1456 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
HF1148 (Thao) Appropriating money for Asian-American juvenile crime prevention grants
Rep. Lillie moved HF1148 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Rep. Thao presented HF1148.
Testifying in support of HF1148:
David Zander, Research Analyst, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
Yia Lee, Program Coordinator, South East Asian Community Council (SEACC)
Doua Lee, Executive Director, South East Asian Community Council (SEACC)
Chair Paymar moved HF1148 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 a.m.
REP. MICHAEL PAYMAR, CHAIR
Libby Wyrum, Committee Legislative Assistant