STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTYSIXTH 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-sixth meeting to order at 8:05 a.m., Thursday, March 15, 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
LESCH, John
LIEBLING, Tina
LILLIE, Leon
MULLERY, Joe
MURPHY, Mary
SMITH, Steve
ZELLERS, Kurt
Excused:
HF1761 (Lesch) Appropriating money for emergency preparedness coordinator
Rep. Lesch presented HF1761.
Testifying in support of HF1761:
Dave Plesant, Assistant Fire Chief, City of St. Paul
A quorum was present at 8:12 a.m.
Rep. Lesch moved HF1761 to be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Rep. Lesch moved the
A07-0331 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Paymar moved HF0425 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
HF1496 (Johnson) Appropriating money for pilot project for Ramsey County's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative.
Chair Paymar moved HF1496 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Rep. Johnson presented HF1496:
Testifying in support of HF1496:
Toni Carter, Commissioner, Ramsey County
Paul Strong, Commander, St. Paul Police Department
Chris Crutchfield, Ramsey County Community Corrections
Kate Richtman, Attorney, Juvenile Prosecution
Chair Paymar moved HF1496 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
HF1864 (Hilstrom) Appropriating grants to supervised parenting time service providers.
Rep. Hilstrom moved HF1864 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Rep. Hilstrom presented HF1864.
Chair Paymar moved HF1864 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
HF1454 (Peterson) Appropriating money to neighborhood youth organization.
Chair Paymar moved HF1454 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Rep. Peterson presented HF1454.
Testifying in support of HF1454:
Elyse Farnsworth, Executive Director, Friends of the Mosaic Youth Center
Lasandra Higgins, Member, Mosaic Youth Center
Renee Bowman, Mayor, City of Crystal, MN
Brad Brown, Board Chair, Friends of Mosaic, School Board Member, Robbinsdale School Board
Chair Paymar moved HF1454 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
The meeting adjourned at 9:28 a.m.
REP. MICHAEL PAYMAR, CHAIR
Libby Wyrum, Committee Legislative Assistant