STATE OF MINNESOTA SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH SESSION
JOB GROWTH & ENERGY AFFORDABILITY
POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Pat Garofalo, Chair of the Job Growth & Energy Affordability Policy & Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, in Room 10 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
GAROFALO, Pat
NEWBERGER, Jim
MAHONEY, Tim
CLARK, Karen
WAGENIUS, Jean
ANDERSON, Paul
BAKER, Dave
FABIAN, Dan
HOWE, Jeff
LAYMAN, Sandy
MAYE QUADE, Erin
METSA, Jason
MORAN, Rena
O’NEILL, Marion
RARICK, Jason
SUNDIN, Mike
THISSEN, Paul
VOGEL, Bob
WEST, Nolan
Members excused:
BAHR, Cal
DAVNIE, Jim
SCOTT, Peggy
Representative Sundin moved the minutes of January 10, 2017 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chris Zempel, Non-Partisan Fiscal Analyst, gave an overview of the Workforce Development Fund
The following individuals from Twin Cities R!SE presented on results of the 2016-2017 Workforce Development Grant:
Tom Streitz, President and CEO; Leslie Dwight, Director of Research and Organizational Development; Shereese Turner, Senior Program Director
The following individuals from RESOURCE, Inc. presented on results of the 2016-2017 Workforce Development Grant:
Kelly Matter, President and CEO; Gregory Eubanks, Program Participant
Representative Newberger assumed the gavel at 4:03 PM
The following individuals from Ujamaa Place presented on results of the 2016-2017 Workforce Development Grant:
Otis Zanders, Executive Director; Kedar Hickman, Program Manager
The following individuals from Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) presented on results of the 2016-2017 Workforce Development Grant:
Ruby Lee, President and CEO; John Pacheco, member of the Board of Directors
The following individuals presented on the SciTechSperience results of the 2016-2017 Workforce Development Grant:
Margaret Anderson Kelliher, President and CEO, Minnesota High Tech Association; Kerri Bernard, Engineering Supervisor, Ultra Machining Company (UMC); Todd Colten, Chief Aerospace Engineer, Sentera; Matt Skelton, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities student, intern at Sentera
The meeting was adjourned at 4:42 PM
Representative Pat Garofalo, Chair
Meagan Rice, Committee Legislative Assistant