STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
JOBS & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Bob Gunther, Chair of the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Policy & Finance Committee, called the twenty-third meeting to order at 8:21 a.m., on Tuesday, March 1, 2005, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
GUNTHER, Bob, Chair
GAROFALO, Pat, Vice Chair
BRADLEY, Fran
CLARK, Karen
GAZELKA, Paul
MAHONEY, Tim
NELSON, Mike
RUTH, Connie
SERTICH, Tony
SLAWIK, Nora
WESTERBERG, Andy
WILKIN, Tim
Members excused:
A quorum was present.
H. F. 0079 (Davids) A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for historic Forestville.
Chair Gunther moved HF 0079 to be before the committee and to be considered for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
Representative Davids presented HF0079.
Testifying on HF0079 were:
David Foster, Friends of Forestville
George Colbenson, President, Friends of Forestville
Mark White, Friends of Forestville
Bill Keys, Director of Historic Sites and Museums, Minnesota Historical Society
HF0079 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
HF0639 (Davids) A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Rushford Institute for Nanotechnology, Inc. in Rushford.
Chair Gunther moved HF 0639 to be before the committee and to be considered for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
Representative Davids presented HF0639.
Representative Clark moved Amendment 1. The motion prevailed and Amendment 1 was adopted.
Testifying on HF0639 were:
Dale Evavold, Secretary, Rushford Institute for NanoTechnology (RINTek)
Carl Wirtanen, Board Member, RINTeK
Alice Zimmer, Treasurer, RINTeK
HF0639 was laid over, as amended, for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
HF1197 (Westerberg) A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Blandin Foundation.
Representative Westerberg moved HF1197 to be before the committee and to be considered for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
Representative Westerberg presented HF1197.
Testifying on HF1197 was:
Gary Fields, Blandin Foundation
HF1197 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
HF1046 (Mullery) A bill for an act relating to summer youth employment; appropriating money for learn to earn.
Representative Clark moved HF1046 to be before the committee and to be considered for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
Testifying on HF1046 were:
Linda Tkaczik, Coordinator, Minneapolis Park & Rec. Board
Shawn Hockett, Crew Leader, Minneapolis Park & Rec. Board
Vallerie Starr, Student
Rochelle Berry Graves, Commissioner, Minneapolis Park & Rec. Board
HF1046 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 am.
REP. BOB GUNTHER, CHAIR
Kitty Musty
Committee Legislative Assistant