SENATE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
January 29, 2003 Hearing
Room C
8:00 AM Tapes
12 -13
MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Bruce Starr, Vice-Chair
Sen. Ryan Deckert
Sen. David Nelson
MEMBER EXCUSED: Sen. Rick Metsger, Chair
STAFF PRESENT: Amy Joyce, Committee Administrator
Annastasia Suess, Committee Assistant
MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: Informational Meeting
These minutes are in
compliance with Senate and House Rules.
Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the
tapes.
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TAPE/# |
Speaker |
Comments |
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TAPE 12, A |
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005 |
Vice-Chair B. Starr |
Calls committee to order at 8:11 am and opens informational
meeting. |
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INFORMATIONAL
MEETING |
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|
010 |
Dr. Peter Kohler |
President, OHSU. Provides written testimony and
begins discussion on OSHU projects (EXHIBIT
A). |
|
050 |
Kohler |
Continues discussion: ·
Sponsored projects
awards ·
Research programs ·
What it takes to reach
critical mass ·
Capital expenses over
a 22 year time span |
|
215 |
Lesley Hallick |
Provost, OHSU. Continues discussion on OSHU
projects: ·
Elaborating capital
expenses ·
Expansion program ·
State Treasurer’s
office grant agreement |
|
350 |
Sen. Deckert |
Asks for clarification of benefits for state on
repayment of the bond. |
|
355 |
Hallick |
Elaborates. |
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TAPE 13, A |
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|
010 |
Hallick |
Continues discussion: ·
2002 revenue bonds ·
Patient care expansion |
|
090 |
Vice-Chair B. Starr |
Asks what percentage of the river expansion project
will be occupied by OHSU. |
|
095 |
Hallick |
Answers. |
|
100 |
Kohler |
Elaborates on the future site. |
|
110 |
Hallick |
Continues discussion: ·
Patient care expansion ·
Biomedical research
initiative ·
Recruitment |
|
200 |
Sen. Deckert |
Asks for an average amount of the top 70 federal
resources brought by recruits. |
|
205 |
Hallick |
Respond and elaborates. |
|
220 |
Sen. Deckert |
Asks for clarification on recruitment of scientists
for OHSU. |
|
225 |
Hallick |
Provides numbers from slides. |
|
230 |
Sen. Nelson |
Asks how the legislature can help OHSU with the
planned projects. |
|
240 |
Kohler |
Offers suggestions and examples. |
|
280 |
Hallick |
Clarifies job functions of faculty and salary
percentages. |
|
320 |
Kohler |
Concludes. |
|
340 |
Sen. Deckert |
Asks if biotechnology investments are being
maximized for opportunity. |
|
390 |
Kohler |
Comments on OHSU standings. |
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TAPE 12, B |
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|
010 |
Kohler |
Continues discussion on biotechnology. |
|
020 |
Sen. Nelson |
Asks how the election will affect OHSU. |
|
025 |
Kohler |
Responds. |
|
040 |
Vice-Chair B. Starr |
Asks for further clarification on the recruitment
tools. |
|
050 |
Kohler |
Emphasizes the recruitment’s biggest incentive is
space. |
|
075 |
Hallick |
Elaborates on private space. |
|
100 |
Bob Shiprack |
Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council.
Begins discussion on the current state of construction in Oregon. Provides
written materials (EXHIBIT B). |
|
150 |
Shiprack |
Continues discussion on construction in Oregon: ·
Building timelines ·
Healthy forests
initiatives |
|
240 |
Shiprack |
Concludes. |
|
242 |
Sen. Nelson |
Asks about federal timber salaries and how the state
can affect the federal funds. |
|
255 |
Shiprack |
Provides opinion. |
|
265 |
Sen. Nelson |
Comments on job loss numbers of the timber industry. |
|
280 |
Shiprack |
Responds. |
|
285 |
Sen. Nelson |
Comments on food clustering and how it can tie
together with this committee. |
|
295 |
Shiprack |
Provides information on three large industrial projects in
Clatskanie. |
|
310 |
Tim Nesbitt |
Oregon AFL-CIO. Provides written testimony on an
Action Plan for Good Jobs and Better Government. (EXHIBIT C). |
|
370 |
Nesbitt |
Continues discussion on: ·
Roads and bridges
development in Oregon ·
Family wage jobs
support ·
Energy settlements |
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TAPE 13,B |
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|
070 |
Nesbitt |
Concludes. |
|
110 |
Sen. Nelson |
Asks how to resolve wage negations, and where the
jobs will come from. |
|
125 |
Nesbitt |
Responds. |
|
140 |
Sen. Nelson |
Asks where people will go for jobs if there are no
jobs available in Oregon. |
|
150 |
Nesbitt |
Responds. |
|
160 |
Sen. Deckert |
Comments on teacher cuts in salaries. |
|
190 |
Vice-Chair Starr |
Closes the informational meeting and adjourns the committee
at 9:30 a.m. |
EXHIBIT
SUMMARY
A
– Informational, written testimony, Peter Kohler, 27 pp
B
– Informational, written testimony, Bob Shiprack, 3 pp
C
– Informational, written testimony, Tim Nesbitt, 16 pp