Joint Committee on Ways and Means – 2007 Session

Full Committee

Meeting Index

April 5, 2007	Portland, Oregon
6:30 p.m.	Tapes: 20, 21, 22A, 23A

Members Present:

Sen. Schrader, Co-Chair Sen. Carter, Vice-Chair Sen. Bates Sen. Devlin Sen. Gordly Sen. Johnson Sen. Morse Sen. Nelson Sen. Verger Sen. Westlund Sen. Whitsett

Rep. Nolan, Co-Chair Rep. Nathanson, Vice-Chair Rep. D. Edwards Rep. Galizio Rep. Garrard Rep. Hanna Rep. Jenson Rep. Morgan Rep. Shields

Members Excused:

Sen. Winters

Members Visiting:

Sen. Courtney Sen. Brown

Rep. Kotek

Staff Present:

Ken Rocco, Legislative Fiscal Officer, Legislative Fiscal Office Ian Tolleson, Committee Assistant, Committee Service Office Mike Reiley, Committee Assistant, Committee Service Office

Measures or Issues Heard:

Public Hearing – State Budget

This meeting index is in compliance with Senate and House Rules. For complete content, please refer to the tapes.

Tape #/Counter	Speaker	Issues, Votes, Exhibits
TAPE 20A
003	Co-Chair Nolan	Calls the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.
064	Kurt Widmer	Widmer Brewing Company.
077	Norm Eder	Manufacturing 21 Coalition (Exhibit #1).
095	Jerri Williams	Environmental Coordinator (Exhibit #2).
122	Linore Brian	Elders in Action.
158	Terrie Quinteros	Partnership for Safety & Justice.
180	Patty Katz	Beyond Barriers, Program Directors.
199	Susan Glen	GED Tutor.
219	Bernie Giusto	Multnomah County Sheriff.
252	Steve Liday	Community Justice Director.
289	Julie Franz	Multnomah Circuit Judge.
331	Michael Schmumk	Multnomah County District Judge.
363	Lisa Naito	Multnomah County Commissioner.
426	Tony Hopson	Self Enhancement Inc. (Exhibit #3).
TAPE 21A
060	Diane Iverson	Retired teacher, sate and county manager on educational policy issues (Exhibit #4).
087	Krista Larson	Metropolitan Family Services, Executive Director.
118	Joseph Malone	Ockley Green Middle School, Principal.
141	Dunya Minoo	Portland Public Schools (Exhibit #5).
172	Sam Adams	Portland City Commissioner (Exhibit #6).
206	Katie Riley	Commission on Children & Families in Washington County (Exhibit #7).
241	Valerie Plummer	Oregon Small Business Owners (Exhibit #8).
266	Robert Monaghan	Interim Director, Oregon Innovation Package (Exhibit #9).
296	Carol Royal	Skilled Points Human Services (Exhibit #10).
337	Marian McDonald	Child Care Coordinator (Exhibit #11).
373	Mary Beth Van Cleave	Stand For Children, Volunteer (Exhibit #12).
429	Rachel Preminger	Start Making A Reader Today (SMART).
477	Courtney Morse	Portland State University, Student Body President (Exhibit #13).
TAPE 20B
056	Susan Dodd	Portland State University.
083	Dan Spouts	Columbia Gorge Community College.
113	Morgan Pope	Engineer Technology Investment Council (Exhibit #14).
139	Becky Stewart	AFSCME Local 88, President.
171	Garry Magnieson	AFSCME Local 88, member.
209	Connie Ashbrook	Labor Education & Research Center (LERC).
227	Jeanne Carpenter	LERC (Exhibit #15).
262	Dave Roahan	AFSCME member.
290	Margret Puckette	Trillium Family Services (Exhibit #16).
343	Theresa Huntsinger	Oregon Environmental Council (Exhibit #17).
386	Mitra Vazeen	Tongue Point Job Corps.
421	Kamai Allen	Moohnoma Project Network Center.
458	Betty Brislaeese	Elders in Action.
TAPE 21B
070	Marjorie Harris	Project Network.
087	Jenny Bird	Project Network.
095	Gerry Swenson	Presents oral testimony.
125	Skip Hauke	Director, Astoria/Warrenton Chamber of Commerce.
153	John Cieply	Portland State University.
167	Dennis Wilde	Gerding Edlen Development, Partner (Exhibit #18).
201	Kristy Obbink	Portland Public Schools (Exhibit #19).
228	Haley Smith	Portland State University, Graduate Student.
252	Greg Hamann	Clatsop Community College (Exhibit #20).
290	John Acosta	Morrison Child & Family Services (Exhibit #21).
326	Mike Rosen	Stand for Children (Exhibit #22).
368	Kara McGee	Clatsop Community College.
394	Ann Branson	Seaside High School, Senior.
429	Steve Phillips	Seaside School Board.
459	Sylvia Brumage	National Alliance for Mental Illness.
TAPE 22A
034	Mya Chamberlin	Friendly Health.
039	Neil Twiford	Washington County Resident.
057	Roland Migchielsen	Columbia Community College (Exhibit #23).
086	Frank Granger	Oregon Deployment Department Employee.
107	Debbie Rock	Business Service Representative (Work Source Oregon).
141	Carol Cushman	League of Women Voters of Oregon (Exhibit #24).
173	Terri Oliver	Beaverton School District, teacher (Exhibit #25).
201	Shannon Wilhelm	Partnership for Safety & Justice.
213	Chris Montgomery	Partnership for Safety & Justice.
238	Patricia Bates-Sherman	CAEAG.
273	Lori Guerrero	East County Child Welfare/ Oxford House.
312	Melissa Wood	Oregon Recovery/ Oxford House.
348	Michelle Bussard	Johnson Creek Watershed Council.
405	Ken Kevdell	Master Gardener.
443	Peter McDonald	Filbert Hazelnut Grower.
TAPE 23A
042	Josh Volk	Filbert Hazelnut Grower (Exhibit #26).
053	John Adlesich	Washington County 4H.
075	Bobbie Regan	Oregon School Board, Co-Chair.
104	Joy Leary	OHSU.
133	Michael Dembrow	Portland Community College Faculty Federation, President (Exhibit #27).
164	D’Norgia Price	Urban League Senior Service (Exhibit #28).
201	Co-Chair Nolan	Adjourns the meeting at 9:08 p.m.

Additional Exhibits:

Louise Grant, Citizens Crime Commission (Exhibit #29).

Madrone Phoenix, Portland State University Senior (Exhibit #30).

Michael Fung, Portland State University (Exhibit #31).

John Holmes, NAMI Multnomah (Exhibit #32).

Misty, written testimony (Exhibit #33).

Pamela Erickson, Oregon Partnership (Exhibit #34).

Andrew J. Morrow Jr., Private Attorney (Exhibit #35).

Phaydra Mutch-Geiger, (Exhibit #36).

Evelyn Hanks, New Directions Education Project (Exhibit #37).

Janeen Sollman, Stand for Children, member (Exhibit #38).

Kim Strelchun, Stand for Children, (Exhibit #39).

Kris Anderson, Portland, Oregon resident (Exhibit #40).

Kento Azegami, College Democrats (Exhibit #41).

Jeannine Kafoury, Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (Exhibit #42).

Jessica Knowles, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine (Exhibit #43).

Pam Patton, Coalition of Advocates for Equal Access for Girls (Exhibit #44).

Michele Veenker, Citizen (Exhibit #45).

Don Moore, Citizen (Exhibit #46).

Don Whitehead, David Evans & Associates Inc., President (Exhibit #47).

Dwight Hardin, Geotechnical Resources Inc. (Exhibit #48).

Eileen Boerger, Agilis Solutions, Vice-President (Exhibit #49).

Marj Cannon, Elders in Action (Exhibit #50).

Rosemary Teetor, Clackamas Community College (Exhibit #51).

Joyce Bernheim, Health Care Business Lawyer (Exhibit #52).

Nan Poppe, Extended Learning Campus at Portland Community College, President (Exhibit #53).

Debra Porta, Portland Community College, student (Exhibit #54).

Crucita White, Community advocate/mental health consultant (Exhibit #55).

Rocina Hernandez, Childcare Resource & Reverral of Multnomah County (Exhibit #56).

Zach Martinson, Portland State University, student (Exhibit #57).

Timothy Hartnett, CODA Treatment Recovery Prevention (Exhibit #58).

Selwyn Zaldana, Mt. Hood Community College (Exhibit #59).

Lee Leighton, Citizen (Exhibit #60).

Kathy Brazell, Volunteers of America, Program Director (Exhibit #61).

Lisa Zurk, Portland State University (Exhibit #62).

Leanne DiLorenzo, written testimony (Exhibit #63).

Abby Kennedy, Oregon Project Independence (Exhibit #64).

Jean DeMaster, Human Solutions, Executive Director (Exhibit #65).

Michael Malinowski, Coordinator of the Disability Advocacy Cultural Association (Exhibit #66).

Ted Wheeler, Multnomah County Oregon, Chair (Exhibit #67).

Mary Monnat, Life Works NW, President & CEO (Exhibit #68).

Jenny Galvin, Citizen (Exhibit #69).

Lillian Shirley, Multnomah County Health Department, Director (Exhibit #70).

Witness Registration sheets submitted by staff (Exhibit #71).

Stu Watson, written testimony (Exhibit #72).

David Poole, written testimony (Exhibit #73).

Portland State College Democrats, written testimony (Exhibit #74).