Joint Committee on Ways and Means – 2007
Session
Full Committee
Meeting Index
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April 10, 2007 |
Corvallis, Oregon |
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6:30 p.m. |
Tapes: 24, 25, 26A, 27A |
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Members Present: |
Sen. Schrader, Co-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. Jenson Rep. Morgan Rep. Shields |
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Members Excused: |
Sen. Carter, Vice-Chair Sen. Winters |
Rep. Hanna |
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Members Visiting: |
Sen. Courtney |
Rep. Cowan Rep. Olson |
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Staff Present: |
Ken Rocco, Legislative Fiscal
Officer, Legislative Fiscal Office Ian Tolleson, Committee Assistant,
Committee Service Office Mike Reiley, Committee Assistant,
Committee Service Office |
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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.
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Tape
#/Counter |
Speaker |
Issues, Votes, Exhibits |
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TAPE 24A |
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003 |
Co-Chair
Schrader |
Calls
the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. |
|
005 |
Co-Chair
Schrader |
Opens Public Hearing on State Budget. |
|
130 |
J.J.
Quinlivan |
Linn-Benton
Community College (Exhibit #1). |
|
164 |
Carl
Schreck |
U.S.
Geological Survey. |
|
190 |
George
Boehlert |
Oregon
State University (OSU) (Exhibit #2). |
|
225 |
David
Davis |
Bio-Economy
Sustainable Technology Signature Research Lab. |
|
270 |
Annabelle
Jaramillo |
Benton
County Commissioner (Exhibit #3). |
|
317 |
David
Adelsheim |
Wine
grower. |
|
360 |
Rick
Jacobsen |
Retired
President, Norpac Foods (Exhibit #4). |
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TAPE 25A |
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|
006 |
Greg
Perry |
Professor,
Agriculture & Resource Economics, OSU. |
|
034 |
Tim
Josi |
Tillamook
County Commissioner (Exhibit #5). |
|
052 |
Frank
Moore |
Public
Health Administrator, Linn County. |
|
072 |
Meaghan
Caughey |
Community
Mental Health Program patient (Exhibit
#6). |
|
097 |
Judy
Wilson |
Mid-Valley
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) (Exhibit #7). |
|
134 |
Rebecca
Hartwig |
Benton
County OSU Extension Service, 4-H. |
|
163 |
Tom
Genne |
Architect,
CH2M Hill (Exhibit #8). |
|
198 |
Karen
Nibler |
Oregon
Commission on Children and Families (OCCF)/League of Women Voters (Exhibit #9). |
|
233 |
JoAnn
Miller |
Director,
Benton County Commission, Children and Family Services. |
|
269 |
Diana
Xing |
Youth
Commission, Benton County Commission on Children and Family. |
|
286 |
Jim
Tierney |
Community
Action Team, Clatsop, Tillamook and Columbia Counties. |
|
323 |
Bill
Wagner |
Volunteer
Member, Citizens Review Board. |
|
364 |
Tom
Clancey-Burns |
Executive
Director, Community Service Consortium (Exhibit
#10). |
|
400 |
Gregory
Rorrer |
Professor,
Chemical Engineering, OSU (Exhibit
#11). |
|
445 |
Steve
Bekofsky |
Workforce
Investment Board. |
|
TAPE 24B |
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|
030 |
Sara
Leiman |
OSU
Forestry Extension Service (Exhibit
#12). |
|
058 |
Kimberly
Cleveland |
Corvallis
resident (Exhibit #13). |
|
090 |
George
Heilig |
President,
Benton County Bar Association (Exhibit
#14). |
|
119 |
Tim
Willis |
Benton
County Bar Association (Exhibit #15). |
|
149 |
Rita
Cavin |
President,
Linn-Benton Community College (Exhibit
#16). |
|
185 |
Toni
Drager |
Volunteer,
OSU Extension Service. |
|
222 |
Carolyn
Oakley |
Former
State Representative, OSU Extension Service. |
|
257 |
Sara
Swanberg |
Director,
Art Centric. |
|
289 |
Kevin
Ahern |
Biochemistry/Biophysics
Professor, OSU (Exhibit #17). |
|
332 |
Lynn
Gerig |
OSU
Extension. |
|
367 |
Christine
Ertl |
Salem/Keizer
Stand for Children. |
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TAPE 25B |
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|
011 |
Gaelen
McAllister |
Salem/Keizer
Stand for Children (Exhibit #18). |
|
039 |
Tom
Eversole |
Health
Administrator, Benton County (Exhibit
#19). |
|
066 |
Russ
Burchard |
Teacher,
Linn-Benton Community College. |
|
090 |
Co-Chair
Schrader |
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|
100 |
Bruce
Hammelman |
Chairman,
Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission. |
|
122 |
Emily
Steele |
Volunteer,
Art Centric. |
|
153 |
Margarita
Donnelly |
Director,
Calyx, Inc. |
|
170 |
Stephanie
Stafford |
Corvallis
resident. |
|
210 |
Peter
Kenagy |
OSU
Extension advocate. |
|
225 |
Mike
Rinkin |
Compassion
Ministries, NAMI (Exhibit #20). |
|
251 |
Don
Schweitzer |
Program
Coordinator, Host Youth & Family Services, Northwest Human Services (Exhibit #21). |
|
288 |
Aubrey
Dobrovsky |
Oregon
Homeless and Runaway Youth Coalition. |
|
331 |
Dianne
Farrell |
NAMI
Mid-Valley (Exhibit #22). |
|
373 |
Judy
Rinkin |
Co-founder,
Oregon Family Support Network. |
|
415 |
Marcy
Eastham |
Northwest
Regional Government Affairs Manager, Hewlett-Packard Company (Exhibit #23). |
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TAPE 26A |
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|
022 |
Anne
Peltier |
Manager,
Public Health Programs, Linn County Department of Health Services (Exhibit #24). |
|
046 |
Drew
Foster |
Cascade
West Council of Governments. |
|
077 |
Annette
von Jouanne |
Professor,
Electrical Engineering Department, OSU (Exhibit
#25). |
|
106 |
Terri
Roberts |
Milestones
patient (Exhibit #26). |
|
155 |
Chris
Brantley |
Stand
for Children (Exhibit #27). |
|
187 |
Lynn
Hall |
Kidco
Head Start, Linn & Benton Counties. |
|
197 |
Joane
Fuhrman |
Partnerships
in Community Living, Oregon Rehabilitation Association. |
|
220 |
Brent
Watkins |
Partnerships
in Community Living (Exhibit #28). |
|
264 |
Sam
Brentano |
Marion
County Commissioner (Exhibit #29). |
|
271 |
Alison
Kelley |
Marion
County District Attorney. |
|
308 |
Rivka
Weinsteiger |
First
Alternative Cooperative. |
|
336 |
Sue
Mackey |
American
Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 13. |
|
383 |
Cliff
Trow |
Former
State Senator, Corvallis. |
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TAPE 27A |
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|
019 |
Cindy
Bond |
Early
Childhood Supervisor, Old Mill Center for Children & Families. |
|
032 |
Jason
Carlile |
District
Attorney, Linn County. |
|
060 |
Tiffani
McCoy |
Student,
Western Oregon University. |
|
082 |
Estelle
Forto |
Student,
Western Oregon University. |
|
098 |
Sam
Sommers |
Student,
Western Oregon University. |
|
121 |
Mike
Hermans |
Oxford
Houses of Oregon. |
|
154 |
Robert
Becker |
Corvallis
resident (Exhibit #30). |
|
191 |
Tony
Van Vliet |
Former
Senator, Former Chair, Ways and Means Committee. |
|
226 |
Co-Chair
Schrader |
Adjourns
the meeting at 9:06 p.m. |
Additional
Exhibits:
Gail Newman, Director, Benton County Community
Corrections (Exhibit #31).
Michelle Wilkinson, Lebanon resident (Exhibit #32).
May Dasch, Alzheimer’s Network of Oregon (Exhibit #33).
Mike Standen, Technical Director, Synthetech (Exhibit #34).
Margaret Noel, League of Women Voters (Exhibit #35).
Bob Turner, Biology Department, Western Oregon
University (Exhibit #36).
Scott Zimbrick, Executive Vice-President & Chief
Marketing Officer, Citizens Bank. Corvallis (Exhibit #37).
Doris Johnston, Pacific (Exhibit #38).
Jim Denham, General Counsel & Public Affairs
Coordinator, Wah Chang, Albany (Exhibit
#39).
Jackie Hastings, Polk Soil & Water Conservation
District (Exhibit #40).
Kevin Hohnbaum, Oregon School for the Deaf, Oregon
School for the Blind (Exhibit #41).
Dave Bielenberg, President, East Valley Water
District (Exhibit #42).
Charlie Tomlinson, Mayor of Corvallis (Exhibit #43).
Loni Austin Parrish, Oregon Arts Commission Creative
Oregon Initiative (Exhibit #44).
Yana Pichardo, Early Assessment and Support Team
(EAST) (Exhibit #45).
Aleita Hass-Holcombe, Corvallis resident (Exhibit #46).
Bruce Koike, Aquarium Science Program, Oregon Coast
Community College (Exhibit #47).
Sandra Coveny, Coordinator, Mary’s River Watershed
Council (Exhibit #48).
Tracey Noel, Director, Corvallis Environmental Center
(Exhibit #49).
Pat O’Connor, President, Oregon Coast Community
College (Exhibit #50).
Nancy O’Mara, Center Against Rape and Domestic
Violence (Exhibit #51).
Vince Remcho, OSU (Exhibit #52).
Peik-Kuan Lim, Lifespan Respite Network (Exhibit #53).
Joanna Engle, Executive Director, Court Appointed
Special Advocates (CASA) (Exhibit #54).
Jim Coakley, College of Oceanic & Atmospheric
Sciences, OSU (Exhibit #55).
Kimberly Nickerson, Student, OSU (Exhibit #56).
George Pugh, Pugh Seed Farm, Inc. (Exhibit #57).
Dave Zaback, Executive Director, Home Life (Exhibit #58).
Naomi Burnham, Cornerstone Associates (Exhibit #59).
Eileen Marma, Registered Nurse, Corvallis (Exhibit #60).
Tanya Pritt, Director, Family Recovery Nonprofit,
Inc. (Exhibit #61).
Cynthia Spencer, Endowment Member, ArtCentric (Exhibit #62).
Timothy Weber, Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis (Exhibit #63).
Jan Kaplan, Director, Lincoln County Health &
Human Services Department (Exhibit #64).
Thomas Doggett, Vice President, Television
Programming, Oregon Public Broadcasting (Exhibit
#65).
Susan Frey, CH2M Hill, Corvallis & Portland (Exhibit #66).
Rebecca Sanderson, Corvallis resident (Exhibit #67).
Chris Foulke, Corvallis resident (Exhibit #68).
Jane Hodgkins, Oregon Coast Community College (Exhibit #69).
Ken Faulk, Philomath resident (Exhibit #70).
Scott Bond, Oregon Association of Area Agencies on
Aging & Disabilities (Exhibit #71).
Kent Daniels, Corvallis Civic Beautification &
Urban Forestry Commission (Exhibit #72).
Patrick Robertson, Senior and Disability Services,
Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments (Exhibit #73).
Tom Bedell, Chairman, Board of Directors, Benton Soil
and Water Conservation District ((Exhibit
#74).
Suzette Boydston, Director, Senior Companion Program (Exhibit #75).
James Monroe, Owner, Rising Oak Ranch (Exhibit #76).
Lyle Jack, written testimony, (Exhibit #77).
Joseph Nibler, written testimony (Exhibit #78).
Kevin Hohnbaum, written testimony (Exhibit #79).
Chris Chandler DiTorrice, written testimony (Exhibit #80).
Kathy Rodeman, written testimony (Exhibit #81).
Witness Registration Signup, submitted by staff (Exhibit #82).