Joint Committee on Ways and Means – 2007
Session
Full Committee
Meeting Index
|
April 14, 2007 |
North Bend, Oregon |
|
1:00 p.m. |
Tapes: 40, 41, 42A,
43A |
|
Members Present: |
Sen. Schrader, Co-Chair Sen. Carter, Vice-Chair Sen. Bates Sen. Devlin Sen. Gordly Sen. Johnson Sen. Nelson Sen. Morse Sen. Verger |
Rep. Nolan, Co-Chair Rep. Nathanson, Vice-Chair Rep. D. Edwards Rep. Galizio Rep. Jenson Rep. Morgan Rep. Shields Rep. Hanna |
|
Members Excused: |
Sen. Westlund Sen. Whitsett Sen. Winters |
|
|
Members Visiting: |
Rep. Roblan |
Rep. Garrard |
|
Staff Present: |
Ken Rocco, Legislative Fiscal
Officer, Legislative Fiscal Office Ian Tolleson, Committee Assistant,
Committee Service Office Mike Reiley, Committee Assistant |
|
Issue Heard: |
State Budget – Public Hearing |
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 40A |
|
|
|
003 |
Co-Chair
Schrader |
Calls
the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. |
|
005 |
Co-Chair
Schrader |
Opens Public Hearing on the State Budget. |
|
180 |
Judith
Hansen |
President,
Southwestern Oregon Community College (SOCC) (Exhibit #1). |
|
221 |
Stephen
Schoonmaker |
Vice-President
of Instruction and Student Services, SOCC (Exhibit #2). |
|
260 |
Jeff
McKeown |
Mayor,
City of Coos Bay. |
|
288 |
Sharon
Comden |
Court
Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) (Exhibit #3). |
|
349 |
Roger
Gould |
Former
Mayor of Coos Bay. |
|
400 |
Tonya
Schoonmaker |
Retired
& Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) (Exhibit #4). |
|
TAPE 41A |
|
|
|
006 |
Ken
Graber |
Stand
for Children (Exhibit #5). |
|
036 |
David
Bridgham |
Board
Member, SOCC (Exhibit #6). |
|
064 |
Holly
Egan |
Student
Body President, SOCC (Exhibit #7). |
|
084 |
Jeff
Bishop |
President,
Port of Coos Bay. |
|
113 |
Steve
Grief |
Teacher,
North Bend High School. |
|
148 |
Carolyn
Thompson |
Board
Chair, North Bend School Board (Exhibit #8). |
|
181 |
Caddy
McKeown |
Commissioner,
Port of Coos Bay. |
|
220 |
Chris
Flammang |
Citizen
Review Board, Coos County (Exhibit #9). |
|
259 |
Don
Mann |
General
Manager, Port of Newport (Exhibit #10). |
|
303 |
Kenn
Kennedy |
Volunteer,
RSVP (Exhibit #11). |
|
342 |
Eileen
Ophus |
CCD Business
Development Corporation (Exhibit #12). |
|
390 |
Connie
Croy |
Director,
Area Agency on Aging, Coos and Curry Counties (Exhibit #13). |
|
TAPE 40B |
|
|
|
001 |
Keith
Tymchuc |
Mayor,
City of Reedsport. |
|
032 |
Carl
Siminow |
Tobacco
Prevention and Education Program (TPEP) (Exhibit #14). |
|
059 |
Greg
Stone |
President,
Oregon Small Woodland Association of Coos and Curry Counties. |
|
081 |
Nikki
Whittey |
Coos
County Commissioner (Exhibit #15). |
|
108 |
Steve
Smartt |
Oregon
State Police. |
|
145 |
Mary
Fields |
Director,
Southwest Oregon University Center. |
|
172 |
Wally
Robbins |
Past
President, International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 12 (Exhibit #16). |
|
208 |
Casper
Sharples |
ASPIRE
program, Oregon Student Assistance Commission. |
|
243 |
JoAnne
Hansen |
JoAnne
Hansen Realty. |
|
264 |
Christina
Alexander |
Associate
Professor, SOCC. |
|
304 |
Holly
Stamper |
Charleston
resident (Exhibit #17). |
|
325 |
Jennifer
Gumm |
ILWU
Local 12 (Exhibit #18). |
|
371 |
Larry
Rapp |
Oregon
Institute of Technology President’s Advisory Council. |
|
421 |
Ned
Beman |
North
Bend City/Coos and Curry County Housing Authority. |
|
TAPE 41B |
|
|
|
017 |
Jon
Souder |
Coos
Watershed Association. |
|
042 |
Pat
O’Connor |
President,
Oregon Coast Community College (Exhibit #19). |
|
073 |
Billie
Jo Smith |
Stand
for Children (Exhibit #20). |
|
103 |
Tom
Nicholls |
Director
of Enrollment Management, SOCC (Exhibit #21). |
|
131 |
Brenda
Brown |
Vice-Chair,
Board of Directors, Lincoln County School District (Exhibit #22). |
|
170 |
Edward
Smith |
Oregon
Recovery Homes. |
|
188 |
Ben
Pfau |
Vice-President,
Clinical & Support Services, Bay Area Hospital. |
|
222 |
Kevin
Stufflebean |
Coos
County Commissioner. |
|
257 |
Sherill
Lorenzo |
Business
Manager, Coos County Public Health (Exhibit #23). |
|
289 |
Gary
Gries |
Director,
Casa de Belen (Exhibit #24). |
|
330 |
Jody
McCaffree |
Citizens
Against LNG (Exhibit #25). |
|
383 |
Emily
Wecks |
Project
Coordinator, Micro-Enterprise Development and Learning (MEDAL) (Exhibit #26). |
|
TAPE 42A |
|
|
|
008 |
Dale
Helland |
Director,
South Coast Head Start. |
|
032 |
Linda
Piovesan |
South
Coast Area Manager, Start Making a Reader Today (SMART) (Exhibit #27). |
|
055 |
James
Nielsen |
Oregon
Small Woodland Association, Coquille Watershed Association (Exhibit #28). |
|
085 |
Rollie
Lobsinger |
Oregon
Coast Community Action. |
|
110 |
James
Moore |
Court
Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Coos County. |
|
133 |
Julie
Shuff |
Oregon
Nurses Association. |
|
160 |
Steve
Humphrey |
Emergency
Medical Technician (EMT), Coos County (Exhibit #29). |
|
196 |
Steven
Hennessey |
President,
Coos County Master Gardeners Association, (Exhibit #30). |
|
226 |
Heather
Mann |
Deputy
Director, West Coast Seafood Processors Association (WCSPA) (Exhibit #31). |
|
264 |
Judy
McMakin |
Director,
Coos County Commission on Children & Families (CCF) (Exhibit #32). |
|
301 |
Tom
Bishop |
Music
for a Better World program, Coos County CCF. |
|
348 |
Ken
Harlan |
Vice-President,
Bay Area Senior Center. |
|
387 |
Joe
Snyder |
Myrtle
Veterinary Hospital (Exhibit #33). |
|
TAPE 43A |
|
|
|
006 |
Roger
Langlie |
Executive
Director, Bob Belloni Ranch. |
|
032 |
Tom
Boggs |
Chief
of Police, Sutherlin Police Department. |
|
055 |
Co-Chair
Schrader |
Adjourns
the meeting at 3:28 p.m. |
Additional
Exhibits:
Steve Wickham Senior Resource Forester, Plum Creek
Timber (Exhibit #34).
Kevin Westfall, Rancher, Timberland Owner (Exhibit #35).
James Wathen, CEO, Southern Coos Hospital &
Health Center (Exhibit #36).
Daniel Varoujean II, Coastal & marine system
scientist (Exhibit #37).
Donna Train, Manger, Port of Umpqua (Exhibit
#38).
Daniel Smith, President/CEO, Bay Area Hospital (Exhibit #39).
Josie Reid, 4-H Program (Exhibit #40).
A.C. “Rock” Rakoski, Chief of Police, Myrtle Point
Police Department (Exhibit #41).
Lynae Queen, President, Coos County 4-H Horse Leaders
(Exhibit #42).
Bob Nelson, Coos County Extension Advisory committee (Exhibit #43).
Jonathon Martz, Teacher, Myrtle Point Jr./Sr. High
School (Exhibit #44).
Marilyn Mai, Oregon State University (OSU) Extension
Service (Exhibit #45).
Mary Kemp, Health Education Nurse, Bandon (Exhibit #46).
Betty Jones, Volunteer Master Gardener, OSU Extension
Service (Exhibit #47).
Janet Elizabeth Johnson, Learning Specialist, Siletz
Valley School (Exhibit #48).
Onno Husing, Director, Oregon Coastal Zone Management
Association (OCZMA) (Exhibit #49).
Tom Hultin, OSU Extension Service (Exhibit #50).
Dana Hopkins, Southwestern Oregon Community College (Exhibit #51).
B.J. Hollenstein, Superintendent, North Bend School
District (Exhibit #52).
Hank Hickox, Vice-President, Kemper Sports (Exhibit #53).
Jack Hackett, President, Coo-Curry Farm Bureau (Exhibit #54).
Georgeanne Greene, Public Health Administrator,
County of Curry (Exhibit #55).
Barry Donenfeld, O4AD (Exhibit #56).
Carol Dominick, Coos County Master Gardener’s
Association, OSU Extension Service (Exhibit
#57).
Nancy Dehart, President, Family and Community
Education Council, OSU Extension Service (Exhibit
#58).
Marcia Crook, OSU Extension Service (Exhibit #59).
Miller R. Chappell, OSU Extension Service (Exhibit #60).
Renee Blom, Coos County Master Gardener Program, OSU
Extension Service (Exhibit #61).
Kelly Baker, Family Food Educators Program, OSU
Extension Service (Exhibit #62).
David Jennings, Counselor, Coos County Juvenile
Detention Facility (Exhibit #63).
Marvin Caldera, President, International Longshore
& Warehouse Union (ILWU) – Port of Coos Bay (Exhibit #64).
Frank Williams, Retired Longshoreman (Exhibit #65).
Martin Callery, Director of Communications & Freight
Mobility, Port of Coos Bay (Exhibit #66).
Larry Ross, Retired paper mill worker (Exhibit #67).
Larry Wilhite, North Bend resident (Exhibit #68).
Richard Clarke, Cranberry farmer, Bandon (Exhibit #69).
Leslie Clarke, 4-H Program, OSU Extension Service (Exhibit #70).
Molly Ford, County Public Health Departments (Exhibit #71).
Dixie Boley, Elementary School teacher, Gold Beach (Exhibit #72).
Scott Boley, Fisherman, Gold Beach (Exhibit #73).
Jeff Whitey, Director of Student Housing, SOCC (Exhibit #74).
Julie Kremers, Payroll Technician, Human Resources
Department, SOCC (Exhibit #75).
Rick Osborn, Former SOCC student (Exhibit #76).
Patty Scott, Dean of Students, SOCC (Exhibit #77).
Julie Johnson, Office of Instruction, SOCC (Exhibit #78).
Bob Andrews, Employee, SOCC (Exhibit #79).
Kat Flores, Director of Integrated Technology
Services, SOCC (Exhibit #80).
College Democrats, Portland State University (Exhibit #81).
Richard Knablin, Resident, North Bend (Exhibit #82).
Judy Volta, written testimony (Exhibit #83).
Onno Husing, written testimony (Exhibit #84).
Cheryl Koshuta, written testimony (Exhibit #85).
Kat Flores, written testimony (Exhibit #86).
Witness Registration Sheets submitted by staff (Exhibit #87).