Legislature(2007 - 2008)SENATE FINANCE 532
03/13/2008 05:00 PM Senate FINANCE
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* first hearing in first committee of referral
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SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
March 13, 2008
5:09 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Co-Chair Stedman called the Senate Finance Committee meeting
to order at 5:09:17 PM.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Lyman Hoffman, Co-Chair
Senator Bert Stedman, Co-Chair
Senator Charlie Huggins, Vice-Chair
Senator Kim Elton
Senator Donny Olson
Senator Joe Thomas
Senator Fred Dyson
MEMBERS ABSENT
None
ALSO PRESENT
Charles Parker, President, Alaska Village Initiatives; Joan
Nugent, Director of Business Development, Ketchikan General
Hospital; Bruce Bowler, Coach Trainer
PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE
Rick Vann; Laurinda Pepi; Sandra Matthews; Cynthia Smith;
Daniel Smith; Richard Bornengo; Connie Vann; Pat Murray;
Larry Willard; Mary Hughes, Anchorage, Chair, Board of
Regents, UAA; Paul D. Kendell, Anchorage; John Duffy, MatSu
Borough; Michael Carlson, Architect, McCool Carlson Green,
Mat-Su; Bill Hudson, Mat-Su; Donna Krier, Pioneer Park
Museum, Fairbanks; Luke Hopkins, FNSB Assembly Member,
Fairbanks; Joe Hayes, UAFAA, Fairbanks; Nadine Winters,
Fairbanks; Rick Caulfield, UAF TVC, Director, Fairbanks;
Chad Roberts, Fairbanks City Council; David Miller, UAF
Facilities Fairbanks; Paloma Harbour, Fairbanks, UAA; Ron
Dixon, UAF, TVC; Joan Braddock, UAF, Fairbanks; Reed
Morisky, Project Manager, UAF, Fairbanks; Alan Yauney, UAF,
Maintenance Supervisor, Fairbanks; Bill Cox, Supervisor of
Mechanics, UAF, Fairbanks; Linda Zanazzo, Director of
Facilities, UAF; Walt Ebell, Anchorage, CEO of Old Harbor
NC; Lindsey Forrest, President, UAS Student Government
President; Mike Schultz, UAF, Fairbanks; Brian Barnes,
Director of Arctic Building, UAF; Charles Denny, Mayor of
Saxman; Chris Turletes, Anchorage, UAA; Gene Kowchee, Nome
GENERAL SUBJECT(S):
The following overview was taken in log note format.
Handouts will be on file with the House Finance Committee
through the 25th Legislative Session, contact 465-6814.
After the 25th Legislative Session they will be available
through the Legislative Library at 465-3808.
SB 221 "An Act making appropriations, including capital
appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and
appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing
for an effective date."
SB 221 was HEARD and HELD in Committee for further
consideration.
SENATE BILL NO. 221
"An Act making appropriations, including capital
appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and
appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for
an effective date."
TIME SPEAKER DISCUSSION
5:10:59 PM RICK VANN Spoke against a public boat launch
through the Sole Creek Estates proposed
by the Fish and Game on the Kasilof
Kasilof
River. Road traffic would travel
through the residential district.
5:12:45 PM LAURINDA PEPI Testified against the proposal that a
boat launch would run through the Sole
Creek Estates. The Kasilof River has
limited ability for river boat traffic.
5:14:46 PM SANDRA Testified against the Fish and Game
MATTHEWS proposal to put a public boat launch at
the Kasilof River.
5:17:23 PM CYNTHIA SMITH Spoke against the Fish and Game
proposal to put a public boat launch at
the Kasilof River. She emphasized that
there is no monitoring.
5:18:52 PM DANIEL SMITH Testified against the Fish and Game
proposal to put a public boat launch at
the Kasilof River. She noted it is also
a road hazard.
5:19:52 PM RICHARD Spoke against the Fish and Game
BORNENGO proposal to put a public boat launch at
the Kasilof River. She pointed out
that there are too many people.
5:20:29 PM CONNIE VANN Testified against the Fish and Game
proposal to put a public boat launch at
the Kasilof River. She said that this
is a residential neighborhood.
5:21:26 PM PAT MURRAY Spoke against the Fish and Game
proposal to put a public boat launch at
the Kasilof River. She noted problems
at the mouth of the river.
5:22:11 PM LARRY WILLARD Testified against the Fish and Game
proposal to put a public boat launch at
the Kasilof River. He said this could
harm commercial fisheries and it is a
safety hazard.
5:26:33 PM BRUCE BOWLER, Testified in support of funding for an
COACH TRAINER indoor shooting range.
Anchorage
5:26:38 PM MARY HUGHES, Voiced support for the regents capital
ANCHORAGE, budget for deferred maintenance.
CHAIR, BOARD
OF REGENTS,
UAA
5:28:21 PM PAUL D. Reminded all committee members that
KENDELL, everything stems from the single family
ANCHORAGE home. He spoke of multi-family hits
from an economic downturn.
5:31:45 PM JOHN DUFFY, Testified in support of the funding of
MATSU BOROUGH revenue sharing for Mat-Su in order to
replace a school and landfill. He
requested more money than was
designated. He noted that there are
dangerous roads and bridges that need
repair so higher transportation funding
is needed. He pointed out that local
taxes are high but not enough is
collected.
5:35:22 PM MICHAEL Encouraged the University funding
CARLSON, request for deferred maintenance. He
ARCHITECT, also encouraged continued Arena
MCCOOL CARLSON planning for Anchorage and supported
GREEN, MAT-SU the funding for the Valley Center for
Art and Learning.
5:38:04 PM BILL HUDSON, Supported $7.5 million for state
MAT-SU funding for the Juneau State Museum.
5:40:46 PM DONNA KRIER, Supported $7.5 million for state
PIONEER PARK funding for the Juneau State Museum.
MUSEUM, Spoke in support for all museums in
Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS Alaska.
5:42:05 PM LUKE HOPKINS, Supported transportation funding and
FNSB ASSEMBLY $15 million more to improve urban area
MEMBER, roads. He said there is a need for more
FAIRBANKS money than the federal highway money.
He also stated support for university
funding.
5:45:23 PM JOE HAYES, Deferred comments to Nadine Winters.
UAFAA,
FAIRBANKS
5:45:53 PM NADINE Supported $10 million for the road
WINTERS, service projects, $15 million for the
FAIRBANKS FMATS project, and funding for the
University Biological Science Building.
5:48:04 PM RICK Supported renewal of University funding
CAULFIELD, UAF for the Tanana Valley Campus Center. He
TVC, DIRECTOR, requested $8 million for the Phase 2
FAIRBANKS renovation.
5:49:32 PM CHAD ROBERTS, Supported transportation funding.
FAIRBANKS CITY
COUNCIL
5:50:22 PM DAVID MILLER, Supported $120 million for university
UAF FACILITIES funding.
FAIRBANKS
5:51:53 PM PALOMA Supported the university deferred
HARBOUR, maintenance request.
FAIRBANKS, UAA
5:53:05 PM RON DIXON, Supported the $8 million request for
UAF, TVC the Tanana Valley Campus.
5:54:07 PM JOAN BRADDOCK, Supported funding for biology teaching
UAF, FAIRBANKS labs. He voiced support for the BIOS
building.
5:57:03 PM REED MORISKY, Supported University funding and the
PROJECT BIOS building.
MANAGER, UAF,
FAIRBANKS
5:57:22 PM ALAN YAUNEY, Supported University funding and the
UAF, deferred maintenance. Supported waste
MAINTENANCE line repairs funding.
SUPERVISOR,
FAIRBANKS
5:59:26 PM BILL COX, Supported the BIOS building. He said he
SUPERVISOR OF wants to set up water projects.
MECHANICS,
UAF, FAIRBANKS
6:01:16 PM LINDA ZANAZZO, Supported University funding and
DIRECTOR OF deferred maintenance and the Tanana
FACILITIES, Valley school project.
UAF
6:02:42 PM WALT EBELL, Testified in support of small parcel
ANCHORAGE, CEO acquisitions from the Exxon Valdez
OF OLD HARBOR settlement.
NATIVE
CORPORATION
6:03:49 PM CHARLES Supported Project Code Red funding to
PARKER, 24 communities to fight fires. This is
PRESIDENT, the most cost effective program
ALASKA VILLAGE existing and protects millions of
INITIATIVES dollars in personal property and
people.
6:07:30 PM JOAN NUGENT, Spoke to the capital projects that are
DIRECTOR OF not in SB 221. Ketchikan and Saxman
BUSINESS need funding for local projects. She
DEVELOPMENT, was looking for funding for smaller
KETCHIKAN communities, especially the local
GENERAL hospital.
HOSPITAL
6:10:02 PM LINDSEY Supported building maintenance
FORREST, throughout the University. The deferred
PRESIDENT, UAS maintenance is the largest problem with
STUDENT students especially in housing. She
GOVERNMENT also supported the deferred maintenance
PRESIDENT funding.
6:14:00 PM AT EASE:
6:21:05 PM RECONVENED:
6:22:49 PM MIKE SCHULTZ, Supported the UAF deferred maintenance
UAF, FAIRBANKS funding.
6:23:14 PM BRIAN BARNES, Supported new capital for the BIOS
DIRECTOR OF building for the University. He also
ARCTIC supported the deferred maintenance
BUILDING, UAF funding.
6:26:39 PM CHARLES DENNY, Supported funding for smaller
MAYOR OF communities. He was also looking for
SAXMAN funding for the community center in
Saxman.
6:28:01 PM CHRIS Supported UAA facilities funding. He
TURLETES, spoke as a former staff, alumni, and
ANCHORAGE, UAA parent. He also supported funding for
deferred maintenance.
6:30:56 PM GENE KOWCHEE, Supported funding for health and social
NOME services. He also supported additional
education funding.
6:33:18 PM AT EASE
6:33:57 PM RECONVENED
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:34 PM.
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