Legislature(1993 - 1994)
01/21/1993 01:00 PM House CRA
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HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
STANDING COMMITTEE
January 21, 1993
1:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Harley Olberg, Chairman
Representative Jerry Sanders, Vice-Chair
Representative Con Bunde
Representative John Davies
Representative Cynthia Toohey
Representative Bill Williams
Representative Ed Willis
MEMBERS ABSENT
None
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
Organizational meeting
WITNESS REGISTER
Bruce Geraghty, Deputy Commissioner
Department of Community and Regional Affairs
P.O. Box 112100
Juneau, AK 99811-2100
Phone: 465-4700
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided information related to the
Department of Community and Regional
Affairs
John Walsh, Deputy Director
Division of Community and Rural Development
Department of Community and Regional Affairs
P.O. Box 112100
Juneau, AK 99811-2100
Phone: 465-4890
POSITION STATEMENT: Explained time line on the Local
Boundary Commission proposals
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 93-1, SIDE A
Number 000
CHAIRMAN HARLEY OLBERG called the meeting to order at 1:04
p.m., and noted a quorum was present.
Number 028
BRUCE GERAGHTY, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Community
and Regional Affairs (DCRA), said he was available to answer
any questions that the committee members had, but did not
have a presentation prepared as this was intended to be an
organizational meeting.
REPRESENTATIVE (REP.) CYNTHIA TOOHEY asked if there would be
a departmental overview for this committee.
Number 075
MR. GERAGHTY reminded the committee about the upcoming
Senate and House budget overview in the finance committees.
He added he would provide an updated DCRA organizational
document next week.
Number 102
CHAIRMAN OLBERG suggested the DCRA overview be added to the
schedule for the Thursday, January 28 meeting.
REP. CON BUNDE raised the question of sufficient notice.
Number 127
CHAIRMAN OLBERG suggested his staff ensure the overview
could be added to the committee schedule, and that all
should presume the committee would hear the overview at the
January 28 meeting.
Number 148
REP. BUNDE asked what type of initiatives would be coming
from the DCRA this session.
Number 157
MR. GERAGHTY referred to HB 66, Municipal Property Tax
Exemptions, and the phasing out of state funding of this
program. According to Mr. Geraghty, the DCRA wanted to stop
contributing its portion, currently 25 percent, to
municipalities. They have requested no funding for this
program in their FY '94 budget, he added.
Number 190
REP. TOOHEY pointed out the tax exemption programs might be
continued by the municipality as a local option.
Number 200
(Chairman Olberg noted the arrival of Rep. Davies at 1:13
p.m.)
Number 225
MR. GERAGHTY spoke about another initiative currently in
progress at the DCRA, which would combine the segments of
the Human Resource Investment Council currently under "three
boards" and three separate departments. A bill pertaining
to this should be ready by February or March, according to
Mr. Geraghty.
Number 251
REP. BUNDE reminded Mr. Geraghty there were cut-off dates
for submission of bills.
Number 281
REP. ED WILLIS asked about the Boundary Commission and how
their decisions were brought before the legislature.
MR. GERAGHTY offered to bring Bob Walsh, Director of
Municipal and Regional Assistance, to explain the
intricacies of the Local Boundary Commission (the
Commission). He explained that the Commission, to which the
DCRA provided staff, had constitutional authority. He gave
a brief description of the Commission and added, "We get a
lot of heat on local boundary issues because we are staff to
them."
Number 314
REP. WILLIS asked how many Commission issues would come
before the House Community and Regional Affairs this year.
JOHN WALSH, Deputy Director, Division of Community and Rural
Development, DCRA, briefly explained that there was a
"ninety day clock" on Commission proposals in which the
legislature might act.
CHAIRMAN OLBERG recalled there was only a 45 day clock and
that the Commission was required to submit the annexation
reports within 10 days of the beginning of a legislative
session. He stated it required a House Joint Resolution to
overturn the Commission's proposals. He believed there
might be five Commission proposals during this current
session.
Number 372
MR. WALSH offered to retrieve any information for the
committee in a timely manner and spoke about a training
program referred to as STEP (State Training and Employment
Program), which was legislated to be phased out. According
to Mr. Walsh, the DCRA would like to extend the life of this
program.
Number 417
REP. WILLIS expressed his desire to receive committee bill
packets as far in advance as possible.
Number 424
CHAIRMAN OLBERG indicated the committee would receive their
packets as early as possible.
ADJOURNMENT
Number 456
There being no further business, the meeting was ADJOURNED
by Chairman Olberg at 1:30 p.m.
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