07/12/2002 10:11 AM House LEC

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL                                                                                                             
July 12, 2002                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1.     ROLL CALL                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The  Legislative Council   meeting  was  called  to order at 10:11  a.m.  by  Senator                                           
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Cowdery,   Legislative Council  Vice-Chair,  in the Anchorage   2   floor Conference                                            
Room via-teleconference.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The  roll was taken.   In attendance  were  Council  members:    Green  (late arrival),                                         
Berkowitz,  Murkowski,    Ogan   (via-teleconference),  Porter, Rokeberg,    Cowdery                                            
(via-teleconference),  Donley,  Halford  (via-teleconference,  late arrival), Stevens,                                          
Torgerson    (via-teleconference),   and   Elton  (via-teleconference).     Members                                             
absent:   Kott and   Kelly.  Staff present   were:  Varni,  Cook,   Collins, Ibesate,                                           
Luckhaupt,   Price, Warenda,   Schofield  and  Popely.  Others   present were:   Dale                                           
Bonduant and Bob Erwin.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
2.     APPROVAL OF JUNE 24, 2002 MINUTES                                                                                      
                                                                                                                              
Representative   Porter  moved    the minutes   of the  June  24,  2002   meeting  be                                           
approved.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:         Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Berkowitz, Cowdery,                                                            
              Torgerson, Stevens and Elton                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
NAYS:         None                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
ABSENT: Green, Kott, Donley, Halford and Kelly                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The motion passed 9 - 0.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
             3.     FY 03 LEGISLATURE UNALLOCATED REDUCTION OF $200,000                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Pam   Varni, Executive  Director, Legislative  Affairs Agency  informed   the Council                                           
that the $200,000  unallocated  reduction  spread  to the Legislature's budget  would                                           
need  to be  decided  by  the end  of July because   of OMB   deadlines  to show   the                                          
authorized  budget   for FY  03.   Spreadsheets    were  provided  per  the Council's                                           
request  as to the amount   of lapsing  funds for FY  02.  It was  explained  that the                                          
Legislative Operating  Budget   received  the largest decrease   in funding for FY 03                                           
and should not be hit again with the unallocated reduction.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Green arrived and took over as Chair.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Discussion followed.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Speaker   Porter moved   the Unallocated  Reduction  come   from the following areas:                                           
$100,000    from   LB&A    Committee    Expenses,     $55,100   from   Administrative                                           
Services  deleting the Information  Assistant  - Immigration  Specialty  position and                                           
$44,900 from the Legislative Council Chair.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:         Green, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Cowdery, Torgerson,                                                     
              Halford and Stevens                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
NAYS:         Berkowitz, Donley and Elton                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
ABSENT: Kelly and Kott                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The motion passed 9 - 3.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
    4.     OTHER BUSINESS                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Green  introduced  Mr. Bob  Erwin  and  Mr. Dale  Bondurant,   with the Alaska                                           
Constitutional Legal  Defense   Conservation   Fund.   Mr.  Dale  Bondurant   testified                                         
on the  constitutionality of the rural subsistence priority and would like Legislative                                          
Council to pursue a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Further discussion followed.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Green  recommended     that Legislative Council  delay any  action till the next                                         
Council meeting so that the majority attorney can review this case.                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senator   Donley  moved    that the  Katie  John  case  be  brought   up  at the next                                           
Legislative  Council  meeting.   Senator   Donley   recommended     that Ted   Popely                                           
prepare   a proposal   in a written  motion  form  showing   amount   of  dollars and                                           
specific details of the proposal so  that the Council could  vote up  or down  on  the                                          
proposal/motion.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
There was no objection made.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator   Halford  joined  the  meeting   via  teleconference   and   Representative                                            
Murkowski left the meeting.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Halford made   the motion  to allow the Salmon   Task Force  the authority to                                          
contract up  to $50,000  with the agreement/approval    of the Presiding Officers and                                           
Chair of Legislative Council.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:         Green, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Berkowitz Cowdery,                                                      
              Donley Torgerson, Halford, Stevens and Elton                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
NAYS:         None                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
ABSENT: Kelly and Kott                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The motion passed 11 - 0.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    5.     ANCHORAGE OFFICE SPACE APPROVAL - RFP #380                                                                         
                                                                                                                              
Senator   Donley   made   the  motion  that Legislative  Council  go  into  Executive                                           
Session  to review RFP   #380.   Pam  Varni, Executive  Director, requested  that staff                                         
to Legislative Council  and  appropriate  Agency  staff in Juneau  be able  to remain                                           
in  Executive   Session;   Mike   Warenda,    Wen   Ibesate,   Gayle   Collins, Karla                                           
Schofield, Tam Cook, Linda Hay, Jan Price, and Jerry Luckhaupt.                                                               
                                                                                                                              
YEAS:         Green, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Berkowitz, Cowdery, Donley,                                                        
              Halford, Stevens and Elton                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
NAYS:         Torgerson                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
ABSENT: Kelly, Murkowski and Kott                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The motion passed 10 - 1.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                              
Legislative Council came out of Executive Session at 11:35 a.m.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The Meeting was adjourned at 11:37a.m.