HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS                                   
                 STANDING COMMITTEE                                            
                 February 20, 1998                                             
                     8:08 a.m.                                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON THE DRAFT FFY 1998 COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK                
GRANT STATE PLAN                                                               
                                                                               
TAPE 98-11, SIDE A                                                             
                                                                               
CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Representative Ivan, Chairman, convened the House Community and                
Regional Affairs Committee meeting at 8:08 a.m.                                
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives            
Ivan, Ogan, Ryan, Kookesh and Joule.  Representative Dyson arrived             
at 8:16 a.m.                                                                   
                                                                               
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                         
                                                                               
PAT POLAND, Director, Division of Municipal and Regional                       
Assistance, Department of Community and Regional Affairs, commented            
on FFY 98 Community Services Block Grant State Plan.                           
                                                                               
JO COOPER, Program Coordinator, Block Grants, Department of                    
Community and Regional Affairs, commented on FFY 98 Community                  
Services Block Grant State Plan.                                               
                                                                               
JEANINE KENNEDY, Executive Director, RurAL CAP, commented on FFY 98            
Community Services Block Grant State Plan.                                     
                                                                               
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                               
                                                                               
The committee took no action.                                                  
                                                                               
ADJOURNMENT                                                                    
                                                                               
The meeting was adjourned at 8:46 a.m.                                         
                                                                               
NOTE:  The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were                 
taken.  A copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by                 
contacting the House Records Office at 130 Seward Street, Suite                
211, Juneau, Alaska  99801-1182, (907) 465-2214, and after                     
adjournment of the second session of the Twentieth Alaska State                
Legislature, in the Legislative Reference Library.