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Preventing Homelessness Division

THIRTEENTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Wednesday, February 2, 2022

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS DIVISION
MINUTES

Representative Gomez, Chair of the Preventing Homelessness Division, called the virtual meeting to order at 10:31 a.m., on February 2, 2022, pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was broadcast via Zoom and House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


GOMEZ, Aisha CHAIR
KEELER, Heather VICE CHAIR
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne REPUBLICAN LEAD
DAVIDS, Greg
HEINRICH, John
HOLLINS, Athena
HORNSTEIN, Frank
HOWARD, Michael
KOEGEL, Erin
PETERSBURG, John
REYER, Liz



A quorum was present.

Chair Gomez moved that the minutes of March 24, 2021, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Introductions by members and committee staff.

Presentation by Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness.

Cathy Ten Brooke, Executive Director of the Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness and Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Housing
Eric Grumdahl, Deputy Director, Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness
Elizabeth Dressel, Implementation Specialist and Equity Coordinator, Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness

Presentation by Hennepin County.

Angela Conley,Hennepin County Commissioner






Testimony from Minnesotans experiencing homelessness.

Sandy Kelting, with Sheila Delaney
Payton Lafont, from Life House in Duluth
Oasis Sherman, Oasis for Youth in Bloomington


The meeting was adjourned at 12:01 p.m.





Rep. Gomez, CHAIR




Robin Schmidt, Committee Legislative Assistant


More Info On This Meeting..

I. Presentation from The Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness
II. Presentation from Hennepin County
III. Testimony from Minnesotans who have experienced homelessness.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

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For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator, Sean Herring, at sean.herring@house.mn