STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
HEALTH POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Fran Bradley, Chair of the Health Policy & Finance Committee, called the eighth meeting to order at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 2005, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
BRADLEY, Fran, Chair OTREMBA, Mary Ellen
FINSTAD, Brad, Vice Chair PEPPIN, Joyce
ABELER, Jim POWELL, Duke
EKEN, Kent SAMUELSON, Char
EMMER, Tom THAO, Cy
GOODWIN, Barb THISSEN, Paul
HUNTLEY, Tom WALKER, Neva
WILKIN, Tim
Members excused: DEAN, Matt
A quorum was present.
HF361 (Juhnke) Willmar Regional Treatment Center Master Plan and Reuse Study recommendations funded including methamphetamine treatment facilities, bonds issued, and money appropriated
Chairman Bradley moved HF 361 be considered for possible inclusion in the Health Policy & Finance Committee’s bonding recommendations to the Capital Investment Committee.
Rep. Juhnke presented HF 361.
Rep. Bradley laid over HF 361 for possible inclusion in the Health Policy & Finance Committee’s bonding recommendations to the Capital Investment Committee.
HF458 (Howes) Ah Gwah Ching nursing home addition funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated
Chairman Bradley moved HF 458 be considered for possible inclusion in the Health Policy & Finance Committee’s bonding recommendations to the Capital Investment Committee.
Rep. Howes presented HF 458.
Rep. Bradley laid over HF 458 for possible inclusion in the Health Policy & Finance Committee’s bonding recommendations to the Capital Investment Committee.
Testifying on the Department of Human Services’ bonding recommendation for a Forensic Nursing Facility:
Mike Tessneer, MN Department of Human Services
Alan VanBuskirk, MN Department of Human Services
Rep. Thissen moved to include the proposal for HCMC Crisis Intervention Center Expansion as No. 14 in the rankings.
Rep. Otremba recommended changing the priority rankings of the bonding proposals.
Rep. Bradley moved the aforementioned rankings be laid over for possible inclusion in the recommendations to the Capital Investment Committee.
Rep. Otremba moved to change the priority ranking by inserting the proposal for the Wilmar Regional Treatment Center Reuse as No. 3 in the rankings, to delete $6,150 and insert $5,150 in No. 4, insert $1 million into No. 3, and renumber the remaining items in sequence. The motion did not prevail.
Rep. Huntley moved to amend No. 13 in the rankings as follows:
Delete "Veterans Homes Board"
Insert "Department of Human Services"
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Huntley noted an overlap in the rankings. Rep. Bradley recommended the Committee note, in its recommendations to the Capital Investment Committee that some of the rankings overlap (Item 13 is redundant to Item 2).
A vote was taken on the rankings, as amended.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. (See final adopted rankings attached.)
Rep. Thissen moved approval of the minutes of January 27, 2005.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. The minutes were approved.
The next meeting will be held at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, February 2, 2005, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:28 a.m.
REP. FRAN BRADLEY, CHAIR
Cheryl Burke
Committee Legislative Assistant