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MINUTES OF THE
WORKFORCE SERVICES & COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STANDING COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2005 - 8:00 A.M.
Room W015, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
Members Present: Sen. Carlene Walker, Committee Chair
Sen. Dan Eastman
Sen. Fred Fife
Sen. Peter Knudson
Sen. Mark Madsen
Sen. Ed Mayne
Members Excused: Sen. Beverly Evans
Staff Present: Art Hunsaker, Policy Analyst
Bonnie Brinton, Committee Secretary
Public Speakers Present: Meg Holbrook, Chair, Utah Air Travel Commission
Stephen Seko, Project Coordinator, Mannery Golden Rule
Foundation, Utah Arts Council
Gordon Walker, Department of Community and Economic
Development and Secretary of the Olene Walker Housing
Loan Fund Board
JoAnn B. Seghini, Chair, Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Board
Jeff Bennion, Member, Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Board
Dave Johnson, Vice President, Kier Corporation
Tim Funk, Project Director, Crossroads U. Center
John Norman, Utah Housing Coalition
LouAnn Christensen, Past Chair, Olene Walker Housing Loan
Fund Board
Marty Henrie, Member, Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Board
Marian Willey, Director, Utah Nonprofit Housing
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Chair Walker called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m.
1. Approval of Minutes
MOTION: Sen. Fife moved to approve the minutes of the meeting on February 7, 2005.
The motion passed unanimously with Sens. Knudson and Madsen absent for the vote.
2. S.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Delta Airlines (Sen. D. Eastman)
Sen. Eastman presented the resolution and proposed the following amendment:
1. Page 1, Line 27 through Page 2, Line 33 :
27 WHEREAS, Delta Airlines and its
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affiliated
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connection
carriers,
including Sky West, are
28 responsible for over
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250
}
700
airplane arrivals and departures each day to
bring over
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four
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13
million
29 passengers
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in
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to and from
Utah every year;
30 WHEREAS, Delta Airlines recently
{
closed its Dallas/Fort Worth hub,
bringing many of
}
expanded its Salt Lake City hub resulting in 750 additional
jobs in Utah;
31
{
those jobs to Utah;
}
32 WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Airport will gain 58 new flights each day and 13 new
33 destinations
at Salt Lake International Airport
as a result of Delta's realignment;
Meg Holbrook, Chair, Utah Air Travel Commission, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Eastman moved to pass SCR 9, as amended, out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously with Sens. Knudson and Madsen absent for the vote.
3. S.C.R. 6 Resolution Supporting the Golden Rule Project (Sen. F. Fife)
Sen. Fife presented the resolution and distributed a Fact Sheet and a folder with information regarding the Golden Rule Project.
Stephen Seko, Project Coordinator, Mannery Golden Rule Foundation, Utah Arts Council, assisted in the presentation of the resolution and displayed an example of Golden Rule diptychs.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass SCR 6 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Eastman absent for the vote.
4. S.B. 234 Amendments to Department of Community and Economic Development (Sen. P. Knudson)
Sen. Knudson presented the bill and responded to questions from committee members.
Gordon Walker, Department of Community and Economic Development and Secretary of the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Board, clarified the bill and responded to questions from committee members.
JoAnn B. Seghini, Chair, Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Board, spoke to the bill.
Speaking against the bill were: Jeff Bennion, Member, Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Board; Dave Johnson, Vice President, Kier Corp.; Tim Funk, Project Director, Crossroads U. Center; John Norman, Utah Housing Coalition; LouAnn Christensen, Past Chair, Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Board; Marty Henrie, Member, Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Board; and Marian Willey, Director, Utah Nonprofit Housing.
MOTION: Sen. Fife moved that the bill be submitted for interim study.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Eastman absent for the vote.
5. S.J.R. 17 Resolution Recognizing Huntsman Cancer Institute (Sen. P. Knudson)
The bill was not considered.
MOTION: Sen. Fife moved to adjourn the meeting.
Chair Walker adjourned the meeting at 9:23 a.m.
Minutes were reported by Bonnie Brinton, Secretary.
Sen. Carlene Walker, Committee Chair