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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| Date |
02/24/2021 |
| Attendance |
| Catlin |
X |
| Exum |
X |
| Froelich |
X |
| Hooton |
X |
| Pico |
X |
| Rich |
X |
| Sullivan |
X |
| Valdez D. |
X |
| Van Winkle |
X |
| Arndt |
X |
| Gray |
X |
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| Time |
01:32:43 PM to 04:32:50 PM |
| Place |
LSB A |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
Gray |
| This Report was prepared by |
April Bernard |
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| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hHB21-1083 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
| hHB21-1061 |
Referred to House Finance |
| hHB21-1109 |
Amended, referred to House Finance |
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HB21-1083 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
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01:34:02 PM |
Representative Benavidez,
prime sponsor, provided information about HB21-1083, concerning the appeal
of modification of property valuation set by the county Board of Equalization.
When a property owner appeals the valuation of the county board the
State Board of Assessment Appeals may not increase the valuation. The
bill removes this restriction.
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01:43:25 PM |
Representative Benavidez responded to questions from the committee.
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01:43:26 PM |
Written testimony
for HB21-1083 is included (Attachment A).
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01:47:37 PM |
Kendra Goldstein,
representing Sterling Tax Services at the Goldstein Law Firm, testified
in opposition to the bill.
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01:48:52 PM |
Bruce Eisenhauer, representing the Department of Local Affairs, Board of Assessment Appeals, testified in opposition to the bill.
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01:51:57 PM |
Mr. Eisenhauer responded
to questions from the committee.
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01:57:24 PM |
Lisa Frizell, representing
the Douglas County Assessor and the Colorado Assessors' Association (CAA),
testified in support of the bill. Keith Erffmeyer, representing the
City and County of Denver and CAA, testified in support of the bill.
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02:02:39 PM |
Ms. Frizell and Mr. Erffmeyer responded to questions from the committee.
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02:10:43 PM |
Mark Chapin, representing
the Eagle County Assessor, testified in support of the bill.
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02:13:01 PM |
Matt Poling, representing
the Building Owners and Managers Assocation and NAIOP Commercial Real Estate
Development Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
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02:19:29 PM |
Representative Benavidez
made closing remarks.
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02:21:33 PM |
The committee made comments on the bill.
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02:23:14 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 21-1083 to the Committee of the Whole. |
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| Moved |
Arndt |
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| Seconded |
Valdez D. |
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Catlin |
Yes |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Froelich |
Excused |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Pico |
Yes |
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Rich |
Yes |
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Sullivan |
Yes |
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Valdez D. |
Yes |
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Van Winkle |
Yes |
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Arndt |
Yes |
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Gray |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB21-1061 - Referred to House Finance
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02:23:27 PM |
The committee took a brief recess.
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02:23:28 PM |
The committee came
back to order.
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02:23:37 PM |
Representative Gray,
prime sponsor, presented HB21-1061 concerning the definition of residential
land for the purpose of property tax classification. The bill changes
the definition of "residential land." To be considered
residential land, adjacent parcels to current residential land must be
titled in the same name and have a residence or improvements that
serve the residence.
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02:27:24 PM |
Representative Gray responded to questions from the committee.
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02:33:15 PM |
Bruce Cartwright, representing Duff and Phelps, LLC, testified in opposition to the bill.
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02:39:10 PM |
Mark Chapin, representing
the Eagle County Assessor, testified in support of the bill. Gary
Peterson, representing the Routt County Assessor, testified in support
of the bill.
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02:46:32 PM |
Mr. Peterson responded to questions from the committee.
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02:47:16 PM |
Keith Erffmeyer,
representing the City and County of Denver and CAA, testified in support
of the bill.
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02:47:59 PM |
Representative Gray made closing remarks.
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02:54:54 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 21-1061 to the Committee on Finance. |
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| Moved |
Gray |
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| Seconded |
Van Winkle |
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Catlin |
Yes |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Froelich |
Excused |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Pico |
Yes |
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Rich |
Yes |
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Sullivan |
Yes |
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Valdez D. |
Yes |
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Van Winkle |
Yes |
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Arndt |
Yes |
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Gray |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB21-1109 - Amended, referred to House Finance
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02:55:12 PM |
The committee took a brief recess.
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02:55:29 PM |
The committee came back to order.
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03:09:56 PM |
Representatives Titone
and Soper, co-prime sponsors, introduced HB21-1109 concerning modifications
to the composition of the Broadband Deployment Board, requiring the board
to develop a request for proposal process for deploying broadband into
critically unserved areas in the state and requiring the board to give
additional consideration to proposed projects that include discounted service
for low income households.
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03:14:31 PM |
Representative Soper
provided background about the bill and issues related to the bill.
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03:22:23 PM |
The sponsors continued
to introduce the bill.
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03:22:37 PM |
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
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03:45:08 PM |
The bill sponsors
continued to respond to questions.
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03:45:09 PM |
Written testimony
for HB21-1109 is included (Attachment B).
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03:45:25 PM |
Harley Gifford, representing
the Pueblo West Metropolitan District, testified in support of the bill,
as amended. Michael Valdez, representing the Special District Association,
testified in support of the bill.
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03:50:15 PM |
Phil Cernanec, representing
the Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill, as amended.
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03:51:20 PM |
Meghan MacKillop,
representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the
bill, as amended.
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03:57:27 PM |
Jon Saunders, representing
Secom, testified in support of the bill, as amended. Jeff Weist,
representing Colorado Cable Telecom Association, testified in support of
the bill.
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04:03:10 PM |
Committee members
made comments about the bill.
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04:04:11 PM |
Pete Kirchhof, representing
the Colorado Telecommunications Association, testified in support of the
bill, as amended.
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04:15:24 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C). |
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| Moved |
Froelich |
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| Seconded |
Arndt |
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Catlin |
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Exum |
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Froelich |
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Hooton |
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Pico |
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Rich |
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Sullivan |
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Valdez D. |
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Van Winkle |
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Arndt |
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Gray |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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04:16:05 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). |
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| Moved |
Arndt |
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| Seconded |
Froelich |
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Catlin |
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Exum |
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Froelich |
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Hooton |
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Pico |
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Rich |
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Sullivan |
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Valdez D. |
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Van Winkle |
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Arndt |
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Gray |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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04:16:06 PM |
Representative Titone
explained amendment L.001 (Attachment D).
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04:18:20 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment E). |
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| Moved |
Froelich |
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| Seconded |
Sullivan |
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Catlin |
No |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Pico |
No |
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Rich |
No |
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Sullivan |
Yes |
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Valdez D. |
Yes |
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Van Winkle |
No |
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Arndt |
Yes |
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Gray |
Yes |
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YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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04:20:01 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment F). |
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| Moved |
Froelich |
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| Seconded |
Sullivan |
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Catlin |
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Exum |
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Froelich |
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Hooton |
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Pico |
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Rich |
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Sullivan |
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Valdez D. |
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Van Winkle |
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Arndt |
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Gray |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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04:21:11 PM |
Representative Gray
explained amendment L.003 (Attachment G).
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04:21:25 PM |
Representative Gray
responded to questions from the committee about amendment L.003 (Attachment
G).
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04:23:16 PM |
The committee made
comments on amendment L.003 (Attachment G).
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04:26:54 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment G). |
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| Moved |
Gray |
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| Seconded |
Pico |
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Catlin |
No |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Pico |
Yes |
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Rich |
No |
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Sullivan |
Yes |
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Valdez D. |
Yes |
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Van Winkle |
No |
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Arndt |
Yes |
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Gray |
Yes |
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YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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04:26:55 PM |
The bill sponsors made closing remarks.
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04:30:03 PM |
The committee made comments about the bill.
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04:32:32 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 21-1109, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. |
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| Moved |
Froelich |
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| Seconded |
Valdez D. |
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Catlin |
Yes |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Pico |
No |
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Rich |
Yes |
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Sullivan |
Yes |
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Valdez D. |
Yes |
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Van Winkle |
No |
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Arndt |
Yes |
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Gray |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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| 04:32:50 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
