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Preventing Homelessness Division

FIRST MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Wednesday, January 13, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIRST 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., 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
KOEGEL, Erin
PETERSBURG, John
REYER, Liz


Excused:
HOWARD, Michael

A quorum was present.

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

Testifiers:

Joe Nathan
Sue Watlov Phillips

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





Rep. Gomez, CHAIR




Kevin Petrie, Committee Legislative Assistant


More Info On This Meeting..
House TV Video:
View Archive

1:45 - Introduction to Preventing Homelessness by Chair Gomez.
10:30 - Introduction of committee members & staff.
39:00 - Presentation by the Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness.
1:20:00 - Additional, he have had two people publicly sign up to testify at the meeting:.
* Joe Nathan- Center for School Change.
* Sue Watlov Phillips, M.A. - Executive Director , MICAH- Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing; President, National Coalition For The Homeless.
Runs 1 hour 30 minutes.


Meeting Agenda:

I. Introduction to Preventing Homelessness by Chair Gomez
II. Introduction of Committee Members & Staff
III. Presentation by The Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness

If you would like to sign up to testify or submit written testimony, please email sean.herring@house.mn at least two hours prior to the start of the remote hearing.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.

Meeting documents will be posted on the Preventing Homelessness Division website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92017