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ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATURE

Forty-ninth Legislature – Second Regular Session

 

SENATE COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMERCE

COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE FOR THE SUNSET REVIEWS OF:

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

OFFICE OF TOURISM

 

Minutes of Interim Meeting

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

House Hearing Room 4  --  11:00 a.m.

 

 

Co-Chairman Hendrix called the meeting to order at 11:11 a.m. and attendance was noted by the secretary.

 

Members Present

 

Senator Barbara Leff, Co-Chairman

Representative Laurin Hendrix, Co-Chairman

Senator Richard Miranda

Representative Chad Campbell

Senator Thayer Verschoor

Representative Michele Reagan

 

Members Absent

 

Senator Carolyn Allen

Representative Rich Crandall

Senator Ken Cheuvront

Representative Robert Meza

 

 

Co-Chairman Hendrix welcomed everyone to the meeting and stated that the reviews would be conducted in the following order:

  1. Department of Housing
  2. Office of Tourism

 

Department of Housing

 

Co-Chairman Hendrix stated that, without objection, the presentation of the report of the Auditor General (Attachment 1) would be waived.

 

Michael Trailor, Director, Arizona Department of Housing, addressed the Members to inform them that the findings of the Auditor General’s report showed improvement in the Department’s on-site practices but that the Department’s policies have not followed those improvements.  Director Trailor stated that those policies have been changed to reflect what is being done in the field (Attachment 2).

 

 

Co-Chairman Hendrix announced the names of those who signed up in support of continuation but did not speak:

Valerie Iverson, Executive Director, Arizona Housing Alliance

 

Co-Chairman Leff moved that the Senate Commerce and Economic Development and House Commerce Committee of Reference recommend to the full Legislature that the Department of Housing be continued for ten years.  The motion carried by a roll call vote of 6-0-0-4 (Attachment 3).

 

Office of Tourism

 

Sherry Henry, Director, Office of Tourism, addressed the Committee to state that the Office of Tourism has, since 1975, been focused on generating revenue and creating jobs for the State of Arizona.  She stated that she is confident that the Office will always be part of the economic solution to whatever problems face the state.  The mission of the Office is to enhance the state’s economy and quality of life for all Arizonans by expanding travel activity and increasing related revenues through tourism promotion development for all fifteen counties
(Attachments 4, 5, and 6).

 

Co-Chairman Hendrix announced the names of those who signed up in support of continuation but did not speak:

Stuart Goodman, AAA Arizona

 

Co-Chairman Leff moved that the Senate Commerce and Economic Development and House Commerce Committee of Reference recommend to the full Legislature that the Office of Tourism be continued for ten years.  The motion carried by a roll call vote of 5-1-0-4 (Attachment 7).

 

Without objection, the meeting adjourned at 11:22 a.m.

 

 

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Jane Dooley, Committee Secretary

December 2, 2010

 

(Original minutes, attachments and audio on file in the Office of the Chief Clerk; video archives available at http://www.azleg.gov)

 

 

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