ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATURE

 

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

 

Minutes of the Meeting

Thursday, January 19, 2012

3:00 p.m., House Hearing Room 4

 

 

Members Present:

President Steve Pierce, Vice-Chair

Speaker Andrew Tobin, Chair - 2012

Senator Andy Biggs

Representative Chad Campbell

Senator Lori Klein

Representative Steve Court

Senator David Schapira

Representative Albert Hale

Senator Steve Yarbrough

Representative Debbie Lesko

 

Representative Steve Montenegro

 

Members Absent:

Senator Linda Gray

 

Senator Leah Landrum Taylor

 

 

Members Excused:

Representative Steve Farley

 

 

Staff:

Mike Braun, Executive Director, Legislative Council

 

 

Chairman Tobin called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m. and attendance was noted.

 

Adoption of State Capitol Grounds Regulations

 

Michael Braun, Executive Director, Legislative Council, distributed "State Capitol Grounds Regulations" (Attachment A) and gave a brief overview of the responsibilities of Legislative Council regarding the State Capitol grounds.  Mr. Braun explained the proposed regulations and procedures for the State Capitol grounds and answered questions posed by the Committee.

 

Senator Pierce moved the Legislative Council ADOPT the State Capitol Grounds Regulations.  Senator Biggs seconded the motion. 

 

Kathryn Kobor, representing herself, discussed her experiences with protesting at the Capitol.

 

Representative Tobin called for a roll call vote on the motion by Senator Pierce.  The motion CARRIED with a roll call vote of 8-3-3 (Attachment 1).

 

Senator Schapira and Representatives Campbell, Hale, Lesko and Tobin explained their votes.

 

Appointment of Executive Director

 

Michael Braun, Executive Director, Legislative Council, explained the statutory requirement for the appointment of the Executive Director of Legislative Council for the Fiftieth Legislature,

 

Senator Pierce moved to APPOINT Michael Braun as Executive Director of Legislative Council.  Senator Biggs seconded the motion.  The motion CARRIED with a roll call vote of 10-0-4 (Attachment 2).

 

Brief Update Regarding Preliminary Capitol Renovation Plan

 

John Driggs, former Phoenix Mayor, distributed "Restoration Master Plan for the Arizona State Capitol" (Attachment B) and stated that construction should start before the end of the current legislative session.

 

Attached is a list noting the individuals who registered their position on the presentations (Attachment C).

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:08 p.m.

 

                                                                                    Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                                    Shelley Ponce

                                                                                    Committee Secretary

 

(Audio recordings and attachments are on file in the Secretary of the Senate’s Office/Resource Center, Room 115. Audio archives are available at http://www.azleg.gov)

 

 

 

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