ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATURE

SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE

Minutes of the Meeting

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

1:30 P.M., Senate Hearing Room 109

Members Present:

Senator Ron Gould, Co-Chair	Representative Marian McClure, Co-Chair
Senator Rebecca Rios	Representative Sam Crump
Senator Victor Soltero	Representative John Nelson
	Representative Tom Prezelski
	Representative Jackie Thrasher

Members Excused:

Senator Robert Blendu

Senator Pamela Gorman

Staff:

Ryan DeMenna, Senate Transportation Research Analyst

John Halikowski, House Transportation Research Analyst

Chairman Gould called the meeting to order at 1:43 p.m. and attendance was noted.

Arizona Department of Transportation Sunset Audit

Shan Hays, Performance Audit Manager, Office of the Auditor General, distributed the following handouts:

· “Arizona Department of Transportation – Highway Maintenance” (Attachment A)

· “Arizona Department of Transportation – Aspects of Construction           Management” (Attachment B)

· “Arizona Department of Transportation – Sunset Factors” (Attachment C)

· “Arizona Department of Transportation – Performance Audit and Sunset           Review” (Attachment D).

Ms. Hays explained the procedures of the audit, their findings and recommendations.

Response by the Arizona Department of Transportation

Victor Mendez, Director, Arizona Department of Transportation, distributed “Arizona Department of Transportation, Office of the Director” (Attachment E) and explained that the department agrees with the audit’s findings and how the department is implementing the audit’s recommendations.

Recommendations by the Committee of Reference

Senator Soltero made the motion to extend the Department of Transportation for 10 years.  Senator Rios seconded the motion.  The motion PASSED by voice vote.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:34 p.m.

                                                                                    Respectfully submitted,

                                                                                    Shelley Ponce

                                                                                    Committee Secretary

(Tapes and attachments on file in the Secretary of the Senate’s Office/Resource Center, Room 115.)

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SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

AND HOUSE TRANSPORTATION

COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE

November 6, 2007

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