Madison, WI 53702
Dear Charles:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 1999 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 99-15 Legislation on Historic Buildings and the Historic Building Code
(1999 Senate Bill 371)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available in the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/jlcrecs.html.
Sincerely,
Laura D. Rose
Interim Director
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
February 15, 2000
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Enclosed is the state plan for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Wisconsin for the years 2000-2001. This report meets statutory requirement [s.
146.53(2)] that the Department shall keep the state plan current and reorder priorities based on recommendations of the EMS Board. The report summarizes EMS activity from the past two years as well as what is currently in progress and what is planned or being considered for the near future.
The statute also requires a public hearing on a draft of the plan prior to final adoption and submission to the legislature under s.
13.172(2). The public hearing was held January 6, 2000.
Thank you for your attention to this report.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
Madison
February 11, 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Attached is the Investment Board's annual report to the Legislature regarding investment goals, long-term strategies and performance, as provided under ss.
25.17(14g) and
(14m). This year we have combined two separate reports to make it easier to understand the relationship between our strategies and performance.
* The 1999 gain for the Fixed (balanced) Retirement Fund was 15.7% compared to 14.2% for the benchmark used to measure investment performance. The Fund is also ahead of its five-year and ten-year benchmarks. At year-end, accumulated gains in the transaction amortization account (TAA) reached $17.4 billion, a record in terms of dollar amount and as a percentage of Fixed Fund assets.
* The Variable Retirement Fund had its best return since 1985, gaining 27.8% compared to 23.3% for its benchmark. The Variable Fund is also ahead of its five-year benchmark.
* The 4.9% return for State Investment Fund surpassed a 4.8% for its benchmark and placed the fund fifth out of 214 government funds in the IBC/Donoghue Government Index.
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As part of an extensive annual review of our strategy, we gave particular attention to the Legislative Audit Bureau's October 1999 management review of SWIB. We also considered the potential effects of
1999 Wisconsin Act 11, which could make significant changes to pension benefits and financing, depending upon future action by the courts. Our review indicated that the trust funds are generally well positioned. However, we are implementing several strategy improvements that are discussed in the report.
Please contact me if you have any questions about this report or other matters.
Sincerely,
Patricia Lipton
Executive Director
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Southeast Wisconsin
Professional Baseball Park District
Milwaukee
February 15, 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed please find the Miller Park Monthly Progress Report for the month of January 2000 for your review and consideration. As the enclosed report indicates, Miller Park continues to develop with the District Board's objectives of building the premier baseball facility in the country; scheduled for play on Opening Day 2001; within budget; and with meaningful community participation.
As always, please feel free to contact me if you should have any questions or comments regarding the enclosed report.
Very truly yours,
Michael R. Duckett, P.E., R.l.s.
Executive Director
