Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
In accordance with Senate Rule
21, it is moved that the Senate Committee on Organization create a select committee to be named the
Senate Select Committee on State and Local Government Relations. The committee shall study the statutory relationship between the state and local units of government, and propose changes in state statutes that will further economic development and growth and provide additional tools for local governments to control costs and reduce the tax burden on individuals, families and businesses. The committee shall also review factors contributing to the rapidly escalating cost of service delivery that contribute to higher taxes. The committee shall consist of five members, appointed by the Majority Leader. The committee shall issue its recommendations by December 2004, for consideration by the 2005-06 Legislature.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Panzer, Lasee, Zien, Erpenbach and Hansen
Noes, 0 - None.
Mary E. Panzer
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
August 12, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
21, I have made the following appointments to the Senate Select Committee on State and Local Government Relations:
Senator Brown - Chair
Senator Cowles
Senator Kanavas
Senator Jauch
Senator Robson
Sincerely,
Mary E. Panzer
Senate Majority Leader
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
August 12, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
As required by s.229.8273(6), Wis. Stats., we have reviewed the Green Bay/Brown County Professional Football Stadium District's efforts to meet contracting and hiring goals for minorities and women for the Lambeau Field reconstruction project. Statutes required the District to establish goals for:
• awarding 15 percent of the value of contracts that are financed by bond proceeds to minority-owned businesses, and 5 percent to women-owned businesses; and
• hiring minorities and women related to the construction project so that 15 percent of the new employees hired specifically for the project are minority group members and 5 percent are women.
Although the goals are required to be applied only to the $160.0 million in bonds issued by the District, the parties involved in the project agreed that the entire amount budgeted would be subject to statutory participation goals. Therefore, we based our analysis on the application of the statutory goals to the entire $295.2 million budget, less $22.1 million that was exempted from the goals. A total of $60.8 million in professional and construction contract dollars was paid to targeted businesses, including $42.9 million to minority-owned businesses and $17.9 million to women-owned businesses. The goals were met: 15.7 percent of project expenditures were paid to minority-owned businesses, and 6.5 percent were paid to women-owned businesses.
In addition, of the 2,323 new hires who worked on the project, 440 (18.9 percent) were minority group members, and 154 (6.6 percent) were women. This exceeded the statutory hiring goals for both minorities and women.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by the District in conducting our review.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
August 4, 2004
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Chapter
34, Laws of 1979, requires that when the Department of Administration maintains an office in Washington, D.C. for the purpose of promoting federal/state cooperation, it should submit a report detailing the activities of the office and reporting the status of federal legislation of concern to the Legislature and other state agencies. (Wis. Stats. 16.548(2)). The report for the period April-June 2004 is attached.
Sincerely,
Marc J. Marotta
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Commerce
August 9, 2004
The Honorable, The Legislature:
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RE: WDF 2003-2005 Funding Distribution Plan
Enclosed is a copy of the Wisconsin Development Fund 2003-2005 Funding Distribution Plan. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me, Jamie Wall at (608) 267-0770.
Sincerely,
Jamie Wall
Division Administrator
Referred to committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing, August 18, 2004.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August 11, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Gottfredsen, Eugene,
of Beloit, as a member of the Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board, to serve the term ending July 1, 2008.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
