July General Meeting rough minutes

DDems Monthly July
7:00pm start
Craig and Josh present
34 present including Judy Stiegler (HD 54) and Mike Dugan (Deschutes DA)

New Business
Introductions

Old Business
Civil Rights Enforcement unit PASSED (HB 5054)
less money than desired but still created
will work in concert with BOLI

Health Care Reform day of action by OFA
access, quality, reduced cost
booth at Sat. 4th celebrations
single payer lower priority in Bend
5-10 personal health care stories collected
screening PBS HC documentary
Lapine HC poll result (support for public plan 2-1)

OFA HC block party
2986 NE Alpine Peaks Place (7/16)
Further activities?

(Native American HC policy?)
(list of events on website?)

Fair Sign up...Free day is friday

Judy Stiegler
Good to be back and home
incredible six months
ending session on June 29 is historically good
you are a part of history when you sit on house floor
steep learning curve
with Judy constituents have priority in setting meeting times
next priority was citizen lobbyists
finally comes reg. lobbyists
difficult time to serve first term
almost like 2 sessions in one
first balance LAST year's budget and then this year
Had to make cuts, not enjoyable but neccessary
passed HC bill
Legislature passed 1200 items in last session
Judiciary comt. passed over 600 on its own
In this sesssion all new bills had to be deficit-neutral
Tried to be a problem solver, bring people together
Proud to make HB 2008, Skyliner Forest, a success
Whisnant did not support because of development rights transfer lang.
HC bills will reduce burden on ER and will allow access to state/fed stimulus $
cover 95 % of children in OR, 50k adults as well
Need to expand rainy-day fund and Judy supports this
Sunriver hwy. expansion putting 50 people to work
6000 jobs out of HC bill and trans. bill in next year
Essentially keep funding flat for education (victory under circumstances)
Public safety push out m57 enforcement to save money
Help from mike dugan
successfully protect Metolius and some bills Judy realizes she was not voting with most democrats

Questions for Judy
fact sheet available for handout? (yes)
kicker succesfully tied to rainy-day fund? (not enough political will)
Will Gov. sign tax bill? (probably)
Combining ESD's? (needs to happen but not now)
move from elected to appointed members
Tax Bills repeal effort? (underway)
Project independence for seniors? (Passed due to compromise R's)
Move to annual budgets and sessions? (happening slowly)
How to stay grounded? (write up to 5 responses per week to constiuents)
OSUC? Judy takes credit for helping save it
Gov. had language in a speech to support elim. OSUC, but Judy stepped in to remove lang.

Infrastructure First
pushing ballot initiative to require City of build infrastructure along with building pemits, so that growth occurs along with roads, sewers etc
county is making petitions hard to suceed
they need help

OLCV
trying to get name recognition
find pro-environment candidates and support them and hold accountable
releasing scorecards for Bend city councilors and county comm.
BBQ in august, put on website
need vols for steering comm.

Good of the Order
Betsy on encouraging volunteerism along with Volunteers C-O
with Volunteer Insights, Neighbor Impact, Partnership to end poverty
Start in Jan.

Sched. for fair on Web

Mike Huddle motions to adj
second by Phil Philiben

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Search Search this site: User login Login/Register	Home July General Meeting rough minutes DDems Monthly July 7:00pm start Craig and Josh present 34 present including Judy Stiegler (HD 54) and Mike Dugan (Deschutes DA) New Business Introductions Old Business Civil Rights Enforcement unit PASSED (HB 5054) less money than desired but still created will work in concert with BOLI Health Care Reform day of action by OFA access, quality, reduced cost booth at Sat. 4th celebrations single payer lower priority in Bend 5-10 personal health care stories collected screening PBS HC documentary Lapine HC poll result (support for public plan 2-1) OFA HC block party 2986 NE Alpine Peaks Place (7/16) Further activities? (Native American HC policy?) (list of events on website?) Fair Sign up...Free day is friday Judy Stiegler Good to be back and home incredible six months ending session on June 29 is historically good you are a part of history when you sit on house floor steep learning curve with Judy constituents have priority in setting meeting times next priority was citizen lobbyists finally comes reg. lobbyists difficult time to serve first term almost like 2 sessions in one first balance LAST year's budget and then this year Had to make cuts, not enjoyable but neccessary passed HC bill Legislature passed 1200 items in last session Judiciary comt. passed over 600 on its own In this sesssion all new bills had to be deficit-neutral Tried to be a problem solver, bring people together Proud to make HB 2008, Skyliner Forest, a success Whisnant did not support because of development rights transfer lang. HC bills will reduce burden on ER and will allow access to state/fed stimulus $ cover 95 % of children in OR, 50k adults as well Need to expand rainy-day fund and Judy supports this Sunriver hwy. expansion putting 50 people to work 6000 jobs out of HC bill and trans. bill in next year Essentially keep funding flat for education (victory under circumstances) Public safety push out m57 enforcement to save money Help from mike dugan successfully protect Metolius and some bills Judy realizes she was not voting with most democrats Questions for Judy fact sheet available for handout? (yes) kicker succesfully tied to rainy-day fund? (not enough political will) Will Gov. sign tax bill? (probably) Combining ESD's? (needs to happen but not now) move from elected to appointed members Tax Bills repeal effort? (underway) Project independence for seniors? (Passed due to compromise R's) Move to annual budgets and sessions? (happening slowly) How to stay grounded? (write up to 5 responses per week to constiuents) OSUC? Judy takes credit for helping save it Gov. had language in a speech to support elim. OSUC, but Judy stepped in to remove lang. Infrastructure First pushing ballot initiative to require City of build infrastructure along with building pemits, so that growth occurs along with roads, sewers etc county is making petitions hard to suceed they need help OLCV trying to get name recognition find pro-environment candidates and support them and hold accountable releasing scorecards for Bend city councilors and county comm. BBQ in august, put on website need vols for steering comm. Good of the Order Betsy on encouraging volunteerism along with Volunteers C-O with Volunteer Insights, Neighbor Impact, Partnership to end poverty Start in Jan. Sched. for fair on Web Mike Huddle motions to adj second by Phil Philiben »