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Mr. Pap6 asked how this legal opinion originated. Mr. Rikhoff said the State Attorney General's Office issued the opinion, and Mr. Rikhoff believed it was as a result of a state-wide challenge. Ballot Measure 36 Regarding Ballot Measure 36, the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, Mr. Kelly said he thought it was consistent with the City of Eugene's human rights code for the City Council to oppose the constitutional amendment. He invited the other committee members' opinions and volunteered to draft a resolution opposing the measure for City Council consideration. To focus the discussion, Mr. Meisner asked for a motion. Mr. Kelly moved, seconded by Mr. Meisner, that a resolution be brought to the City Council to oppose Ballot Measure 36. Mr. Meisner said he hoped for a brief discussion of the motion at this meeting so that the committee could simply make a referral to the City Council and let the council take up the question. He said he was more than willing to support referral to the City Council, and would likely support the resolution at council level, as well. Mr. Pap~ said he had not seen the actual language of the ballot measure, but he wondered if governments should be forming a legal definition of marriage when religions have already done so. Mr. Meisner said he believed the question before the CCIGR was not the merits of the ballot measure, but whether to refer it to the City Council for a resolution and provide an opportunity for public discussion. Answering a question from Mr. Pap~, he said Council could also be given a resolution supporting Measure 36, but the motion on the floor was to oppose it. Mr. Pap~ requested a vote on the motion. He said he would abstain for now and study the measure more before it came to Council. The motion passed, 2:0:1, Mr. Pap~ abstaining. Mr. Meisner asked Mr. Kelly to draft the resolution and work with Mr. Heuser and Mary Walson to prepare it for the City Council to consider. Ballot Measure 37 Mr. Kelly moved, seconded by Mr. Meisner, that the City Council on Intergovern- mental Relations refer to the City Council a resolution opposing Ballot Measure 37 which would be modeled on the City Council's prior resolution opposing Ballot Measure 7. The motion passed, 3:0. At Mr. Meisner's request, Mr. Kelly agreed to draft the resolution and work with staff to prepare it for council consideration. MINUTES--Council Committee on August 31, 2004 Page 2 Intergovernmental Relations