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MINUTES Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations Bascom Room--Eugene Public Library February 1, 2005 9 a.m. PRESENT: Gary Pap~, Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman, members; Jason Heuser, Mary Walston, Lisa Klemp, City Manager's Office. 1. Call to Order and Review Agenda Mr. Pap~ called the meeting of the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR) to order. He asked committee members to identify the staff members they had questions for. Ms. Taylor had questions for Mr. Potter and Mr. Duckett. Ms. Bettman had questions for Mr. Schoening, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Hill. Mr. Pap~ had questions for Mr. Cushman about Senate Bill (SB) 335, which allowed school boards to deny access to school facilities to individuals with concealed weapons permits. Ms. Bettman asked why the list of bills the council was to consider did not include legislation related to the use of fluoride in public water systems, House Bill (HB) 2025. Mr. Heuser attributed it to the fact that the Eugene Water & Electric Board was the local water authority. He asked for further direction on how Eugene staff should proceed. Ms. Bettman recalled the 1977 vote forbidding EWEB to add fluoride to the water and suggested that there was a home rule issue involved, and that was sufficient basis for staff to lobby against the bill. Mr. Pap6 requested information on the status of the bill. Mr. Heuser reported that three hearings had been held on the bill, which would require water suppliers serving more than 10,000 to fluoridate the water supply. He said that the issue was very controversial and he did not think the bill would pass in the near- term. If the City opposed the bill, it would be the only municipality to do so. Ms. Taylor agreed the issue was one of home rule, and did not need to involve a debate on the merits of fluoride. Mr. Pap~ agreed that the issue of concern to Eugene was that of preemption of home rule, and asked that the staff return with a recommendation on the bill for the next meeting. Mr. Heuser said he would follow-up. He indicated he would ask members of the committee to be prepared to offer testimony on the bill if it was assigned a status of Priority 1, Oppose. Ms. Bettman also expressed concern regarding HB 2327, which would require the State to assume more of the burden of fighting fires on private forest land. She requested more information regarding the bill. 2. Approval of Minutes Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to approve the minutes of January 4, 2005. MINUTES--Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations February 1, 2005 Page 1