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contract above a certain amount with the State unless they were an approved apprenticeship training agent. Mr. Jones said that it represented an unfunded mandate from the State and Lane County was not lacking in apprenticeship opportunities. Ms. Bettman asked that SB 0295 be pulled for consideration at the next meeting. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to approve the legislative priority recom- mendations as amended. The motion passed, 3:0. 4. Salem Report This item was not addressed. 5. Other Legislative Concerns This item was not addressed. 6. United Front Proposals Mr. Heuser called the committee's attention to the materials provided in the meeting packet in response to members' questions. He recommended approval of the United Front lobbying list. Ms. Bettman questioned if the fiscally constrained transportation project list provided to the committee represented the universe of projects from which projects were selected. Mr. Schoening said yes. Ms. Bettman asked what process was in place to allow the committee to provide input into the list. Mr. Heuser said that the staff usually began brainstorming ideas in the fall. He said he would be happy to work with members on a new review process, and indicated he would schedule a committee meeting in the fall for further discussion. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to adopt the United Front list. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Heuser left the meeting. Ms. Taylor asked for more information about the Natural Heritage Program. Mr. Duckett indicated it represented a funding opportunity that matched local natural resource planning priorities. Ms. Taylor asked why the list included no land acquisition funding for Eugene. Mr. Duckett said that the City's last request for Land and Water Conservation Fund moneys to complete acquisition for the West Eugene Wetlands Program had not been well-received because of the parkway issue and the fact the Bush Administration was opposed to further federal land acquisitions. He said that with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy, the City had finally acquired the last parcel. This year the list was focused on allowing Springfield to move forward with its acquisition priorities. Ms. Taylor expressed concern that the City lacked funds to purchase the Amazon headwaters area. Mr. Duckett indicated that staff hoped to expand the partnership model established with The Nature Conservancy, and suggested the Natural Heritage Program might be another MINUTES--Council Committee on INtergovernmental Relations February 1, 2005 Page 5