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Responding to a question from Mr. Pap6, Mr. Heuser said he did not know the position of the Association of Oregon Counties or League of Oregon Cities regarding the bill. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to change the status of the bill to Priority 2, Monitor. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Pap6 referred to SB 0044, relating to underground storage tanks, and asked if it included new tanks as well. Mr. Davis said that the bill extended the deadline for compliance with State law. It did not affect Eugene. Staff suggested support for the bill as a general good. Mr. Jones added that the bill merely extended the fees. It did not change the nature of what was regulated. Mr. Lidz added that it was a general fee on all tanks to fund cleanups. Mr. Pap6 questioned why the owners of '~good" storage tanks were being penalized to help those owners who did not. He requested more information about the nature of what was being regulated. Referring to SB 0228, which established a minimum amount of participation in physical education for grades K-8, Ms. Bettman said that it was a good idea but it appeared to her to be an issue for the school districts. It also appeared to be an unfunded mandate. She believed that music and art were as important as physical education, and that athletics were being funded at the expense of such classes. Mr. McGee said staff believed that the bill was generally a good thing and wanted to support it. However, it meant cutting other programs to fund physical education, staff would not support that, but did not want to oppose the bill on speculative grounds. Mr. Heuser acknowledged Ms. Bettman's concern and suggested the City work to make it a funded mandate. He noted State School Superintendent Susan Castillo's support for the bill. Mr. Pap6 agreed with Ms. Bettman and suggested the committee recommend the status of the bill be changed to Support with Amendments. Ms. Bettman preferred to take a neutral position and let the school districts address the bill. She thought it a home rule issue to some degree and schools should be allowed to handle the need differently. The bill eliminated individual school flexibility. Mr. Heuser determined from the committee that if the school districts decided to support the bill and solicited the City's assistance and the bill found funding, staff should bring it back. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to change the status of the bill to Neutral. The motion passed unanimously. Priority 3 Bills Referring to HB 2034, relating to the deposit of public funds, Ms. Bettman asked that staff bring the bill back to the next meeting with more information. Mr. Pap6 said that HB 2035, relating to paintball, seemed like a State preemption. Mr. Heuser indicated that the bill was introduced at the request of the Friends of Elk Rock Island, which had experienced problems with paintball wars in the park. Mr. Pap6 had no objection to the priority and status. Responding to a question from Ms. Taylor about HB 2022, Mr. Cushman said that it expanded current law related to animal abuse to include criminal liability for the future ability of a service dog to serve. He added MINUTES--Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations February 11, 2005 Page 3