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flexible, and to weaken them further was unacceptable to her, particularly given the passage of Ballot Measure 37. She said just because the legislature was ~vastly conservative" did not mean the City had to go along with it. Mr. Papd questioned whether the depth of the majority reflected a ~vastly conservative" legislature. Mr. Pap6 suggested a position of Priority 3, Oppose, and that staff return to the committee with more information about the bill. Ms. Bettman accepted Mr. Pap6's suggestion as a friendly amendment. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Pap~, moved to change the status of liB 2507 to Support. Ms. Bettman noted that the bill merely called for the formation of a task force to study sodium azide, which was used in air bags. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Bettman determined from Mr. Jones that staff opposed House Joint Resolution (HJR) 0004, which proposed to amend the Oregon Constitution to authorize use of highway trust fund dollars for the use of schools for the transportation of students, on the basis of adopted council policy, which was that transporta- tion operations, maintenance, and preservation should be the first priority for trust fund revenues. Ms. Bettman said that there was not much of an opportunity to increase funding for schools, and noted that the council was on record in its support of local school funding measures. Ms. Bettman moved to change the status of the bill to Support. The motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Pap~ had questions about SB 0406, related to changes in property values resulting from land use requirements. Ms. Brooks indicated she did not think the bill had much chance of passage. The bill essentially repealed Ballot Measure 37, passed in November 2004. The bill was sponsored by Senator Schrader. Ms. Bettman asked that the bill be held over until the next meeting when more information was available. Other members agreed. Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman about SB 0431, related to the jurisdiction of the Land Use Board of Appeals, Mr. Lidz said the legislation clarified which cases go to the Court of Appeals. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to change the status of SB 0431 to Monitor. The motion passed unanimously. Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman about the mandatory nature of SB 0463, relating to court arbitration, Mr. Lidz said he interpreted the bill as addressing private disputes. He said the bill was slightly tilted on behalf of the building industry by making it harder to get into Circuit Court. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to change the status of the bill to Oppose. The motion passed unanimously. Referring to Senate Joint Resolution (S JR) 0006, which proposed an amendment to the Oregon Constitution that required the State legislature to pass a public education funding bill by the 81st day of the legislature, Ms. Bettman said it was a drastic approach to a high-profile issue no one seemed to be able to address. The MINUTES--Council Committee on INtergovernmental Relations February 24, 2005 Page 6