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ATTACHMENT C MINUTES Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations McNutt Room--City Hall March 31, 2005 9 a.m. PRESENT: Gary Pap6, Chair; Bonny Bettman, Betty Taylor, members; Mary Walston, Jason Heuser, Lisa Klemp, Kelly Brooks, Lynda Rose, City Manager's Office; Kristi Hammitt, Central Services Department; Eric Jones, Scott Duckett, Public Works Department; Kurt Yeiter, Susan Muir, Planning and Development Department; Jerome Lidz, City Attorney's Office. 1. Call to Order and Review Agenda Ms. Taylor called the meeting of the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR) to order. Mr. Pap6 and Mr. Heuser joined the meeting via speakerphone. Ms. Taylor added a proposal to forward to the council a resolution based on a letter drafted by Hope Marston to the President and Congress opposing torture to the end of the agenda. 2. Review Pending Legislation The committee discussed House Bill (HB) 3301, related to county service districts, carried over from the previous meeting. Mr. Heuser said he consulted with Mr. Lidz and Paula Taylor, staff to the Lane County Local Government Boundary Commission, about the impact of the bill and their analysis indicated it would allow over-lapping service districts. That was not currently allowable, even if the districts were for different purposes. He confirmed, in response to a question from Ms. Taylor, that the bill was introduced at the request of Lane County and was intended to facilitate the formation of a public safety district in Lane County but it would still require buy off from all the cities if they were to be included as well as approval by the boundary commission and the voters. He clarified that Eugene would not have to participate in such a district. Ms. Taylor asked if the bill was likely to pass with amendments. Mr. Heuser believed the amendments that were to be offered to the bill would make it more acceptable to more parties. He did not think the League of Oregon Cities would continue to oppose the bill if it was amended. Ms. Taylor asked if the legislative support for the amended bill depended on Eugene's continued neutrality. Mr. Heuser said he would not put it that way. Seven legislators had agreed to help the County and wanted to be supportive of public safety. He had spent considerable time lobbying against the bill and the legislators in question were attempting to find a compromise. It was difficult to argue against the bill as amended. Ms. Taylor asked if Eugene's opposition would lead to the amendment being dropped. Mr. Heuser did not know. He did not see much good coming from the City's continued opposition. If the City MINUTES--Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations March 31, 2005 Page 1