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Ms. Muir noted that there was already a State process in place to accomplish what the bill attempted to accomplish; the bill simply removed a step in the process. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to change the status of the bill to Priority 2. The motion passed unanimously. The committee discussed HB 2620, which would prohibit the inclusion of a lot, parcel, or tract in an exclusive farm use (EFU) zone unless the property was capable of providing a gross annual income in excess of a specified amount. Ms. Bettman opposed the bill. She noted that the Region 2050 growth scenarios forecast that 30 percent of new job growth in the region would be attributable to agriculture, which was an important economic engine for the area. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to change the status of the bill to Priority 2, Oppose. Mr. Pap~ asked why the City would oppose the bill given the lack of EFU zones in the city. Ms. Bettman agreed Eugene lacked such zones, but said the City had an interest in agriculture as an economic driver immediately outside the city limits. She said that the bill made it more difficult for someone with a little organic farm selling at Saturday Market to meet the threshold, increasing pressure to develop the property. The motion passed, 2:1; Mr. Pap~ voting no. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to change the status of HB 2621, related to standards for the establishment of dwellings in a natural resource zone, to Priority 2. Responding to a question from Mr. Pap6, Ms. Muir said that the bills could potentially allow small lots to be sold off and developed as single-family home sites. That was not allowed now because it created conflicting uses that impacted farmers negatively. The motion passed, 2:1; Mr. Pap6 voting no. The committee considered HB 2652, which would overhaul the State land use system. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to change the status of liB 2652 to Priority 2, Oppose. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Bettman asked the status of the mixing zone bill. Ms. Brooks said the bill had a hearing and was not dead. The Oregon Student Research Interest Group (OSPIRG) was pushing the bill on the Senate side. No further hearings had been scheduled at this time.. Mr. Pap6 asked about the potential application of liB 2704, relating to land use planning for large urban parks, to Eugene. Mr. Duckett indicated the bill was specific to Forest Park in Portland, but it described a large urban park as a park of more than 1,000 near a UGB. Mr. Pap6 suggested the bill be monitored. Ms. Brooks noted that a hearing had been held on the bill the previous day. She agreed that the sponsors were focused on Forest Park. Mr. Pap6 asked that the bill be held over for further examination to determine if it had an impact on Eugene. There was concurrence. MINUTES--Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations March 31, 2005 Page 5