Item 2C: Ratification of IGR Actions of June 18, 2008

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Councilor Taylor again stated that she felt the quarterly reporting should be replaced by annual reporting and found the fines oppressive. Ms. Wilson said reporting was an issue already being discussed and she would make sure the quarterly reporting was addressed. ? Oregon Wireless Interoperability (OWIN) Funding Ms. Wilson said that a placeholder to fund OWIN had been introduced, but that we also need to come into compliance with federal requirements by 2013. She said it did not appear as if the group working on OWIN was willing to engage local governments in the discussion. Cities would continue to work with state director Lindsay Ball to help him understand that especially where local governments had already built part of the system, we needed to be included in the discussions. She said a significant amount of money had been identified as necessary to fund OWIN, but the amount of funding that has been identified can not be fully explained and was in significant question. ? Metal Theft Ms. Wilson said a watered-down version of a metal theft law had passed in the last session. Criminal penalties for metal scrap dealers who accepted items like guard rails had been struck out of the bill. She said metal theft had caused safety issues around the state, especially for public works people, and some of the big steel dealers were saying it would interfere with their business. She said it was a hard argument to make that business would be hurt with tighter restrictions when we are talking about illegal goods. She noted that recently, an entire playground had been stolen. Mayor Piercy arrived. ? Lift Local Government Firearm Preemption Ms. Wilson said another concept would lift the preemption on local governments for regulating firearms, especially concealed weapons, given the mayor and city councilor who were shot and killed last year. Right now, local governments were prohibited from regulating or excluding concealed weapon holders from public buildings, including schools. A legislative concept placeholder had been introduced, and she thought the legislation might be a partial fix that would prevent carrying weapons into city halls, council chambers and schools. Mayor Piercy asked what the decision had been in the case of the teacher who wanted to carry a concealed weapon. Ms. Wilson replied that one of her representatives would be introducing a legislative concept that would prevent that information from being released to the public, specifically the media. A newspaper had made a public records request for the names of people holding a concealed weapon permit. Mayor Piercy noted that the two bills appeared to contradict each other. Ms. Wilson agreed and said that the two bills would probably be combined in some sort of compromise. ? Reform Psychiatric Security Review Board Siting and Notification Process Ms. Wilson said currently, there was no strict requirement to notify local governments that the state planned on siting a secure psychiatric treatment facility in a local jurisdiction. A task force has been set up by the governor to explore the issue. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations June 18, 2008 Page 2