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

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support. She said the reason the fee increase was 415 is that was what the Oregon Realtor’s Association said they could support. Statewide Gas Tax o Ms. Wilson noted that this was a dwindling resource, given that people were buying less gas. She said it had been estimated that cities in Oregon needed an additional 27-cent tax to deal with $160 million backlog, but that would not happen. She added that lobbyists said they would accept 14 cents as long as local governments were preempted, so this might be quite a big fight. Local Vehicle Registration Fees o Ms. Wilson said this funding concept had been brought up by Councilor Taylor and asked whether the councilor wanted the City to find a sponsor for this bill or wait to support vehicle registration fee. Right now, the talk was that this would not only allow local governments to have a local registration fee, but as a statewide initiative, it could be done in a way that would not require referral to voters. Councilor Taylor wanted to ask one of local representatives to sponsor this bill. Ms. Wilson thought that conversation should be with Rep. Beyer, chair of the House Transportation Committee. Transportation Utility Fees, Increase in Registration Fees, Increase in Driver License o Fees Ms. Wilson said these were all concepts that would be part of the transportation funding package, and if they were not, we would always have an opportunity to introduce them on our own. She said that was something we should be thinking about. Mayor Piercy wanted to get Rep. Beyer to meet with CCIGR when she was in town to discuss the transportation package. Councilor Ortiz said she had to leave. The group scheduled its next meeting for July 23 after the City Council meeting. Ms. Wilson said she would bring back a legislative policies document with a final signoff. Councilor Ortiz said she had reviewed the document and did not see anything she had heartburn about. Ms. Wilson had sat on the Policy Committee chaired by Springfield Mayor Leiken for the cities, and Rep. Beyer had come to talk to the group about transportation issues. Ms. Wilson felt sure Rep. Beyer would talk with CCIGR. Councilor Taylor wanted to meet with the entire delegation. Mayor Piercy wanted to meet with Rep. Beyer because of the tussle over UGB in the last session. Councilor Taylor suggested a social occasion. Ms. Wilson said she had tried to go out of her way to let Rep. Beyer know we valued her leadership. Mayor Piercy wanted another kind of meeting to discuss the City’s priorities in the session. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations June 18, 2008 Page 7