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Ms. Taylor said she offered the motion because of people's passions about the bill and because she did not think anything would happen with the bill. The motion passed, 2:1; Ms. Bettman voting no. Ms. Bettman indicated her intent to pull the bill for further discussion when the council considered the committee's recommendations. 3. Approval of Minutes Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to approve the minutes of April 7, 2005. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Grant Proposal Review Mr. Solin was present to follow up on his February request for council support for a Homeland Security grant. He said he had received notice the previous day that the grant had been awarded in the amount of $183,000. The expenditures proposed were outlined in a memorandum provided to the committee entitled State Homeland Security Grants'. Mr. Solin reviewed the list of expenditures, which were primarily for equipment. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to approve the grant proposal. Ms. Bettman determined from Mr. Solin there was no local match required for the grant. If the money was not granted, the City would not be able to make the proposed expenditures. The motion passed unanimously. 5. Review Pending Legislation Priority 1 Bills' HB 3401 Responding to a question from Mr. Pap6 about what would be allowed under the bill, which would authorize the retention of a replaced dwelling on land zoned for forest or farm use, Mr. Yeiter indicated he believed what would be allowed was limited. If the bill passed, the original dwelling need not be demolished or removed if intended for a caretaker, or if the original dwelling was occupied by a relative of the farm operator. Mr. Pap6 asked that the bill be deferred. If the circumstances were truly limited, he might make a motion to change the recommendation. Ms. Bettman asked if the bill was likely to move. Mr. Heuser said it was hard to say. The bill, like all such bills, was getting a hearing, and it was likely a high-level agreement would be negotiated between the parties for a package of bills. He said it was difficult to predict the outcome. MINUTES--Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations April 21, 2005 Page 2