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co-sponsor. Ms. Boyle noted the bill included second homes, including farms. Mr. Pap6 asked that the bill come back to the committee if it began to move. HB 3272 The committee considered HB 3272, carried over from a previous meeting. Mr. Pap6 indicated support for the staff recommendation to support the bill, which would support the City's decision to use the Quality- Based Selection (QBS) process for architects, engineers, and surveyors. He asked if the bill created an option for the use of QBS or mandated the approach. Mr. Jones said that local governments' reaction to the bill was to see it as a pre-emption; he did not think it was much of one given that public contracting was so heavily regulated in the State already. The City would have to follow the provisions of the law, which would require it to consider both the qualifications and price of a contractor. He said that QBS was the alternative to buying the cheapest possible services, which were not always the best possible services. HB 3283 Ms. Taylor moved to change the status of the bill to Support. Mr. Yeiter indicated the bill would require a metropolitan service district or the State legislature to send a notice to local government when adopting a new law that restricted a property's use. The local government must then notify every property owner who might be affected by the change in law. He perceived the bill as an administrative burden. Ms. Bettman asked why the State would compel local jurisdictions to provide notice for passage of a State law when the State had changed the regulations. She indicated support for the staff recommendation. Ms. Taylor withdrew her motion. HB 3314 Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to change the status of the bill to Priority 1. Mr. Heuser noted widespread opposition to the bill, which would allow the governor to waive land use goals without limit, notice, or public involvement. He did not think it would make further progress, but he had no objection to a change in the priority. He added that the bill was not Governor Ted Kulongoski's idea. The motion passed unanimously. HB 3317 Mr. Pap6 asked the reason for the staff recommendation to oppose the bill. Mr. Lidz said the bill raised the stakes in what was otherwise an intergovernmental dispute, and increased the adversity between the State and local government by requiring the prevailing party in a legal dispute to pay legal fees. He called the bill a solution in search of a problem, although acknowledged something must have triggered the bill. He believed the bill would hinder the resolution of disputes. Mr. Pap6 moved to change the status of the bill to Priority 2, Neutral. MINUTES--Council Committee on INtergovernmental Relations April 21, 2005 Page 7