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now wished to put them back together again. In addition, Ms. Bettman maintained that the MPC wanted to remove the element of financial constraint; that was a policy direction. Mr. Pap6 indicated he could not speak to the substance or merit of the grant but he agreed with Ms. Bettman that the grant application should not have been able to go forward without the review of the committee. The motion passed unanimously. 6. Review Pending Legislation Responding to a question from Mr. Pap6, Mr. Heuser indicated that Senate Bill (SB) 1030, which was related to the local franchise authority, had not had a hearing. The bill was not scheduled for action but he believed the issue should still be followed closely. Priority 2 Bills HB 3474 Ms. Bettman believed that House Bill (HB) 3474, related to the regulation of the use of real property, would not be improved with amendments and should be opposed outright. She asked if the bill would allow a church to operate a casino. Mr. Lidz did not think so. He said the bill was broadly written and it was difficult to know what was proposed. It would allow a church to be built in Skinner Butte Park, for example, but he did not think that was what the bill's framers intended to accomplish. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to change the status of the bill to Oppose. Mr. Pap6 asked how the bill would affect the federal National Guard Amory, and how the City would control that. Mr. Lidz said the City would not control the site because it was federal property. Mr. Pap6 pointed out the armory was public property. Mr. Lidz said the State could not regulate federal property either. Mr. Heuser said the bill was introduced by well-meaning people who could not figure out how to craft such a bill without inadvertent consequences. He said that multiple hearings had been held on the bill and many amendments had been made. He said that even the chair of the committee considering the bill, an individual who personally favored the bill, was tired of working on it. The motion passed unanimously. SB 007lA Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to change the status of SB 007 lA to Op- pose. Ms. Bettman objected to the bill on the basis that it indebted future generations for future transportation projects. She believed its passage would be at the expense of schools and it would undermine education and the State's ability to budget responsibly. MINUTES--Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations May 26, 2005 Page 4