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House by a wide margin; its ultimate fate depended on whether the Senate was able to get to it. The bill addressed the issue of local control and many people in the legislature supported it with the belief there were plenty of safeguards at the local level. Ms. Bettman continued to object to the bill as what it sought to accomplish could be done now without a statutory change. Mr. Heuser said that was not the County's position. Ms. Taylor, with the concurrence of her second, Ms. Bettman, changed the motion to reflect a status of Priority 3, Oppose. The motion passed, 2:1; Mr. Pap6 voting no. SB 0412A Mr. Papd asked about the status of Senate Bill (SB) 0412A, noting the committee had considered the bill previously. Ms. Cutsogeorge said amendments were being discussed. She said her recommendation to monitor the bill was based on the fact the City had the ability to allow a special district to opt out from an urban renewal district. Schools were not included in the list of special districts allowed to opt out but their inclusion was being discussed. Mr. Papd, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to change the status of the bill to Priority 3, Op- pose. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to forward the committee's recommendations on to the full council. The motion passed unanimously. The committee scheduled the next meeting for June 21 at 9 a.m. 7. Salem Report The committee discussed the status of legislation related to Ballot Measure 37. Mr. Heuser indicated the Senate bill was dead and another bill was likely to be ~gutted and stuffed" to implement the measure. He said the contents of the bill were not likely to be known until the end of the week. He questioned whether a bill would come out of this legislative session. The committee agreed to discuss the issue again at the next meeting. Mr. Pap~ said his efforts to get the Forest Legacy Program were rebutted by the chair of the committee to which the bill was assigned, who indicated the committee was closed and no further action would occur. Mr. Heuser said that Gresham had discussed the issue with House Chair Karen Minnis, who indicated the bill was not a priority and could possibly be raised at the next session. He said the votes for the bill were in place, but it was never allowed to move forward by those in positions of power. Mr. Heuser said the Republicans came to the session with a minimalist agenda and, having accomplished that agenda, were prepared to wrap up the session. Mr. Heuser reported that committees were being closed down while the budget process was in the process of MINUTES--Council Committee on INtergovernmental Relations June 7, 2005 Page 5