Item 3D: Ratification of IGR Meeting Minutes

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contractors and any grant recipients. He said if the City failed to comply it could be the potential defendant in a lawsuit and would be at risk for attorney fees. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved recommend a Priority 2 Oppose stand on the bill. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. ? SB 46 – Relating to Oregon pre-kindergarten program. Recommended to Drop Mr. Hill explained that he had been assigned to review three bills that related to pre-kindergarten or the Headstart program. He said it appeared there would be multiple pieces of legislation submitted and in addition the Governor had a substantial improvement to education funding in his proposed budget though he had yet to present it. He recommended that the City, in pursuing its legislative policy in support of the School District 4J and the Bethel School District in delivering public education generally and also specifically to improve the condition of low-income children who benefit from Headstart and pre- kindergarten in particular, take a position of support of the Governor’s proposals which were also supported by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Susan Castillo. Ms. Bettman indicated she was satisfied with the recommendation. ? HB 2024 – Relating to Oregon pre-kindergarten program. Recommended to Drop Ms. Bettman asked if there was any possibility of pursuing some of the $40 million involved in the bill to purchase a portion of the Mt. Pisgah property. Ms. Wilson replied that the house bill established a maximum limit for the payment from the economic development fund for Oregon pre-kindergarten programs. Ms. Bettman said her impression from reading the bill was that there was not previously a line item for these expenditures. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to change the recommendation to ‘monitor.’ The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. ? HB 2217 – Relating to corporate minimum taxes. Recommended to Drop Mr. Hill explained that this bill had been requested by the Governor and that it would increase the corporate minimum tax and apply it to Oregon Headstart, the Oregon Opportunity Grant Program, and workforce development programs. Ms. Bettman asked why staff was recommending that the bill be dropped. Mr. Hill replied that he had suggested ‘drop’ because there was no policy direction on what revenue sources the State should pursue to fund policy issues the City would like to see accomplished. He was uncomfortable making a recommenda- tion without such direction. Ms. Bettman noted that there was a legislative policy that indicated the City’s desire for an increase in the corporate minimum tax, but Mr. Hill was correct that the council had not designated what the revenue should be spent on. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental January 23, 2007 Page 8 Relations