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ATTACHMENT A M I N U T E S Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall—777 Pearl Street Eugene, Oregon March 22, 2007 Noon PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, Chair; Mayor Kitty Piercy (for Betty Taylor), Chris Pryor, members; Mary Walston, Brenda Wilson, Jessica Cross, Randi Zimmer, City Manager's Office; Ellwood Cushman, Eugene Police Department; Fred McVey, Eric Jones, Eric Wold, Kevin Finney, Ron Breitenstein, Lacey Risdal, Public Works Department; Keli Osborn, Kurt Yeiter, Steve Nystrom, Planning and Development Department; Myrnie Daut, Helen Towle, Jamie Iboa, Chuck Solin, Larry Hill, Sue Cutsogeorge, Kristie Hammitt, Central Services Department; Lauren Sommers, City Attorney’s Office. ABSENT: Betty Taylor, member. 1. Call to Order and Review Agenda Ms. Bettman called the meeting of the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR) to order and reviewed the agenda. Ms. Wilson noted the two grants the committee was receiving notice of, which the council had already seen. Ms. Bettman determined that the committee had no questions. 2. Review Pending Legislation HB 3163 Ms. Bettman had no objection to the staff recommendation related to House Bill (HB) 3163, but had questions about the difference between having jurisdiction over driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII) violations and being a court of record. Ms. Hammitt said the bill would require the Municipal Court to become a court of record to maintain jurisdiction over such cases. She said that becoming a court of record was cost-prohibitive and the City lacked the staff resources to support such a court. In addition, she understood that it required registering with the Department of Revenue, which could involve other mandates. The Municipal Court also had not sought court of record status because it did not have many appeals. She did not know the rationale for the bill. Ms. Bettman wanted to know if staff preferred to oppose the bill with amendments related to the mandated nature of the bill. Ms. Hammitt said staff recommended opposition to the bill because the City did not want to lose jurisdiction over its DUII cases. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to oppose the bill with amendment eliminating the mandate related to a court of record if the bill began to move. The motion passed unani- mously, 3:0. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations March 22, 2007 Page 1