Item 2H: Ratification of Actions of Intergovernmental Relations Committee

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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 April 26, 2007 Noon PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, Chair; Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, members; Kitty Piercy, Mayor; Mary Walston, Brenda Wilson, Jessica Cross, Randi Zimmer, City Manager's Office; Ellwood Cushman, Linda Phelps, Eugene Police Department; Eric Jones, Lacey Risdal, Public Works Department; Myrnie Daut, Larry Hill, Helen Towle, Central Services Department. 1. Call to Order and Review Agenda Ms. Bettman called the meeting of the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR) to order. She added a review of the draft of the CCIGR operating agreements to the agenda in place of Item 3, Approval of Minutes. 2. Review Pending Legislation HB 3261 Mr. Hill stated that the City had no policy on carbon taxes. Ms. Wilson reported that there had been no discussion on the bill and the first public hearing for it was being held on April 26. Mr. Hill said the bill had a “ways to go” before it would reach the floor. He believed it would receive serious consideration. He noted that it would not impact the local gas tax or preempt the City from enacting a carbon tax of its own. He stated that the bill would generate additional revenue for the State, but the revenue would be restricted by existing constitutional provisions on natural gas and oil revenue to being dedicated to the common school fund. He added that the revenue from natural gas and oil had “maxed out” its cap (it was capped at 6 percent of the real market value of the natural gas or oil). He said this brought up the question of whether the cap would include local taxes or franchise fees. He related that the portion of the carbon tax from motor vehicle fuels would have to go to into the State Highway Trust Fund. Ms. Bettman ascertained that the potential benefit to the City was as yet unknown. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to adopt a Priority 2 Monitor position on the bill. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. HB 3407 Mr. Cushman had found the bill to be strange as it seemed to expand the availability of information on public safety officers in one way while further restricting the release of personal information in other ways. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations April 26, 2007 Page 1