Item 2D: Ratification of IGR Action

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Ms. Wilson said she would include a point that indicated Eugene supported having state supported homeless shelters. Ms. Taylor commented that she would like to eliminate the requirement to conduct a 20-year buildable lands inventory, though she acknowledged that the State required it. Ms. Wilson responded that the Big Look Task Force was looking into the 20-year land supply issue and could potentially come up with recommenda- tions for changes and a new state land use plan. Ms. Taylor reiterated her opposition to the use of collection agencies to enforce fine payment to the Municipal Court, per the bullet point on page 20. In response to a question from Ms. Taylor, Ms. Wilson indicated she would look into the meaning of the one percent guaranteed distribution floor for 911 systems referred to on page 21. In response to a question from Mr. Poling, Ms. Wilson explained that in 2007 the legislature had directed that funds specifically dedicated to 911 systems be used to pay for OWIN. She said the governor had used his line-item veto power to stop the transfer and it had been a “big fight” in the last days of the 2007 session to put the 911 money back into the Emergency Communications Account, which is a dedicated fund. Ms. Taylor disagreed with C14 Identification of Persons Stopped for Violations Law under Police Enforcement on page 24. She opined that people should not have to identify themselves for the police. Mr. Poling pointed out that it only referred to people stopped for violating the law. Ms. Wilson explained that the legislation sought to respond to an increase in the number of people giving false information in situations where an officer needed to give a citation to appear, which necessitates knowing a person’s real identity. She said it did not have to do with people failing to give information to police officers who were not in that situation. Ms. Taylor noted that under Firefighter Certification on page 25 it indicated that Eugene opposed the Department of Public Safety and Standards Training (DPSST) and asked why this was so. Ms. Wilson replied that it might be because of the make up of the people who provide the certification, but did not know for sure. Ms. Taylor suggested the City oppose requiring the certification. Ms. Taylor, with Ms. Wilson’s input, provided the following change to A3 Solid Waste and Recycling on page 28: ? Second bullet point: Eugene supports product stewardship containing “take back” programs encour- aging products designed for recycling. Ms. Wilson, in response to Ms. Taylor, said she would rework the first bullet point under Waste Reduction Goals on page 29 so that it indicated that the City would like to address the waste reduction goals and increase the emphasis on multiple waste reduction measures. In response to a question from Ms. Taylor, Ms. Wilson confirmed that Pam Berrian, Senior Management Analyst for the Information Services Division, had originally written the section on Telecommunications on page 39. She related that the City of Eugene could lose $2.4 million per year if its current franchise fee was preempted. She explained that Eugene had been working with the League of Oregon Cities on the development of a statewide gross revenues tax with the agreement that the City of Eugene would be grandfathered in. She related that two weeks earlier the City of Portland had recommended that Eugene not be grandfathered in. MINUTES—Council Committee on September 10, 2008 Page 4 Intergovernmental Relations