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Ms. Wilson said the bill authorized the issuance of lottery bonds for financing specific transportation <br />improvements. She said that the bill appeared to be an attempt to end-run Connect Oregon III. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling suggested the City oppose the bill at a level of Priority 1. <br /> <br />Mr. Jones noted another bill, SB 445, which he believed would have an even worse impact than the bill in <br />question. <br /> <br />Responding for a request for direction from Mr. Jones regarding the position he should take in regard to SB <br />445, Ms. Wilson did not think that SB 376 or SB 445 had any chance passing. She suggested the committee <br />take a position of Oppose, Priority 3, on SB 376. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to change the position on the bill to Oppose, <br />Priority 3. The motion passed unanimously. <br /> <br />SB 2470 <br /> <br />Ms. Wilson said the bill would prohibit an individual from having more than 25 sexually intact dogs aged <br />four months or older. Eugene Police staff recommended that the City take a Neutral position. Mr. Poling <br />determined from Ms. Wilson that a neutral position generally meant that the City would still relay its <br />concerns to the committee responsible for the bill. Mr. Poling wanted to support the bill as a way to reduce <br />the number of puppy mills. Ms. Taylor also wanted to support the bill. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to change the bill’s position to Support, Priority <br />2. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. <br /> <br />HB 2403 <br /> <br />Ms. Wilson noted that the bill would authorize the forfeiture of a vehicle with a hidden compartment if the <br />vehicle was used or intended to be used in the commission of a criminal offense. Staff recommended a <br />position of Priority 2, Support. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said she had pulled the bill because she believed there were many non-criminal reasons one <br />might have a hidden compartment in one’s vehicle. She thought forcing someone to forfeit their vehicle was <br />too harsh a penalty, pointing out that often a car was the only way a person had to get to work. She <br />suggested that one did not want to force a person to continue to be a criminal. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz supported the staff recommendation to support the bill. She preferred to have such vehicles in the <br />custody of the police as opposed to having them sold to unsuspecting individuals, especially if traces of <br />drugs, such as Meth, may be in the compartments. <br /> <br />Ms. Wilson noted that the bill was introduced on behalf of the Oregon Narcotics Association. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling also supported the bill. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor moved to change the position of the bill to Priority 3, Oppose. The motion died <br />for lack of a second. <br /> <br />HB 2427 <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations February 11, 2009 Page 4 <br />