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<br /> <br />HB 2225 <br /> <br />Ms. Wilson said the bill related to the establishment of affordable housing; Mr. Weinman recommended a <br />position of Priority 2, Support, which had been entered incorrectly into the system as an oppose position. <br />She indicated that she would ask the committee to take a position on the bill at the next meeting after the <br />Planning Division had an opportunity to take a position on the bill. <br /> <br />HB 2365 <br /> <br />Ms. Wilson recalled that she had asked the committee to consider the bill during the interim, at which time it <br />had already taken a position of Priority 2, Support. She anticipated the bill would make progress during the <br />current session. <br /> <br />SB 0051 <br /> <br />Ms. Wilson said the bill addressed the subject of prevailing wage and was part of a package of such bills <br />that were introduced each session. She was investigating the ramifications of the bill. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said that Mayor Piercy also expressed hope that the City would express support for a field <br />burning ban. Ms. Wilson anticipated three bills would be introduced. One bill was proposed by the <br />governor and it provided for several exemptions. Another bill had been introduced by Representative Paul <br />Holvey and it called for an immediate ban. Staff was reviewing the legislation to determine if it impacted <br />City operations related to wetlands. Senator Prozanski agreed to introduce the same bill on the Senate side. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling stated that he could not support the bill without the exemptions for ecological burning and fire <br />fighter training. <br /> <br /> <br />3. Items from the Committee and Staff <br /> <br />Ms. Wilson reviewed the committee’s travel arrangements for the United Front visit and noted the tentative <br />schedule. She encouraged members to contact her with questions about the trip. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor requested contact numbers for Ms. Wilson and other Intergovernmental Relations staff. <br /> <br />Ms. Wilson noted that the city had been able to get three of its bills introduced and she would be working <br />with the City of Portland to give cities the ability to implement a vehicle registration fee. She did not think <br />that the bill related to polygraph testing had any chance but she was hopeful about the other bills. <br /> <br />The committee’s next meeting was scheduled for February 5, 2009, at 1:15 p.m. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor adjourned the meeting at 2:15 a.m. <br /> <br /> (Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations January 28, 2009 Page 5 <br />