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<br /> <br />February 25, 2009: <br /> <br />HB 2643: Allows special taxing districts to be excluded from participation in urban renewal plans; <br />requires new or substantially amended plans to state duration of plan; permits urban <br />renewal agency to obtain amount lesser than maximum amount from diversion of tax <br />financing method. <br /> <br /> Staff Recommendation: Priority 2, Oppose (By Larry Hill and Richie Weinman) <br /> IGR Committee Vote: Priority 2, Support (Taylor voting yes / Ortiz and Poling voting No) <br /> <br /> Councilor Taylor voted to support this bill noting her dislike of urban renewal districts in general. <br />Staff recommendation, however, reflects the policy adopted in the 2009 Legislative Policy <br />document which states that the City opposes reductions in urban renewal revenue. <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />Ratification of IGR Committee actions is the making or affirming of the City of Eugene’s policy with <br />respect to Federal and State legislative issues or such other matters as may come to the council from the <br />committee. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br /> <br />The council may ratify or decline to ratify the IGR Committee’s unanimous actions and approval of staff <br />recommendations. Actions on which the IGR committee is not unanimous must be addressed by the full <br />council in order to provide direction to staff in Salem. <br /> <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />The City Manager recommends ratification of the IGR Committee's actions and that there be a discussion <br />on the actions that were not unanimous. <br /> <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTION <br /> <br />Move to ratify the IGR Committee's unanimous actions on bills and approval of staff recommendations <br />in the February 25 and March 4, 2009, IGR Bill Reports for bills not pulled for discussion at those IGR <br />meetings. <br /> <br />There also needs to be motions to state positions for each bill listed above where the IGR Committee action <br />was not unanimous. <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br /> <br />A. Bill and Staff Comments on Non-Unanimous Actions <br />B. February 25, 2009 IGR Bill Report <br />C. March 4, 2009 IGR Bill Report <br /> <br /> <br /> Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090309\S0903095.doc <br /> <br />