Item 5: Action: Discussion and Approval of Non-Unanimous IGR Positions

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Association of Oregon Counties, American Forest and Paper Association and the Oregon Refuse and Recycling Association. SB 480 is not a recycling bill. The goal of the bill's proponent is to compact garbage at apartment complexes -by putting a person in the container and having that person stomp on the garbage - thereby cutting the amount of collection service needed. The proponent does not have any verifiable information about the amount of materials claimed to be recycled. The major concerns for this bill include: 1. It takes away local control of solid waste services, by mandating “Professional source separation by a third party.” This provision is precluded in Section 2 (2) d with “The multifamily collection program shall include..” This mandates a service rather than allow a municipality to adopt. 2. Unclear as to what constitutes “professional source separation.” This is not covered under Eugene City Code 3.245. 3. It puts container owners at a liability risk. 4. It increases access to private information that is thrown away, increasing the risk of identity theft. The City of Eugene should oppose SB 480. SB 0491 Relating Clause: Relating to system development charges. Title: Allows local governments to grant transferable credits for development or building projects that reduce impact to public facilities. Sponsored by: Senator PROZANSKI (at the request of John Brown) URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0400.dir/sb0491.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Fred Mcvey Fred McVey PWE 2/16/2009 No Monitor Comments: Bill as drafted does not require any change in administration City of Eugene SDCs. Allows but does not require transfer of previous use or building demolition credits. Current City policy is that such credits remain on site and are not transferrable to other sites. SB 0497 Relating Clause: Relating to system development charges. Title: Adds facilities and assets for law enforcement and fire control to list of capital improvements for which local government unit may assess and collect system development charges. Sponsored by: COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND REVENUE (at the request of City of Medford, Oregon Association Chiefs of Police) URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0400.dir/sb0497.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Larry Hill Larry Hill CS-FIN 2/17/2009 Pri 1 Yes V. C10 Support Comments: SB 497 would allow the imposition of SDCs on new construction to help meet law enforcement and fire services capital improvement needs. If implemented by the council, these new SDC revenue would have a positive financial impact on the City of Eugene and would help cover capital costs for these services that are related to new development. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Glen Potter Glen Potter EFD 2/13/2009 Pri 1 Yes V. D1 Support Comments: Sensible legislation given that public safety systems are extended to new construction. The City of Eugene has long supported this change. 13