Item 2F: Ratification of IGR Committee Actions

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was amenable to monitoring the bill and if the bill “got legs” she would want to know about it and could have a different position. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. 3. Transportation Growth Management (TGM) Grant Application Ms. Wilson pointed out that both of the grants were being applied for from the same granting authority, which meant that the City was competing against itself. She reminded the committee that they had decided to allow the granting authority to make that determination. Ms. Piercy ascertained from staff that the City would not lose ground by having two applications in with the same granting authority. Rob Inerfeld, Transportation Planning Manager for the Public Works Department, stated that he had consulted with Terri Harding, who was now a Senior Planner with the Planning Division but had formerly worked with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) on the TGM program, and she felt comfortable that the City had made more than one grant. He related that she was of the opinion that the city could potentially get both grants. Robin Hostick, Senior Planner with the Planning Division, said staff had talked with the local TGM representative who worked for ODOT. He noted that they originally had submitted four pre-applications. The representative of the TGM program had recommended that the City submit two applications. He explained that there were two categories within the TGM, the land use category and the transportation category, and so the City was submitting one in each category. Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to approve the grant application for the Me- tro/Community Planning section of the Transportation Growth Management grants. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to approve the grant application for the Pubilc Works Engineering Transportation Planning section of the Transportation Growth man- agement grants. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. 4. ACT – Area Commission on Transportation Ms. Wilson reported that the bill did not have a number yet and had not been introduced. She said the bill had been introduced in 2007, and this time would be introduced by Representative Paul Holvey and Senator Floyd Prozanski. She stated that the City had taken a support position previously. Ms. Piercy related that there had been “some email activity” on this and there was the point of view expressed that discussion should occur at the local level before legislation was passed and that there was possibly another solution for how such issues should be addressed. She said Lane County Commissioner Rob Handy wanted to initiate a local discussion on this. She had informed him that Eugene had supported this in the past. Mr. Poling asked if there would be significant changes between what had been voted on in 2007 and the present bill. Ms. Wilson replied that she did not think so. She said she would bring the bill to the committee as soon as it was introduced. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations March 4, 2009 Page 4