Item 2F: Ratification of IGR Committee Actions

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Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to support the Area Commission on Transpor- tation bill, to be introduced by Senator Prozanski and Representative Holvey. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Ms. Piercy remarked that she was uncertain where she stood in regard to the bill. 5. Items from Members and Staff Ms. Piercy had heard that Representative Bruce Hanna had a bill to reconfigure the membership of the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA). She related that she had called Senator Vicki Walker and Senator Walker indicated that she did not have such a bill and that it was late in the process so that such a bill would have to become a clause hooked onto another bill. She said Sen. Walker related that Lane County Commissioner Faye Stewart and Lane County Intergovernmental Relations Manager, Alex Cuyler, had come to her with the proposed bill language. She had asked whether the Board of County Commis- sioners had taken a position on it and Sen. Walker had not known the answer. Ms. Wilson said she would look into it. Ms. Ortiz remarked that she had not heard anything from anyone in LRAPA. Members discussed the upcoming council break and determined that the CCIGR would not meet on March 18 but would continue to meet at its regular Wednesday time after that. Ms. Piercy said the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) had proposed spraying south Eugene to prevent a gypsy moth infestation. She stated that the neighborhood association and the Oregon Toxics Alliance were concerned that this was too drastic of a step. She related that Ms. Taylor and Commissioner Handy planned to join her for a private meeting to find a way “through this.” She noted that the ODA had visited Sen. Walker and had “convinced her” that the State of California had experienced difficulty in addressing the gypsy moth issue because of the reduction in the use of spray. She averred that the ODA had said to Sen. Walker that “just because people were concerned” did not mean that changing the approach to the problem was the right policy direction. Ms. Wilson inferred that the only reason the ODA would try to convince Sen. Walker was that the agency felt that it needed legislative help. Ms. Taylor asked if the deadline for bill introduction had passed. Ms. Wilson replied that it had but that bills could still be amended to include legislator’s items and each legislator still had the ability to introduce two bills from “their back pocket.” Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to adopt the staff recommendation for priorities and recommendations for all bills that were not pulled for discussion for the present meet- ing and all bills that had been discussed and acted upon at the present meeting. The mo- tion passed unanimously, 3:0. Ms. Taylor adjourned the meeting at 1:55 p.m. (Recorded by Ruth Atcherson) MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations March 4, 2009 Page 5