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<br />increase in system development charges based upon presence of fire suppression sprinklers in structure; <br />and allow resolution of disputes through binding arbitration. <br /> <br />Staff Recommendation: Priority 2 Oppose <br />IGR Committee Vote: Priority 3 Support (1/2, Councilor Poling / Councilors Taylor, Ortiz voting no) <br /> <br />Councilor Poling believed this would assist contractors and give them time to complete projects in these <br />tough economic times. <br /> <br />April 22, 2009: <br /> <br />SB 519 <br />: This bill would prohibit employers from taking adverse employment action against employee <br />who declines to attend meeting or participate in communication concerning employers opinion about <br />religious or political matters; require employers to post notice; and provide exceptions for religious <br />organizations, political organizations and certain meetings and communications. <br /> <br />Staff Recommendation: Neutral <br />IGR Committee Vote: Monitor (2/1, Councilors Poling, Taylor / Councilor Ortiz voting no) <br /> <br />Councilors Poling and Taylor moved to a monitor position after considering the recommendation of <br />Human Resources who, relying on information received from Harrang Long, believed that taking a <br />position on this bill might be contrary to the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause that prohibits <br />government from taking a position for or against issues regarding religion. <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 April 15 and April 22, 2009, IGR Bill Reports for bills not pulled for discussion at those IGR <br />meetings. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090427\S0904273.doc <br /> <br />