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He did not think they had done everything they would like to do. He said there were a large percentage of <br />people who did not like to ride on busy streets. <br />Ms. Piercy asked if staff thought there was anything to the idea of better usage of bike ways by reducing <br />the number of stop signs on them. Mr. Shoemaker replied that most cyclists that commented indicated <br />that they rolled through stop signs anyway if there was no traffic. He said the bill would not necessarily <br />change anything except the bicyclist would not be subject to a ticket. <br />neutral stance. The vote was 2:1; Mr. Poling voting in opposition. <br />HB 2806 <br />Ms. Wilson stated that the bill was related to public borrowing for acquisition of railways by the Oregon <br />International Port of Coos Bay and would appropriate money and would declare an emergency. Staff had <br />recommended that the bill be monitored. <br />Mr. Poling noted that SB 608 was the same. He had pulled the bill because even though it affected Coos <br />Bay more than Eugene, Eugene would be affected in the long run because more rail traffic would reduce <br />truck traffic on the highways and make them safer. He agreed that monitoring the bill was probably the <br />best the City could do but he wished they could indicate some support but that they would not put effort <br />into getting the bill passed. He <br />Mr. Jones said another reason to monitor the bill was that it was the state equivalent of earmarking. He <br />stated that in the past the lottery funds were bonded and had gone through a competitive merit-case award <br />process called ConnectOregon and ConnectOregon II, etc. He related that in this session it appeared that <br />area that would pay for improvements to the Sunset Highway. <br />Ms. Piercy liked the idea of monitoring the bill and sending a letter saying that Eugene was supportive of <br />the concept. <br />Ms. Wilson said the discussion also included an opportunity to look for additional funding resources for a <br />railroad quiet zone. <br />Mr. Jones added that SB 941 would be coming up for review by the CCIGR and would go to the State <br />General Fund for this purpose. He explained that the advocates for this project were not just looking at <br />lottery funds. <br />SB 608 <br />Mr. Poling indicated that he was amenable to the staff recommendation to monitor both HB 2806 and SB <br />608. <br />HB 2864 <br />Ms. Wilson indicated that the bill related to land use planning for land included within an urban growth <br />boundary (UGB) and would permit a city, notwithstanding its charter, to annex land within the UGB <br />without election in the city. Staff had recommended adopting a neutral position. <br />MINUTESCouncil Committee on Intergovernmental Relations April 1, 2009 Page 9 <br />