Item 2H: Ratifiaction of Unanimous IGR Actions

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HB 2955 Ms. Wilson said HB 2955 would permit a contracting agency to accept certain instruments from a contractor in lieu of money. She ascertained that the committee was amenable to adopting a Priority 3 Oppose unless it was amended. HB 2906 ommendation to take a Priority 2 Support position on the bill, which would appropriate money from the General Fund for the purpose of a study the State would require ODOT to conduct on Highway 126 between Veneta and Eugene, with an amendment to extend the terminus to Terry Street. HB 3083 Ms. Wilson clarified that the City had taken a Priority 1 Support position on the bill and not a Priority 3 Support position as listed in the agenda item summary. She said the bill was moving and looked like it would pass. SB 427 Ms. Wilson stated that SB 427 related to drug-free workplace policies and would allow an employer to adopt a comprehensive drug-free workplace program, including drug and alcohol testing policies. Staff had recommended that the bill be monitored. She thought the bill was already dead. Mr. Poling had pulled the bill. He indicated that he would support monitoring the bill in this case. HB 3466 Ms. Wilson said she had brought the bill to the CCIGR because the committee had already taken a position of Priority 2 Support on HB 2690, which sought to establish a database for law enforcement which would contain information that would be provided by consent only, in order to contact the right person to get help for a person with mental health issues. She explained that HB 3466 would expand the database to include people with physical or behavioral disorders that could impede their ability to interact with law enforcement and people who had cognitive disorders, such as dementia or developmental disabilities. She underscored that this information would also be in the database by consent only. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to adopt a Priority 2 Support stance on the bill. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. SB 854 Ms. Wilson explained that SB 854 would require the Lane Transit District (LTD) to have an elected body rather than an appointed body. She stated that the bill was actually aimed at the Tri-Met Transit District and LTD had chosen to monitor it. She did not believe the bill was going anywhere. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to monitor the bill. The motion passed un- animously, 3:0. MINUTESCouncil Committee on Intergovernmental Relations April 1, 2009 Page 15