Item 2H: Ratifiaction of Unanimous IGR Actions

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Grant Application to NOAA for Delta Ponds . She explained that the grant was for Phase 4 of the Delta Ponds project and would utilize stimulus money. She said the funding would be in addition to any money the City would receive from the Army Corps of Engineers and would not require a match. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to support the grant application. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Mr. Poling recalled that he had wanted to pull HB 2908 for discussion. Ms. Wilson stated that the bill had to do with prevailing wage. She had spoken with planning staff and they were putting together a memorandum that would go over what prevailing wage was, how it was different from family wages, and what this meant to construction of low-income projects. She noted that staff had recommended a neutral position. Mr. Poling was concerned that the bill had the potential to double Bureau of Labor and Industry (BOLI) fees for Public Works projects, which could hamper work the City wanted to do. Ms. Wilson recommended having a bigger conversation at the City Council, given the complexity of the issue. 4. Items from the Committee and Staff Mayor Piercy asked if anything was happening with legislation in regard to manufactured housing. Ms. Wilson responded that a bill was in the house that would allow grandfathered cities to open up their ordinances again to amend them. She said the City had done all of the preemptive work it needed to do and staff believed that, although the bill was a good idea, the City should remain neutral on it. Ms. Piercy wondered if there was any movement on high-speed rail issues. Ms. Wilson replied that she had a meeting scheduled to begin the discussion to determine who should be involved in that conversation. She said there was a bill that would ask for a study to be done down the corridor to Salem and they She assured Ms. Piercy that the process had begun. people were as committed as they had been in the past, as Washington, D.C. was looking to the area to determine whether there was an interest. She remarked that it could be a boon for the area. Ms. Wilson said there was money and advocacy for it at present and staff was trying to determine where the conversations were occurring and with who. Mr. Jones noted that HB 3344 proposed the formation of a task force to study the options. Ms. Taylor determined there were no additional items. Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to adopt the staff recommendation for priori- ties and recommendations for all bills that were not pulled for discussion for this meeting and the committee action for all bills that were discussed and acted upon at this meeting. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. MINUTESCouncil Committee on Intergovernmental Relations April 1, 2009 Page 16