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Eugene. The bill states that "Department of Transportation and the Land Conservation and Development Commission shall provide technical assistance and other resources necessary to support the planning work"; however, this bill does not provide funding for that purpose. Therefore, Eugene may need to prioritize its other transportation planning activities to meet the requirements of this bill. The bill also states that "cities and counties shall adopt conforming amendments to their local comprehensive plans and transportation system plans." This could be viewed as a usurption of home rule authority. In summary, this bill is based on a worthy goal that is consistent, in concept, with the goals of the mayor and city council. Before unqualified support is offered for this bill, we should ask whether the specified goals are correct for Eugene, whether we have the resources to take on this requirement at this time, and whether it is appropriate for the state to mandate compliance to the City regarding this issue. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Paul Klope PWE 3/17/2009 Comments: I defer to Felicity and Tony. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Ethan Nelson PDD-BPS 3/18/2009 Comments: I defer to Felicity and Tony. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Felicity Fahy Felicity Fahy CS-CMO 3/31/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesVII. A1 Monitor Comments: I generally agree with Eric's comments. This bill is more about planning for decreased vehicle use than just emission reductions targets for cars and trucks. It could be an effective way for more coordinated planning to wean us off fossil fuels but need to monitor the specificity of the directions and consider how that related to existing planning efforts. Need Planning comment on this, I've added Lisa Gardner to the list. HB 3336 Relating Clause: Relating to nonpartisan offices Title: Designates any elective county or city office as nonpartisan. Sponsored by: Representative READ URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3300.dir/hb3336.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Beth Forrest CS-CMO 3/13/2009 Pri 3 Neutral Comments: This issue does not affect Eugene per se, as elective offices already are non-partisan by Charter. Home rule issue? HB 3441 Relating Clause: Relating to water measurement Title: Directs Water Resources Department to require measurement and reporting by water users of surface water diversions. Creates Task Force on Water Diversion Measurement on January 1, 2012, to study certain water measurement issues. Sunsets task force on January 2, 2016. 13