Item 3: Ratification of Unanimous IGR Actions and Discussion and Action on Non-unanimous IGR Actions

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Action: Ratification of Unanimous Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Committee Actions and Discussion and Action on Non-unanimous IGR Actions on Legislative Policy from May 20, 2009 Meeting Date: May 26, 2009 Agenda Item Number: 3 Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Brenda Wilson www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-8441 ISSUE STATEMENT This is an action item to ratify the unanimous actions of the Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Committee from the May 20, 2009, IGR Committee meeting. BACKGROUND As a matter of procedure, during the legislative session, the City Council is routinely asked to ratify the actions taken by the IGR Committee on legislation. The IGR Committee reviews all bills and their associated staff recommendations and provides direction for each piece of legislation introduced during the legislative session. Any member of the IGR Committee may pull a bill off the IGR Bill Report for discussion. If a bill is not pulled for discussion, the staff recommendation stands. If a bill is pulled for discussion, the IGR Committee may keep or change the staff recommendation. Actions on which the IGR committee is not unanimous must be brought before the full City Council for consideration. These bills must be addressed by the full council in order to provide direction to staff in Salem. The IGR Committee met on May 20, 2009, to review staff recommendations on bills that have been introduced in the state legislature. The minutes for these meetings are not ready for ratification by the full City Council at this time. However, the IGR Committee vote on several bills was not unanimous. Accordingly, the full council must provide direction before these bills can be lobbied in Salem. The bills for which there was not a unanimous vote are listed below.Staff comments for each bill are listed in the attached documents. Bills may be accessed via the legislature’s website: http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measures/main.html May 20, 2009: HB 3485 : This bill would establish a tax credit for transportation of woody biomass from forest management operations to biofuel producers; for biomass electrical generation based on kilowatt hours of electricity produced; and for purchase of equipment to collect or process waste materials or to manufacture product from waste materials. Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090526\S0905263.doc