Item 3: Approval of Non-Unanimous IGR Actions

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Staff Recommendation: Priority 2 Support IGR Committee Vote: Priority 2 Oppose (Councilor Taylor – no second) Ms. Taylor thought the City should oppose the bill because she felt such a fund would encourage the expansion of urban growth boundaries. Although the original version of this bill came to the full City Council and the council adopted a position of support on the bill, the bill has been modified to provide that if the entire bond amount as directed in the bill cannot be deposited into the Fund, other lottery funds can be used to deposit into the Fund. HB 2699A: This bill would modify the definition of “public works;” classify exemption from ad valorem property taxation as funds of a public agency for the purpose of imposing prevailing rate of wage; require City, county or other sponsors of enterprise zones to notify the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries of any exemption from ad valorem property taxation connected with public works located in the sponsor's enterprise zone; require sponsors of the enterprise zone in which a public works is located to pay a specified fee; and create procedures by which multiple public agencies that award contracts for public works or multiple sponsors that designate enterprise zones in which a public works is located must apportion fees and receive certified statements. Staff Recommendation: Priority 2 Oppose IGR Committee Vote: Priority 2 Support (Councilor Taylor - no second) RELATED CITY POLICIES Ratification of IGR Committee actions is the making or affirming of the City of Eugene’s policy with respect to federal and state legislative issues or such other matters as may come to the council from the committee. COUNCIL OPTIONS The council may ratify or decline to ratify the IGR Committee’s unanimous actions and approval of staff recommendations. Actions on which the IGR committee is not unanimous must be addressed by the full council in order to provide direction to staff in Salem. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends ratification of the IGR Committee's actions and that there be a discussion on the actions that were not unanimous. SUGGESTED MOTION Move to ratify the IGR Committee's unanimous actions on bills and approval of staff recommendations in the May 27, 2009, IGR Bill Reports for bills not pulled for discussion at those IGR meetings. There also need to be motions to state positions for each bill listed above where the IGR Committee action was not unanimous. Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090608\S0906083.doc