Item 3F: Ratification of IGR Minutes of October 21, 2009

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bills regarding metal theft and bills related to property transfer and a vehicle registration fee, should be reintroduced. Ms. Wilson noted that one of the five bills related to metal theft had passed and that the rest of those bills had been rolled onto the bill that had passed, so that as a concept, metal theft had passed. Mayor Piercy remarked that it was important that the CCIGR work on prioritizing and letting the legislators know what the area’s priorities were. She said they should also consider issues of importance to the region. She noted that there was an interest on the part of PeaceHealth, working with the Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU), in having a “medical translation center” at the University of Oregon. 3. Upcoming Special Session Ms. Wilson reviewed bill concepts that were already in draft or were being drafted, listed in the attachment 2010 Special Legislative Session Proposed Bills entitled. She explained that the first bill sought to fix the transportation package in House Bill (HB) 2001.She had assumed that the CCIGR would support this concept as one section would correct an oversight of the fee increases not being tied to the 50/30/20 split. Ms. Wilson explained that BM 66 and BM 67 would increase corporate income taxes and tax rates of those in the highest income brackets among other things. She noted that the special ballot was scheduled for January and if the two measures did not pass the Legislature would have to come up with another way to address the deficit. Ms. Wilson stated that the 911 system and the fund associated with it, which came from 75 cents people were charged on all phone bills, had been “raided” in the last session. She related that some advice from the attorney general had stated that if the funds dedicated for 911 were raided and used for other purposes, Oregon would be prohibited from receiving federal funds for 911 services. She said the issue would be taken up in order to protect the fund. Staff had recommended the CCIGR support any measures in that regard. Continuing, Ms. Wilson reviewed the proposed bill regarding public safety on campus. She said the bill had been brought about because of the Roseburg teacher’s experience in trying to protect herself from an abusive spouse but not being able to carry a concealed weapon on campus. She related that the Oregon University System (OUS) disallowed carrying concealed weapons on state university campus grounds. She said gun rights advocates had filed a lawsuit against the OUS maintaining that it was a violation of constitutional rights. She added that there was also a separate lawsuit related to someone in a similar situation to that of the Roseburg teacher, with the issue there on whether an employee could deny the right to carry a gun. She stated that the Governor had asked for some support and advice and Senator Floyd Prozanski had set up a working group to discuss the issue over the interim in order to come back with some recommendations regarding how to address this particular situation. She noted that the City of Seattle had adopted an ordinance prohibiting weapons in all parks and in certain recreational facilities. Ms. Wilson reported that it appeared that the Legislature would attempt to override the Governor’s veto on the Business Energy Tax Credit (BETC) cap in February. She noted that the City had remained neutral on the cap because it was so large it would not affect any local projects nor would it affect projects underta- ken by the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB). She said part of the discussion in the drafting of the bill had been regarding the pass-through, which Eugene intended to use as part of the funding for projects being funded by stimulus money. She said the City could not use the credit but could use it as an incentive to gain other project partners that could take advantage of the tax credit. She stated that if the pass-through was threatened, staff would recommend opposition to any restrictions on cities using it for the BETC. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations October 21, 2009 Page 2