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

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crease safety for these types of medications and put it into a system similar to generic drugs; at present these biological projects could only be created by certain companies, the act would release the patents after 12 years. Mayor Piercy asked if there was any substantial opposition to the last one. Ms. Wilson replied that there was no apparent opposition. She noted that at present there were 145 co-sponsors for the bill. Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to authorize a letter of support for the federal legislation cited by Ms. Wilson. The motion passed, 2:0. Ms. Wilson related that AT&T was making its rounds with an anti-internet neutrality letter. She said staff would recommend not to sign anything, especially given that the City was in litigation with AT&T. 6. ConnectOregon III Ms. Wilson reported that there were two applications for ConnectOregon III – one for a carwash facility at the airport and the other that would provide a five percent match for a federal grant that the City would be receiving. She said staff would likely put together a Eugene Depot application. She stated that the next step after the City Council granted its approval would be that the applications would go before the Lane County Board of Commissioners because they did not have an Area Commission on Transportation (ACT). She recommended that the councilors prioritize the applications so that the Commissioners were aware of the priorities. 7. Grants Ms. Wilson explained that they had a request before them for authority to submit an application for technical assistance through the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) to accomplish planning projects and related activities. Senior Planner for PDD, Robin Hostick, stated that this was the second phase of compliance with HB 3337 and would help the City in determining how to address the land needed for growth over the next 20 years. Ms. Wilson clarified that the grant request was for approximately $300,000. Ms. Taylor observed that no local match was required. Mr. Hostick affirmed this. He explained that while no match was required, those communities that did show a local match were going to be given priority. He averred that in order to accomplish the task, the City would have to match it. Ms. Wilson said the reason they were asking for authority to submit was because they would be formulat- ing the application for an in-kind match. Mr. Poling moved to support the application. In response to a question from Ms. Taylor, Ms. Wilson clarified that the in-kind match entailed staff time that was already committed to the work because of the directive from HB 3337. Ms. Taylor provided the second. The motion passed unanimously, 2:0. Ms. Wilson notified the committee that two other grants were in the offing. She said the Parks and Open Space Division would be submitting applications to hire youth to clear invasive species in one project and MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations October 21, 2009 Page 6