Item 2C: Ratification of IGR Minutes

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Ms. Wilson commented that the bill would need a lot of work to pass. She agreed that the bill was the beginning of a larger conversation. One of the most interesting things that had come from the discussion had been that no one could define what kind of plastic bags the bill would apply to. She did not think there would be enough time in the month of February to address the bill. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to Monitor Senate Bill 1009. Mayor Piercy approved of adopting a Monitor position. She averred that it was important to be open to the bill’s intent conceptually. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Senate Bill 1059 Ms. Wilson said staff had recommended an Oppose position on the bill. She related that the bill had been introduced by the President of the Senate, who had been a member of the Greenhouse Gas Task Force. She noted that Councilor Alan Zelenka had been the City’s representative on the task force and that he had also a member of the work group that had drafted the report. She related that the bill indicated that it had been at the request of the task force. She stated that President Courtney had responded to questions by saying he had promised to introduce a bill but he had not said it “would be good.” She said the bill did not adequately reflect the recommendations of the task force; specifically it provided no mention of how the directions would be taken on by local government or how it would be paid for. She also noted that several other groups had come out against it throughout the state saying that the bill just did not reflect the recommendations of the task force. She remarked that everyone was opposed to the bill. She averred that the City would “have to get in line to oppose this bill.” She did not predict the bill would go anywhere as written. The chairs of both the House and Senate Transportation Committees did not think they had the votes to get the bill out. Mayor Piercy had spoken with Mr. Zelenka. She commented that it was not unusual to send something to the legislative counsel and then have it come out something completely different. She thought there would be some attempt to address the issues and get the bill more in line with what had come out of the task force. This bill was pulled for discussion purposes only. Ms. Ortiz recalled that people had testified before the City Council in regard to a marine reserve proposed for the City of Newport. She asked if Ms. Wilson had any updates on it. Ms. Wilson replied that she had not heard anything. She said she would look into it. She surmised that the funding could be coming through a state agency and it would be in a state agency budget bill. She added that it had received a lot of federal funding. Mayor Piercy thought Mr. Zelenka intended to bring a resolution in support of the reserve. She noted that it was not to be confused with the facility that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had proposed to locate in Newport, a proposal that was being hotly contested by the State of Washington. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to adopt the staff recommendation for priori- ties and recommendations for all bills that were not pulled for discussion for the present meeting and the committee action for all bills that were discussed and acted up on at the meeting. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations February 3, 2010 Page 4