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Councilor Zelenka also , wished to comment an Items C and D. He observed that EWEB was purchasin wind power, making it one of the greenest utilities in the country. g Mayor Piercy noted that Item E would not and address the crisis - . co �' �s�s at hand, but was �n line with doing due - dill diligence far following c o u ncil goals. g Roll call vote; Item E, approval of the Homelessness Prevention • unanimously, 8 :0. txon and Rapid Re- housing Program, was passed 3, ACTION: Ratification of Unanimous Intergovernmental g mental Relations Committee Actions and Discussion and Actin Non - unanimous Intergovernmental Relations Committ non ee Act�vns on Legislative Policy from April 29 and May 6, 2009 Councilor Zelenka explained that Senate Bill (SB) 719 was a bill that would provide no- interest loans from a revolving loan fund it would establish to help finance eligible infrastructure projects in urban growth boundary as. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark moved to a . adopt the staff recommended position of Priori 2 Support for Senate Bill 719.' Intergovernmental Relations Manager, Brenda Wilson noted that two other bills had not received unanimous support by the Intergovernmental Relations Committee CCIGR bu . ther of them had deadline � � t ned made it act the dead bi . She stated that the bill in question would establish the revolving 11 Iving fund, funding it from the issuance of lottery bonds from the State. She reported that the bill was moving and was currently in the Joint Ways and Means Committee. She said Councilor Taylor moved to change the � ' . failed. g pas�t�on to Priority 2 Oppose and the motion had .Mayor Piercy retailed that the bill had to do with expansions . p s #hat were already underway in the Portland area. Ms. , Wilson confirmed this, noting that the mane would also be a • y available to other cities, should they choose to expand their Urban Growth Boundaries (UGBs). P Councilor Brown agreed with Councilor Taylor. He felt the ' Y - bill was premature, given that there had been no atibil discussion of an expansion of the UGB in Eu the o ' � P pulat� ene g on study had yet to be completed, and the buildable y was also not done. He also pointed out that the Infill Com P ' ty Standards and Opp Siting work was not yet tom q o rtun ity land curve feted. He likened ened it to sitting at a table for a feast that had y et to occur. Councilor Zelenka observed that the money would come from the Economic Development Department in the form of no- Interest loans. He noted that the State was rennin a deficit g f cat budget and questioned whether the move would be there. He also asked what sort of eligible infrastructure r - y p o�ects the loans would pay for. Ms. Nilson replied that the fund would be set up and administered b the Economic P Y om�c Development Department, but the mane for the fund would come from the sale of state lottery bonds. She said lone bands y transportation in �5' funded a wide variety of projects including trans P infrastructure, and water projects. She stated that SB 719 w . 15 after w as 1n committee; the economic forecast would be received on May which the Joint Ways and Means Committee would release get. She explained that this would be the benchmark the would its bud Y use to determine whether any of the bonds before it would be funded. She said, at present, when a local goverment expanded its UGB ' p � z# would not have the funds to invest in beginning infrastructure because the fees that pay for those projects had not et been aid. Y p In response to a follow -up question from Councilor Zelenka ' Ms. Wilson stated that other communities that had such projects planned included Gresham, several cities in Washington County, Wlsonvlle, and a cou ie of other central Oregon cities. P MINUTES Eugene City Council May 11, 2009 Page 4 Regular Meeting