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Councilor Poling wished to point out that the bill did not sp to the expansion of . a ' • P p UGB, �t only provided cities an additional tool in the event that an expansion of the UGB was necessary. He averred ' �'Y that the no- interest loan could be a viab tool for any community. Councilor Clark understood that it would be accurate to say hat some cities were under r a requirement, due to growth, to expand a UGB. He said when a city had to expand the UGB and had to rovide p the infrastructure to do so, the bill would provide a mechanism to pay for it out of a loan from state funds rather than having to cut local programs in order to afford the requirement. Ms. Wilson responded'that this was "one way o look at ' " Y �t. Councilor ,Taylor asked what the interest rate on the loans would be. Ms. Wilson replied ied that the interest rate was zero: Councilor Taylor asked where the money would go if it did not o into the loans. Ms. g Wilson responded that the bonds had not been sold yet; the bill would authorize the state to sell the bonds. • She noted that, theoretically, the state had a finite amount of bonds that it could sell. Councilor Taylor commented that this was a far lower interest rate than what ea le p p paying street assessments were charged by the City. Councilor Zelenka was worried about unintended consequences. Ms. Wilson replied ' p that �t would provide communities who wished to expand their UGBs, or Who were forced to do so additional resources. She thought it could provide an incentive for those communities that were thinking bout expanding g p g their UGBs, but did not have the financial resources to develop the infrastructure at the beginning of the expansion. g g p on. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 5:3; councilors Brown, Taylor, and Zelenka voting opposition. Y gin opposlt�on. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to ratify he Inter overnmen ' fY g tai Commit- tee's unanimous actions on bills and approval of staff recommendations in the April 29 and �, 2009 Inter overnmental Re P � May , g Relations Bill Reports for bills not pulled for discussion at those Inter- governmental Relations Committee meetings. Roll call vote; the motion assed unanimousl y, s.a. 4. ACTION: Appointment to Civilian Review Board Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to appoint Tim Laue top Position 4 on the pP osi Civilian Review Board, the unexpired term of John Norton Cabell for a term ending 3 1, 2009. . � on October Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to substitute Marisa Men - Mendoza for Posy tion 4. Roll call vote; the motion failed, 6:2; councilors Brown and Taylor voting g in favor. Roll call vote; the main motion passed, 7: l ; Councilor Taylor votin g PP in opposition. 5. ACTION: Ratification of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission FY10 Regional Wastewater Program Budget and Capital Improvements Program Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to ratify FYI Metropolitan politan Waste - water Management Commission Budget. Councilor Brown asked how the departure of Hynix Semiconductor Inc, had impacted ' } p d the Metropolitan Wastewa- ter Management Commission (MSMC). Lori Davis, Business Manager for the Wastewater ' g ter D�visxon, explained that Hynix had been the largest industrial user and its departure had caused a large P g drop in revenue. MINUTES —Eugene City Council May l l 2009 Regular Meeting Y � Page 5