Item 3: Ratification of Unanimous and Non-Uanimous IGR Actions

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Action: Ratification of Unanimous IGR Actions and Action on Non-Unanimous IGR Actions from January 26, February 2, and February 9, 2011 Meeting Date: February 14, 2011 Agenda Item Number: 3 Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Brenda Wilson www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-8441 ISSUE STATEMENT This is an action item to discuss and ratify the actions of the Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Committee from the January 26, February 2, and February 9 2011, IGR Committee meetings. BACKGROUND As a matter of procedure, during the legislative session, the City Council is routinely asked to ratify the actions taken by the Intergovernmental Relations Committee on legislation. The IGR Committee reviews all bills and their associated staff recommendations and provides direction for each piece of legislation introduced during the legislative session. Any member of the IGR Committee may pull a bill off the IGR Bill Report for discussion. If a bill is not pulled for discussion, the staff recommendation stands. If a bill is pulled for discussion, the IGR Committee may keep or change the staff recommendation. Actions on which the IGR committee is not unanimous must be brought before the full City Council for consideration. These bills must be addressed by the full council in order to provide direction to staff in Salem. The IGR Committee met on January 26, February 2, and February 9, 2011, to review staff recommendations on bills that have been introduced in the state legislature. The minutes for the February 2, and 9, 2011, meetings are not ready for ratification by the full City Council at this time. However, the IGR Committee vote on several bills was not unanimous. Accordingly, the full council must provide direction before these bills can be lobbied in Salem. The bills for which there was not a unanimous vote are listed below.Staff comments for each bill are listed in the attached documents. Bills may be accessed via the Legislature’s website: http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measures/main.html. January 26, 2011: SB 0047: This bill would require certain governing bodies of public bodies to make audio, audio- video or digital re- cording of public meetings; make written records of meetings and specify contents of written record; requires recordings and related written records to be available within seven working days of meeting or within one working day of request to \\Cesrv500\cc support\CMO\2011 Council Agendas\M110214\S1102143.doc