Item 3: Ratification of Unanimous IGR Actions and Action on Non-Unanimous IGR Actions

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roadway. Lack of ODOT approval would prevent the City from using Federal or State funds to make improvements that included a roundabout. While some restrictions and exclusions are included in the bill, the net effect is to prohibit state r federal funding for roundabouts. SB 0581 Relating Clause: Relating to reviewing exemptions from competitive bidding requirements in public contracting; declaring an emergency. Title: Creates Alternative Contracting Review Board and prescribes board membership, duties and functions. Sponsored by: By Senator WHITSETT URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/sb0500.dir/sb0581.intro.pdf Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation Jamie Garner CS-FIN 2/7/2011 Pri 2 Oppose Comments: Agree with Paul and Jenifer. I can see no benefit to the City to taking away the approval of alternative contracting methods from the local contract review board (City Council) and giving this to a body outside of the City. This process would add, as Paul mentioned, additional time (the board will only meet once per month) and uncertainty to the process of approving alternative contracting methods which often times are utilized because of time and budget restraints. Additionally the City will be required to pay a fee to the new board to cover their time spent reviewing our request. The City has used alternative contracting methods for some of its most complex and high-profile projects and this proposed bill would be a detriment to our autonomy and decision-making process. Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation Jenifer Willer PWE 2/7/2011 Pri 2 Oppose Comments: I agree with Paul's comments. This bill takes away local control in determining the best method for bidding City projects. Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation Paul Klope PWE 2/7/2011 Pri 2 Oppose Comments: The bill creates a new authority over contracting called the Alternative Contracting Review Board. The bill requires that contracting agencies receive approval from this new authority to use alternative contracting methods, in other words contracting methods that don't meet the legal definition of competitive bidding, for example design-build. Currently, state rules for contracting allow contracting agencies to develop rules for use of alternative contracting methods and have those projects using alternative contracting methods approved thru their local contract review board (City Council in our case). This law takes that authority away from the City and puts it into the hands of this new state authority. Although the City doesn't use alternative contracting methods often, it does use them for very good reasons from time to time and this bill would add uncertainty and 10