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

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HB 3387 Relating Clause: Relating to the Trust for Cultural Development Account; declaring an emergency. Title: Designates Trust for Cultural Development Account as trust account exclusively for arts and culture purposes. Sponsored by: By Representative KENNEMER; Representatives ESQUIVEL, HUFFMAN, PARRISH, WEIDNER, WITT, Senator GIROD URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb3300.dir/hb3387.intro.pdf Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation Michael Magee LRCS-ADM 2/24/2011 Pri 3 Support Comments: This bill attempts to safeguard the funds in the Oregon Cultural Trust. There have been past attempts to divert funding for the Oregon Cultural Trust and this bill attempts to ensure that future funding goes to the Trust as intended. While this bill does not directly affect current LRCS programs and services, many of the Resident Companies who call the Hult Center home have been and are, recipients of funding from the Oregon Cultural Trust/Oregon Arts Commission. LRCS feels that keeping the Oregon Cultural Trust on stable financial footing will benefit cultural offerings not only throughout the state as a whole but in our local community for years to come. HB 3412 Relating Clause: Relating to exemptions from a competitive bid process for public contracts; declaring an emergency. Title: Prohibits contracting agency from using alternative contracting method to award public improvement contract in which single contractor provides services as construction manager and general contractor unless value of contract is $5 million or more. Sponsored by: By COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND CONSUMER PROTECTION URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb3400.dir/hb3412.intro.pdf Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation Jamie Garner CS-FIN 2/23/2011 Pri 2 Oppose Comments: If passed, this bill would specifically target Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) and Design-Build projects. This bill would prohibit the use of CMGC projects if the estimated contract cost is under $5 million. The City has used CMGC processes and Design-Build processes successfully, primarily in our Facility Management Division to construct complex and sensitive projects that have traditionally had budgetary limitations. These processes have almost certainly saved the City time and money over the low bid procedures and a $5 million minimum eliminates many of these candidate projects from consideration. 5 | Page March 9, 2011 IGR Committee Meeting