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<br /> <br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions of <br />February 20, 2013 <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: February 25, 2013 Agenda Item Number: 3 <br />Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Lisa Gardner <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5245 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />This is an action item to ratify the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) <br />Committee meeting of February 20, 2013. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />As a matter of procedure, the City Council is routinely asked to ratify the actions taken by the <br />Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Committee. This is done by submitting the minutes of each <br />committee meeting to the council. <br /> <br />Actions on which the committee is not unanimous are brought before the full City Council for <br />consideration. These bills must be addressed by the full council in order to provide direction to staff. <br /> <br />On February 11, 2013, the City Council approved a “pilot process” for the 2013 Legislative Session, <br />aimed at streamlining the IGR review process, and creating a more focused and effective legislative <br />lobby agenda. With the goal of reducing the total number of bills to be lobbied, IGR staff will be asked to <br />take positions on significantly fewer bills this session. <br /> <br />The IGR Committee held its first meeting of the 2013 Legislative session on February 20, 2013. The <br />minutes for these meetings are included as Attachment A. <br /> <br />The IGR Committee discussed four bills that were referred by IGR Staff for their consideration. The bill <br />report of referred bills is included as Attachment B. Unanimous action was taken on two bills; however, <br />the vote on two bills was not unanimous. Accordingly, the full council must provide direction before <br /> <br />these bills can be lobbied in Salem. The bills for which there was not a unanimous vote are listed below. <br />Staff comments for each bill are listed in the attached documents. <br /> <br />HB 2448: Requires issue subject to collective bargaining during term of collective bargaining <br />agreement that is not resolved through negotiation or mediation to be resolved <br />through binding arbitration. Prohibits pubic employees from striking when issue <br />subject to collective bargaining during term of collective bargaining agreement is <br />subject to binding arbitration. <br /> <br /> S:\CMO\2013 Council Agendas\M130225\S1302253IGR.doc <br /> <br /> <br />