Item 5: Ratification of IGR Actions of Feb. 27, and Mar. 6, 2013

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same rate that apply when customers reside in city. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. Relating to: Relating to surplus earning of certain municipal utilities; prescribing an effective date Sponsored by: Consumer Protection and Government Efficiency Staff Comments: This bill, aimed solely at EWEB and Eugene, would redirect some of EWEB’s CILT payments from the City to Lane County. The money in question would be equal to the CILT payments based on revenue from EWEB customers outside City limits. Obviously, this could be a substantial revenue issue for the City. I think the bill overlooks the fact that EWEB is a part of the City and also misperceives the nature of EWEB’s CILT payments. It also raises some “interesting” home rule issues about a city’s relationship to one of its own entities. The payments in question are required (under statute, as opposed to City charter and code) only when the debt on EWEB’s system has been paid off, and I don’t know when that is or is close to the case. I will defer to others on the impact of this bill, but in principle it is wrong- headed and potentially has a significant financial impact. • HB 2926 would certainly have a significant negative fiscal impact on the City. It would divert a share of revenue now received by the City as EWEB CILT payments and redirect that revenue to Lane County. The bill appears to be aimed purposefully at Eugene and EWEB, the City's municipal utility. It should be strongly opposed. • I agree with the other comments and add that this is a utility owned by the citizens of Eugene, who have put a great deal of money into building, operating and maintaining the utility over many years. The purpose of the statute according to its own language is to reduce general property taxes within the city. Redirecting some of those payment to a county would not achieve the state purpose of the statute and would provide a financial benefit to the county and their taxpayers, who are simply customers of the utility and do not have any direct stake in it. EWEB does not currently have a way to identify properties inside versus outside city limits. If approved, this bill would result in significant work for EWEB to map customers and flag those outside the city, as well as to maintain current designations as annexations occur. They do not have any way to make an estimate of the potential financial impact from this legislation. Recommendation: Priority 1 Oppose SB 0609 :Changes requirements for obtaining certification as building official or building inspector. Relating to: Related to persons responsible for ensuring compliance with state building code Sponsored by: Senator Betsy Close Staff Comments: This bill should be OPPOSED, as it would have a significant negative impact on Building and Permit Services operations and the cost of maintain services at current levels. Of primary concern: This bill would ultimately eliminate the ability to use cross-certified residential inspectors to efficiently combine inspections. All of our building inspectors, through a combination of work experience, education, extensive training and evaluation, are cross- certified to perform all of the necessary inspections of single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes. A single inspector can travel to a new home under construction and inspect the 3 | Page March 6, 2013 IGR Committee Meeting