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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2C: Ratification of IGR Committee Actions ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions of December 3, 2008 and January 13, 2009 Meeting Date: February 9, 2009 Agenda Item Number: 2C Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Brenda Wilson www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-8441 ISSUE STATEMENT This is an action item to ratify the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Committee meetings of December 3, 2008, and January 13, 2009. BACKGROUND As a matter of procedure, the City Council is routinely asked to ratify the actions taken by the Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Committee. This is done by submitting the minutes of each committee meeting to the council. Actions on which the committee is not unanimous are 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. RELATED CITY POLICIES Ratification of IGR Committee actions is the making or affirming of the City of Eugene’s policy with respect to federal and state legislative issues or such other matters as may come to the council from the committee. COUNCIL OPTIONS The council may ratify or decline to ratify the IGR Committee’s actions as set forth in the minutes of the committee's meeting. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends ratification of the IGR Committee's actions as set forth in the minutes of the committee's meeting. SUGGESTED MOTION Move to ratify the IGR Committee's actions as set forth in the minutes of the December 3, 2008, and January 13, 2009 IGR meetings. Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090209\S0902092C.doc ATTACHMENTS A. IGR Committee Minutes of December 3, 2008 B. IGR Committee Minutes of January 13, 2009 FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Brenda Wilson Telephone: 682-8441 Staff E-Mail: brenda.s.wilson@ci.eugene.or.us Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090209\S0902092C.doc ATTACHMENT A M I N U T E S Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall 777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon December 3, 2008 1:30 p.m. PRESENT: Betty Taylor, Chair; Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, members; Brenda Wilson, Jessica Mumme, City Manager's Office; Kitty Piercy. 1. Call to Order and Review Agenda Ms. Taylor called the meeting of the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR) to order at 1:36 p.m. Ms. Wilson commented that the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) had contacted the City and Mayor Piercy’s office to request support of their platform regarding the Federal Transportation Reauthorization bill. st Ms. Wilson directed the committee to the OSPIRG “21 Century Transportation for America” document included with the Agenda Item Summary (AIS) materials, and noted that the document outlined OSPRIG’s three major platform positions including: the expansion of clean, efficient transportation choices for Americans; the fixing of crumbling roads and bridges; and the spending of taxpayer monies more wisely. Ms. Piercy noted that OSPRIG’s position statement was very similar to the information they had given at a press conference in March of 2007. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to support the OSPIRG platform regarding the Federal Transportation Reauthorization bill as outlined in OSPIRG’s st “21 Century Transportation for America” document. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. 1. Legislative Priorities Ms. Wilson referred to a list of potential legislative concepts that had been forwarded to the Committee and Ms. Piercy in Ms. Mumme’s email correspondence of December 2, 2008. The list of legislative concepts included: 1. Elimination of PSCC (Repeal of SB1145) 2. Peeping Tom Law 3. Ability for Cities to Charge Vehicle Registration Fee 4. Public Safety SDC’s 5. Drug Take Back Program 6. Flotation Device on Inner-tube 7. Recalculation of Formula for Property Taxes MINUTES— Council Committee on Intergovernmental December 3, 2008 Page 1 Relations 8. Polygraph Tests for Public Safety Officer Hiring In relating the legislative concepts to the Governor’s budget, Ms. Wilson expressed that the Governor’s significant budget cuts related to corrections, human services and other entities dictated that any legislative concepts supported by the CCIGR would need to be revenue neutral and employ strategic partnerships with private and public agencies. Elimination of PSCC (Repeal of SB1145) Ms. Wilson commented that the repeal of Senate Bill 1145 would eliminate the Public Safety Coordinating Committees (PSCC) created in 1994. Ms. Wilson, in response to a question from Ms. Ortiz, noted that PSCC’s historically had provided resources and funding for certain public safety concerns such as corrections and rehabilitation. Ms. Wilson noted that certain Oregon communities such as Linn County had opted out of Senate Bill 1145. Ms. Taylor expressed that the PSCC’s efforts in Lane County had been a ridiculous waste of time and money. Ms. Wilson noted that it appeared that several community members shared that sentiment. Ms. Wilson noted that she had pulled a significant amount of background research regarding SB1145 and could return with further information for the Committee if that was their direction. Ms. Wilson reported that at one time Lane County had considered opting out of SB1145 back in 2002 but had decided against it as doing so would have meant that the county would have to pay back a portion of SB1145 funds that had been used to build the Lane County Corrections facility. Mr. Poling commented that it would be important to solicit input from the City of Springfield and Lane County before proceeding further. Ms. Ortiz agreed with Mr. Poling’s statement. Ms. Wilson commented that the PSCC was made up of representatives from throughout Lane County and the surrounding areas. Ms. Taylor noted that the notion of a PSCC was not well-supported at a recent joint elected officials meeting. Ms. Ortiz was worried that it would not be advisable for the City, Lane County, or other areas to opt out of SB1145 as it would require repayment of funds granted by the bill. Ms. Wilson noted that she would solicit input from the Cities of Springfield and Cottage Grove, and Lane County and then report back to the CCIGR. Peeping Tom Law Ms. Wilson noted that a Eugene police officer had suggested the peeping tom legislative concept and that the suggested legislation would make it a felony rather than a misdemeanor to install equipment to make an audio or visual recording of someone in the nude when they have a reasonable expectation of privacy. She added that a similar bill introduced in 2007 would have made it a felony even if a recording had not been made or if the person being viewed was a minor. MINUTES— Council Committee on Intergovernmental December 3, 2008 Page 2 Relations Ms. Wilson noted that she had discussed the legislative concept with Senator Floyd Prozanski and had found that state legislators were leery of introducing bills that would create new crimes thereby increasing the workload of public safety officials. Mr. Poling felt that the matter was important and was worth investigating further to see if it would be feasible to proceed with the legislative process. Ms. Wilson responded that they might not be able to get a peeping tom bill passed now but that they might have greater success with such legislation in the future. Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to direct the City of Eugene introduce legislation reclassifying peeping tom crimes as a felony rather than a misdemeanor. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Ms. Piercy noted that the motion would seem to tweak existing laws rather than creating new crimes that might tax overburdened public safety officers. Ms. Wilson concurred with Ms. Piercy’s assessment and noted she would be drafting the legislative documents along that principle. Ability for Cities to Charge Vehicle Registration Fee Ms. Ortiz noted that she had spoken to Representative Chris Edwards regarding the proposed legislation suggested by Ms. Taylor, and that it was similar to registration fees being planned or already in place at the state level. Ms. Wilson noted that Oregon county governments already had the ability to increase vehicle registration fees but not cities. She further noted that Governor Kulongoski’s transportation bill recommended an increase in county vehicle registration fees. Ms. Taylor expressed that city vehicle registration fees could be used to repair streets and other roadways in Eugene. Ms. Wilson recommended that the CCIGR concentrate its efforts toward supporting amendments to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) bill rather than creating a vehicle registration fee specific to the City of Eugene. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved support ODOT transportation bill amendments on behalf of the City and that would allow ODOT to raise vehicle registration fee rates. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Public Safety Systems Development Charges (SDC) Ms. Wilson said that public safety SDC’s were not currently permitted and that historically efforts to create such SDC’s had actually endangered the continuation of SDC’s specific to public parks. Ms. Wilson, in response to a comment from Mr. Poling as to whether it was wise to pursue public safety SDC’s, noted that they would be unable to prevent a bill from being introduced that would eliminate park SDC’s. Ms. Wilson suggested that the CCIGR wait for SDC legislation to be introduced to which they might try and introduce an amendment that would create public safety SDC’s. MINUTES— Council Committee on Intergovernmental December 3, 2008 Page 3 Relations Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to support the City’s efforts to look for an opportunity to amend a public safety SDC into an existing SDC statute. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Drug Take Back Program Ms. Wilson reported that the proposed drug take back program had been suggested as part of efforts to secure and improve local water systems. Ms. Wilson noted that a task force set up by the State legislature in 2007 had investigated the possibility of having pharmaceutical companies pay for and maintain drug take back programs. She added that Senator- elect Jackie Dingfelder had been spearheading efforts in that regard. Ms. Ortiz asked if efforts to support legislation supporting drug take back programs could be undertaken with the assistance of the City of Springfield. Ms. Wilson reported she had spoken with Springfield representatives who had indicated their support of such efforts. Ms. Poling noted he had recently attended a recent national conference devoted to clean water issues and learned a great deal about the nature and amount of pharmaceutical pollutants being dumped into local water systems. Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to support the introduction of legislation on behalf of the City of Eugene that would support the creation of a drug take back program. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Flotation Device on Inner-Tube Ms. Wilson noted that legislation requiring the use of personal flotation devices by people using single inner tubes on local waterways had been suggested by Eugene Fire/EMS personnel. Mr. Poling asked if the Oregon state marine board had been approached for their input regarding the issue. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to support the introduction of legislation on behalf of the City of Eugene that would require the use of personal flotation devices on inner-tubes. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Recalculation of Formula for Property Taxes Ms. Wilson noted that the legislative concept to recalculate the formula used to determine property taxes within the City of Eugene had been suggested by City Councilor Bonny Bettman. She noted that her research had indicated that such legislation would require a constitutional amendment to implement, and that she was seeking input from the CCIGR to determine their level of support for the concept. Ms. Wilson, in response to a question from Mr. Poling, noted that recalculating the property tax formula might negatively affect property tax revenues for the City. Ms. Piercy commented that any legislative initiatives to recalculate the property tax formula would need the MINUTES— Council Committee on Intergovernmental December 3, 2008 Page 4 Relations support of legislative representatives beyond the City of Eugene. Ms. Taylor commented that the Lane County Board of Commissioners might be willing to lend their support to legislation that would recalculate the property tax formula. Ms. Wilson did not think that was so, but she commented that she would begin a conversation with the Lane County Board of Commissioners in order to gauge their interest in the matter. Polygraph Tests for Public Safety Officer Hiring Ms. Wilson noted that previous legislative initiatives to institute polygraph tests for public safety officer hiring processed had died in the State Senate, but that the concept had been reintroduced in response to suggestions from the Eugene Police Department. Ms. Taylor felt the use of polygraphs was often unreliable but indicated that the legitimate nature of the police department’s concerns warranted her support. Ms. Wilson, responding to a question from Ms. Piercy noted that the polygraph legislative efforts had died in the senate in response to concern over questions raised by Senator Vicki Walker. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to support the introduction of legislation on behalf of the City of Eugene that would authorize the use of polygraph tests for public safety officer hiring purposes. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. 3. Items from Members and Staff - Discuss Process for Reviewing/Pulling Bills for Legislative Session Ms. Wilson noted that she wanted to review the process for reviewing and pulling bills for legislative session before the City Council’s break. Ms. Piercy noted that she was in the process of appointing City Council members to the CCIGR before the next legislative session. Ms. Wilson noted that the next legislative session would begin on January 12, 2009 where bills would be introduced and then assigned to legislative counsel committees for review and possible revision. She proceeded to give a brief overview of the process whereby legislative bills were circulated for review among the various legislative coordinators. She noted that the legislative coordinators would review the various bills with respect to the City of Eugene’s Legislative Policies document adopted for the 2009 session. Ms. Wilson directed the CCIGR members to an example of the “Bills and Response Detail Report” which she noted was used to demonstrate the feedback provided by the various legislative coordinators on bills under consideration. Ms. Wilson commented that any bills not pulled by the CCIGR for further discussion or revision would be adopted as recommended by the various legislative coordinators. Ms. Wilson noted that the CCIGR’s vote on each individual bill pulled for review needed to be unanimous or it would be forwarded to the City Council for further review and direction. MINUTES— Council Committee on Intergovernmental December 3, 2008 Page 5 Relations Ms. Wilson, responding to a comment from Ms. Taylor, noted that the 2009 legislative session was expected to be completed by the end of June. Ms. Piercy asked if there had been any legislative committee discussions regarding the current state of funding for public safety concerns. Ms. Wilson answered that there was no current legislative discussion related to that particular issue, and further noted that Governor Kulongoski’s proposed budget actually cut into public safety funding. Ms. Piercy noted that Lane County commissioner Faye Stewart was heading up a task force to examine public safety and human services funding issues and suggest possible improvements regarding those issues to the state legislature. Ms. Piercy, Ms. Wilson, and the CCIGR members discussed the various public safety concerns affecting the City of Eugene and Lane County, with emphasis on how the state legislature and coordinators might address such problems in the upcoming legislative session. Ms. Wilson noted that while she would not ordinarily bring those bills before the CCIGR that dealt with services not provided by the City of Eugene, based on their comments she would plan to bring any bills directly related to public safety concerns before the CCIGR. Ms. Taylor adjourned the meeting at 2:39 p.m. (Recorded by Wade Hicks) MINUTES— Council Committee on Intergovernmental December 3, 2008 Page 6 Relations ATTACHMENT B M I N U T E S Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall 777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon January 13, 2009 10 a.m. PRESENT: Betty Taylor, Chair; Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, members; Brenda Wilson, Jessica Mumme, staff. 1. Call to Order and Review Agenda Ms. Taylor called the meeting of the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR) to order. She determined there were no additions to the agenda. 2. Election of Chair Ms. Taylor nominated herself as chair in keeping with the recent practice of allowing committee chairs to serve two terms. Ms. Ortiz and Mr. Poling both expressed interest in being chair of the committee but were willing to let Ms. Taylor take that role. Ms. Taylor was elected chair of the committee by unanimous vote. 3. Items from Members Ms. Ortiz said she was interviewed by the media about the City’s legislative priorities on January 11 as Ms. Taylor, the committee chair, was not available. She had shared the City’s legislative priorities with the reporter. Mayor Piercy suggested the entire council should be able to share the City’s legislative priorities in brief with those who asked. Ms. Wilson indicated she would prepare such a document for council reference. The committee agreed that media inquiries for comment would be directed to Ms. Taylor but other committee members would speak for the committee if she was not available. 4. Legislative Concepts Ms. Wilson said staff tried to get a jump on the session by asking the City’s legislative coordinators to review the legislative concepts that Ms. Wilson had already been able to obtain. She called attention to the legislative tracking report and indicated the committee would receive a similar report each week. She reviewed the format of the report and the process staff used to evaluate legislation. She noted the committee’s review process and asked committee members to let her know which bills they wished to discuss in advance of the meeting so the appropriate staff could be present at the next IGR meeting. Bills not pulled for discussion would retain the staff recommendation. If two staff members had a split recommendation on a bill, she would encourage them to work together on a common recommendation and, if they could not reconcile their recommendations, the committee would decide. Ms. Wilson said the committee’s recommendations would be forwarded to the council, and in cases where there was a split opinion on the committee, the full council would review the legislation and make a final decision. Responding to a question from Mayor Piercy, Ms. Wilson said she would outline the process for the council reminding councilors of the legislative process. Mayor Piercy wanted bills with split committee recommendations to be clearly called out for the council. Ms. Wilson indicated the Agenda Item Summary (AIS) that accompanied the committee’s recommendations would include that information. She reminded the committee that its recommendations were included on the council’s Consent Calendar and that an item had to be pulled for discussion to occur or for any changes to be made. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations January 13, 2009 Page 1 5. Drug Take-Back Legislation Ms. Wilson recalled that she had shared with the committee a list of legislative concepts that the League of Oregon Cities (LOC) intended to put forward, and one of them was drug take-back legislation. She said the committee expressed support for the concept. Senator Dingfelder was introducing legislation that would require pharmacies that sold prescription and non-prescription drugs in Oregon to fund and operate a take back for those medications. She said the mechanism of how the drug take-back would occur was unknown at this point. There were several organizations, including the Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies (ACWA), who did not want such medications entering the drinking water. ACWA had asked the City of Eugene to take the lead on the legislation and asked her to act as lead lobbyist. The State of Washington was currently considering similar legislation. Ms. Wilson anticipated a difficult fight. Ms. Wilson asked the committee’s permission to accept the assignment. She acknowledged it would take quite a bit of time but she thought she could accommodate the work and would do her best to get the bill passed. Mr. Poling thought the bill was worthwhile but believed that the City had other issues that also required Ms. Wilson’s attention. Ms. Wilson pointed out that Eugene often took the lead on State legislation as the second largest city in Oregon, and frequently partnered with the City of Portland, who also had the bill as a legislative priority. She concurred with an observation from Mr. Poling that it appeared the City would have support from the LOC and Portland. Ms. Taylor thought the bill was important and in keeping with the City’s environmental goals. The committee agreed to support Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to direct Ms. Wilson to take the lead on the bill on behalf of the City of Eugene. The motion passed unanimously. Responding to a question from Mayor Piercy as to how the council would be informed of the committee’s decision, Ms. Taylor suggested a news release. Ms. Wilson said that could be done; she had intended to include the informa- tion in her weekly report to the council. Mayor Piercy suggested that there could be a potential link between the City’s legislative efforts in regard to the bill and the Lane County Health Department. Ms. Wilson concurred. 6. LTD Legislative Concepts Ms. Wilson said that Lane Transit District had some legislative concepts it would like Eugene to support. She reported that agencies in the metropolitan area agreed to work together to speak with a louder voice and the concepts were part of that effort. She anticipated that weekly meetings of the agencies would be held. Ms. Wilson said that LTD submitted four legislative concepts that it hoped would become bills. She reviewed the four concepts: 1) West Eugene EmX Extension; 2) Payroll Tax Credit; 3) Narrow Refund of Property Taxes Paid by Two Local Governments; and 4) Senior and Disabled Transportation. Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to support LTD Legislative Concept 1 at the level of Pri- ority 1, Support. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to support LTD Legislative Concept 2 at Priority 1, MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations January 13, 2009 Page 2 Support. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to support LTD Legislative Concept 3 at a level of Prior- ity 1, Support. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to support LTD Legislative Concept 4 at a level of Prior- ity 1, Support. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. 7. US Senate Bill 3725 Ms. Wilson referred committee members to a memorandum in the meeting packet entitled US Senate Bill 3725— Green Jobs and Infrastructure and said the bill would provide funding for green jobs and infrastructure as well as funding that allowed local manufacturers to retool their businesses. It would provide grant funding for green construction, green job education, and would benefit communities from increased wages for green jobs. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to support the bill at a level of Priority 1. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Ms. Wilson indicated she would draft a letter of support for the mayor’s signature. 8. United Front Ms. Wilson noted the March 2009 dates for the United Front visit to Washington, DC. Ms. Ortiz stated she would also be going on the United Front trip. Ms. Wilson referred the committee to a document entitled City of Eugene Federal Priority Projects. She indicated that Congress expected to present a budget to the new president in February and she believed several of the City’s existing priorities could be funded. She reminded the committee that generally, projects remained on the list until they were funded. The list included both current and new projects. She recommended the committee retain the current list of projects with the exception of West Eugene Wetlands Environmental Education Center because the status of the project had changed. Mayor Piercy said that fund raising for the center had been very challenging, and the Willamette resource and Education Network (WREN) and Bureau of Land Management staff had not been able to secure the matching dollars needed to move the project forward and indicated that they would need more time. She did not think it wise for the City to continue to seek funding for the project when it had not been able to do what it said it was going to do. Ms. Wilson observed that nothing prevented the City from putting forth the project again as a federal priority in the future if the status of the project changed.. Ms. Taylor asked about the incoming president’s statement that there would be no legislative earmarks. Ms. Wilson clarified incoming President Obama had stated that there would be no earmarks in the economic stimulus package. She anticipated that earmarks would be reduced somewhat but not altogether eliminated. Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to continue the current list of federal priority projects, with the exception of the West Eugene Wetlands Environmental Education Center. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Ms. Wilson reviewed the priorities proposed to be added to the list, which included support for the Campaign for Active Transportation and funding for the West Bank Trail Extension and Riverbank Path System. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to approve the addition of support for the Campaign for MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations January 13, 2009 Page 3 Active Transportation and funding for the West Bank Trail Extension and Riverbank Path System. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Wilson reviewed a request to seek Land and Water Conservation Fund moneys to buy a ten-acre property in the West Eugene Wetlands area. The cost of the property was estimated to be $1.5 million. She said the first step in the process was to let the Congressional delegation know of the City’s interest, and persuade the Bureau of Land Management to include the funding in its budget for a subsequent earmark. Responding to a question from Mr. Poling, Ms. Wilson said the LWCF did not require matching funds. She confirmed that the property was inside the Eugene urban growth boundary and outside the city limits. Ms. Ortiz questioned the impact of the acquisition on the City’s buildable lands inventory. Ms. Wilson did not know. She said the property contained an endangered plant, Kincaid’s lupine, which was key habitat for another endangered species, the Fender’s Blue Butterfly, and would be expensive to develop because of the wetlands mitigation required. Mr. Poling asked about the property’s zoning. Ms. Wilson did not know and indicated she would find out that informa- tion for the committee. Ms. Wilson reviewed the remainder of the proposed additions, which included funding for Air Quality Monitoring Station for the Lane Regional Air Protection Authority, Multi-Modal Rail, Rail Crossing Quiet Zone, and Eugene Depot Site Improvements. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to support the above-named projects on the federal priority list at a level of Priority 1. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Wilson reviewed a list of projects proposed for the federal SAFETEA-LU reauthorization and recommended that they all be forwarded for funding. She noted that the West Eugene Transportation Study should also be on the list. She also recommended that other transportation related projects that the committee just voted to support, also be added to the SAFETEA-LU list. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to approve the addition of the transportation-related pro- jects to the SAFETEA-LU list. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0 Mayor Piercy said that Representative Peter DeFazio expressed interest in doing something to improve the rail corridor between Oregon and Washington State. She wanted to ensure that Eugene supported that effort. Ms. Wilson indicated she was meeting with representatives of Mr. DeFazio and Senator Ron Wyden the next day and that issue was already on the agenda. 9. Meeting with Legislative Delegation The committee agreed to a proposal from Ms. Wilson that members meet with the local legislative delegation on a Saturday morning. Ms. Wilson said she was polling the delegation for possible dates. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to schedule IGR committee meetings after Wednesday council meetings. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Wilson confirmed the committee could advertise its meetings as starting at 1:15 p.m. but could start them slightly later. She asked that the committee get its bills by staff the previous Tuesday. The committee scheduled the next meeting for January 21, 2009, at 1:15 p.m. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations January 13, 2009 Page 4 Ms. Taylor adjourned the meeting at 11:15 a.m. (Recorded by Kimberly Young) MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations January 13, 2009 Page 5