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PUBLIC HEARING: SB
626, HB 2135 |
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PUBLIC HEARING AND
WORK SESSION: SB 2312 |
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TAPES 76-77, A-B |
March 31, 2003
1:00 PM STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
Members Present: Senator Ryan Deckert, Chair
Senator
Tony Corcoran
Senator
Lenn Hannon
Senator
Charlie Ringo
Senator
Bruce Starr
Members Excused: Senator Ted Ferrioli, Vice Chair
Witnesses Present: Carl Hosticka, METRO Counsel
Reed
Wagner, Lane County
Judie
Hammerstad, Mayor, Lake Oswego
John
Hartsock, Committee for the Future of Damascas
Gary
Conkling, Beaverton School District
Linda
Ludwig, League of Oregon Cities
Mark
Cottle, Mayor, Sherwood Oregon
Denis
Molden, Washington County Board of Commissioners
Staff Present: Paul
Warner, Legislative Revenue Office
Mazen
Malik, Legislative Revenue Office
Richard
Yates, Legislative Revenue Office
Ryan
Sherlock, Committee Assistant
TAPE 76, SIDE A
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Chair Deckert |
Calls meeting to order at 1:11 a.m.
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OPENS
PUBLIC HEARING ON SB 626
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Mazen Malik |
Explains SB 626 which creates a
revenue sharing task force to study revenue sharing by jurisdictions that
share urban growth boundaries. Exhibit 1. |
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Carl Hosticka |
Testifies in support of SB 626
because it addresses the problem of the “fiscalization of land use”. Refer to
written testimony. Exhibit 2. |
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Chair Deckert |
Asks what specific problem the
proposed task force would be addressing. |
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Hosticka |
Details the geographic regions which would be addressed,
and outlines the general problem. |
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Chair Deckert |
Asks if the state should be the convener of the task
force. |
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Hosticka |
Responds affirmatively reasoning that any proposal from
the task force would come back to the legislature. |
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Reed Wagner |
Responds that in other states that
adopted task forces, it was overseen by the legislature. |
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Judie Hammerstad |
Explains that SB 626 is outside the legislative package of
her City, but offers testimony in support of SB 626 because a task force
would create an incentive for districts to share in the burden of industrial
land, which is needed in the Metro area. |
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John Hartsock |
Discusses the committee on the future of Damascas.
Testifies in support of SB 626 because it addresses the shortfall in funding
for local land improvements and development. |
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Sen. Ringo |
Points out that this issue underlines the severity of the
local funding problem. |
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Gary Conkling |
Testifies in neutrality for SB 626 and expresses concerns
that the bill could adversely affect school funding. |
TAPE 77, SIDE A
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Linda Ludwig |
Testifies in opposition to SB 626. Expresses concerns over
the broad language of the bill that would affect many cities and counties
outside the Metro area. Discusses concerns from various cities. |
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Mark Cottle |
Discusses the growth of Sherwood and testifies in
“cautious support” for SB 626 in regards to a sub-regional analysis rather
than a blanket of the Metro area. |
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Chair Deckert |
Asks if Cottle is speaking for Washington County Mayors. |
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Cottle |
Responds affirmatively. |
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Denis Molden |
Testifies in opposition to SB 626
because it would not address the problems or succeed in offering a range of
solutions. |
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Sen. Ringo |
Points out that the bill merely
proposes a task force. |
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Molden |
Expresses his concern that the outcome of the task force
has already been decided, and the task force would only work to further that
pre-decision. |
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Sen. Ringo |
Asks if the problem is really with huge development costs
of the Damascus area. |
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Molden |
Responds that it is part of the problem and that everyone
needs to agree on the problems before moving on to the process of finding a
solution. |
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Chair Deckert |
Asks if Mr. Molden sees value in a
sub-regional review. |
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Molden |
Discusses the value of a sub-regional focus, and concerns
regarding this option. |
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Hosticka |
Comments on the opposition to the
proposed task force. |
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Chair Deckert |
Asks that Mr. Hosticka meet with some of mayors who have
concerns regarding the bill, and introduces into the record written testimony
from the City of Wilsonville. |
OPENS
PUBLIC HEARING ON HB 2312
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Dick Yates |
Explains HB 2312 which limits definitions in the law to
the qualifying statute relating to the Master Settlement Agreement. |
CLOSES
PUBLIC HEARING ON HB 2312
OPENS WORK
SESSION ON HB 2312
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Sen. Starr |
MOTION: MOVES HB 2312 TO THE SENATE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS
RECOMMENDATION. |
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Sen. Deckert |
ORDER: HEARING NO OBJECTION, MOTION PASSES: 5-0-1.
SENATORS EXCUSED: FERRIOLI. Sen. Corcoran will carry the bill on the Senate Floor. |
CLOSES WORK
SESSION ON HB 2312
OPENS
PUBLIC HEARING ON HB 2135
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Dick Yates |
Explains the bill, the issues
previously brought up, and the proposed changes. |
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Sen. Hannon |
Asks Mr. Yates if the bill would
allow deficit spending. |
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Yates |
Responds that it allows the state
to create a debt, but not to spend. |
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Paul Warner |
Discusses the intent of the
legislation. |
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Sen. Hannon |
Asks that regardless of the policy implications of the
bill, would this bill allow deficit spending. |
TAPE 76, SIDE B
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Warner |
Explains that the state can have a cash deficit situation
at any time and not have that constitute deficit spending. Discussion follows. |
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Sen. Hannon |
Asks about timing of tax payments.
Discussion follows. |
CLOSES
PUBLIC HEARING ON HB 2135
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Chair Deckert |
Adjourns the meeting at 2:08 p.m. |
Tape Log Submitted by,
Tara Lantz, Committee Assistant
EXHIBIT SUMMARY