SENATE COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

April 3, 2003 Hearing Room C

8:00 AM Tapes 79 - 80

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Rick Metsger, Chair

Sen. Bruce Starr, Vice-Chair

Sen. David Nelson

MEMBERS EXCUSED: Sen. Ryan Deckert

STAFF PRESENT: Amy Joyce, Committee Administrator

Annastasia Suess, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: SB 585 – Public Hearing

SB 765 - Public Hearing

SB 276 – Public Hearing and Work Session

SB 588 – Public Hearing

Informational Meeting – Committee Chair’s Report - SAIF

These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules. Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.

TAPE/#	Speaker	Comments
TAPE 79, A
002	Chair Metsger	Calls the committee to order at 8:09 a.m. and opens a public hearing on SB 585.
SB 585 - PUBLIC HEARING
010	Joe Gilliam	Oregon Grocery Association (OGA). Begins discussion and provides written testimony in support of SB 585 (EXHIBIT A).
030	Chris Cramer	Senior Engineer, Transportation and Engineering. Begins slide presentation and provides materials on SB 585 (EXHIBIT B).
160	Gilliam	OGA. Elaborates on the need for SB 585.
180	Chair Metsger	Asks for clarification on testimony regarding the trip usage for local businesses.
190	Cramer	Responds and elaborates on the length of trips and data that needs to be provided regarding land use.
205	Mayor Lou Ogden	Mayor of Tualatin. Provides testimony in opposition to SB 585.
240	Mayor Charlotte Lehan	Mayor of Wilsonville. Begins testimony in opposition to SB 585 (EXHIBIT C).
280	Carl Rohde	Councilor, Lake Oswego City Council. Provides testimony in opposition to SB 585.
340	Mayor Ogden	Provides further testimony on SB 585.
405	Mayor Lehan	Elaborates on the Wilsonville program process.
420	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on SB 585 and opens a public hearing on SB 765.
The following prepared testimony is submitted for the record without public testimony for HB 585:
	Marge Kafoury	Submits written testimony (EXHIBIT G).
	Mary Maloy	Submits written testimony (EXHIBIT H).
	Andrea Fogue	Submits written testimony (EXHIBITS I, J).
TAPE 80, A
SB 765 – PUBLIC HEARING
020	Bruce Warner	Director of the Department of Transportation (ODOT). Provides written testimony in opposition to SB 765 (EXHIBIT D).
145	Vice Chair B. Starr	Commends the work ODOT has done on SB 765.
200	Randy Tucker	1000 Friends of Oregon. Provides discussion written testimony in opposition to SB 765 (EXHIBIT E).
215	Andrea Fogue	League of Oregon Cities. Provides testimony in opposition to SB 765.
220	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on SB 765 and opens a public hearing on SB 276.
SB 276 – PUBLIC HEARING
230	Monty King	Oregon Independent auto dealers association. Provides a summary of the dash one amendments to SB 276.
250	Vice Chair B. Starr	Asks for clarification of the purpose of SB 276.
255	King	Elaborates on the dealer licensing and education requirements currently in place in Oregon.
280	Regina Covington	Provides testimony in support of the dash one amendments.
290	Bill Covington	Provides testimony in support of the dash one amendments.
298	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on SB 276 and opens a work session on SB 276.
SB 276 – WORK SESSION
300	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 276-1 amendments dated 04/01/03.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Deckert
302	Chair	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
305	Vice Chair B. Starr	MOTION: Moves SB 276 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
		VOTE: 3-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Deckert
307	Chair Metsger	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. B. STARR will lead discussion on the floor.
314	Chair Metsger	Closes the work session on SB 276 and opens a public hearing on SB 588.
SB 588 – PUBLIC HEARING
320	Darrell Fuller	Oregon Auto Dealers Association. Provides testimony in support of SB 588 and asks for one change in the bill.
380	Chair Metsger	Asks for clarification on the clarifying language of the bill.
385	Kelly Taylor	Provides testimony in support of SB 588 with one additional change.
395	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on SB 588 and opens an informational meeting.
INFORMATIONAL MEETING
405	Chair Metsger	Reads the Committee Chair’s report regarding the SAIF Corporation (EXHIBIT F).
TAPE 79, B
100	Chair Metsger	Continues to read the report.
250	Chair Metsger	Closes the informational hearing and adjourns the committee at 10:05 a.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – SB 585, written testimony, Joe Gilliam, 2 pp

B – SB 585, slide materials, Joe Gilliam, 6 pp

C – SB 585, written testimony, Mayor Lehan, 1 p

D – SB 765, written testimony, Bruce Warner, 3 pp

E – SB 765, written testimony, Randy Tucker, 1 p

F – INFORMATIONAL, written testimony, Sen. Metsger, 7 pp

The following exhibits are listed out of order in the body of the tape log:

G – SB 585, written testimony, Marge Kafoury, 3 pp)

H – SB 585, written testimony, Mary Meloy, 1 p

I – SB 585, written testimony, Andrea Fogue, 1 p

J – SB 585, written testimony, Andrea Fogue, 44 pp