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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Legislative Review Committee - 10/07/2008 -City Manager’s OfficeCityofCityHall300LaPorteAve.ort CoLLins ~ll:CO8O522 970.22’~6iO7.fax Legislative Review Committee Meeting Summary October 7,2008 Note:Information obtainedfollowing the October 7,2008 meeting is noted in italics. Present:Doug Hutchinson,Ben Manvel,Kelly Ohison,Wendy Williams,Steve Roy and Tess 1-leffernan The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. 1.Minutes of the September 2,2008 meeting were approved. 2.1 ollow up on ballot initiatives: Tess Heffernan reviewed and/or provided additional information on each of four ballot initiatives,followed by Committee discussion. Ballot Item City Position •Referendum 0:Initiative Process 2-1 in Support Hutchinson and Manvel support,Ohlson opposes •Amendment 57:Safe Workplace Initiative N/A This Amendment has been withdrawn from the ballot. •Amendment 58:Severance Tax Initiative Neutral •Amendment 59:Savings Account for Education (SAFE)Support 3 Draft 2009 Legislative Policy Agenda The Committee reviewed the draft Agenda and made a few minor changes.A final draft will be reviewed at the November 4,2008 LRC meeting. 4.Updates on potential legislation •Camera radar enhancements Changes that will be proposed include increasing the maximum speed zone within which camera radar can be deployed from 35 mph to 50 mph.The City will also seek to remove limitations on the locations where camera radar can be used. Senator Bob Bacon has since agreed to sponsor this bilL C)0 •Growth Management Areas Committee members clarified that they wish to move forward with legislation prohibiting violations of existing GMAs.Representative Randy Fischer has expressed interest in sponsoring this legislation.Steve Roy and Tess Heffernan will meet with Randy to discuss this further. •Rubber tire indenmity in RR right of way Transportation staff suggest the City initiate legislation amending an existing statute so that “rubber tire transit”is an allowed use in RR right of ways.This will allow the City to better address liability concerns raised by BNSF regarding the Mason Cothdor.Committee members agreed to move forward with this request. Oti er business Committee members discussed the types of information and formats that will be most useful for LRC members as the coming legislative session unfolds.Kelly Ohlson noted that he would like to see the total numbers and who votes for or against legislation.He noted that this year’s Legislature is predicted to be very action-oriented and the City needs to be as proactive as possible. Steve Roy and Tess Heffeman will meet to develop a process for how to best obtain legal input on appropriate bills.The goal is to identi&which bills need analysis,and at what point in the process.They will bring a proposal back to the LRC at the N vember meeting.Staff is working on a system and will bring this to the LRC in December. Minutes of each meeting will be distributed with the agenda of the following month’s meeting,as was done in the past.The italicized updates included with the minutes are helpful and members would like that to continue.