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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Legislative Review Committee - 05/12/2005 -r r LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE Meeting Summary May 12,2005 Legislative Review Committee present:Doug Hutchinson,Kurt Kastein Staff present:Diane Jones,Steve Roy,Ron Phillips,Mark Radtke The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hutchinson at 7:35 am. MEETING SUMMARY The meeting summary for the March 3 1,2005 Legislative Review Committee meeting was approved as written. COMMITTEE ORIENTATION Mark Radtke provided a briefing for Committee members on thc role of the Committee. The briefing included an overview of annual Committee meetings,activities and the Legislative Policy Agenda process. 2005 SESSION REVIEW Mr.Radtke distributed a written summary of bills of interest to the City acted upon in the 2005 General Assembly session.He highlighted work on several bills: SB 207 failed on the final day of the session.The bill would have created a statewide ban on smoking in buildings open to the public.The bill would have allowed enforcement of local ordinances if they are more stringent that the state law. SB 63 and 58 224 both involved urban renewal.SB 63 would have limited urban renewal areas to include no more than 1000 of the URA land zoned agriculture.The bill was defeated.Steve Roy outlined the details of SB 224 that gives counties the ability to recover costs from an urban renewal authority in a narrow set of circumstances.SB 224 was passed without amendment. I-lB 1277 requires municipalities to gi’.e landlords official notice before any penalties may be imposed for nuisance problems on their rental properties.This compromise piece of legislation does not change current practice in the City. SB 44 and SB 101 were both defeated this session.The bill Former would have eliminated business personal property tax on fully depreciated property while the latter would have completely eliminated business personal property tax.The City opposed both bills.Elimination of business personal property tax would cost the City about $4 million in annual revenue. Lawmakers passed HB 1177 that creates “roundtable”groups for each of the state’s water divisions.These panels of water experts will negotiate water compacts with other water divisions in the state.There is a seat reserved for municipal interests.A second major water bill,HB 1296 suffered a close defeat.The bill would have required a mitigation plan be adopted before new water rights transfers between water basins or between counties could be approved by the water court. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Councilmember Kastein asked staff to prepare a comparison of SB 28 with the human rights ordinance. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 am.