The Albany City Council on Wednesday declined Councilor Sharon Konopa’s request to pass a resolution in support of Ballot Measure 49.

The measure in general would limit development allowed under the Measure 37 property-rights law approved by voters in 2004.

The council vote was 3-2. Passage requires at least four votes under the city’s charter.

Voting in favor were Konopa, Dan Bedore and Dick Olsen. Voting against were Ralph Reid Jr. and Jeff Christman. Bessie Johnson was not at the meeting.

Konopa said she drafted the resolution using other documents as a guide.

“It’s a fix to Measure 37,” she said. “Measure 37 overrides the state’s land-use laws and this new measure would help protect farms, forests, and natural and recreational areas and still allow claimants to build a few homes.”

Konopa is the treasurer of the Linn-Benton Yes on Measure 49 political action committee.

In a discussion that lasted about five minutes, Christman said he thought he and voters knew what they were doing when they passed Measure 37. He said he wanted to wait to hear the results of the governor’s task force that is looking at land-use laws overall.

Reid did not explain his vote.

In other business, the council:

• Set a $250 fee per tree for the purchase and planting of trees on new public streets in conjunction with development.

• Held over discussing a resolution to recognize the new North Albany Neighborhood Association until Johnson could be present.

• Set Nov. 5 for a public hearing for the annual water rate increase. No figures have been released.

• Heard City Manager Wes Hare announce there is a second offer on the 100-acre former Archibald property on Scravel Hill Road N.E. Neither the name of the person making the offer nor the price was released. No time was set to discuss either proposal.