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Ms. Ortiz thanked Downtown Eugene, Inc., Director Russ Brink, for forwarding the DEI report to the <br />council. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz reported on a recent meeting she had with Jim Lockhart, Director of the River Road Park and <br />Recreation District, who shared his concerns about the impact of annexation on the district. The district <br />received $100,000 annually from Eugene but would be out of money in four years. She suggested that the <br />City consider what its plans were for the district and service to that community. She thought the council <br />needed a long-term plan. She said the district would like more money but she had not been able to promise <br />Mr. Lockhart anything. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy thanked Ms. Ortiz for convening the meeting, saying she had been in Kingsborough to speak <br />with Secretary of State Bill Bradbury and others on local responses to climate change and sustainability. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon reported on a meeting she attended with representatives of the State of Oregon Housing and <br />Community Services put together by Stephanie Jennings of the Planning and Development Department. The <br />State shared information about what it was doing and State representatives had been very interested in <br />hearing about what local providers were doing and she appreciated the outreach and desire to strengthen <br />relationships. <br /> <br />On behalf of the Housing Policy Board, Ms. Solomon asked if the council would be represented on the <br />Planning Commission subcommittees on infill standards and opportunity siting. Ms. Muir indicated the <br />HPB was represented. Ms. Muir said no councilors were involved. Ms. Solomon asked if the council had <br />been excluded from those groups. Ms. Muir indicated she would provide the council with more background <br />on the topic. <br /> <br /> <br />B. WORK SESSION: <br /> Tax Levy for Funding of Pavement Capital Preservation Projects <br /> <br /> <br />Public Works Director Kurt Corey joined the council for the item. He recalled the council subcommittee <br />process and the subcommittee’s resulting recommendations to the council. He said the work session was <br />focused on the potential of a capital local option levy, which was a subcommittee recommendation. <br /> <br />Sue Cutsogeorge of Financial Services provided a PowerPoint presentation entitled Property Tax Option for <br />Pavement Capital Preservation Funding. She reviewed the staff recommendation, which was for a general <br />obligation (GO) bond measure to fund $81 million of pavement capital preservation projects over ten years, <br />to be prepared for the November 2008 ballot. She invited questions. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz asked about the time frame for a gas tax referral. Mr. Corey indicated two cents of the five cent <br />local gas tax sunsetted in February; staff understood the council did not want the tax to sunset and staff had <br />scheduled a public hearing on an ordinance that would extend the sunset or end it. Ms. Cutsogeorge said <br />that opponents of the ordinance had 30 days to refer it, which would not allow it to be referred in time for <br />the May 2008 ballot. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor was intrigued by the concept and pleased staff had come up with something outside the Measure <br />5 limits. He asked if staff recommended an inflation rate of five percent due to anticipated increases in <br />construction costs at a rate higher than general inflation. Ms. Cutsogeorge indicated staff selected that rate <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 10, 2007 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />