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e to be selected by the UO president and then appointed by the mayor, and three to be nominated by the mayor and appointed by the city council. Ms. Briner said the commission would conduct research, hold hearings, study and analyze proposals concerning development of the park, and then make recommendations to the UO and to the City, especially to the Eugene Renewal Agency concerning urban renewal and tax allocation funding. She added that the commission was seen as a way to allow greater public participation, and rnembers would serve two-year terms. Ms. Briner noted two scrivener additions to the ordinance on Page 2. In sec- tion 2.222, line one, the word underlined should be added as follows: "In making its recommendations to the city and to the President of the University . . .11 And in the same section, paragraph two, underlined should be added to read: "At the joint request of the City and the University of Oregon, . . . \I Ms. Briner said the University president, the State Board of Higher Education chancellor, and the Eugene city manager had agreed to the basic provisions outlined in the executive summary of the agreement that had been distributed. She added that the agreement included all three parties, but most of the frarnework pertained to the UO and to the city. She said the agreement called for a rnanagernent committee to provide support to the commission, adding that she expected the committee to include the Development director, the Planning director, and possibly Public Works or other city staff involved in develop- ment of the project, along with University vice presidents of research, admi- nistration, etc. The agreement also called for each party to designate a project representative, who would guide day-to-day direction, and Ms. Briner e said she had been chosen by the city to fill that position. She said actions being requested included passage of the ordinance and authorization for the City Manager to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the University and with the State Board of Higher Education. Mr. Hansen asked about liability and obligations if the City decided to leave the agreement after two years or so. Stan Long, of the City Attorney's Office, said the agreement was similar to a partnership, with a period of dissolution and allocation of responsibility to follow the action or the dollars. He said if bonds were issued, those would remain the City's respon- sibility, although an accounting would be done for funds. Tort responsibility was allocated according to a formula sharing. Mr. Long said the commitment would be a long-term one, particularly with respect to actions uniquely the council IS. Ms. Ehrman requested additional information about the criteria to be used for choosing the expert commission members. Ms. Briner said she intended to develop a set of criteria for presentation to the university president and to the mayor before commission openings were advertised. Responding to Ms. Bascomls question, Mayor Obie said the non-profit corpora- tion had been appointed by and reported to the university. He said the inter- governmental agreement was an atternpt to respond to concerns that the entity be public and report to both partners, in addition to addressing the liability issue. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 20, 1985 Page 3