CC Minutes - 08/14/02 Work Session

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MINUTES Eugene City Council Work Session McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall August 14, 2002 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: David Kelly, Gary Pap~, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, Pat Farr, Betty Taylor, Gary Rayor, Bonny Bettman. CITY COUNCIL MEETING Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order at noon. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to switch the order of the agenda items so that the work session on downtown parking issues would be held before the process session. Mr. Kelly said he would support the motion because the downtown parking issue was more time- sensitive. Ms. Bettman expressed a desire for closure on parking issues in the downtown area before advertising was done for the Eugene Celebration. Mr. Fart said he would vote against the motion. He said it was a good opportunity for the council to exercise some discipline and make sure that it got to the downtown parking issues. Mr. Meisner said he would also oppose the motion. He noted that there was a possibility for a motion to extend the time of the meeting if it were necessary. The vote on the motion resulted in a tie; Ms. Bettman, Ms. Taylor, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Rayor voted yes, and Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Meisner, Mr. Fart, and Mr. Pap~ voted no. Mayor Torrey voted in opposition and the motion failed on a final vote of 5:4. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Pap~, moved to authorize $22,000 of General Fund contingency money for the Community Planning Workshop at the University of Oregon to conduct a business climate study. In response to a question from Mr. Meisner regarding whether there was enough money in the contingency fund to reasonably expect to pay for unexpected funding needs for the year, City Manager Jim Carlson said the fund had not yet been tapped except for previously approved election activities. He added that the workshop was a typical kind of project funded by contingency fund money. MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 14, 2002 Page 1 Work Session