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Mr. Johnson reported that there would be a fiscal impact to Eugene as a result of the Board of <br />County Commissioners' decision to grant the Lane Rural Fire & Rescue District an ambulance <br />service area. He estimated a possible $500,000 loss to Eugene. He indicated the council could <br />expect a memorandum on the subject from Fire Chief Tom Tallon. Mr. Meisner wanted the <br />memorandum to indicate the consequences and implications of the decision in terms of Eugene's <br />staffing levels and financial resources, and whether reductions were possible because of the loss of <br />service area. <br />Ms. Bettman agreed that Ms. Nathanson had considerable expertise on the subject of <br />telecommunications, and suggested that expertise could be taken advantage of in a work session <br />during which the council could discuss the issues involved and find out if it had any leverage to <br />ensure collocation was working and that impacts on property values were avoided. She did not <br />think having a work session meant that there would be a new ordinance or changes to the existing <br />ordinance. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor expected Ms. Nathanson to be a major participant in such a work session on <br />telecommunications, but she thought the council needed more education on the topic. <br /> <br />Noting the amount of information available on telecommunications, Mr. Farr suggested that <br />councilors spend some time outside the council meeting setting researching the topic. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey did not think that the City Council should rush the process of recruiting and <br />selecting a new city manager. He believed the key to the process was involving the people the new <br />manager would be working for. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey suggested that councilors contact members of the Board of County Commissioners <br />and urge the commissioners to follow-through on their tentative support for the funding for the <br />Broadway reopening improvements. <br /> <br />Referring to the Six-Year Financial Forecast, Mayor Torrey suggested that the council consider <br />scheduling a work session to examine the possibilities of doing a service review similar to that <br />done following the passage of Ballot Measure 47/50. <br /> <br />B. Work Session: Capitalizing City Buildings Through Facility Rental Rates <br /> <br />The council was joined by Assistant City Manager Jim Carlson, Sue Cutsogeorge, and Glen <br />Svendsen of the Central Services Department for the item. Central Services Department staff <br />DeeAnn Hardt, Becky Koble, and Vic Martin were also present. <br /> <br />Mr. Svendsen provided background on the proposal, reminding the council that it recommended <br />through the Downtown Space Plan that staff include a mechanism for funding a portion of the <br />capital costs for new construction to reduce the amount of bonding needed. The proposal was one <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 26, 2001 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />