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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Process Session <br /> Morse Ranch, 595 Crest Drive--Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br /> July 31, 2000 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Bobby Lee, Betty Taylor, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David <br /> Kelly, Gary Pap~. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Pat Farr, Gary Rayor. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL PROCESS SESSION <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. ^lso present were councilor-elect Bonny <br />Bettman; City Manager Jim Johnson; ^ssistant City Manager Jim Carlson; Council, Government, <br />and Public Affairs Manager Mary Walston; and Council Coordinator Kate Rowles. <br /> <br />Prior to the commencement of the process session, Mr. Lee asked for council head nods to <br />consider a contingency fund request in the amount of $8,000 for the Lane Educational Service <br />District (ESD) to underwrite the costs of the planetarium at the August 7, 2000, council meeting. <br />In response to a question from Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Lee indicated that the money would provide <br />transition funding for Lane ESD. Mr. Kelly and Mr. Meisner indicated support for a contingency <br />fund request in the lesser amount of $5,000. Mr. Lee also requested head nods indicating <br />agreement to consider a contingency fund request in the amount of $5,000 to underwrite the <br />costs of a video produced by Ribbon of Promise. Responding to a question from Ms. Nathanson <br />regarding the financial status of the Ribbon of Promise organization, Mr. Lee said he would <br />secure more information about the request and the organization's financial condition for the <br />council before it took action on the request. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner pointed out that the council's ground rules regarding contingency fund requests <br />specifically precluded the payment of past debt. <br /> <br />The process session was facilitated by Margot Helphand. Ms. Helphand reviewed the proposed <br />meeting agenda topics: 1) review council operating agreements; 2) other (including lobbying trips, <br />three-minute speaking rule, overseas council and mayor travel, public comment, impact of staff <br />assignments, etc.); and 3) governance (what is the council's working relationship with the city <br />manager, City Manager's Office staff, etc.). <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ arrived at the meeting. <br /> <br />Ms. Helphand solicited other agenda items. Mr. Kelly pointed out that discussion of the process <br />of evaluating the city manager was omitted from the list; he suggested that, due to the lack of <br />time, perhaps it was best discussed at a future process session. Other councilors agreed. Ms. <br />Taylor recommended that the council begin to think about the process now. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 31, 2000 Page 1 <br /> Process Session <br /> <br /> <br />