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Ms. Taylor welcomed the new councilors. Ms. Taylor said she hoped the council would work on a new tax structure to provide relief to those whose housing was not affordable because of their tax burden. She also wanted to keep the issue of inclusionary zoning before the council. Ms. Taylor requested information on the status of the conditional use permit at Rest-Haven Memorial Park. She asked if the council could reconsider the decision it made on the zone change for the Aster property in the Willow Creek area. Mr. Rayor said that a citizens group in Ward 1 was interested in emergency preparedness, particularly as it related to the Year 2000 issue. He requested that the City provide the group with information from the City regarding its emergency preparedness and how it interacted with such agencies as the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Mr. Rayor asked that the council have a discussion of the Riverfront Research Park prior to consideration of the Planning and Development Department budget. Mr. Kelly thanked the councilors for their welcome and said he was delighted to be with the council. Mr. Kelly reported that there would be a Year 2000 Community Forum on January 29, and indicated he would provide additional details in the future. He requested an update on the status of staff resources devoted to graffiti removal. Mr. Kelly suggested that, because of the number of new elected officials in the metropolitan area, a joint elected officials meeting be scheduled in April 1999 to discuss local budget conditions in the post-Ballot Measure 50 era, future budget projections, commonalities and differences between jurisdictions, and alternatives for the future. City Manager Jim Johnson indicated Mr. Kelly's suggestion was timely because the Public Safety Coordinating Council had also asked for such a discussion. He said staff would provide an update on graffiti removal. Mr. Johnson asked the council if it wished to schedule a work session related to charter review in the spring. Ms. Nathanson asked if the issue could be raised in the context of the upcoming process/goals session. Mr. Torrey agreed. Mr. Meisner explained that he was not seeking a discussion of specific changes to the charter, but rather a discussion of how to involve the public in an advisory process. Ms. Nathanson indicated her understanding of his intent, but pointed to the many competing priorities before the council and said that she would like the council to discuss if charter review was important enough among those priorities to warrant further staff and council attention. She did not object to holding a work session on the topic, however. Mr. Torrey suggested it was unlikely the council could find time to schedule the item prior to the process/goals session. Mr. Johnson proposed that staff schedule the item on a future agenda and that the council briefly discuss it at the process/goals session to give staff some direction on how to structure the work session. Responding to Mr. Rayor's request, Mr. Johnson noted that a discussion of the Riverfront Research Park was scheduled for February 10, 1999. Responding to Ms. Taylor's question, Mr. Johnson said the City had requested further information from Rest Haven Memorial Park; that information was received the previous day. He anticipated MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1999 Page 2 11:30 a.m.