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MINUTES Eugene City Council Work Session McNutt Room-City Hall November 19, 2003 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Gary Papd, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Betty Taylor Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Jennifer Solomon. Mayor Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency to order. A. WORK SESSION: Proposed Riverfront Research Park Urban Renewal District Plan - Report and Amendments Ms. Nathanson, seconded by Mr. Meisner, moved to forward the proposed amend- ments to the Riverfront Research Park Urban Renewal Plan to other taxing districts, the Planning Commission, and the public for comment. City Manager Dennis Taylor recommended adjournment of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency until staff had arrived. Mayor Torrey adjourned the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency at noon. Mayor Torrey called the meeting of the City Council to order at 12:01 p.m. He stated that Item C would be the first order of the meeting. C. WORK SESSION: Sequencing of Financial Measures to be Presented to the Voters Assistant City Manager Jim Carlson explained that this was an opportunity to discuss election sequencing. He noted the previous discussion on this matter had been held in February 2002, and said staff felt the subject should be discussed periodically. He averred that it built upon much of the work the City Council did in multiple arenas such as the Budget Committee meeting, which had discussed the multi-year financial plan on November 17. Mr. Pap~ arrived. Mr. Carlson reported that he and councilors Pap~ and Solomon had attended a League of Oregon Cities session on what a municipality should know before putting a money measure on the ballot. He said materials from the meeting that delineated the result of bond measures and levies around the state since Ballot Measures 47 and 50 passed had been circulated among the council. He related the %asic message" MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 19, 2003 Page 1 Work Session