CC Minutes - 09/19/07 Work Session

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said one could not answer a question about how urban renewal affects taxes or overlapping tax districts in “ten seconds.” He averred that the memoranda spoke “for themselves” and if Ms. Bettman needed another copy of them he would arrange for Ms. Cutsogeorge to reissue them to her. Ms. Bettman asserted that there was a memorandum that said there were instances in which the urban renewal would increase taxes. She added that she hoped the City Attorney’s office would release its confidential memorandum to the council out to the public so that the attorneys could justify why it was “okay” to have the present discussion but not allowable to have a discussion regarding transportation funding. She believed the council was at a point where it would be deliberating and taking action but could not ask questions of the attorneys except by making a public records request. She averred that the councilors could only make those requests for “what the [attorneys] deemed permissible information.” Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to receive the report and direct the Agency Direc- tor to gather comments at the Mayor’s September 19 Community Forum and to distribute those comments to the Urban Renewal Agency for review; and to further direct the Agency Director to return to the Urban Renewal Agency on September 24, 2007, with options, rec- ommendations, and a proposed motion. The motion passed, 6:2; Ms. Bettman and Ms. Taylor voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy stated that the whole community had interest in revitalizing the downtown and she had a great interest in “getting to a win-win for all of us.” Mayor Piercy closed the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency at 12:55 p.m. and convened the meeting of the Eugene City Council. MINUTES—Eugene City Council September 19, 2007 Page 7 Work Session