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Ms. Piercy remarked that in addition to the funds received from the City, LTD and environmental and business partners, support was also being provided by the Metro Partnership, realtors 1000 Friends; the Governor's Office was also interested in the collaborative as an innovative approach to planning. Mr. Pryor introduced the other WEC members who were present: Kevin Matthews, Ed Moore, Larry Reed, Mark Schoening, Tom Schwetz, Charles Snyder and Jim Welch. Ms. Piercy expressed her appreciation to all those participating in the collaborative process. Ms. Bettman asked if the City of Springfield, LTD and Lane Council of Governments were also being asked to make a financial contribution to the WEC. Mr. Pryor replied that the plan was to ask other jurisdictions for funding; that would include LTD, Lane County and the State, but not the City of Springfield. He hoped that grant funding could also be obtained. Ms. Bettman asked how many meetings would be held for $10,000 per month. Ms. Proudfoot replied that there were many activities under way; the WEC met approximately every six weeks, but in the interim the subcommittees were conducting their work. Mr. Zako added that WEC meetings were usually held over a two-day period and included subcommittee meetings to obtain maximum value from the facilitators. Ms. O'Brien noted that the facilitator's work was not limited to the formal meetings; they were also available on call whenever the WEC, subcommittees or associated staff or groups needed them. She said the Osprey Group was unanimously selected as the facilitator from among three applicants. Ms. Bettman said she was not tracking the WEC because it was a self-selected group of people who were active in government and business and she had worked with many of them before. She did not regard the WEC as a grassroots effort and felt it was top-heavy with government agencies. She found it difficult to be optimistic that the same group and the same process she had seen before would come up with something different. She asked if any WEC representatives were advocates for access management and rail, which she felt were the most important issues. Mr. Pryor said there was not a representative specifically from rail. He asked if Ms. Bettman meant access management to the infrastructure. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 4, 2007 Page 4 Work Session