Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Councilor Bettman accused staff of circumventing the direction of CCIGR to go with the 25 percent match. She asked when the results of the grant applications would be known. Ms. Weiss responded that the OWEB grant application result would be known in early spring and the Forest Legacy tended to be known in early March. Councilor Bettman asked how long the City would have to withdraw the Forest Legacy application. Ms. Weiss replied that this could be done at any time. Councilor Bettman asked when it would be known whether the Forest Legacy application was accepted or rejected. Ms. Weiss responded that the City would know whether the application was moved on to the next phase in the next two months. Councilor Pryor suggested that such a change in a grant application after approval be related to the CCIGR in the future, whether by email or otherwise. He said there were two choices: support the grant or withdraw the application. He had no reason not to support the grant. He commented that it was “too bad” the council was faced with this situation but he believed it was still a good purchase and would hate to withdraw the entire application. He added that he favored the Beverly/Green properties but for him the key element was that he wanted to purchase from a willing seller. He was not convinced that the Ridgeline acquisition was related to it. Councilor Zelenka asked what the deadline was for the application for the OWEB grant. Ms. Weiss replied that it was due October 15. In response to a question from Councilor Zelenka, Ms. Weiss replied that the land in the Ridgeline acquisition ranged from $10,000 to $15,000 per acre. Councilor Zelenka asked staff to get that information specifically for each property. Councilor Bettman said she wanted to amend the motion so that the City only budgeted for the 25 percent match and if the OWEB grant did not come through the grant application to the Forest Legacy would be withdrawn. She reiterated her unhappiness with staff regarding the change in the grant application. She commented that she was prepared to vote no altogether because she did not want to “reinforce bad behavior.” She said she would try to amend the motion instead. Councilor Ortiz moved to approve the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and associ- ated matching fund plan. Councilor Bettman asked to make a friendly amendment to revise the language to state that the council would approve the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board grant request with a 25 percent local match, budgeted for $1.1 million, and to direct staff to withdraw the Forest Legacy application should the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board grant not be ap- proved. Councilor Pryor provided a second. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 7. ACTION: Oregon MPO Consortium Legislative Policy Concepts and Objectives Mayor Piercy called Rob Inerfeld, Transportation Planning Manager for the Public Works Department, to the podium to explain the Oregon Metropolitan Planning Organization Consortium (OMPOC) legislative policy concepts and objectives document. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 8, 2007 Page 12 Regular Meeting