Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Mr. Inerfeld stated that the OMPOC advanced interests common to Oregon’s designated Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). He said as the MPO for the Eugene/Springfield Metro area the Metropoli- tan Policy Committee (MPC) was a member of OMPOC. He reported that OMPOC was seeking feedback from the MPC on its draft legislative policy concepts and objectives document and the MPC requested that its member governments provide comment on it. He noted that the CCIGR reviewed “a few versions” of the document. He related that the draft was intended to serve as a guide for the OMPOC legislative agenda. He added that the OMPOC summit scheduled for the following weekend had been postponed until 2008. Councilor Bettman thought the document should reflect the TransPlan policies and the policies that the City adopted into its Capital Improvement Program (CIP) specifically that the City wanted to prioritize and fund preservation and maintenance of the existing road system. She did not think the document reflected that this was the City’s highest priority for funding. She wanted a bullet point that had been taken out of the document to be restored that said a transportation funding package that provided equitable shares to counties and cities should be advocated for and supported. She said she would add “and adequate resources”’ after “equitable shares” to the previous. She suggested that the reference to maintenance and preservation of roads should include local infrastructure because the money came from the gas tax. She averred that the City of Eugene needed to be able to use its gas tax money for maintenance and preservation. Continuing, Councilor Bettman cited a bullet point that said “advocate and support efforts to increase the capacity and efficiency of the public transit system in Oregon” and suggested that the words “and fund” be added after “support.” She stated that there was nothing in the document that discussed access management. She noted that the document said at the top “Oregonians need to strategically invest in all modes of transportation” and suggested that it be changed to include the words “equitably and proportionally” after the word “invest.” She said 20 percent of the population did not drive and predicted the numbers would increase as baby boomers aged. Councilor Taylor stated that she had responded by email. She indicated that she was in agreement with Councilor Bettman. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Angel Jones City Manager pro tem (Recorded by Ruth Atcherson) MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 8, 2007 Page 13 Regular Meeting