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<br />Ms. Bettman reiterated that her biggest issues were with funds such as the Telecommunications Fund and <br />Fleet Reserve, where decisions appeared to be very discretionary. She was concerned with how to address <br />the General Fund deficit projections from a policy level. She cited several perceived inconsistencies with the <br />adopted numbers in the FY08 budget. She questioned the accuracy of Footnote E on page 120 and said it <br />did not appear to reconcile with information in the capital budget. Budget Manager Kitty Murdoch <br />explained how the amounts were calculated and said the figures were net of all transactions. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark said he had no questions about the quality of staff work, but believed the council's role was to <br />provide oversight and it was appropriate to periodically examine policies. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson said the City's fleet reserve policy was one of the best for equipment replacement and was used <br />for both General Fund and non-General Fund fleet equipment. He said carrying over a large amount of <br />money, as noted by Ms. Bettman, was necessitated by the City's efforts to implement a new fire equipment <br />apparatus master contract that would allow purchase of multiple pieces of equipment over a ten-year period <br />without having to go out for bids on each individual piece. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka arrived at 11:50 a.m. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor, seconded by Mr. Clark, moved to approve Resolution 4922 adopting a <br />supplemental budget and making appropriations for the City of Eugene for Fiscal <br />Year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said she would support the supplemental budget with deep reservations and said she viewed <br />questioning the budget as her job and that should not be perceived in a negative way. She was not certain <br />how the new budgeting for outcomes process would impact the budget document or financial policies. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy thanked everyone for their attention to the budget and looked forward to a discussion of the <br />City's financial policies. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor indicated she was in favor of a policy discussion and had concerns about the budget. <br /> <br />The motion passed unanimously, 7:0. <br /> <br /> <br />WORKSHOP: City Council Goal - City Hall Complex <br /> <br />Interim City Manager Angel Jones introduced Jonah Cohen of Thomas Hacker Architects to lead the <br />discussion. Mr. Cohen introduced design team members Steve Simpson, Doug Macy, Ellen Teninty, and <br />Barry Pack who would participate in the presentation and discussion. <br /> <br />Mr. Cohen said the recent change in the planning horizon from 2008 to 2010 raised a number of issues. He <br />said council would be updated on the design, public involvement process, and public opinion research in <br />order to inform its discussion. He referred to the project values and position statement and said the goal was <br />to develop a compelling vision of a city hall complex inspired by an intense public involvement process and <br />reflecting community values. He said four key design drivers had emerged: sustainability, sense of <br />welcome, efficiency and planning for the future; design options had been distilled to two and each of those <br />would be depicted with two variations. He said variation "a" represented immediate consolidation and <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 12, 2007 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />