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Commissioner Green complimented Mr. Spartz. He agreed that they should “grab a couple of issues” and <br />work on them. He clarified for Councilor Bettman that he had not brought up an idea of metro policing as an <br />avenue for the three jurisdictions to pursue; rather, he had brought it up as an example of inter-jurisdictional <br />collaboration. <br /> <br />Commissioner Green did not think the MPC was the appropriate body to resolve issues because of its voting <br />structure. He recalled his service as a Eugene City Councilor. He pointed out that at the time he and past <br />Springfield Councilor Lyle Hatfield could have a conflict arise between jurisdictions and then work to reach <br />a resolution. <br /> <br />Councilor Wylie noted that Commissioner Stewart had assured everyone that the County was looking at <br />fiscal options but she pointed out that there were only four months until July 1. She felt the cities were not as <br />“on top of it” as the County was and asked for an analysis of when to put some emergency services into <br />place. <br /> <br />Commissioner Stewart offered to make presentations on the current options for the County budget based on <br />the different fiscal scenarios. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy indicated her interest in better understanding how it would affect the communities. She added <br />that for her it was important for the three jurisdictions to have “really good discussions.” She thought that <br />what happened when they arrived at a decision point was a “whole other thing.” She averred that there were <br />different philosophies and ways that the different communities decided to move and operate. She felt there <br />were things that they shared and agreed upon and things they did not share and agree upon. She wanted to <br />look for places where they could agree. <br /> <br />Commissioner Sorenson related that the commission had been in a multi-meeting process to provide direction <br />to the staff on the budget process. He stated that the target date for release of the budget was April 21 and <br />that the hearings and public comment period needed to be completed by the end of May. <br /> <br />Commissioner Sorenson commented that there were a number of multi-jurisdictional bodies in Lane County. <br />He did not perceive the MPC as being non-functional given that there had only been one veto in ten years. <br />He felt that if a body such as the HSC was not functioning, the governing bodies should bring members <br />before them and ask why it was not working. <br /> <br />Councilor Lundberg surmised that there was general agreement that staff could move forward with the Metro <br />Plan issues. She supported meeting quarterly. She pointed out that the three jurisdictions had agreed on <br />many plans in the past. <br /> <br />Councilor Woodrow expressed some concern that waiting 90 days to meet again was too long given the <br />potential emergency situation the County was facing. He added that the veto power that could be exercised <br />at the MPC sometimes precluded having a conversation about an issue. He supported coming up with a <br />method to reach a solution. <br /> <br />Work Assignments – Next Steps <br /> <br />Commissioner Stewart summarized the conversation and proposed the following as next steps: <br />? <br /> Regarding the public safety issue, he suggested that he try to get on the next available city council <br />agendas in order to provide a status report on the budget process; <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Joint Elected Officials— February 12, 2008 Page 10 <br /> Lane Board of County Commissioners and Eugene and Springfield City Councils <br /> <br />