CC Minutes - 11/28/07 Work Session

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Mr. Clark agreed with Mr. Pryor regarding City Hall, in terms of a bond measure in 2010. He said the public made it clear at the November 2007 election how they felt about passing funding measures, expecting the City Council to do a more thorough job with the money available, and addressing the City’s priorities before they would approve anything additional. He added the City Council needed to rebuild trust with the community. Responding to a question from Ms. Solomon, Mr. Carlson said considering separating City Hall and the Police patrol facility was up to the discretion of the City Council. Ms. Solomon said the police were a high priority for her, and they were not currently in a safe situation. Moving the police patrol facility bond measure to 2010 sent the message to the voters that police were not a priority. Mr. Carlson said keeping City Hall and police patrol together made sense, in that it was a combined need. The work done to-date included development of options for incremental improvements, including looking at the old Federal building for municipal court, a separate police patrol facility and the degree of consolidation on the existing City Hall site. He opined the consultant team would provide options that would enable the City Council to proceed with portions while not proceeding with the entire project. Another question the council would need to weigh would be what, if anything, could or should be done with existing resources without going to the voters. Ms. Solomon said she was willing to move forward with the tentative election schedule, although the council needed more discussion around City Hall and police patrol. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to tentatively support the tentative elec- tion schedule. Ms. Taylor moved to delete City Hall. There was no second to the motion. Mr. Clark moved to amend the motion to put City Hall out to at least 2009 and the pavement preservation issue to November 2008. There was no second to the mo- tion. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to amend the motion to move City Hall to 2010. The motion to amend passed, 4:3; Ms. Bettman, Mr. Poling, and Ms. Solomon voting in opposition. The motion as amended passed, 6:1, with councilor Bettman voting in opposition. The meeting adjourned at 1:32 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Angel Jones City Manager Pro Tem (Recorded by Linda Henry) MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 28, 2007 Page 11 Work Session