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<br />Councilor Bettman felt Mr. Hale made a very good suggestion. She agreed some of the line items that were <br />presented in the documents provided to the councilors should have been in the existing budget. <br /> <br />In response to a question from Councilor Bettman, Mr. Klein affirmed that a person would have 60 days to <br />gather signatures to put a referendum in to bring the bond to a ballot. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman asked how many signatures it would take. Mr. Klein replied that the law required <br />signatures from five percent of the legal voters for such a referendum to be placed on the ballot. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman said she would vote for the resolution and see whether there was enough public <br />sentiment to place it on the ballot. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly also appreciated the additional information. He had ascertained that a rate increase of <br />around .4 percent could be possible, but this increase was in no way certain. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly echoed the desire for a better working relationship between the EWEB Board and the City <br />Council. <br /> <br />Additionally, Councilor Kelly remarked that the master planning process for the existing site had struck <br />him as something that should be conducted with input from the Planning and Development Department. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy related that she met several times with EWEB staff and commissioners and it was agreed by <br />both parties that the City and EWEB needed to meet more. <br /> <br />Roll call vote; the motion to adopt Resolution 4871 passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />The meeting was adjourned at 10:38 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Ruth Atcherson) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 8, 2006 Page 20 <br /> Regular Meeting <br />