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partnership received a report that indicated a decrease in inquiries but an increase in business expansions. A discussion on how to restructure member contributions was planned. He said County Administrator Bill Van Vactor and the County commissioner in attendance at the meeting indicted that they may not support either Springfield's proposed Glenwood urban renewal district or Eugene's proposed enterprise zone due to their impact on tax revenues. He believed further discussion with the County was needed. Mr. Pryor said he had also attended a meeting of the McKenzie Watershed Council and heard an extensive and interesting presentation on invasive weeds in the watershed. The council would discuss the issue again in the future. Mr. Pryor reported on the most recent meeting of the Human Services Commission, saying the commission and Chuck Dalton of the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) discussed EWEB's program for low- income residents that attempts to avoid shutoffs before they occur. However, electricity was still shut off if the bill payer was unable to pay the City's stormwater charges, an element of the bill. Mr. Dalton was providing the commission with more information as to the scope of the issue, and it was possible the City's HSC representatives would return to the council requesting more discussion on the topic. Ms. Ortiz shared other councilors' pleasure in the recent goal-setting retreat. She expressed appreciation to Mr. Kelly for his remarks on racism. Ms. Ortiz said she attended the most recent meeting of the Santa Clara/River Road Task Force. The task force had requested official representation from the City Council. She indicated interest in participating on the task force, but deferred to the mayor in making that appointment. Ms. Bettman also believed the goal-setting session went well and had improved over previous years due to the different approach and process. She looked forward to both adopting and achieving the goals. Ms. Bettman said the Police Commission had broken down into subcommittees to process the civilian oversight issue, and the Adjudication and Oversight Subcommittee, of which she was a member, would meet on March 11 to discuss different models. She welcomed and encouraged people to attend those meetings and offer comments to the subcommittee. There was also the opportunity to enter into dialogue with subcommittee members. Ms. Solomon had no items. Mayor Piercy expressed her appreciation for the council's recent goal-setting session and looked forward to making progress on some of the goals. She reported that she and Mr. Pap~ were in Washington, DC, as part of the United Front effort, working to secure federal funding for important City priorities. Mr. Pap~ said he attended his first Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) Board of Directors meeting the previous week. He said that LCOG staff was working on several projects, including community sewer systems, street and road maintenance funding, and wireless internet access. City Manager Taylor thanked the council, mayor, and executive managers for their hard work on the council's goals. He said the work would be very help to staff in focusing its efforts. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 28, 2005 Page 2 Work Session