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e e e Mayor Obie said helping Lane County with its law enforcement problem would be good. He wondered if the City should expect help with financing the airport expansion in return. Several councilors responded to Mayor Obie's request for comments. Ms. Schue did not think the City's response to the proposed levy and the financing of the airport expansion should be tied together. She said the proposed levy is quite different from former proposals to increase funds and it "might be worth a try." Ms. Ehrman wondered what trade-offs there might be when the levy is discussed. She suggested the financing of the airport expansion could be one of them. She said cooperation with the County seems to be a "one-way street. II Mr. Holmer said the fact that financing the airport expansion is a county-wide problem should be recognized during discussions with County officials. He suggested the City insist on something like a county-wide levy for the airport. He is reluctant to support the County proposal because other levies will have to be sought or services will have to be cut back when it expires in three years. Mr. Rutan said the councilors would like to cooperate with County officials, but more details and more time to discuss the levy are needed. He said the City would like to discuss other county-wide issues, such as the airport, with County officials. Ms. Schue agreed with Mr. Rutan. Mr. Miller did not think the levy will pass, but he would like to cooperate with County officials. He hoped County officials will also cooperate with Ci ty efforts. Mayor Obie said County officials have asked for cooperation from the City several times recently, but County officials have not cooperated very much with efforts to finance the airport expansion. Ms. Schue summarized by saying the councilors had not said they will oppose the proposed levy, but they had expressed several concerns about cooperation with County officials. Ms. Ehrman requested a memo from the staff with recommendations for using proceeds from the levy. B. Creation of Foundations Related to City Operations Mr. Holmer distributed a memo dated February 1986 titled liThe Problem with Foundations. II He said the existence of foundations can warp priorities in an organization and cause problems during an audit. He wondered if the council should adopt a set of principles to govern its relationship with foundations. Mayor Obie said he, too, was concerned about the creation of foundations. He wondered if the council should authorize foundations. Ms. Ehrman said the publicity for the foundation recently created by the Parks Department was in a brochure with the City's seal. She would have liked to have known about it beforehand. She said the Celebration is considering the creation of a non-profit corporation which will not use the City seal, but which will apply for grants. Mr. Rutan said some guidelines for foundations that would require a presenta- tion to the council before they are officially created would be appropriate. He asked the staff to prepare some draft standards and sanctioning process. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 17, 1986 Page 2