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1- ,~~, ~ - -- r Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to approve the recom- e mendation of the Joint Parks Committee for considering the restoration of an 18-hole golf course on the Laurelwood property. Roll call vote; the motion carried 4:1:1 with Councilors Schue, Holmer, Bascom, and Ehrman voting aye, Councilor Wooten voting nay, and Councilor Miller abstaining. V. WORK SESSION RE: INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR URBAN TRANSITION (memo, background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced a discussion of an intergovernmental agreement for the transfer of urban services. Jim Carlson of the Planning Department gave the staff presentation. He said the intergovernmental agreement provides for the transfer of funds between Lane County and the Ci ty. He said the City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners has approved the transfer of building and planning services on January 1,1987. He said the Urban Services Policy Committee has adopted several policy papers and is working out the details of the transfer of services for parks. Mr. Carlson said the intergovernmental agreement involves a formula which is based on road miles and population and can be applied to all the cities in the county. The agreement covers the cost of added responsibilities, recognizes the IIpurchase of servicesll from Lane County by the cities, recognizes that more services probably will be transferred in the future, and transfers responsibility for certain roads within the City and eliminates the lIassis- e tance to cities" program for those roads. He said, at a minimum, principal arterials are not included in the initial agreement. Mr. Carlson said responsibility for about 22 road miles are included in the agreement which provides for the transfer of Lane County road funds to the City and some City General Fund moneys to Lane County. Most of the roads to be transferred are in the Willakenzie and River Road areas. They are not improved to City standards. He said the County road funds must be used for roads and the council will consider adjustments to the Eugene budget for planning, building, and other services assumed from the County. Mr. Carlson said the proposed three-year agreement initially involves a $826,000 transfer from the Lane County Road Fund and a $246,000 transfer from the City to the County. The agreement must be reviewed in the third year and can be cancelled if an l8-month notice is given. He said the agreement is meant to be a continuing one. Mr. Gleason said the transition issues involve the City's relationship to the Lane County Road Fund and a decision about which jurisdictions should provide urban services. He said the issues will be clearer after the initial steps in the transfer. Answering a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Gleason said Lane County has funds which can be spent only on roads and needs funds for other expenses. The transition process enables the City to spend County Road Fund moneys on roads . MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 25, 1986 Page 7