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e Public Works The Mayor asked what the current balance of the System Development Fund was. Staff said that some of the assumptions in the fund balance may be predicated on projects that will be undertaken this year. Mr. Mounts sa i d e that the funded budget, with no balance available in the Systems Development Fund at this current fiscal year, is $1.2 million. He said that staff anticipates using all the fund balance to fund projected tasks. Mr. Rutan addressed the Fern Ridge Bike Path. Mr. McKinley said that City staff is working on an interim plan to use the existing street system and eventually hook up with Lane County's western section. He acknowl edged that the Fern Ridge Bike Path should be included in the CIP. He said staff is exploring options on how to construct the bike path under Belt Line. If the City Council would like this subject addressed, Mr. Teitzel said his staff would attempt to incorporate it into the first three years of the CIP. Lane County Commissioner John Ball said that Lane County has the funds available to construct its portion of the bike path. Mr. Rutan asked the City Manager to direct staff to work with Lane County in the review and development of the Fern Ridge Bike Path. Mr. Rutan asked to have the Fern Ridge Bike Path included in the next CIP. It was noted that the bike path had been previously included as a $90,000 project in the CIP under Federal-Shared Revenue. Ms. Ehrman asked whether the railroad would assist in the payment of the Railroad Crossing Upgrade Program. Mr. Teitzel said that the railroad does join the City in providing maintenance personnel of the crossings, but this is mainly a City cost, since the e railroad does not do the work or assist in the funding of construction materials. Ms. Ehrman also asked whether City staff would be cleaning the Amazon Channel. She was advised that a private contractor will clean the channel. V. GENERAL COMMENTS Mr. Holmer discussed the work of the National Council on Pub 1 i c Works Improvement. He sa i d he read material from the Government Finance Offi cers Association, the American Planning Association, and from Deloitte, Haskins, and Sells. He said that his reading material commended Clp.s, and it also suggested that the ten-year program, or even the six- year program, tends to to be a wish list. He said he thought that the change to a three-year wish list would be applauded by the groups. He also said that there is a great deal of infrastructure maintenance that is buried in the Operating Budget--he would like to identify the City.s infrastructure maintenance costs and relate it to the City. s total investment in infrastructure and its condition. He said that the reference material discussed the desirability of setting national standards for data bases. He said that he did not participate fully in e today's discussion of the CIP because he believed that the City Council's time to review the CIP comes later in the process--after the council sees e MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 6, 1986 Page 8