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e Ms. Schue said she agreed that conflict was not necessarily bad. She added, however, that in reading the Downtown Commission minutes, she had developed the impression that the Downtown Commission had a different view of Eugene's financial situation than she did as a councilor. She said she thought that difference had implications that would have to be dealt with. Ms. Schue said she understood that Downtown Commission projects were the only ones to be included in the Capital Improvements Program before appearing in a plan and before the council had acted on those projects. She said she thought the council should give more attention to finances. Ms. Bascom said the City Council had voted to remove from the budget funds for the Willamette Street project from 13th to 20th avenues and from 8th to 10th avenues, but those projects had reappeared in the budget through a process that was unclear. Ms. Wooten said she agreed with Ms. Schue that the council as urban renewal board should take a greater interest in the Capital Improvements Program as well as the Tax Increment budget and should be able to integrate and cross- reference those items with the Urban Renewal Plan and the Downtown Plan. She said that although the council approved both of those plans, the processes seemed to operate exclusively and needed better coordination. She added that she did not want to duplicate the functions of the Downtown Commission, but she favored greater understanding, control, and influence of implementation. Responding to Mayor Obie's question, Ms. Wooten said she thought the renewal board might meet quarterly or twice yearly. e Mr. Rutan said he~saw a need for earlier council. involvement in the process, and Ms. Wooten said she wanted a greater understanding of the development of items. Mr. Farkas said both the Downtown and Planning Commissions would be forwarding recommendations on the Urban Renewal Plan, which would provide direction. He said the renewal board could issue policy direction, as it did with the Community Development Block Grant Funds at the Community Development Committee or it could schedule meetings with the two commissions. Mr. Gleason added that the cross-referencing suggested by Ms. Wooten could be done by the council alone, in conjunction with the Downtown Commission, or delegated to the Downtown Commission with policy direction. Mayor Obie said he would prefer to invite the chair of the Downtown Commission to a session in which the council acted as renewal board. Mr. Holmer asked about the quorum of four on the Downtown Commission. Ms. Schue said she thought that had been set when the commission contained only seven, rather than the current nine members. Ms. Wooten asked whether staff had any recommendations about how to create an aggressive renewal agency presence and leadership in collaboration with the Downtown Commi ss ion. Mr. Farkas said staff recommended gi vi ng greater attention to the renewal agency role in the CIP and in Tax Increment financing. Mr. Gleason said the renewal board might, for example, adopt a Tax Increment budget and forward it to the Budget Committee. Mr. Farkas added e MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner/Work Session June 2, 1987 Page 11