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<br />- Mayor Obie said the wetlands issues poses significant problems for local <br /> jurisdictions as well as private property owners. He said this is a <br /> community-wide problem) and one entity cannot bear the entire burden. <br /> Mr. Bennett commented that he made a similar argument regarding the <br /> condominium conversion issue. <br /> Mayor Obie mentioned that industries thinking about locating in the Eugene <br /> area are pleased with the area's electricity rates, but not its sewer rates. <br /> Mr. Rutan asked if the rate increase for the regional system is needed <br /> because the system is currently overbuilt. Mr. Gleason said the regional <br /> treatment plant is more expensive to operate than treatment plants in other <br /> areas, because the plant for the Eugene-Springfield area removes a larger <br /> percentage of material from the water. Ms. Andersen added that treatment <br /> plants in other areas will reach capacity before the plant in the <br /> Eugene-Springfield area will; or) the plants in some other communities will <br /> have to be upgraded in order to meet the standards that the Eugene- <br /> Springfield plant currently meets. <br /> II. STRATEGIC FINANCIAL PLAN PROCESS <br /> Warren Wong) Finance Division) made several staff comments about the FY88 <br /> strategic financial planning process. First) the public input process was <br /> not adequate or timely) particularly because of the overlap between the <br />- financial planning process and the annual budget process. Future financial <br /> planning should be timed so as not to overlap with the public process for <br /> annual budget review. Second) the strategic financial planning dealt with <br /> existing services) but there are a number of issues being discussed by the <br /> council that have potential financial impacts; these issues need to be <br /> incorporated in the City's financial planning. Third) the projected deficit <br /> is real and the solution should be long-term rather than a short-term <br /> patch-job. And fourth) the City1s long-range financial plan needs both <br /> council and citizen support. <br /> Mr. Wong said the six-year financial forecast for the general fund is being <br /> updated. Expenditures appear to be meeting the projected targets (the labor <br /> agreements with police and AFSCME are pending). There appear to be some <br /> shortfalls) however) on the revenue side (franchise fees) State-shared <br /> revenues, and delinquent property taxes). <br /> Mr. Wong said staff proposes several council activities for August: review <br /> the revised six-year financial forecast; ballot on services; discuss and <br /> adjust the ballot results; and discuss an FY90 budget process. He also said <br /> staff recommends that the council adopt a set of policies regarding line <br /> items such as travel) training) administration, legal services) and <br /> publications. These and other policy statements) as well as the balloting <br /> results, will provide the basis for staff to propose an FY90 budget. <br />e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 11) 1988 Page 4 <br />