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e The three jurisdictions have common interests and should agree on a time line for updating the General Plan. Mr. Bennett said he respects the fact that the County wants to look seriously at the rural lands issue, but felt it would be a mistake to pursue this at the expense of a comprehensive plan. In response to a point made by Mr. Cornacchia, Ms. Wooten pointed out that originally the amendment process was not separated from the update process. She said it was only in trying to be accommodating that a policy allowing for infrequent, singular amendments was established. Ms. Wooten said she believes the update process is the key element of the entire plan and that amendments should occur in batches when the update process occurs. Ms. Wooten expressed concern that the County and Springfield may not experience an improvement in their financial situation soon. This means that the update, a process which is extremely important to the metropolitan area, will not be completed. Mr. Cornacchia said that he would want to find a way to proceed with the update if he felt that all jurisdictions are partners in the Metro Plan. He does not perceive that the jurisdictions have any desire to cooperate with one another, however. Mr. Cornacchia said as long as this is true, he feels the jurisdictions should drop the facade and concentrate on their own planning interests. Mayor Obie said that since the General Plan was put together there has been good cooperation between the jurisdictions. He felt that "hostage holding" between the jurisdictions has only been a recent development. e . ' Mayor Obie asked Mr. Cornacchia and Mr. Bennett to meet on an informal basis to discuss their concerns and to generate possible solutions to the problem. Ms. Schue urged that a Springfield representative be included in this discussion. F. Shelton McMurphey House Ms. Ehrman said the rehabilitation of the Shelton McMurphey House has not progressed lately because of the need to raise funds in order to meet code requirements. She said the house was open during the Eugene Celebration and in excess of $1,000 was raised. Ms. Ehrman said people who toured the house were very appreciative, which convinces her that the house would receive numerous bookings if it were open for meetings. She felt this would be very good for downtown Eugene. Ms. Ehrman said some renovation work on the housekeeper's apartment in the basement has begun, but there is not currently enough money to bring the house into compliance with building codes. One of the requirements is that the ground floor of the house be accessible to the disabled. Ms. Ehrman said the cost of installing a lift would be approximately $15,000. She suggested that the City meet the costs of installing a lift, conditional upon the County providing enough funding to meet other code requirements. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 30, 1988 Page 6