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not discussed and which she thought was going the wrong direction. Mr. Yeiter noted the EPA award provided the City with an opportunity to have a national team inform it about the available financial incentives for infill and redevelopment. Ms. Bettman said she was sorry the City was in a place where it could not take advantage of that opportunity. She noted that the award dictated a public process outside the council's purview. Until the council had given the Planning and Development Department some specific policy direction about the direction it wished to take with removing obstacles to infill and higher density in urban core neighborhoods, she could not support any such grant or award. Ms. Taylor agreed with Ms. Bettman. She had been alarmed by the groups that were proposed to be involved. She said the input of the Neighborhood Leaders Council did not carry the same weight as the voice of the chamber, the homebuilders association, and the Lane Council of Governments. She said the City had the ability to conduct such an audit without the award. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to reject the application. Mr. Pap6 determined from Mr. Yeiter that staff saw nothing in the application that contravened current council policy or was at odds with the City's Growth Management Study policies. Mr. Yeiter said staff believed the award would help to implement those policies. The funding would be used to carry out the two-year work program. Responding to a question from Mr. Pap6, Mr. Lowe indicated staff would welcome the input of the council or the Planning Commission acting as the Citizen Involvement Committee in regard to the participants in the process; the listed groups were samples of representative groups. Mr. Pap6 noted his opposition.to the motion as he believed the award was intended to help implement the City's Growth Management Study policies. The motion passed, 2:1; Mr. Pap~ voting no. The committee considered the transportation growth management (TGM) grant proposal held over from the previous week. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to reject the TGM grant application to au- dit the code to remove obstacles to density and mixed use. The motion passed, 2:1; Mr. Pap6 voting no. DRAFT EXCERPT MINUTES--Council Committee on May 12, 2005 Page 2 Intergovernmental Relations