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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Regarding the urban strategy item, Rutan said that he thought it was not the <br />same as intergovernmental relations. Bennett felt that this referred to common <br />police and fire forces between Eugene and Springfield. It was decided that <br />urban strategy related to the economies of scale notion and the annexation <br />issue. <br /> <br />Listed under the downtown item were the following: <br />parking <br />transportation <br />safety <br />access/visibility <br />housing <br />LTD <br />tax increment district <br />organizations involved in downtown <br /> <br />Under the citizen participation item the group listed: <br />public hearings <br />initiative petitions <br />neighborhood groups <br />representation - alternatives <br />town hall meetings <br />boards and commissions <br />feedback mechanisms <br />use of TV <br /> <br />For the transportation item, the group listed: <br />fairgrounds <br />alternatives to automobiles <br /> <br />This concluded the discussion of the goal session items for Saturday's discus- <br />sion. Sharon Thorne then turned the meeting over to Jeff Miller, as the Council <br />wished to discuss a proposal from the Committee on Committees regarding the <br />Budget Committee process. <br /> <br />Miller presented the memo and noted that the proposal would result in a reduced <br />number of Budget Committee meetings, and that Councilors would need to agree to <br />the proposed ground rules. (A copy of this memo was distributed in advance.) <br /> <br />Holmer said that there were certain parts of the proposal which he felt needed <br />clarification. Rutan responded that the proposal refers only to the Budget <br />Committee process and not the Council processes. He said that when the Budget <br />Committee recommends the budget it is not necessarily a done deal, and that the <br />Council still has discretion regarding the budget. Schue wondered about the <br />impact of making such a change in the budget process. Rutan noted that the <br />dynamics of the Budget Committee are different that those found on the Council. <br />Boles felt that the proposed changes violated the spirit of the Budget Commit- <br />tee process. Rutan indicated that he wished to debate the issues as a Coun- <br />cilor and not within the Budget Committee. Boles said that there was a long <br />standing relationship with the citizens on the Budget Committee and this needed <br />to be reviewed from the lay person point of view. Holmer asked if the Commit- <br /> <br />DRAFT COUNCIL GOAL SESSION <br /> <br />PAGE 9 <br />