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e e e is about $93 million; that is not including the budgets for the school districts. Together, the three jurisdictions are projecting a shortfall of $15 million to $20 million. The question has been how to maintain several intergovernmental agencies. The three executives of the general purpose governments have agreed that it is necessary to work closely with the private sector to get out of this economic tailspin. He, Steve Burkett, and George Morgan are bringing concurrent recommendations to their respective jurisdictions for intergovernmental financing to continue to work. They have agreed that there are four categories for analysis and solutions: role and service responsibility clarification to minimize duplication, analysis of the revenue base of the cities and the county to improve equity, coordinated service evaluation with the independent intergovern- mental agencies such as LRAPA and L-COG to preserve basic services, and review of existing intergovernmental services and programs and involved revenues to determine financing and management for role clarity and improved city/county resident equity in both a short-term solution and an on-going policy effort. The three executives are making recommendations for policy and service decisions to their respective governing bodies. These recommendations are: 1) for cities to actively support and give political leadership to the county's tax base proposal in the May election and refrain this fiscal year from referring any property tax proposals to the voters, assuming that the County tax base is successful; 2) continue cooperation between the cities of Eugene and Springfield and Lane County in coordinated services, resources, and financial management to develop a more integrated public service system at the local level; 3) to make certain that the recommendations will provide similar benefit to incorporated small cities plus preserve equity and service benefit between incorporated and unincorported areas of Lane County; and 4) that the County directly assume certain regional financial and service obligations from Eugene and Springfield, such as the jail, regional crime information system, joint social services, animal regulation, library services, and the operations and repair section of the road fund. They would also recommend that an allocation formula on National forest timber receipts be distributed to the cities for improvement or repair of the local street system within their jurisdictions. They would recommend that the road fund be aligned according to population and assessed valuation. All planning documents are already available. There is a need for policy-level involvement. The Lane County Commissioners approved this recommendation this morning--to have two members from each group of elected officials available for discussion of the tax plan. If this is a unanimous decision of the jurisdictions, this will provide a totally new way of dealing with things. He would recommend that the council adopt the basic recommendation and appoint two members to work on this program. Agreement would have to be reached within two weeks in order to put this on the May ballot. Ms. Smith stated that these concerns have been discussed for several years, and she would commend the administrators for their work. People deserve coordinated efforts. She would support the recommendation. There are still lots of unanswered questions, but this is a step in the right direction. Ms. Schue indicated agreement. She would like to see the ideas tried and would be willing to serve as one of the two Eugene representatives. Ms. Miller also noted agreement and indicated that she also would be willing to help. Mayor Keller added that MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 10, 1982 Page 11