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M I NUT E S e City Council Capital Project/Revenue Work Session Bloch Room--Eugene Conference Center September 10, 1985 5:30 p.m. PRESENT: Brian Obie, mayor; Ruth Bascom, Roger Rutan, Emily Schue (until 7:25), Freeman Holmer, Richard Hansen, Jeff Miller, Cynthia Wooten, Debra Ehrman, councilors; Mike Gleason, city manager; Dave Whitlow, assistant city manager; Warren Wong, financial services director; Gary Long, ASD director; Carol Calkins, ASD/Finance Management and Analysis; Barb Bellamy, public information director; Barbara McDonald, City Manager's Office; Tim Sercont>e, Lee Lashway, City Attorney.s Office; Jim Boyd, Don Bishoff, The Register-Guard; Kathleen Monje, The Ore~onian; Jerry Drelling, Larry Shoop, KMTR; Kent Mortimore, KVAL; D1Ck Briggs, Eugene Chamber of Commerce; Jim Hale, Joe Dehn, guests. Mr. Obie opened the session, and Mr. Wong reviewed the information in the mail ings and agenda attachments. e 1. PUBLIC INFORMATION/INPUT PROGRAM Ms. Bellamy reviewed the agenda attachments on public response to the Eugene Agenda, saying she was surprised and encouraged by the number of responses received. The airport expansion and Capital Improvements Projects had received the most support in the final survey tally. She a 1 so sa i d a tota 1 of about 50 meetings had been held. Ms. Bellamy also outlined the fall public information program and said it was based on a November 5 el ecti on da te. She said the Council had last asked the public for money for capital project issues in June 1978, and she recommended continuing the publ i c informa ti on effort through the el ecti on da tee Ms. Bellamy said a public hearing was scheduled for September 23, and she added that she would like to do a newsletter and a newspaper ad with a mail-in response form on the ballot proposal before then. She also outlined the steps to be taken after City Council action on October 2, which included a one-page summary of the ballot proposal, a slide show update, meetings with community groups, and a newsprint mailer to Eugene residents. Ms. Wooten expressed her concern that the material be informative rather than an attempt to sell the proposa 1 S. Mr. Holmer suggested experimenting with a voters pamphlet containing a description by a citizen group, but said he would not go as far as including pro and con statements. Ms. Bellamy sa i d the copy dea dl i ne for a mailer probably would be about October 12. Mr. Obi e a greed tha t the ta x needed to be understood clearly by voters and said the information effort also would have to take into account the complexity of the agenda put together by e MINUTES--Eugene City Council Revenue Work Session September 10, 1985 Page 1 f