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<br />e 3. Financial Management Goals and Policies <br /> Darcy Marentette said that this item is scheduled to come before the council <br /> at its October 1 work session. <br /> C. Goal III--Downtown: Review the Downtown Plan and Strategy <br /> Referring to council's earlier discussion about the possible impact of Ballot <br /> Measure 4, Ms. Ehrman asked whether a positive vote on this measure would <br /> impact the City's ability to pay for downtown projects. Mr. Gleason said <br /> that it would not. <br /> 1. Reconfiguration of Downtown Finance Program <br /> Mr. Bennett indicated that this issue would be coming before the council <br /> soon. He noted that some discussion on this issue has centered around the <br /> possibility of modeling Eugene's parking program after Salem's by expanding <br /> the City's base of assessment. Mr. Bennett emphasized that Eugene's retail <br /> is substantially different from Salem's and felt that it would be a mistake <br /> to move in this direction. He also noted that members of Eugene's retail <br /> sector downtown strongly support the continuation of free parking in the <br /> central core. <br /> Mr. Boles suggested that perhaps the council should receive a status report <br />e on this issue from the committee. He also suggested that the City give some <br /> consideration to making it easier for fuel-efficient cars to find parking <br /> downtown. <br /> Mr. Holmer said that Salem's plan for parking appears to make good sense for <br /> the economic needs for Eugene's downtown core. <br /> 2. Tiffany Building <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Green, Mr. Gleason explained that the money <br /> being used to finance this project is being offered on a loan, similar to the <br /> Schaeffer's Building project. <br /> D. Goal IV--Economic Development: Build a Healthy and Diversified <br /> Economy <br /> 1. Airport Master Plan <br /> Responding to a concern raised by Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Gleason explained that the <br /> Airport Master Plan is funded 90 percent by FAA and 10 percent from the <br /> Airport fund. Annual FAA allocations to the Airport based on enplanements <br /> will not be adequate to pay for the runway extension; however, the City is <br /> hopeful that additional FAA funding for that project will be made available <br /> through the local congressional delegation. Local matching funds are avail- <br /> able from the Airport fund for the project. The Airport fund is anticipated <br />e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 17, 1990 Page 3 <br /> Work Planning Session <br />