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e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Studio One--Hult Center July 27, 1992 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Roger Rutan, Shawn Boles, Ruth Bascom, Debra Ehrman, Paul Nicholson, Kaye Robinette. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Bobby Green, Randy MacDonald. The meeting of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. The order of Items A and B were reversed. A. Final Review of Financial Goals and Policies Tony Mounts, Financial Management Services Director, referred to the packet material saying that the council reviewed a first draft of its Financial Management Goals and Policies at the April 20 meeting. Comments received have been incorporated into this most recent draft. The council was asked to review and provide direction for additional changes to,the document prior to e adoption. Councilor MacDonald has suggested that Goal II read: "To have an adequate capital improvement program that maintains and enhances the public's access over the life of those assets and orovides for their reolacement." (The proposed language is underlined.) Additionally, Councilor MacDonald has raised a question regarding the need for separate service priority levels 4 and 5. He has also requested a new policy be considered that requires estimates of fiscal impacts for any new program or program enhancement be provided to the council to assist in the decision-making process. Ms. Ehrman suggested placing a period after the word "assets" in Mr. MacDonal- d's proposed change to Goal II, deleting the phrase "and provides for their replacement." She felt the phrase implied automatic replacement, which may not be the case. Mr. Boles defended inclusion of a "sinking fund" as proposed by Mr. MacDonald, saying the council has previously agreed to move toward sustainability. He suggested adopting the policy as written and defer the decision on whether to have a sinking fund The majority of the council voted to exclude the phrase as sug- gested by Ms. Ehrman. Mr. Boles and Mr. Robinette were opposed. The council agreed with the other changes proposed by Mr. MacDon- ald. e MINUTES--City Council Work Session July 27, 1992 Page 1 5:30 p.m.