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e The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mr. Rutan noted that Building Construction Advisory Committee Task Team (BCACTT) members Mike Roberts and Barney McCabe were present to discuss the recommendations made by the BCACTT. Mr. Mounts distributed a document comparing reported costs from the task team's final report and the Development Services Financing Study. Doug Eveleth of the Planning and Development Department reviewed the recom- mendations of the task team. Responding to a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Eveleth attributed the increase in current revenues to the increases in fees and development activity over the past two years. Mr. Boles said the increases reflected council policy. Ms. Ehrman questioned why a dollar amount was not attached to the service area labeled "public benefit" in the financing study's reported costs. Mr. Mounts explained that the task team went through an analysis to identify those components providing a public benefit as opposed to a developer benefit. The financing study did not go into that level of detail. Mr. Miller asked the council how it wished to process the recommendations of the task team. Mr. Boles suggested that the issue was the mix of costs to be borne by the public. Previously, the public paid the largest share of the costs. Following adoption of the financing study, an increased share was e assigned to the private sector. He suggested that the council maintain the targets identified for Planning and Development Services and continue to work with the development community to establish the optimum mix. Mr. Miller suggested that the task team report was a "first cut" at that process. He believed the council needed to honor that effort, suggesting it did not preclude adjustment of the mix in the future. In response to Mr. Miller's comments, Mr. Boles said that the council's direction to the task team was not as broad as it might have been had it been done in the context of the Eugene Decision's process and the council policy. He suggested that those participating on the task team had a financial interest in the outcome of the task team review, and said that could lead to a natural tendency to identify the costs of development as a public benefit. Mr. Boles said that the membership of the task team should be broadened and each service area re-examined. Responding to a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Boles pointed out that several service areas were supported entirely by the City due to the deliberations of the committee members working on the financing study. Mr. Eveleth noted that the task force report recommended that the City fund from $636,000 to $1.2 million in public benefit costs. Further, the report recommended several changes in service delivery to offset those costs, including privatization and fee increases. e MINUTES--City Council Work Session August 12, 1992 Page 5 5:30 p.m. ------