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Mr. Carlson indicated that in the absence of other direction, staff would continue to manage the fund as it had been doing. He noted that a verbal commitment of funds had been made. Ms. Taylor and Mr. Meisner indicated support for the motion. Mr. Meisner added he was unsure how he would vote on the use of the funds when the Budget Committee considered the issue. Ms. Bettman also supported the motion. She thought it important the money be held pending the completion of the Budget Committee's work on the fiscal year 2004 budget. Mr. Kelly determined from Public Works Director Kurt Corey that there were no binding commitments on the money. He also supported the motion, pointing out the Budget Committee process meant the money would only potentially be held up for two weeks. Mr. Carlson determined from Mr. Pap~ that the motion was not intended to stop the expenditures of money that was already legally committed. The motion passed, 6:2; Ms. Solomon and Mr. Poling voting no. Ms. Nathanson referred to the monthly activity report from the Police Department, which discussed the community's use of radar guns to monitor speed. She asked if the City was sending letters only to first-time offenders. She was also curious about how the Police Commission interfaced between such a volunteer program, the department, and the public, and if the use of radar guns was discussed by the commission. Ms. Nathanson expressed appreciation for those times the organization worked across department boundaries to solve problems. She said she had requested information about the issue of traffic safety from the Neighborhood Program, Public Works, and Police, each of which was working on the problem. She was also impressed by the City's response to a neighborhood hazard in Ward 8. She noted the frequent multi-department response needed to such events. Speaking to Ms. Taylor's earlier concerns, Mr. Kelly recalled that Richie Weinman of the Planning and Development Department had mentioned last year that Union Pacific Railroad might be willing to contribute funds to the City so it could notify residents living near the tracks of pending spraying. Mr. Kelly provided an update on the Region 2050 Project, a long-range planning process examining the entire region. He reported on the focus groups conducted for the project and noted the variety of opinion expressed among the smaller cities. He said that in addition to the focus groups, 55 professionals from various governments, utilities, and school boards convened for a workshop in March to discuss jobs and housing allocation through the region. He said that there was considerable concurrence about issues among the workshop participants. Mr. Kelly said that the Region 2050 policy board would review two alternative growth scenarios at its June meeting prior to forwarding them to the public for review. City Manager Dennis Taylor had no items. Mayor Torrey announced the birth of his grandson. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 12, 2003 Page 2 Work Session