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Mr. Carlson said the project was a three-party funding agreement but noted that virtually all of the State portion was earmarked federal dollars and the County funding came as a grant to the City. He said this put the City of Eugene in the position of covering extra costs. In response to a question from Mayor Torrey regarding what would happen if Councilor PapS's motion passed and whether there would be an opportunity to change the source of the funding, Mr. Carlson said the council could choose to pay back the loan with another allowable source. Mayor Torrey said staff was well aware of how upset he had been about the project but stressed the importance of stepping up to the liability and dealing with the issue. Councilor Kelly noted that ground rules required a motion to extend the meeting. Councilor Nathanson, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to extend the meeting by 10 minutes. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 7:1, with Councilor Pap~ in opposition. Roll call vote; the amendment passed, 6:2, with Councilors Bettman and Nathanson voting in opposition. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to amend the supplemental budget to remove $153,372 for Fire and EMS leave payoffs and roll that into general fund contingency for fiscal year 2004 with the understanding that Fire/EMS back fill would be tracked and allocated as needed over the course of the fiscal year. Councilor Bettman raised concern over the funding coming out of council contingency. She expressed a preference to see the money come from contract savings. She said she would vote against the amendment. City Manager Taylor said all of the expenditures covered by the funding would occur before the end of the fiscal year. In response to a question from Councilor Kelly regarding whether the same issue was faced by every other city department, City Manager Taylor said that was true but noted that 24-hour services had a larger benefit payout than other departments and had larger liability in retirements. Roll call vote; the amendment failed, 6:2, with Councilors Kelly and Taylor voting in favor. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to pay the back fill for retirements for Fire and EMS from the $208,546 in fire contract savings and hold the contingency over until FY04. Councilor Bettman said there was no knowing what needs there would be for the contingency fund in the coming year. MINUTES Eugene City Council June 23, 2003 Page 12 Regular Meeting