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would be able to maintain this level of service. He said staff had not dealt with specifics on whether the "bridge funding" would be reimbursed should sufficient funds beyond the level of service be collected. Councilor Pap6 indicated he would not vote against the amendment. However, he wished to reiterate that most counties handled 100 percent of the funding for animal control. He thought this made sense given that Eugene, Springfield, Cottage Grove, and so on, were all part of Lane County and paid taxes to the County. He averred the County should take responsibility for animal regulation. Roll call vote; the motion to amend passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to amend the FY06 budget by taking $50,000 from the General Fund's reserve for revenue shortfall and adding that same amount to the Central Services Department's expenditure authority in the General Fund for the purpose of Mayor Piercy's Sustainable Economic Development Task Force. The funds will be placed in the FY06 budget; however, funds not expended by the end of FY06 will be carded forward into the FY07 budget. Councilor Bettman supported the amendment. She hoped one of the tasks the committee would undertake would be to inventory what the City was already accomplishing in terms of economic development, identify the gaps, and look at the strategies that "provide the highest public benefit in leveraging benefits." Councilor Pap6 indicated his support, adding that he hoped it would add to the momentum created by the Mayor's Committee on Economic Development from the previous year. He asked where any money left over would be placed. City Manager Taylor explained that the task force was anticipated to take up to 18 months and so the funding would be carried forward to support its work. Councilor Poling added his support to the amendment. He conveyed his hope that the Mayor's ability to draw a diverse cross-section of people would be reflected in the work of the task force. Roll call vote; the amendment passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to amend the FY06 budget by taking $36,000 from the General Fund's reserve for revenue shortfall and increasing the Library, Recreation and Cultural Services Department's expenditure authority in the General Fund by the same amount in order to increase the field maintenance contract with Kidsports from $42,000 to a total of $78,000. Councilor Solomon explained that the Kidsports/City of Eugene partnership had been a very successful one. She said most cities across the country funded such activities through parks and recreation districts, but the City of Eugene did not have that luxury. Since the City was not taking this role, Kidsports had taken it on. She stated that while an increasing number of young people participated in the program, the amount of the allocation from the City had remained the same. She underscored that the request only represented a three-percent increase per year over the life of the agreement. Councilor Bettman opposed the amendment for a number of reasons. She said none of the reasons had to do with how great the program was. She called it a great program among many great programs in the City that were not receiving City funds. She averred that Kidsports Executive Director and former Mayor Jim Torrey had contacted the council about this request "well before" Budget Committee deliberations. She MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 2005 Page 13 Regular Session