CC Minutes - 01/14/02 Work Session

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discussion at the work session on the courthouse site, and asked the council to review those materials before Wednesday if possible. Mr. Farr asked for follow-up on his request for information on the use of air brakes in the city and the practices of other communities in regulating that use. Mr. Farr indicated he would have to leave the regular meeting at 8 p.m. following consideration of the Consent Calendar. Mr. Pap~ asked staff to provide an update on the Ayres Road project, specifically identifying what had and had not worked and potential fixes for what had not worked. Mr. Pap~ asked staff to respond at some point to the communication the council recently received from John Brown regarding initiatives the City could take in response to the salmon listing. Mr. Pap~ asked about the status of council committee assignments. Mr. Pap~ called the council's attention to a march commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr., Day on January 21 and the reception and speech that would occur later in the day at the Hult Center. Mr. Meisner had no items. Mr. Kelly said he was recently appointed to the League of Oregon Cities Committee on Community Development, serving with Planning Director Jan Childs. Ms. Nathanson noted her recent tour of the new library and said it was very exciting to see what the community would soon have. She recommended to the council a recent column in a City library publication entitled Use Your Library in Uncertain Times. She complimented the column and suggested that it might be sent to other libraries for publication. Ms. Nathanson shared an idea to use the balance of the fiscal year 2002 Social Service Contingency Fund to assist social service providers with increased energy costs for the fiscal year. It would be a one-time use of funds. She envisioned that staff would develop criteria for application, a mechanism to notify agencies of the funds' availability, and a formula for their distribution. She requested staff help in formulating a motion for future consideration. Mr. Johnson had no items. In response to Mr. Pap6's question regarding council committee assignments, Mayor Torrey indicated that few councilors had indicated an interest in changing their committee assignments. He noted the addition of Mr. Meisner to the "Planning Commission Plus Three." He had not been able to find a replacement for Mr. Pap6 on the Police Commission at this time and would continue to seek one. He noted that Mr. Meisner had indicated willingness to serve on the Human Services Commission. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 14, 2002 Page 2 Work Session