Laserfiche WebLink
B. SEQUENCING OF FINANCIAL MEASURES TO BE PRESENTED TO THE VOTERS <br /> <br />Assistant City Manager Jim Carlson was present for the item. He requested a council discussion <br />of future bond and local option levy measures, and called attention to the background materials <br />included in the meeting packet. He noted specifically the information provided about other <br />potential bond measures that might be placed on future ballots by other local public agencies, <br />including a bond measure to be offered to the voters by Eugene School District 4J. <br /> <br />Continuing, Mr. Carlson said that staff used the Multi-Year Financial Plan to identify strategic <br />issues and determine which required additional revenues that could only be provided by a vote. <br />He identified the library local option levy, fire station bonds, and a potential parks, recreation, and <br />open space bond for the near-term, and a potential measure for a police building and new City <br />Hall in the long-term. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson noted the legal deadlines to place measures on the May and November 2002 ballots. <br />Mayor Torrey called for council questions and comments. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ determined from Mr. Johnson that School District 4J was contemplating a $116 million <br />bond for the May 2002 election. The district would make that decision before the council's <br />February 27 work session. Mr. Johnson confirmed that the May 2002 election had a double- <br />majority requirement. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor determined from Mr. Carlson that there were two potential measures related to fire <br />facilities. Mr. Rayor also asked for more information about the youth levy. Mr. Carlson responded <br />that the levy was originally designed to be a two-year, property tax-based local option levy with the <br />intent of finding a nonproperty tax revenue source to replace the levy. Staff was working with <br />some of the City's partners in the metropolitan area for alternatives. He said that one nonproperty <br />tax revenue option was an entertainment tax, but without the participation of the University of <br />Oregon, the revenues from such a tax would not be sufficient to fund replacement of the levy. <br />Property tax-related options included renewing the levy or forming a special district. He said that <br />a special district would take some time to implement. Mr. Rayor indicated his questions were <br />because of the timing of the library local option levy. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said the council had also discussed a transportation funding measure, an alternative <br />revenue to replace some of the local option levies, and a replacement for the youth levy. In <br />addition, he noted the mayor's interest in trying to determine how to use some of the City's <br />nonmeasure 5 compression money to help support school programs. He said the council needed <br />to consider the issues in the packet in terms of the larger context of competing issues. Mr. <br />Meisner suggested it was not just a matter of timing, but considering which measures would or <br />would not help another measure to pass. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner observed that the Mayor's Library Improvement Committee had recommended going <br />to the voters in the May 2002 election because of the double majority requirement and the <br />likelihood the school district's measure would attract sufficient voter attention to ensure the double <br />majority was reached. He concluded by saying it was difficult to have the discussion without the <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 11, 2002 Page 4 <br /> State of the City <br /> <br /> <br />