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levy, and asked what that looked like in the context of the City's other measures for May. She <br />wondered if that could be separated into two ballot measures well.. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson said that the Multi-Year Financial Plan was intended to provide a context for the <br />discussion. It was intended to be the comprehensive issues list, and would be revised as issues <br />were resolved, taken off the list, or added to the list. <br /> <br />Regarding the parks, recreation, and open space issue, Mr. Carlson said that the staff of the Park <br />and Open Space Division would go the Citizen Involvement Committee on January 21 with a <br />proposal for an update of the Parks Master Plan. That process was expected to take 18-24 <br />months and would result in a new plan in the winter of 2004. For that reason, staff proposed to <br />wait to take a new levy to the voters in 2004. He added that the City still had $10 million from the <br />previous parks and open space bond measure to expend. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor questioned if a double majority could be achieved in a primary election. He suggested <br />that it would be useful if the tax bills included information about when the levies took effect and <br />ended, and thought that should be made clear in the November election. Mr. Rayor said that <br />bond measures should be kept to a minimum. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey solicited a second round of council comments. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ agreed with Mayor Torrey that the Santa Clara Fire Station issue still needed work. He <br />said that the River Road/Santa Clara ad hoc committee, of which he was a member, was studying <br />related issues and absorbing the meaning of the information provided to it. He thought the fire <br />station proposal premature, and indicated his disagreement with Mr. Kelly's suggestion to place <br />the two fire-related measures on the same ballot. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ said the council needed to be strategic given the May needs that existed. He said the <br />council needed to be judicious in how it approached the citizens. He supported the library levy <br />and concurred with Mr. Meisner's remarks about the youth levy. Regarding the youth levy, Mr. <br />Pap~ said the City had "stuck its neck out" and invited the other jurisdictions to join it, and he did <br />not see that happening. As beneficial as the levy was, the council needed the support of its <br />partners to support those services. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mr. Fart about the likelihood of achieving a 50 percent voter <br />turnout in May, Mr. Carlson noted that there was 50 percent turnout in May 2000, and because the <br />May 2002 election was also a gubernatorial primary election, staff anticipated a similar turnout. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr expressed concern there would be no voter support for an increase in property taxes. He <br />recollected the defeat of the council's measure to support Iow-income housing, which would have <br />cost tax payers $12 about annually, and said people were not interested in new forms of taxation. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner expressed satisfaction about the issues as a projection of the future but not as a <br />schedule. He said that the other issues also needed to put into context as time progressed. With <br />respect to the proposed Santa Clara fire station, Mr. Meisner agreed with Mayor Torrey and Mr. <br />Pap~ that it was somewhat premature. He said that the council needed to be up-front with the <br />voters that while the proposed library levy will replace the existing levy, the proposed parks bond <br />would be in addition to the bond now in place. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 11, 2002 Page 6 <br /> State of the City <br /> <br /> <br />