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tree and replace it with another tree. He asked City Manager Jim Carlson to look into the <br />situation. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said the Housing Policy Board wrote a letter to the mayor and council related to charges <br />associated with St. Vincent de Paul's mid-rise in downtown. He appreciated the response, which <br />indicated the agency was being overcharged. He expressed concern there was no booklet to <br />guide a person on Eugene's development fees, and asked Mr. Carlson to investigate the feasibility <br />of such a guidebook. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said constituents had contacted her with concerns about individuals parking and <br />sleeping near the Masonic Cemetery. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman thanked Mr. Rayor for raising the issue of the tax assessment. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said the bond measure for 4J would build two new schools, and there would be an <br />open house in the Patterson School cafeteria on June 15 to discuss school site planning. She <br />encouraged residents to attend. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman thanked and commended the Lane County Budget Committee and Lane County <br />commissioners Dwyer, Sorenson, Green, and Weeldreyer for increasing their contributions to <br />human services in Lane County. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said he hoped the council received more information about how to donate to the <br />Hayes Memorial Garden. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner invited the councilors to participate in a work day at Trainsong Park on June 13. He <br />said that Home Depot was donating materials and labor; Eugene Sand & Gravel was donating <br />materials and labor; and the park project was being funded in part by a neighborhood matching <br />grant. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson said the executive managers discussed the opportunity to have the City of Eugene <br />purchase a duck for the Ducks on Parade Art Exhibit that would occur through the summer. He <br />asked if the council was interested in using a portion of its remaining contingency fund to <br />participate. Councilors indicated willingness to consider such a contingency request. <br /> <br />B. WORK SESSION: School Finance Issues <br /> <br />The council was joined for the item by Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department <br />Director Angel Jones, 4J School District Superintendent George Russell, and Bethel School <br />District Superintendent Kent Hunksaker. <br /> <br />Mr. Russell spoke of the funding shortfall the school districts were facing this year, continuing a <br />steady pattern of the last five to six years. He discussed how many costs now devolved onto <br />parents. Mr. Russell said the legislature would go into special session later this week, but no <br />compromise position had yet been drafted. The impact of potential cuts was an additional $14 <br />million to the 4J school districts. The proposal before the council spoke to the cuts made over the <br />past year, and the hope that programs that served both families and children could be retained. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 10, 2002 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />