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as issues of concern that the organization competed with private planning organizations and that <br />reports and publications issued by LCOG were unsigned. <br />Mayor Torrey determined from City Manager pro tern Jim Carlson that the agenda item was not <br />time-sensitive. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly agreed that the item was not time-sensitive. He thought that LC©G did <br />considerable good work but he had heard the same concerns that Councilor Bettman heard from <br />her constituents. He did not recall meeting with the LC©G director as a council, and thought that <br />such a meeting would be useful. <br /> <br />Councilor Pap~ asked if there were any changes contemplated in the resolution before the council. <br />Mr. Carlson said that no changes were being proposed. He said that staff could find no evidence <br />the resolution had been adopted by the City Council in the past. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor also wanted to have a work session on LCOG, in particular regarding its financing <br />and functions and its relationship with the City. <br /> <br />Councilor Nathanson said she found LC©G's annual reports to be very useful. She was not <br />interested in delaying approval of the resolution pending a work session as the council's time was <br />at a premium. She said that unless the outcome was to generate a sweeping change and <br />persuade the other members to support the change, the work session would be merely <br />interesting. She preferred to take action, and said that interested councilors could join to request <br />a work session. <br /> <br />Councilor Rayor said that LCOG did not fit the model used by the remainder of the state, <br />particularly in how it addressed transportation funding issues. He questioned whether the local <br />area was being left behind because it did not have a Area Commission on Transportation. He <br />said that generally, counties shared a COG. <br /> <br />Councilor Fart said that in the past, he had represented the Bethel School Board on the LCOG <br />Board. He did not believe a work session was warranted on the basis of the information he had. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman reiterated her interest in a work session. She said she did not know enough <br />know to support the resolution. <br /> <br /> Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to table the <br /> resolution. Roll call vote; the vote on the motion was a 4:4 tie; councilors <br /> Kelly, Bettman, Taylor, and Rayor voting yes; councilors Nathanson, Meisner, <br /> PapS, and Farr voting no. Mayor Torrey cast a vote against the motion, which <br /> was defeated by a final vote of 5:4. <br /> <br />Councilor Pap~ questioned whether the City was actually a member of the organization if it had <br />never adopted the resolution. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey suggested the council could both approve the resolution and have a work session, <br />given that four councilors appeared to be interested. <br /> <br />George Kloeppel, LC©G Executive Director, said the initiation for requests of the copies of the <br />adopting resolution came from legal counsel, and it was considered a housekeeping matter at that <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 8, 2002 Page 4 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />