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education, everyone "threw up their hands." He reiterated he did not think a band-aid approach a <br />wise solution. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr said that he did not generally support stop-gap measures, which he acknowledged such a <br />levy was, but he was supportive of sending the voters a measure. He indicated he would support <br />Option 3 but would have supported Option 1 if it had sufficient council support. He noted the <br />budget cuts he had been involved in as a member of the Bethel School Board, which were very <br />difficult decisions. He wished something could be done about the tax limitation measures. Mr. <br />Fart called for a State solution. He did not agree with Mr. Meisner that local action took pressure <br />off the State legislature. However, he supported sending the voters a measure as "a small <br />chance to do a little bit of good" for the districts. Mr. Fart was convinced the districts would be <br />able to use the dollars equitably and not pass costs on to Eugene. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey noted that he had been raising money for children's programs over the last four <br />years, and no one had ever asked him if the money was for children inside or outside the city. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey hoped that someone made a motion that addressed the issue of the charter schools, <br />and said "let's give them their share." He emphasized that passage of a motion directing a <br />measure to the ballot merely gave voters the opportunity to vote on the issue. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Pap~, moved to direct the City Manager pro tern to <br /> prepare a measure for the November 2002 ballot establishing an 86 cents per <br /> $1,000 (Option 3) youth activities and school support local option levy, and bring <br /> the ballot measure to the council for action on August 12; further direct the City <br /> Manager to include IGA provisions that provide an equitable amount from the levy <br /> to public charter schools and public school alternative programs. <br /> <br /> Mr. Rayor, seconded by Mr. Kelly, moved to amend the motion to stipulate that if <br /> State funding level now (prior to governor's veto), increased during the life of this <br /> measure, the funding provided to the schools by the measure will be reduced by a <br /> like amount. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson asked if legal counsel could see anything that made the amendment more <br />complicated than it appeared to be. Mr. Klein said that timing was one issue that came to mind; <br />he indicated he would need to consult with the County Assessor and Finance staff on the topic. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly endorsed the concept underlying the amendment and suggested that it include the <br />phrase "beyond inflation" given that the subject was a four-year levy. He suggested that the <br />motion be reworded to direct the manager to provide text on August 12 for a provision such as Mr. <br />Rayor desired. Mr. Rayor accepted Mr. Kelly's friendly amendment. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart indicated opposition to the amendment. He said that the proposal was a chance for the <br />City to do something for the local schools. He wanted the City to maintain its support for the <br />schools no matter what happened at the State legislature. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman also opposed the amendment as she did not think whatever action taken by the <br />State legislature would make the school system whole. She did not want to see a situation where <br />the voters pass the measure and then the council scaled back the school element and was left <br />with the City element. <br /> The motion to amend passed, 6:2; Ms. Bettman and Mr. Fart voting no. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 24, 2002 Page 6 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />