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Mr. Fart said the City should work with the League of Oregon Cities to determine the sentiments <br />of other cities. He said that it would be interesting if a member of the commission could attend <br />CClGR meetings at which police-related legislation was discussed. <br />Mr. Rayor supported the motion. In regard to SDCs, he said that it took a long time to build up <br />sufficient funds to construct anything, and they generally did not pay the full cost. He supported <br />the concept, but said it would still require bond measures to build new buildings. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman supported the motion. She said that a public safety SDC could help the City build <br />new substations that helped the City accommodate new growth. She thanked the commissioners <br />for their presentations. <br /> <br /> The motion passed unanimously. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey thanked the commissioners for their efforts. <br /> <br />C.Work Session: Discussion of Results and Effects of the September 17 Election and <br /> Special Legislative Session <br /> <br />The council was joined by Mr. Carlson and Intergovernmental Relations Director Jason Heuser for <br />the discussion. Mr. Heuser reviewed the results of the September election, noting the successful <br />passage of both ballot measures 19 and 20. He said that the legislature had finally adopted a <br />budget that spared the schools large cuts. To balance the budget, the legislature used a three- <br />year temporary income tax referral to voters; borrowed from tobacco settlement payments; and <br />made $47 million in targeted cuts throughout the budget. Mr. Heuser said that the rebalancing <br />came with several questions. He cited the referral to voters as an example. <br /> <br />Mr. Heuser discussed the impact of the targeted cuts on Eugene. He referred the council to a <br />handout prepared by Tony Bieda of Lane County, entitled Lane County's Share of the Pain: <br />Programs and Services At-Risk Now and More so if January 28, 2003, Ballot Measure Fails..." <br />Mr. Heuser reviewed the handout, which identified cuts to social services that he anticipated <br />would also have an impact on law enforcement services. <br /> <br />Mr. Heuser noted the action taken by the legislature in regard to Amtrak funding and expressed <br />concern about the message that sent to the federal government. <br /> <br />Mr. Heuser invited questions. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr commended the work of Mr. Heuser. He said that the State needed to consider its tax <br />burden and consider changes that ensure draconian reductions to important programs can be <br />avoided. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said that both political parties failed Oregon during the last session. He was very <br />concerned about the funding situation as he did not think the outlook for the January election was <br />good. He continued to be concerned that pressure would be placed on the council to provide <br />funding for education. He did not know how the City could do so. He thought the budget picture <br />for all levels of local and State government was frightening, and did not want to threaten the City's <br />ability to provide basic services by diverting funding to education. He said that the City needed to <br />pay attention to what its mission was. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 23, 2002 Page 8 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />