Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Councilor Taylor congratulated Mr. Barofsky for being “so involved and so well-informed.” She also commended the Crest Drive citizens who had cooperated with staff and each other in planning. She hoped it would turn out well. She asked Mr. Schoening to explain why Middle Crest had been added to the study. Mr. Schoening responded that the section was added because it was integral to the overall transportation system in that neighborhood and carried a significant amount of traffic and because it was a parallel route to Story Boulevard. He said of the initial allocation requested from the General Fund, $80,000 would be for the process and the public outreach and $160,000 would be for surveying and design. He stated that the latter could be rolled forward into a Local Improvement District (LID) at the conclusion of a successful process, allowing the City to recover the cost. He explained that the $58,000 for Middle Crest could also potentially be rolled into a future LID. Councilor Kelly noted that on page 127 a footnote said $1,611,000 would be rebudgeted for “externally funded transportation project.” He asked who was paying who and for what. Mr. Schoening replied that the agreement was with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and it had been fully executed; ODOT had paid the City $1.6 million. Councilor Kelly thanked Mr. Barofsky for bringing the citizen budget committee members’ interest in the supplemental budget to the attention of the council and staff. He also thanked Ms. Murdoch for being willing to disseminate the supplemental budget information to the citizen members. He encouraged staff to circulate the information to the citizen members a week before it came to the council as councilors were “used to reacting” to something read on Saturday on the following Monday; committee members might need more time to digest the information. In response to a question from Councilor Papé, Mr. Schoening reiterated that the General Fund would be reimbursed for any funds that could be included in the LID for Crest Drive. Councilor Papé encouraged staff to keep the council abreast of the situation on Crest Drive. He asked if CDBG funds could be used for the planning process. Mr. Schoening replied that Crest Drive was not in a portion of the City that met criteria for CDBG eligibility. In response to a question from Councilor Kelly, Mr. Svendsen affirmed that the remaining money for Phase 3 of the City Hall planning would be returned to the Facilities reserve fund. Councilor Kelly encouraged his colleagues to look carefully at the costs of Phase 3. Mayor Piercy ascertained that there was no objection to taking action at the present meeting. Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to adopt Resolution 4897 adopt- ing a Supplemental Budget; making appropriations for the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency at 9:39 p.m. 6. PUBLIC HEARING and ACTION: Resolution 1040 Adopting a Supplemental Budget; Making Appropriations for the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2006, and Ending June 30, 2007 MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 11, 2006 Page 12 Regular Meeting