CC Minutes - 11/12/02 Work Session

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Mr. Carlson reported that the City agreed on an interim possession agreement regarding the train station, the adjacent parking lot, and the property behind the jail. The City agreed not to require immediate possession of the express building and the Oak Street extension right-of-way as it needed to move forward with the rehabilitation of the station. He anticipated the ultimate price for the property would be established through the court system if negotiations did not succeed. In regard to the resolution mentioned by Ms. Taylor, Mr. Fart reported the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations directed staff to produce a letter for the entire council to sign rather than a resolution. Mr. Rayor believed the school district had decided to stop development of the Monroe site and was considering other sites. Mr. Carlson said that meetings on those sites were planned. Ms. Nathanson asked when the letter mentioned by Mr. Fart would be ready. Ms. Walston said that the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations would review the letter before it was forwarded to the council. Mayor Torrey commended the participation of Ms. Bettman and Mr. Kelly in the campaign for Ballot Measure 20-67, which was crucial to passage of the measure. Mayor Torrey indicated support for Ms. Nathanson's candidacy for the NLC Board. Mayor Torrey said that at a Sunday meeting at the League of Oregon Cities, an agreement was reached to support a resolution regarding education funding and forward it to the State legislature. He termed it an effort to shod-circuit the amount of time measure 20-67 was in place. He hoped to see a statewide measure in 2004 regarding school funding. B.Joint Meeting with the Citizen Involvement Committee The council was joined by Citizen Involvement Committee (CIC) members Christine Donahue, Sara Rich, Nadia Sindi, David Hinkley, Anne Marie Levis, Kevin Matthews, and Jack Combs, as well as CIC staff Beth Bridges. Acting Chair Christine Donahue introduced other members of the CIC present. Ms. Donahue also noted Ms. Bettman's long service on the CIC as both a citizen and a representative of the council. Ms. Donahue reminded the council of the concern committee members expressed the previous year regarding staffing levels. The council had directed the committee to develop some options for staffing, and the CIC had returned with options for further consideration at the start of the fiscal year 2004 budget season. Those options were outlined in the Agenda Item Summary (ALS) and the attached memorandum. Ms. Donahue provided background on the formation of the CIC and its evolving scope of responsibilities over time. Ms. Donahue noted the comparative lack of resources the City dedicated to the committee, and said that the committee prepared service level options that reflected a realistic approach to providing staff support to the committee. She reviewed the options: 1) disband the CIC; 2) maintain the status quo; 3) increase the work plan to include review of all committees and addition MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 12, 2002 Page 3 Work Session