CC Minutes - 11/20/02 Work Session

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Ms. Taylor moved to direct the City Manager to begin the process for a condemnation ordinance on the Beverly property. The motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Pap~ stressed that the purpose of the acquisition was to try to preserve whole corridors. He noted that, currently, it might appear that there was a patchwork of acquired properties but said that did not take away from the original purpose. Ms. Walch said the circumstances were so variable that immediate acquisition priorities changed often. Overall, however, the priorities remained as described in the study. In response to a question from Mr. Pap~ regarding what stormwater fee funds could be used for, City Manager Carlson said the funds could be used for stormwater-retated purposes and stressed that the money could not be added to the General Fund. In response to a question from Mr. Meisner regarding what effect the acquisitions were having on the available residential land supplies, City Manager Carlson said he would return to the council with data on that subject. Mr. Meisner suggested a work session to discuss what exactly could be done with stormwater funds. Ms. Nathanson expressed her appreciation of having a "lessons learned" section in the report. In response to a question from Mr. Rayor regarding what staffing was necessary for running the program, Ms. Watch said approximately 10 percent of her time went into the program. She noted that there was a contract with the Lane Council of Governments for staff work. She also noted that there was approximately .6 FTE Real Property Officer for stream acquisition. In response to a question from Mr. Rayor regarding the possibility of using the funding for removing piping from certain areas, Ms. Watch said there had been tacit agreement to concentrate on using the funding for protection of stream corridors only, as opposed to restoration. Regarding cost comparisons between piped streams and maintaining open waterways, Ms. Bettman said she would like to see any analysis that had been done. Referring to the Beverly property and the staff viewpoint that the Beverlys were putting a higher value on the property than its current worth, Ms. Bettman suggested that some smaller and less important acquisitions could be tabled and the funding could be used to pay the extra cost for the Beverly property. Mr. Kelly thanked the staff involved in the project. He said the program provided a lot of resources that were consistent with established council goals. MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 20, 2002 Page 3 Work Session