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Mr. Kelly was not opposed to option 3 but felt that option 2 as augmented by his suggestions was <br />a good start. He reiterated the need for a single answering point for complaints. He also <br />believed that the staff answering questions and taking complaints should be clear with <br />complainants what to expect in terms of enforcement. Regarding the issue of funding, Mr. Kelly <br />hoped staff could adjust the budget internally as opposed to seeking supplemental funding. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor preferred to keep a record of complaints before a temporary staff person was hired. <br />She agreed that the City needed a better way of answering questions and complaints quickly. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey asked City Manager Jim Johnson to check into how other communities addressed <br />the issue of abandoned vehicles. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson agreed with other councilors about the lack of a central complaint telephone <br />number. Regarding the budget implications of the issue, she noted her opposition to cuts <br />proposed in the past to land use enforcement and asked if the complaints would be handled by <br />the Permit and Information Center or the Public Works Department. Mr. Reinhard indicated that <br />complaints would likely be handled by the Public Works Transportation Division. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson indicated that staff would work with options 2 and 3 with an emphasis on option 2; <br />staff would determine if the City could implement option 3 on a pilot basis using existing funding. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner reiterated the need for a central complaint telephone number. <br /> <br />2.Work Session: Parking Program Review and Policy Discussion <br /> <br />Planning and Development Department Director Paul Farmer introduced the topic. He reminded <br />the council of past statistics he had shared about the efficiency of development in the core. He <br />compared Broadway Place to other recent developments as an example of that efficiency. Mr. <br />Farmer said that as the City contemplated nodal development, it had an opportunity to provide <br />some higher density development opportunities to offset some of the lower density development <br />the community had experienced. <br /> <br />Mr. Farmer referred the council to an article in the packet by Erik Ferguson entitled Transportation <br />Demand Management: Planning, Development, and Implementation. He asked the council to <br />think of the Traffic Management Association (TMA) approach as it heard the staff presentation. <br /> <br />Mr. Farmer noted the presence of Planning and Development Department staff Lew Bowers, <br />Scott Luell, and Jerry Gill. <br /> <br />Scott Luell, Planning and Development Department, provided an overview of the City's current <br />parking program and program budget status. He asked the council to affirm the staff <br />recommendation regarding shod-term measures intended to balance the program funds and to <br />provide direction on long-term measures to provide financial stability to the funds. Mr. Luell <br />anticipated a more thorough discussion following the completion of the downtown visioning <br />process. <br /> <br />Mr. Luell noted the City Manager's recommendations to eliminate the bulk monthly sales <br />program, to increase monthly and event parking rates, and to implement a three percent, across- <br />the-board administrative reduction. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 4 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />