CC Minutes - 09/27/00 Work Session

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Mr. Rayor commented that October 3 was the date for the Human Services Commission retreat. He said that he would be late in attending but urged the addition of another councilor to the Human Services Commission. Mayor Torrey said that there was no sense in putting Ms. Bettman on the Human Services Commission in place of the departed Mr. Lee. He opined that by the time she was thoroughly informed on all the information, the last three months of Mr. Lee's term on the commission would be over. He called for volunteers from the council to attend the meetings of the Human Services Commission. He also called for council ideas for committee assignments as quickly as possible. Regarding the traffic projections on Oak Street, Mr. Rayor said that he was in favor of those and others in town. He believed that the city needed such traffic calming devices. Mr. Pap~ related that he had been attending games at the new sports complexes. He urged those present to attend the grand opening of the new sports complex at Cai Young. City Manager Johnson said that staff were examining the impacts of the traffic projections on Oak Street and added that City Engineer Les Lyle would make adjustments if they were needed. Mayor Torrey noted that he had received many complaints about the curb projections on Oak Street. He believed that if complaints were coming in after a few months then something should be done to change the situation. Mayor Torrey said that he also received complaints every month on the homeless camping issue. He said the ordinance had its faults but that the City definitely did not want to go back to how things were before the ordinance was implemented. He outlined the current complaint process. Regarding Symantec, Mayor Torrey stressed that it was going to be difficult to retain the company in its current downtown location. If it did not stay downtown, he hoped that council would be looking at options for revitalizing the area that Symantec could possibly vacate. Mr. Meisner took an opportunity to thank all of the staff who were involved in the opening the Bethel branch of the Eugene Library. B. Work Session City Manager Johnson noted that the reports that were being given were accurate through May. He said that the current meeting was the first available time to meet since then. He went on to say that the goals would continue to be worked on through 2001. City Manager Johnson said that the meeting was the beginning of the 2001-02 council goal process and encouraged a primary goal of financial stability. He noted that there were some large budget issues emerging. City Manager Johnson said that each of the department heads would give a five-minute report. After all of the reports were completed, there would be a question and answer period. Administrative Services Department Director Warren Wong addressed the council goal of Fair, Stable, and Adequate Resources. He noted that he would focus on the General Fund but warned that there were financial difficulties in other funds. As examples, he mentioned the Construction Permit Fund, the Road Fund, and the Emergency Medical Services Fund. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 27, 2000 Page 2 Work Session