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<br />Ms. Bettman remarked that approximately 80 percent of all crime was drug-related and the percentage was <br />greater for property crime. She said strategies would need to address the cause through prevention and <br />treatment services, which were meagerly funded at this point. She said it was a choice between services and <br />infrastructure; people were being matrixed out of the jail not because of a shortage of beds or capacity, but <br />because there was no staffing. She said unless the County’s income tax measure excluded the ability to <br />spend income tax revenue on capital infrastructure, it would not get her support. <br /> <br />Transportation <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor stated that it was important to have a balanced range of options to solve the problem of <br />transportation system funding. He was willing to include bikes and pedestrians and other modes of <br />transportation in the discussion if it meant the council could reach agreement, adding that the discussion <br />should include how to address the $110 million backlog of street repairs. He expressed his desire to develop <br />stable, sustainable funding for ongoing repairs and was willing to listen to any ideas to accomplish that. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy said she had confidence that the council’s subcommittee would develop a combination of <br />solutions that would help the council reach a broader consensus. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked how expanding the goal to include cars, bikes, trucks and pedestrians was different from <br />all of the council’s earlier discussions about a transportation system maintenance fee (TSMF) and how to <br />fund the backlog. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz said it was her opinion during her two years on the council that it was a hit-and-miss presentation <br />with scattered ideas. She felt there needed to be a more comprehensive conversation. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka agreed with the need to deal with the backlog of street repairs. He said there was desperate <br />need for a comprehensive package solution that had many components to address the entire transportation <br />system, not just a curb-to-curb fix. He said a package would require compromise and a willingness to give <br />on a particular piece in the package in order to get something else. He hoped the discussion would examine <br />all of the ideas that had been discussed in order to have a broad palette of solutions to consider when <br />crafting a package that would work for everyone. He also urged incentives to encourage people to leave <br />their cars at home and use other modes of transportation. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark stressed that filling more potholes was a major concern for his constituents. He was willing to <br />consider any idea in order to achieve a solution to transportation system funding. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said she had been told by someone in the Crest Drive area that the City might get sued if the <br />potholes were not repaired because they presented serious hazards. She was pleased that pedestrians and <br />bicycles were included in discussions of the transportation system. <br /> <br />Continuing Goals: <br /> <br />Race <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz reported that the City Council Subcommittee on Race was developing recommendations and <br />would prioritize them for presentation to the council. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 31, 2007 Page 6 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />