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they would bear through the local improvement district (LID) that the City would form--an approach inconsistent with what commissioners believe the policy should be. The County Board of Commissioners, he indicated, wished to find a consistent approach within the entire metro area. Ms. Nathanson said the summary indicated what the committee should be doing, but not why. She offered the following purposes, provided the council agreed: equity and fairness, revenue, and growth management and other land use and transportation policies. Ms. Nathanson commented on "piecemeal" development of streets and sidewalks as a problem, an issue that may be more related to permitting. She wondered if the City's assessment policy had anything to do with this consequence; if so, how it could be avoided. In response to a question from Mr. Farr, Mr. Lyle said the committee wished to first look at the broader range of options, research them, and report to the council for direction before inviting the other elected officials to join the discussion. Mr. Farr expressed concern that other jurisdictions might not be involved early enough in the discussions. Mr. Lyle said the initial exploratory phase would likely take only two or three meetings, after which the larger body would be invited to participate. Mayor Torrey expressed his concern that this process was a change from the past and wondered how many of the 14 percent unimproved areas were contiguous with Lane County and if an election for a bond measure might be able to be funded in part by those citizens. Mr. Lyle said he would be prepared to provide the information for the March 17 meeting. Addressing a question from Mr. Meisner, Mr. Lyle stated he discussed the committee composition with input from City of Springfield staff. Mr. Meisner noted the irony of the City's focus on working interjurisdictionally to pay for transportation improvements "when less than a month ago we agreed to opt out of joint planning." Mr. Lee wondered if the staff had addressed the issue of non-residents (those that work in Eugene but live elsewhere) sharing the cost of City roads. Mr. Lyle said that likely would be addressed through TransPlan. Mayor Torrey asked the committee to consider a "no-build" option should funding sources fail to gain support. Mr. Lyle said his report for the council's March 17 meeting will incorporate today's discussion. III. WORK SESSION: NEW LIBRARY CAMPAIGN GIFT COMMITTEE City Manager Jim Johnson introduced Library Foundation President Barbara Dellenback who made the presentation and asked the council to approve the committee's process suggestion for accepting funding gifts and recognizing donors as outline in the meeting material. In response to a question from Mr. Rayor, Mr. Johnson said that once the council adopts the policy it has delegated its ability to make final program decisions to the committee. The council can provide input through its appointed liaison. Mr. Rayor said he was concerned about doing any fundraising for the project. Minutes--Eugene City Council March 8, 1999 Page 2 5:30 p.m.