CC Minutes - 05/14/07 City Council Meeting

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D. Approval of Brackenfern Right-of-Way Exchange E. Ratification of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission FY08 Regional Wastewater Program Budget and Capital Improvements Program F. Amendment to City of Eugene Debt Policies Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar with the exception of the minutes from the February 26 Work Session. Councilor Bettman pulled Item E. Councilor Taylor noted she had submitted a correction to the minutes. There were no objections. Councilor Ortiz pulled Item C. Roll call vote; the motion to approve the Consent Calendar, with the exceptions of the min- utes from the February 26 Work Session, Item C, and Item E, passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz initiated the discussion of Item C Neighborhood Matching Grants. She asked City Manager Dennis Taylor to discuss the grants. City Manager Taylor stated that after a four year hiatus for the Neighborhood Matching Grants, the council had a proposal for $50,000 in matching grants. Councilor Ortiz said she reviewed the grants and was pleased with what she had seen. She explained that the City allowed neighborhoods to apply for matching grants to enrich their neighborhoods. She felt it was one way the City kept its community engaged. Councilor Bettman asked how the membership of the advisory committee was determined. Neighborhood Manager for the Community Development Division Beth Bridges explained that nine people served on the advisory committee, three of whom were current or past neighborhood leaders, three were from the voter pool, and three were experts. Councilor Bettman asked for their names. Ms. Bridges said she would send Councilor Bettman a list. Councilor Bettman asked if the grants had been prioritized and asked if that meant that the ninth application on the list had not been funded. Ms. Bridges replied that the order the grant applications was listed in was alphabetical and not by priority. She stated that each member of the committee rated the applications according to certain criteria and from this a spread sheet was generated. She explained that the committee then ranked the projects and allocated the funding until the $50,000 was exhausted. nd Councilor Bettman stated that she had been impressed by the 22 Avenue and Garfield Street intersection repair project. She noted she had received a number of communications from the affiliated neighborhood organization in support of the project. She asked if that project would be first on the list in the next cycle of the matching grants. Ms. Bridges responded that this was not the process established. She explained that the organization could submit proposals and go through the process again. MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 14, 2007 Page 3 Regular Meeting