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Mr. Rayor asked to have clarification on the After School Matching Grant Program allocation. City Manager Jim Johnson said staff has been instructed that the request for proposal (RFP) process will be fully competitive with no set aside for any one particular group. The maximum grant will be for $75,000. J. Lane Council of Governments Mr. Pap~ reported on the Lane Council of Governments meeting at the coast. K. New Bike Bridge Mr. Pap6 reported he had run across the new bike bridge adjacent to the Ferry Street Bridge and expressed a desire to have the bridge open to the public in time for the first University of Oregon home football game. L. Council Wednesday Meeting Time Mr. Johnson shared results of the council poll on the Wednesday meeting time, and reported that the majority of councilors favored the 5:30 p.m. time slot. There were two against the time and two who expressed no preference, and the remainder of councilors indicating a preference for the 5:30 p.m. start time. The council agreed to retain the 5:30 p.m. meeting time. M. Lane County/PSCC Measure Mr. Johnson indicated that staff was working with the City of Springfield and Lane County in developing a work plan for a public information effort related to the Lane County/Public Safety Coordinating Council measure. He said he would be bringing back a funding request on August 11 to support that effort. N. Services to River Road/Santa Clara Area Mr. Johnson reported on a meeting he held with councilors Meisner, Fart, and Pap~ and County commissioners Bobby Green and Anna Morrison about service delivery issues in the River Road/Santa Clara area. He said he planned to work with Planning and Development Director Paul Farmer to develop a work plan to address those issues in greater depth. The council had no objection. iii. WORK SESSION TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED PUBLIC SAFETY COORDi-NATiNG COUNCIL PROPOSAL WITH LANE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Mayor Maine joined the council at the table. Mr. Johnson acknowledged the presence of County commissioners Bobby Green and Bill Dwyer and said this was an opportunity for the three jurisdictions to discuss the proposed Public Safety Coordinating Council (PSCC) recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners regarding a personal/corporate income surcharge as a method of financing public safety improvements. Mr. Green thanked Mayor Torrey for his support and passion around youth services at the State legislative level. He said he assumed that the council was familiar with the components of the public safety measure, which was essentially the same one placed before voters last fall. Mr. Green said the County Commissioners believed the jurisdictions needed to gain the public's trust to be successful at the polls. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 28, 1999 Page 3 5:30 p.m.