CC Minutes - 01/12/98 Work Session

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extremely costly. She said that often purchasers were unaware of potential assessments and were unprepared when they were levied. Ms. Nathanson thanked Ms. Swanson Gribskov for her service as Council President. Ms. Nathanson said she had enjoyed getting to know other councilors over the past year. Ms. Taylor expressed concern that the Council Committee on Finance was not reflecting the desires of the council and the council would not learn of the committee's recommendation until it was too late to put a measure on the May 1998 ballot to restore lost services. Mr. Tollenaar noted that the committee's recommendation would be considered by the council on January 14. Ms. Taylor reported that she had been contacted by constituents with the same concerns expressed by Ms. Swanson Gribskov's constituents. She said that the council should be concerned about issues outside their wards. She commended Ms. Swanson Gribskov for her work in facilitating meetings with concerned citizens. Mr. Torrey said that he had been contacted by a constituent from Mr. Laue's ward with a concern about the size of Eugene's wards. He asked when the City would reexamine the ward boundaries. Ms. Elmer responded that typically, such an examination occurred following receipt of the Federal census. She said that she would explore whether the effort could occur earlier. Mr. Torrey said that he was not interested in such an examination before the next election. Mr. Laue said that every ten years the State Legislature readjusted the legislative districts; traditionally, the council awaited that process and adjusted ward boundaries to match precinct boundaries. Ms. Swanson Gribskov encouraged the council to await the State Legislature's process. The meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Vicki Elmer City Manager (Recorded by Kimberly Young) r:1998~adm~cis~cc980 ~ ~ 2m2. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 12, 1998 Page 9 5:30 p.m.