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Mr. Farr said that the committee would provide input to the council as the project moves forward <br />about what was working and not working for use as a model for Ms. Nathanson's proposal. <br /> <br />Mr. Tollenaar said that the Council Committee on Finance had debriefed the council meeting at <br />which its recommendations were discussed. The committee agreed that the City needed to <br />develop a multi-year financial strategy addressing outstanding needs. Mr. Tollenaar said that did <br />not preclude the council going to the voters in September or November but the committee was <br />now contemplating a broader time frame. At its next meeting on February 18, the committee <br />would identify projects and programs to recommend to the council at its February 25 meeting; the <br />committee would then review various revenue sources and make a recommendation to the <br />council on that issue in March. Mr. Tollenaar anticipated that the proposal would address <br />community policing, parks, library, capital maintenance, and road maintenance. <br /> <br />Mr. Tollenaar reported that the committee heard a presentation on urban renewal and selected an <br />option to recommend to the full council. The council would consider that recommendation on <br />February 23. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said that the Council Committee on Infrastructure and Planning Services had heard <br />a similar presentation regarding urban renewal with slightly different revenue figures. He said <br />that it appeared the bonding available for a new library was not $16 million but instead $13 <br />million to $15 million. He said that the committee chose not to make a recommendation on any <br />of the options, but members stated positions that would be available in written form to all <br />councilors prior to the discussion. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said that the committee continued to address other issues referred to it by staff. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said that the committee structure was not working. She said that issues should be <br />considered by the entire council at the same meeting. She said that staff was being overused <br />because of the process. <br /> <br />Mr. Laue said that the Council Committee on Public Safety continued to discuss public safety <br />issues that it had been discussing for five years. He did not sense a willingness on the council to <br />do much more than talk. He said that the committee structure was difficult when there was no <br />specific charge from the council or specific time line for action. Mr. Laue said that it was his <br />understanding that the committees were intended to advise the City Manager, but the manager <br />did not attend the meetings. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart said that both Ms. Taylor and Mr. Laue had good points, but he did not think that the <br />council would have been able to address the level of detail that the Council Committee on <br />Homelessness and Youth had been able to reach. <br /> <br />Ms. Elmer said that review of the council committee structure was tentatively scheduled for <br />March. She added that she had not anticipated attending all the committee meetings but had <br />provided direction to the process through staff. <br /> <br />Mr. Torrey invited all councilors to attend the Asian Celebration. <br />Mr. Torrey raised the issue of the need for police in schools in North Eugene. Ms. Elmer said she <br />would investigate the possibility of assigning officers to schools in the area. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 11, 1998 Page 8 <br /> 11:30 a.m. <br /> <br /> <br />