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Mr. Meisner asked for an explanation of $35,000 identified as a one-time allocation for Municipal Court Operations Review on page 75 of the Agenda Item Summary for the Supplemental Budget. Ms. Elmer explained that the review would be performed by the National Center for State Courts and was intended to assist in complying with instructions of the council to seek equalization of its revenue and expenditures. Mr. Wong added that the review was part of on going efforts to improve services and that the draft report included approximately 50 recommendations for changes. He said the final report would be available within a month. Mayor Torrey determined councilors had no further questions of staff regarding the resolution and opened the public hearing. Mayor Torrey determined there was no one present wishing to testify regarding Supplemental Budget #2 and closed the public hearing. Ms. Elmer announced that the council would act on Resolution 4556--a resolution adopting a Supplemental Budget; making appropriations for the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998. Mr. Farr moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, that Resolution 4556 be adopted. Ms. Taylor said she hoped councilors would be provided understandable explanations for the expenditure of unallocated Transition Cost and other budget items designated as "up to" amounts. Ms. Kittleson said that employee related transition costs for employees to be terminated between January 15 and June 30 would not be able to be accurately determined until a later date. She said no other unallocated costs had been identified to date and that police over-hire expenses were to be included in the FY99 budget proposal. The motion was adopted unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Torrey adjourned the meeting in the Council Chamber and reconvened the meeting in the McNutt Room at 8:15 p.m. IV. WORK SESSION: EUGENE CELEBRATION (CONTINUED) The council resumed its review of the status of the Eugene Celebration as a program of the City begun at the 5:30 p.m. Dinner Work Session. Ms. Swanson Gribskov asked if it would be possible to significantly increase revenue for the Eugene Celebration through business sponsorships. Mr. Johnson replied that significantly increasing such revenue was not likely to happen because of the large number of nonprofit organizations also seeking such sponsorships. He said the lack of a "cause" for the Celebration put it at a disadvantage. Ms. Swanson Gribskov stated that she was leaning toward spinning off the Celebration from City sponsorship. She said she believed the $300,000 revenue stream generated by the event Minutes--Eugene City Council February 16, 1998 Page 4 7:30 p.m.