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Mr. Farr reiterated his interest in addressing affordable housing within this context. Mr. Tollenaar <br />said the committee believed it could not be drafted into either the TUF or income tax or the <br />General Fund (GF) budget, and an alternative tax form was more appropriate. <br /> <br />Jim Carlson, Lane Council of Governments (LCOG), reviewed the charts on the wall and <br />described the committee's process. <br /> <br />Addressing a question from Ms. Swanson Gribskov, he explained how a TUF might be designed, <br />noting other communities had imposed such a fee based on the trips generated. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson reminded the council of previous council committee work on such a tax. Public <br />Works Director Chris Andersen said the work was included as background for the Council <br />Committee on Finance's work. Mayor Torrey said staff was instructed to find alternatives to using <br />the Eugene Water & Electric Board's (EWEB) system as that method was quite expensive. <br />Administrative Services Director Warren Wong said the charter only requires EWEB to bill for the <br />City's sewer fees. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson said the committee needed direction as the required ordinance establishing the TUF <br />was a time-consuming process and a committee would likely be asked to create the methodology <br />for implementation. <br /> <br />Addressing a question from Mr. Farr, Mr. Laue said the council may choose to refer the TUF <br />rather than implement it by ordinance. <br /> <br />Ms. Swanson Gribskov asked for analysis of any other communities in Oregon that have <br />imposed any of these taxes. She said the council might choose to establish a TUF district that <br />encompasses the urban growth boundary (UGB). <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson wondered if there is an appropriate check-in on the TransPlan to entertain <br />transportation needs versus resources. Mayor Torrey said there would likely be no support for <br />the discussion, but probably could get approval for assigning it to a committee. <br /> <br />Addressing a question from Mr. Laue, Ms. Andersen said the TransPlan was financially <br />constrained, which needed to be discussed with the other jurisdictions. She noted the City's <br />immediate problem of not having sufficient resources for preservation of its existing system. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson asked for information on the City's share of the State gas tax and the County <br />Road Fund. Ms. Andersen indicated that presently the City receives $5+ million from the State <br />gas tax and $1.5 million from the County in 1999. Ms. Nathanson asked staff to compare the <br />expenditures of all the jurisdictions. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson said Chapter 3 of TransPlan discusses the subject and concludes that for Eugene <br />and Springfield, the shortfall is in operations, maintenance, and preservation (having sufficient <br />capital to construct major projects). The County's and State's shortfalls are the opposite--on the <br />capital side. Mr. Carlson said the TUF is a good tool for operations and maintenance. <br /> <br />City Manager Jim Johnson recalled a County staff discussion about residential roads in <br />unincorporated areas that it was unable to maintain so there may be some interest in a financing <br />mechanism to alleviate the problem. <br /> <br />Minutes--Eugene City Council April 13, 1998 Page 2 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />