CC Minutes - 11/18/98 Work Session

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City Attorney Glenn Klein reviewed the changes generated by the discussion: on page 1, change "one member from the HRC" by adding "or a subcommittee" change the following line by adding "if in existence" following "citizen review board member" on page 3, under (4)(a), change 1 to read: "Review and make recommendations on police policies..." change 2 to read: "Provide input on service and resource needs for the community safety," and eliminate 5. Mr. Johnson expressed concern about delegating from the HRC to another group, saying that having an actual voting member of the HRC carried with it more status. Several councilors and the Mayor agreed. Mr. Meisner said his intention was to include on the commission someone who was more actively involved in these issues, i.e., the Human Rights Support System. Mayor Torrey asked to have Mr. Lee ask the HRC for comment at the public hearing before changing the draft ordinance. Mr. Lee noted that at its November 17 meeting, the HRC voted to adopt the present language. V. WORK SESSION: AIRPORT SERVICES ISSUES Airport Manager Mike Boggs introduced members of the Airport Advisory Committee and the Eugene Air Service Committee in the audience. He provided an overview of airport services and discussed a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guideline for use of airport revenues "that says that money generated at an airport can only be used for certain things," limiting it for air service development efforts other than marketing efforts. Mr. Boggs said the funding strategy adopted by the airport over the last five years has been to increase reserves as much as possible because the industry has been very volatile. He explained that much of the revenue is based on passenger traffic. He indicated that the one-time transfer of the $1.13 million was the only time money could be moved from airport reserves that would have 100 percent flexibility of how it could be spent, and asked the council not to make changes in the status of airport funds. In response to a question from Mr. Tollenarr, Mr. Boggs clarified that airport money could be used for any airport-related purpose including airline marketing but it could not be used as a direct subsidy to an airline. Public Works Director Chris Andersen explained that the airport was strictly limited to using these funds for marketing approach to bring airlines to the airport. She said that anytime the airport has entered into an agreement to bring an airline in to serve out of the Eugene Airport, the airport has more than recovered those marketing dollars spent. Minutes--Eugene City Council November 18, 1998 Page 5 11:30 a.m.