CC Minutes - 11/25/98 Work Session

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referred to in his analysis would be achieved in its absence and in the absence of the initial criteria. He believed that the use of the modifiers high, medium, and Iow forced the decision- makers to be more explicit as to why they were recommending one designation over another. Mr. Tollenaar did not want to eliminate the preamble. Mr. Johnson suggested the council might want to take a subcommittee approach in conjunction with the County as it had to the Glenwood issue in conjunction with Springfield. Ms. Swanson Gribskov said that the process was an ongoing and iterative one. She said it should proceed and the council should continue to work toward a positive resolution with the County. She favored consideration of Alternative 2. Mr. Laue said the council should continue to try to work toward a mutually satisfying resolution with the County for the sake of the wetlands involved. He urged the council to come to a mutual understanding with the board about the next steps involved. Ms. Taylor was not prepared to give up on joint adoption of the plan but said the council should hold public hearings on the alternatives prepared by Mr. Gordon. She did not favor the approach suggested by Mr. Johnson. Mr. Lee also supported having public input into Alternative 2. He said that continuing to work with the County was important to him, although he shared some of Mr. Meisner's pessimism. Mr. Torrey said that the subcommittee approach used by the City to negotiate the enterprise zone changes with the County cut weeks off the process while allowing each councilor to provide input. He suggested that it would be appropriate to let the County know soon if the council supported that approach so the appropriate representatives could be appointed to the subcommittee to resolve the alternative that would be presented to the public. Mr. Torrey suggested that Ms. Nathanson would be an appropriate representative to that subcommittee because of the wetlands location in her ward. Mr. Tollenaar also agreed to serve on the subcommittee. Mr. Torrey said that the council would be consulted before the subcommittee was formed. Ms. Taylor said that there would be several changes in the composition of the board and she did not think the council should start negotiations with the County prior to 1999. The meeting adjourned at 1:42 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jim Johnson City Manager (Recorded by KimberlyYoung) R:~RCHIVES~1998~dm Se~ices~CIS~Counc#~cc981~ 25m~. wpd MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 25, 1998 Page 13 11:30 a.m.