Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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A. Approval of City Council Minutes April 23, 2008, Work Session May 21, 2008, Work Session May 27, 2008, City Council Meeting June 4, 2008, Work Session B. Approval to Tentative Working Agenda C. Appointment to Toxics Board Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to approve the Consent Calendar. Councilor Clark pulled Item C. Councilor Bettman noted that she had e-mailed changes to the minutes, which Mayor Piercy deemed approved without objection. Roll call vote; the Consent Calendar, excepting Item C, passed unanimously, 8:0. Speaking to Item C, Councilor Clark asked that the item be postponed because he did not receive a copy of the recommended nominee’s application. Management Analyst Glen Potter of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services indicated that could be done. Councilor Bettman determined from Mr. Potter that the Toxics Board did not meet again until September 4, 2008, leaving the council time to act. Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to withdraw Item C from the Consent Cal- endar. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 3. ACTION: Resolution 4953 Calling a City Election on November 4, 2008, for the Purpose of Referring to the Le- gal Electors of the City of Eugene a Measure Authorizing the Issuance of a Maximum of $81.1 or $35.9 Million of General Obligation Bonds to Fund Street Preservation Projects Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to adopt Resolution 4953 Calling a City Election on November 4, 2008, for the Purpose of Referring to the Legal Electors of the City of Eugene a Measure Authorizing the Issuance of a Maximum of $35.9 Million of General Obligation Bonds to Fund Street Preservation Projects as outlined in Revised Attachment D. Councilor Clark recommended the council delay any election until May 2009. Councilor Poling supported the delay mentioned by Councilor Clark and also supported a ten-year package rather than five-year package because a five-year package did not address the need. In addition, he did not think the council could build the trust that would allow a five-year package to be renewed within the next five years, as evidenced by the fate of past proposals. Councilor Solomon noted a typographical error in Section F of the revised resolution reflected in Attachment D, which referred to a ten-year, rather than five-year, measure. Financial Analysis Manager Sue Cutsogeorge agreed that was an error. Councilor Solomon agreed with Councilor Poling about the extent of the problem and said that a ten-year bond did not get the City where it wanted to be. However, since the council’s last discussion she had heard information that MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 16, 2008 Page 3 Meeting