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3. PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION: Resolution 4788 Adopting a Supplemental Budget; Making Appropriations for the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2003, and Ending June 30, 2004 City Manager Dennis Taylor introduced Kitty Murdoch, Budget Manager, and said she would present the highlights of Supplemental Budget #2. Ms. Murdoch stated that the supplemental budget sought to recognize a few primary changes, including revenues from grants and other sources, such as the stop-loss carrier portion of the health insurance benefits. She said $500,000 would be moved from the hospital siting reserve into the Central Services operating budget to begin work in earnest on the siting project. She reported that $1 million in donations received from the Ruel Gierhart estate would be moved to the Oregon Community Foundation to establish an endowment to benefit the library. She said the financing plan for the purpose of purchasing property adjacent to the maintenance yard at Roosevelt Boulevard and Garfield Street was being carried out, as approved by the council on February 9. Resources were being moved from the Road Capital Projects Fund and the Systems Development Capital Project Fund to the Special Assessment Capital Fund for the Lone Oak Widening Project. She called attention to the contingency request of $50,000 for the Mayor's Task Force on Economic Development, leaving a balance of $269,922 in the contingency account. Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. Seeing no one who wished to speak, Mayor Torrey closed the public hearing. Councilor Nathanson asked for an explanation of the $99,000 in reimbursable overtime. Ms. Murdoch answered that it was largely for ambulance service stand-by. Councilor Nathanson asked for more information on the stop-loss limit. Ms. Murdoch responded that when there were extraordinary medical claims, in excess of $100,000, there was an insurance program that reimbursed the City for those extraordinary costs. She said that there had been some large claims over the past year and the City was being reimbursed $800,000 for them. Councilor Nathanson suggested that staff provide, at a future time, information on the City's insurance programs. Councilor Kelly noted that several councilors had disagreed on the Roosevelt property purchase. Mr. Taylor affirmed, in response to a question from Councilor Kelly, that the action to move the money from the hospital siting reserve was intended to make it available. Councilor Kelly said he would like to hear back periodically in order to account for the spending. He opposed spending significant amounts of money on consultants. He hoped staff would be given priority in bringing ideas to bear in consideration of the siting of the hospital. Mr. Taylor confirmed that staff in all departments had been working on it. He said the motion would try to preserve the funds for a larger incentive and not spend the money on ongoing studies that may be required to identify any perceived problems. He reiterated that the supplemental budget intended to position these funds and make them available. Councilor Kelly asserted that the County had declined to match the funding for the cattery. He thought the City should then withdraw its $15,000 in funding from the cattery as well. Ms. Murdoch responded that MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 8, 2004 Page Regular Session